Pope Francis Quotes About Heart

• 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...

  Pope Francis

  Heart, Silence, Doe

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

• To follow Jesus means putting him first, and stripping ourselves of all the things that oppress our hearts.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Heart, Mean

• The search for God means having the courage to set out on a risky path, it means following our restless hearts.

  Pope Francis

  Heart, Mean, Path

• In the face of so many wounds that hurt us and could lead to a hardness of heart, we are called to dive into the sea of prayer, which is the sea of the boundless love of God, in order to experience his tenderness

  Pope Francis

  Hurt, Prayer, Heart

• Your sins are great? Just tell the Lord: Forgive me, help me to get up again, change my heart!

  Pope Francis

  Heart, Forgive Me, Forgiving

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.32, SPCK

• We all have in our hearts some areas of unbelief. Let us say to the Lord: I believe! Help my unbelief.

  Pope Francis

  Faith, Christian, Religious

• War is the suicide of humanity because it kills the heart and kills love.

  Pope Francis

  Suicide, War, Heart

  "Pope Francis: war is the suicide of humanity". www.news.va. June 2, 2013.

• There is so much noise in the world! May we learn to be silent in our hearts and before God.

  Pope Francis

  Heart, World, May

  twitter.com. November 18, 2014.

• Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Peace, Prayer

• Dear young people, listen within: Christ is knocking at the door of your heart.

  Pope Francis

  Heart, Doors, People

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

• The Lord is knocking at the door of our hearts. Have we put a sign on the door saying: 'Do not disturb'?

  Pope Francis

  Heart, Doors, Servant Of God

• Dear young people, Jesus gives us life, life in abundance. If we are close to him we will have joy in our hearts and a smile on our face.

  Pope Francis

  Smile, Happy, Jesus

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.84, SPCK

• The love of Christ fills our hearts and makes us always able to forgive!

  Pope Francis

  Heart, Forgiving, Able

• At times we can be self-absorbed. Lord, help us to open our hearts to others and to serve those who are most vulnerable.

  Pope Francis

  Heart, Self, Servant Of God

• Let us ask the Lord for this grace: that our hearts become free and filled with light, so that we can rejoice as children of God.

  Pope Francis

  Children, Heart, Light

• Let us allow God to fill our hearts with his goodness and mercy.

  Pope Francis

  Heart, Mercy, Goodness

• The Saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts, and who shared this joy with others.

  Pope Francis

  Heart, People, Joy

• Support your priests with your love and prayers, that they may always be shepherds after Christ’s heart

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Heart, Support

• Help one another: this is what Jesus teaches us and this what I am doing, and doing with all my heart.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Heart, Helping

  Pope Francis's Mass Of The Lord's Supper at Prison for Minors "Casal del Marmo", Rome, w2.vatican.va. March 28, 2013.

• I would like to ask you a question: how many of you pray to the Holy Spirit every day? Probably few, but we must satisfy this desire of Jesus and pray every day to the Holy Spirit, so that he opens our heart towards Jesus.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Heart, Desire

• Let's ask ourselves: are we open to the Holy Spirit, do I pray to him to enlighten me, to make me more sensitive to the things of God?
  
  And this is a prayer we need to pray every day, every day: Holy Spirit may my heart be open to the Word of God, may my heart be open to good, may my heart be open to the beauty of God, every day.

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Heart, Needs

• 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.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Heart, Doe

• 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.

  Pope Francis

  Letting Go, Love You, Heart

• Essential to the attainment of these national goals is the moral imperative of ensuring social justice and respect for human dignity. The great biblical tradition enjoins on all peoples the duty to hear the voice of the poor. It bids us to break the bonds of injustice and oppression which give rise to glaring, and indeed, scandalous social inequalities. Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart.

  Pope Francis

  Heart, Biblical, Voice

• Gossip can also kill, because it kills the reputation of the person! It is so terrible to gossip! At first it may seem like a nice thing, even amusing, like enjoying a candy. But in the end, it fills the heart with bitterness, and even poisons us.

  Pope Francis

  Nice, Heart, Gossip

  Pope Francis (2016). “The Infinite Tenderness of God: Meditations on the Gospels”, p.39, The Word Among Us Press

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