We are the sum of the Father’s love for us
POPE JOHN PAUL IIGod made us for joy. God is joy, & the joy of living reflects the original joy that God felt in creating us.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war.
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You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.
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Be demanding of the world around you; be demanding first of all with yourselves. Be children of God; take pride in it!
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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 Rosary is my favorite prayer. A prayer so simple and so rich; from deepest heart, I exhort all to recite it.
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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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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 forget that true love sets no conditions; it does not calculate or complain, but simply loves.
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Another name for peace is development.
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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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The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.
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It is legitimate and necessary to ask oneself if this is not perhaps part of a new ideology of evil, perhaps more insidious and hidden, which attempts to pit human rights against the family and against man.
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[On his 83rd birthday] Physical condition or advancing of age are not obstacles to a perfect life. God does not look at external things but at the soul.
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You, too, be courageous! The world needs convinced and fearless witnesses. It is not enough to discuss, it is necessary to act!
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The sickness of a family member, friend or neighbor is a call to Christians to demonstrate true compassion, that gentle and persevering sharing in another’s pain.
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