Pope Francis Quotes about Jesus - Page 4

Christians must respond to evil with good, taking the cross upon themselves as Jesus did

Christians must respond to evil with good, taking the cross upon themselves as Jesus did

Christian, Jesus, Evil

"Pope on Good Friday: 'Christians must respond to evil with good" By Laura Smith-Spark, Greg Botelho, www.cnn.com. March 29, 2013.

Let us ask Mary to help us fix our eyes intently on Jesus, to follow him always, even when this is demanding.

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Jesus, Eye, Helping

In the Gospel we have just heard, Jesus, the Master, teaches the crowds and the small group of his disciples by accommodating himself to their ability to understand. ... Jesus does not seek to 'play the professor.' Instead, he seeks to reach people's hearts, their understanding and their lives, so that they may bear fruit.

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Jesus, Heart, Play

Pope Francis (2016). “Care for Creation: A Call for Ecological Conversion”, p.12, Orbis Books

Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.

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Jesus, Servant Of God, Tides

Jesus is not a figure from the past: He continues now and always to light the way for us.

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Jesus, Past, Light

Do not be afraid of Confession! One who is in line to confess himself feels all these things - even shame - but then, when he finishes confessing, he leaves free, great, beautiful, forgiven, [...] happy. And this is the beauty of Confession... Jesus is there...and He receives you with so much love.

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Beautiful, Jesus, Lines

Every child that isn't born, but is unjustly condemned to be aborted, has the face of Jesus Christ, has the face of the Lord.

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Jesus, Children, Pro Life

"Pope Francis denounces abortion after decrying church's focus on rules". www.cbsnews.com. September 20, 2013.

Each encounter with Jesus fills us with joy, with that deep joy which only God can give.

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Jesus, Giving, Joy

To follow Jesus means to share his merciful love for every human being.

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Jesus, Mean, Share

All Christians need an 'ecological conversion', whereby the effects of their encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in their relationship with the world around them.

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Christian, Jesus, Encounters

Pope Francis, McDonagh, Sean (2016). “On Care for Our Common Home, Laudato Si': The Encyclical of Pope Francis on the Environment”, p.185

When we do not profess Jesus Christ, we profess the worldliness of the devil, a demonic worldliness.

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Jesus, Evil, Doe

Pope Francis' Homily at Sistine Chapel, w2.vatican.va. March 14, 2013.

We can walk when we want to, we can build many things, but if we do not witness to Jesus Christ then it doesn't matter. We might become a philanthropic NGO but we wouldn't be the Church, the Bride of the Lord.

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Jesus, Church, Want

Jesus kept his wounds so that we would experience his mercy. This is our strength and our hope.

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Jesus, Mercy, Wounds

Jesus teaches us to put the needs of the poor ahead of our own, our needs, even if legitimate, will never be so urgent as those of the poor, who lack the necessities of life.

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Jesus, Needs, Poor

Joy cannot be held at heel: it must be let go. Joy is a pilgrim virtue. It is a gift that walks, walks on the path of life, that walks with Jesus: preaching, proclaiming Jesus, proclaiming joy, lengthens and widens that path.

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Letting Go, Jesus, Joy

Don't be afraid to go to the Sacrament of Confession, where you will meet Jesus who forgives you.

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Jesus, Forgiving, Confession

The proclamation of Jesus is not a veneer: the proclamation of Jesus goes straight to the bones, heart, goes deep within and change us. And the spirit of the world does not tolerate it, will not tolerate it, and therefore, there is persecution.

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Jesus, Heart, Doe

Jesus speaks in the silence of the mystery of the Eucharist and reminds us each time that following him means going out of ourselves and making our lives not something we 'possess,' but a gift to him and to others.

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Jesus, Mean, Silence