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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

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 II
Eye, Catholic, Suffering
Pope John Paul II (1988). “Daily Meditations of John Paul II”

Christ assigns as a duty to every man the dignity of every woman: and simultaneously... He also assigns to every woman the dignity of every man.

Pope John Paul II
Faith, Inspiration, Men

The greatest gift you can give your child is another sibling.

Pope John Paul II
Children, Sibling, Giving

A person's rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.

Pope John Paul II
Use, Treated, Persons

The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he might hinder the preaching of God's word of Salvation to the people.

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Mean, Race, People

God comes to us in the things we know best and cane verify most easily, the things of our everyday life.

Pope John Paul II
Everyday, Everyday Life, Verify

Holiness is not reserved for a small number of exceptional persons. It is for everyone. It is the Lord who brings us to holiness when we are willing to collaborate in the salvation of the world for the glory of God, despite our sin and our sometimes rebellious temperament.

Pope John Paul II
Small Numbers, World, Holiness
Pope John Paul II (2012). “A Pilgrim Pope: Messages for the World”, p.261, Andrews McMeel Publishing

What have I done with my baptism and confirmation? Is Christ really at the center of my life? Do I have time for prayer in my life? Do I live my life as a vocation and mission?

Pope John Paul II
Prayer, Baptism, Done

Dear young people of every language and culture, a high and exhilarating task awaits you: that of becoming men and women capable of solidarity, peace and love of life, with respect for everyone. Become craftsmen of a new humanity, where brothers and sisters - members all of the same family - are able at last to live in peace.

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Brother, Love Life, Men

By dialogue, we let God be present in our midst, for as we open ourselves to one another, we open ourselves to God.

Pope John Paul II
Letting Go, Midst, Dialogue

The seriousness of ecological degradation lays bare the depth of man's moral crisis... Simplicity, moderation, and discipline as well as the spirit of sacrifice must become a part of everyday life.

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Sacrifice, Men, Discipline

The purpose of art is nothing less than the upliftment of the human spirit.

Pope John Paul II
Art, Purpose, Spirit

The Church must breathe with her two lungs!

Pope John Paul II
Two, Church, Breathe
Pope John Paul II (1995). “Ut Unum Sint: On Commitment to Ecumenism”

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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Unconditional Love, People, Given

Man always travels along precipices... His truest obligation is to keep his balance.

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Travel, Men, Balance

The modern world, a world which has experienced marvelous achievements but which seems to have lost its sense of ultimate realities and of existence itself.

Pope John Paul II
Faith, Inspiration, Reality
Pope John Paul II (1996). “The Encyclicals of John Paul II”, Our Sunday Visitor (IN)

Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war, on whose stage of death and pain only remain standing the negotiating table that could and should have prevented it.

Pope John Paul II
Pain, War, Should Have

When you wonder about the mystery of yourself, look to Christ, who gives you the meaning of life. When you wonder what it means to be a mature person, look to Christ, who is the fulfillness of humanity. And when you wonder about your role in the future of the world look to Christ.

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Mean, Mature Person, Giving
Pope John Paul II (1980). “Pilgrimage of peace: the collected speeches of John Paul II in Ireland and the United States”, HarperCollins

The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child. Are the children to receive the arms race from us as a necessary inheritance?

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Children, Race, Years
Pope John Paul II (1980). “Pilgrimage of peace: the collected speeches of John Paul II in Ireland and the United States”, HarperCollins

The Church and the world have a great need of eucharistic worship. Jesus waits for us in this sacrament of love. Let us be generous with our time in going to meet Him in adoration and in contemplation that is full of faith and ready to make reparation for the great faults and crimes of the world. May our adoration never cease

Pope John Paul II
Jesus, Waiting, Church
Pope John Paul II (1994). “Letters to My Brother Priests”, Midwest Theological Forum

I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.

Pope John Paul II
Mother, Home, Kissing

The Family that prays together, stays together.

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Christian, Together, Rosary

...Be holy men and women! Do not forget that the fruits of the apostolate depend on the depth of the spiritual life, on the intensity of prayer, of continual formation and sincere adhesion to the directives of the Church.

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Spiritual, Prayer, Men

Every effort to make society sensitive to the importance of the family, is a great service to humanity.

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Effort, Humanity, Saint
Pope John Paul II (1981). “African Addresses”

Commending the victims to almighty God's mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the survivors.

Pope John Paul II
Caring, Effort, September 11

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