Pope John Paul II Quotes

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Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.

Pope John Paul II

Gratitude, Past, Looks

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The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.

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Greatness, Pro Life, Tests

Pope John Paul II (2012). “A Pilgrim Pope: Messages for the World”, p.242, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.

Pope John Paul II

Faith, Giving Up, Doubt

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Prayer can truly change your life. For it turns your attention away from yourself and directs your mind and your heart toward the Lord. If we look only at ourselves, with our own limitations and sins, we quickly give way to sadness and discouragement. But if we keep our eyes fixed on the Lord, then our hearts are filled with hope, our minds are washed n the light of truth, and we come to know the fullness of the Gospel with all is promise and life.

Pope John Paul II

Prayer, Heart, Sadness

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If you want peace, work for justice.
If you want justice, defend life.
If you want life, embrace truth.

Pope John Paul II

Justice, Want, Embrace

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Do not forget that true love sets no conditions; it does not calculate or complain, but simply loves.

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Catholic, Doe, Complaining

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There is no evil to be faced that Christ does not face with us. There is no enemy that Christ has not already conquered. There is no cross to bear that Christ has not already borne for us, and does not now bear with us.

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Evil, Catholic, Enemy

Pope John Paul II, Achille Silvestrini, Jerome M. Vereb (1999). “A Pilgrim Pope: Messages for the World”, p.272, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true freedom is born from holiness.

Pope John Paul II

Humility, World, Holiness

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Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

Pope John Paul II

Attitude, Freedom, 4th Of July

Pope John Paul II (1999). “Celebrate the Third Millennium!: Facing the Future with Hope”, Servant Publications

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The measure of your success will be the measure of your generosity.

Pope John Paul II

Generosity, Your Generosity

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The greatest deception, and the deepest source of unhappiness, is the illusion of finding life by excluding God, of finding freedom by excluding moral truths and personal responsibility.

Pope John Paul II

Faith, Inspiration, Responsibility

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If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.

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Giving, Knows, Asks

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A nation that destroys its own people is a nation without hope.

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People, Without Hope, Nations

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The only way to peace is forgiveness.

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Forgiveness, Simple Life, Way

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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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Kindness, Healing, Light

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It's better to cry than be angry, because anger hurts others while tears flow silently through the soul and cleans the heart.

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Religious, Hurt, Heart

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The future starts today, not tomorrow.

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Dream, Inspiration, Future

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Let science tell us what and how. Let religion tell us who and why.

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We must reflect the light of Christ through lives of prayer and joyful service to others.

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Prayer, Light, Christ

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To recite the Rosary is nothing other than to contemplate the face of Christ with Mary.

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Faces, Rosary, Christ

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Deepen you knowledge of Jesus which ends loneliness, overcomes sadness and uncertainty, gives real meaning to life, curbs passions, exalts ideals, expands energies in charity, brings light into decisive choices. Let Christ be for you the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

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Jesus, Real, Loneliness

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Although I have lived through much darkness, I have seen enough evidence to be unshakably convinced that no difficulty, no fear is so great that it can completely suffocate the hope that springs eternal in the hearts of the young... Do not let that hope die! Stake your lives on it! We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of the Father's love for us and our real capacity to become the image of his Son.

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Father, Spring, Real

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Catholic education aims not only to communicate facts but also to transmit a coherent, comprehensive vision of life, in the conviction that the truths contained in that vision liberate students in the most profound meaning of human freedom.

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Profound, Catholic, Vision

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Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.

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Silly, Stupidity, Catholic

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Darkness can only be scattered by light, hatred can only be conquered by love.

Pope John Paul II

Light, Hatred, Catholic

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Born: May 18, 1920
Died: April 2, 2005
Occupation: Priest
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