Love consists of a commitment which limits one’s freedom – it is a giving of the self, and to give oneself means just that: to limit one’s freedom on behalf of another.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIYou, too, be courageous! The world needs convinced and fearless witnesses. It is not enough to discuss, it is necessary to act!
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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A person’s rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.
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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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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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A nation that destroys its own people is a nation without hope.
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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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True 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.
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The Eucharist is the heart of the Church. Where Eucharistic life flourishes, there the life of the church will blossom.
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Allow the light and the healing presence of Christ to shine brightly through your lives. In that way, all those who come in contact with you will discover the loving kindness of God.
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Do you think that there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus?
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To the family is entrusted the task of striving, first and foremost, to unleash the forces of good.
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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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Christ remains primary in your life only when he enjoys the first place in your mind and heart. Thus you must continuously unite yourself to him in prayer…. Without prayer there can be no joy, no hope, no peace. For prayer is what keeps us in touch with Christ.
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Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.
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The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church’s history.
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In the Mass and in Eucharistic Adoration we meet the merciful love of God that passes through the Heart of Jesus Christ.
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