Pope Francis Quotes About Eyes

• The Holy Spirit helps us to view others with fresh eyes, seeing them always as brothers and sisters in Jesus, to be respected and loved.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Brother, Eye

• Certain realities in life are only seen through eyes that are cleansed through our tears. Let us learn how to weep

  Pope Francis

  Eye, Reality, Tears

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

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Eye, Helping

• Today we celebrate Earth Day. I exhort everyone to see the world through the eyes of God the Creator: the earth is an environment to be safeguarded, a garden to be cultivated. The relationship of mankind with nature must not be conducted with greed, manipulation and exploitation, but it must conserve the divine harmony that exists between creatures and Creation within the logic of respect and care, so it can be put to the service of our brothers, also of future generations.

  Pope Francis

  Brother, Eye, Garden

• If we live according to the law "an eye for an eye...," we will never escape from the spiral of evil.

  Pope Francis

  Eye, Law, Evil

  Source: www.thedailybeast.com

• I would like to ask you all to see a ray of hope as well in the eyes and hearts of refugees and of those who have been forcibly displaced. A hope that is expressed in expectations for the future, in the desire for friendship, in the wish to participate in the host society also through learning the language, access to employment and the education of children. I admire the courage of those who hope to be able gradually to resume a normal life, waiting for joy and love to return to brighten their existence. We can and must all nourish this hope!

  Pope Francis

  Children, Eye, Heart

  Pope Francis' address to participants in the Plenary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People at the Clementine Hall, w2.vatican.va. May 24, 2013.

• I would like especially to mention you, the women, wives and mothers of Paraguay, who at great cost and sacrifice were able to lift up a country defeated, devastated and laid low by an abominable war. God bless your perseverance, God bless and encourage your faith, God bless the women of Paraguay, the most glorious women of America.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Country, Perseverance

  "Pope laments 'gangrene' of corruption plaguing 'all peoples of the world'". www.theguardian.com. July 12, 2015.

• Certain realities of life we only see through eyes cleansed by our tears.

  Pope Francis

  Eye, Reality, Tears

  "Pope Francis’ Silent Response to the Filipino Girl: What He Might Have Been Thinking" by Stafford Betty, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 21, 2015.

• Tell me, when you give alms do you look into the eyes of the man or woman to whom you give alms? . . . And when you give alms, do you touch the hand of the one to whom you give alms, or do you toss the coin?

  Pope Francis

  Eye, Men, Hands

• There's only a very small representation of girls among you. Too little. Women have much to tell us in today’s society. Sometimes we are too machistas and we don't allow enough space to women. But women can see things from a different angle to us, with a different eye. Women are able to pose questions we men are unable to understand. Look out for this fact: she is the only one who has put a question for which there is no answer. She couldn't put it into words but expressed it with tears.

  Pope Francis

  Girl, Eye, Men

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