God passionately desires and ardently yearns for our salvation… Nothing is greater than this: that the blood of God was poured out for us.
POPE JOHN PAUL IITrue holiness does not mean a flight from the world; rather, it lies in the effort to incarnate the Gospel in everyday life, in the family, at school and at work, and in social and political involvement.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Your faith will help you realize that it is Jesus Himself Who is present in the Blessed Sacrament, waiting for you and calling you to spend one special specific hour with Him each week.
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And so, like Moses (cf Ex 3, 5), in spirit we remove the shoes from our feet, on the threshold of the inner sanctuary that each of us must become as we meet the Lord.
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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
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Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.
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Beauty is the vocation bestowed on the artist by the Creator in the gift of artistic talent.
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Young friends, do not hesitate to follow the example of Pedro, who ‘pleased God and was loved by him’ and who, having come to perfection in so short a time, lived a full life.
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The Mother of Christ, who stands at the very center of this mystery…is given as mother to every single individual and all mankind.
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From this moment on, live the Eucharist fully; be persons for whom the Holy Mass, Communion, and Eucharistic adoration are the center and summit of their whole life.
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I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.
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War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity’s agenda for the future.
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Those who perceive in themselves… the artistic vocation as poet, writer, sculptor, painter, musician, and actor feel at the same time an obligation not to waste this talent but to develop it, in order to put it to service of their neighbour and the humanity as a whole.
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Commending the victims to almighty God’s mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the survivors.
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Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore, in addition to causing horrendous damage, they prove ultimately futile.
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God made us for joy. God is joy, & the joy of living reflects the original joy that God felt in creating us.
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In the newborn child is realized the common good of the family.
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