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Pope Francis Quotes - Page 4

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Seeking happiness in material things is a sure way of being unhappy.

Seeking happiness in material things is a sure way of being unhappy.

Unhappy, Way, Seeking Happiness

All walls fall. Today, tomorrow or in 100 years, they will fall. It's not a solution. The wall isn't a solution. In this moment, Europe is in difficult, it's true. We have to be intelligent, and whoever comes...that migrant flow. It's not easy to find solutions, but with dialogue between nations they should be found. Walls are never solutions. But bridges are, always, always.

Wall, Fall, Intelligent

"Pope Francis: ‘I’m not a star, but the servant of servants of God’". Press conference, Vatican, en.radiovaticana.va. September 28, 2015.

So many of you have lost everything. I do not know what to tell you. But surely he knows what to tell you! So many of you have lost members of your family. I can only be silent; I accompany you silently, with my heart...

Heart, Silence, Doe

Pope Francis' Homily at Mass in Tacloban City, w2.vatican.va. January 17, 2015.

When you lose the capacity to dream, you lose the capacity to love, and the energy to love is lost.

Dream, Love Is, Capacity To Love

Today, there are those who say that marriage is out of fashion... They say that it is not worth making a life-long commitment, making a definitive decision, ‘for ever’, because we do not know what tomorrow will bring. I ask you, instead, to be revolutionaries, I ask you to swim against the tide; yes, I am asking you to rebel against this culture that sees everything as temporary and that ultimately believes you are incapable of responsibility, that believes you are incapable of true love.

Fashion, Believe, Commitment

Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

World, Littles, Cold

"Pope Francis delivers first Sunday prayers to crowd of 300,000" by Lizzy Davies, www.theguardian.com. March 17, 2013.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

Spiteful, Vindictive, Malicious

"New pope's role during Argentina's military era disputed" by Jonathan Watts and Uki Goni, www.theguardian.com. March 15, 2013.

Mary joins us, she fights at our side. She supports Christians in the fight against the forces of evil. Especially through prayer, through the rosary. Hear me out, the rosary... Do you pray the Rosary each day?

Christian, Prayer, Fighting

The love of God is not generic. God looks with love upon every man and woman, calling them by name.

Men, Names, Looks

How powerful prayer is! May we never lose the courage to say: Lord, give us your peace.

Christian, Religious, Peace

I think the church has to apologize not only to the gay person it has offended, but also to the poor, to women who are exploited, to children forced into labor and for having blessed so many weapons in the past.

Children, Blessed, Gay

"Church Should Apologize To Gays, Pope Francis Says". The Pope’s Press Conference on Flight from Armenia, www.npr.org. June 27, 2016.

A way has to be found to enable everyone to benefit from the fruits of the earth, and not simply to close the gap between the affluent and those who must be satisfied with the crumbs falling from the table, but above all to satisfy the demands of justice, fairness and respect for every human being.

Fall, Justice, Poverty

Too often we participate in the globalization of indifference. May we strive instead to live global solidarity.

May, Indifference, Strive

The Holy Spirit transforms and renews us, creates harmony and unity, and gives us courage and joy for mission.

Giving, Joy, Unity

God never tires of forgiving us.

Forgiving, Tire

Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.27, SPCK

Whenever I have a problem, I ask the Saint (Thérèse of Lisieux) not to solve it, but to take it into her hands and to help me accept it and I almost always receive a white rose as a sign.

Hands, White, Rose

The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this, the cornerstone of society.

Country, Greatest Treasure, Protect

Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

I believe in God - not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being.

Teacher, Jesus, Father

"The Pope: how the Church will change". Interview with Eugenio Scalfari, www.repubblica.it. October 01, 2013.

We are all sinners. But may the Lord not let us be hypocrites. Hypocrites don’t know the meaning of forgiveness, joy and the love of God.

Hypocrite, Joy, May

The great biblical tradition enjoins on all peoples the duty to hear the voice of the poor. It bids us break the bonds of injustice and oppression which give rise to glaring, and indeed scandalous, social inequalities.

Biblical, Voice, Giving

"Pope Tells Philippines Leaders To End Corruption, Hear Cries Of The Poor" by Philip Pullella and Manuel Mogato, www.businessinsider.com. January 15, 2015.

This may sound like heresy, but it is the greatest truth! It is more difficult to let God love us, than to love Him! The best way to love Him in return is to open our hearts and let Him love us. Let Him draw close to us and feel Him close to us. This is really very difficult: letting ourselves be loved by Him. And that is perhaps what we need to ask today in the Mass: 'Lord, I want to love You, but teach me the difficult science, the difficult habit of letting myself be loved by You, to feel You close and feel Your tenderness ! May the Lord give us this grace.

Letting Go, Love You, Heart

God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities.

Infidelity, Stronger, God's Faithfulness

May we try to listen and be silent in order to make space for the beauty of God.

Order, Space, Trying

Just as we need the courage to be happy, we also need the courage to live simply.

Needs, Live Simply

Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.96, SPCK

If we wish to follow Christ closely, we cannot choose an easy, quiet life. It will be a demanding life, but full of joy.

Joy, Wish, Quiet

Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.87, SPCK

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