Thus to share in the sufferings of Christ is, at the same time, to suffer for the kingdom of God. In the eyes of the just God, before his judgment. Those who share in the sufferings of Christ become worthy of this kingdom.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIIn the designs of Providence, there are no mere coincidences.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.
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Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn’t misuse it.
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I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.
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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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Truth can prevail only in virtue of truth itself.
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A just wage for the worker is the ultimate test of whether any economic system is functioning justly.
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There is no true peace without fairness, truth, justice and solidarity.
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Humanity, its dignity and its balance, will depend at every moment and on every place on the globe,on who man is for woman and who woman is for man.
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Do not drink coffee in early A.M. It will keep you awake until noon. Do not go from the slavery of the Communist regime to the slavery of consumerism.
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How beautiful is the family that recites the Rosary every evening.
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None are so poor that they have nothing to give…and none are so rich that they have nothing to receive.
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Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.
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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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The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you.
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…if desire is predominant it can deform love between man and woman and rob them both of it.
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