The distinctive mark of the Christian, today more than ever, must be love for the poor, the weak, the suffering.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIWe are the sum of the Father’s love for us
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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The Lord has given you a heart open to great horizons; do not be afraid to commit your life completely to the service of Christ and His Gospel! Listen to Him as He says again today: ‘The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few.
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I encourage Christians regularly to visit Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament, for we are all called to abide in the presence of God.
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Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.
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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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We began by imagining that we are giving to the; we end by realizing that they have enriched us.
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The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away with alienation but rather increases it, adding to it a lack of basic necessities and economic inefficiency.
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Another name for peace is development.
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This is the wonderful truth, my dear friends: the Word, which became flesh two thousand years ago, is present today in the Eucharist
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For by his incarnation the Son of God united himself in a certain way with every man. He labored with human hands… and loved with a human heart. Born of Mary the Virgin, he truly became one of us.
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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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We are the people of life, because God, in His unconditional love, has given us the Gospel of Life, and we are called to act accordingly.
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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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Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.
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To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.
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What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return
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