The priest is not and must not be a civil servant of the Church. Above all the priest is a man who lives for the spirit for God. This being the case the Seminary is the place where he learns ‘to be with Him.’
POPE JOHN PAUL IIIn the Eucharistic Sacrifice the Church venerates the memory of Mary the ever Virgin Mother of God and the memory of Saint Joseph, because he fed Him whom the faithful must eat as the Bread of Life
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Do not forget that true love sets no conditions; it does not calculate or complain, but simply loves.
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There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short, the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little.
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The greater the feeling of responsibility for the person the more true love there is.
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The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.
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Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians.
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And Christ, through His own salvific suffering, is very much present in every human suffering, and can act from within that suffering by the powers of His Spirit of truth, His consoling spirit.
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In the fulfillment of your duties, let your intentions be so pure that you reject from your actions any other motive than the glory of God and the salvation of souls.
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Do not be afraid to be saints. Follow Jesus Christ who is the source of freedom and light. Be open to the Lord so that He may lighten all your ways.
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Look, I can surely say by now that I’ve got the antibodies to communism inside me. But when I think of consumer society, with all its tragedies, I wonder which of the two systems is better.
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Truth can prevail only in virtue of truth itself.
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Man must reconcile himself to his natural greatness…. he must not forget that he is a person.
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Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.
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Amongst all unimportant subjects, football is by far the most important.
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The purpose of art is nothing less than the upliftment of the human spirit.
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The promotion of the culture of life should be the highest priority in our societies…If the right to life is not defended decisively as a condition for all other rights of the person, all other references to human rights remain deceitful and illusory.
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