An angel of Paradise, no less, is always beside me, wrapped in everlasting ecstasy on his Lord. So I am ever under the gaze of an angel who protects and prays for me. Pope John XXIII More Quotes by Pope John XXIII More Quotes From Pope John XXIII Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do. Pope John XXIII motivational inspirational life I want to throw open the windows of the Church so that we can see out and the people can see in. Pope John XXIII church want people What unites us, is much greater than what divides us. Pope John XXIII divides greater Do not walk through time without leaving worthy evidence of your passage. Pope John XXIII rough-times leaving catholic Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. We must always remember this. The actual words matter less. Pope John XXIII prayer matter mind Whoever has a heart full of love always has something to give. Pope John XXIII heart-full-of-love heart giving To keep me from sin and straying from Him, God has used devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. My life vows destined to be spent in the light irradiating from the tabernacle, and it is to the Heart of Jesus that I dare go for the solution of all my problems Pope John XXIII blessed heart jesus Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another. Pope John XXIII accepting hands See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little. Pope John XXIII wise-words littles life I live by the mercy of Jesus, to whom I owe everything and from whom I expect everything. Pope John XXIII live-by mercy jesus The solidarity which binds all men together as members of a common family makes it impossible for wealthy nations to look with indifference upon the hunger, misery and poverty of other nations whose citizens are unable to enjoy even elementary human rights. The nations of the world are becoming more and more dependent on one another and it will not be possible to preserve a lasting peace so long as glaring economic and social imbalances persist. Pope John XXIII ubuntu men peace Every time I hear anyone speak of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or of the Blessed Sacrament I feel an indescribable joy. It is as if a wave of precious memories, sweet affections and joyful hopes swept over my poor person, making me tremble with happiness and filling my soul with tenderness. Pope John XXIII sweet memories jesus It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell the Pope about it. Then I wake up completely and remember that I am the Pope. Pope John XXIII humor night funny Before everything else, fidelity to the Church: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. Jesus did not found several churches, but one single Church. Pope John XXIII catholic church jesus In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 1948) in most solemn form, the dignity of a person is acknowledged to all human beings; and as a consequence there is proclaimed, as a fundamental right, the right of free movement in search for truth and in the attainment of moral good and of justice, and also the right to a dignified life. Pope John XXIII truth rights justice Listen to everything, forget much, correct little. Pope John XXIII littles forget I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart. Pope John XXIII marriage eye inspirational ... just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul. Pope John XXIII body reading soul O Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, I would like to be filled with love for You; keep me closely united with You, may my heart be near to Yours. I want to be to You like the apostle John. O Mary of the Rosary, keep me recollected when I say these prayers of yours; bind me forever, with your rosary, to Jesus of the Blessed Sacrament. Blessed be Jesus, my love. Pope John XXIII blessed prayer jesus O Jesus, come back into our society, our family life, our souls and reign there as our peaceful Sovereign. Enlighten with the splendor of faith and the charity of Your tender heart the souls of those who work for the good of the people, for Your poor. Impart to them Your own spirit, a spirit of discipline, order and gentleness, preserving the flame of enthusiasm ever alight in their hearts... May that day come very soon, when we shall see You restored to the center of civic life, borne on the shoulders of Your joyful people. Pope John XXIII inspiration faith jesus
