God made us for joy. God is joy, & the joy of living reflects the original joy that God felt in creating us. Pope John Paul II More Quotes by Pope John Paul II More Quotes From Pope John Paul II In the newborn child is realized the common good of the family. Pope John Paul II newborn-childfamilychildren Chastity is a difficult long term matter, one must wait patiently for it to bear fruit for the happiness of loving kindness which it must bring. But at the same time chastity is the sure way to happiness. Pope John Paul II waitingkindnesslong I hope that this form of Adoration, with permanent exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, will continue into the future. Specifically, I hope that the fruit of this Congress results in the establishment of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in all parishes and Christian communities throughout the world Pope John Paul II communityblessedchristian The Church counters the culture of death with the culture of love. Pope John Paul II churchculture In Christ and through Christ man has acquired full awareness of his dignity, of the heights to which he is raised, of the surpassing worth of his own humanity, and of the meaning of his existence. Pope John Paul II catholichumanitymen Human progress planned as alternatives (to God's plan) introduce in justice, evil and violence rising against the divine plan of justice and salvation. And despite transitory and apparent successes, they are reduced to simple machinations destined to dissolution and failure. Pope John Paul II inspirationsimplefaith To predispose our mind to welcome the Lord who, as we say in the Creed, one day will come to judge the living and the dead, we must learn to recognize him as present in the events of daily life. Therefore, Advent is, so to speak, an intense training that directs us decisively toward him who already came, who will come, and who comes continuously. Pope John Paul II intense-trainingjudgingmind The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message. Pope John Paul II communicationreligiousmen Evangelization through the Eucharist, in the Eucharist, and from the Eucharist - these are three inseparable aspects of how the Church lives the mystery of Christ and fulfills her mission of communicating it to all people.... In addition to the preaching of the message, the consummation of evangelization consists in the building up of the Church, which has no real existence without the sacramental life culminating in the Blessed Eucharist Pope John Paul II building-uprealblessed That is the dignity of America, the reason she exists, the condition of her survival, yes, the ultimate test of her greatness: to respect every human person, especially the weak and most defenseless ones, those as yet unborn. Pope John Paul II abortiongreatnessamerica Freedom exists for the sake of love. Pope John Paul II love-and-responsibilitysake It is unbecoming for a cardinal to ski badly. Pope John Paul II skiscardinalssports You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers. Pope John Paul II belovedbrotherway Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. Pope John Paul II earth-dayenvironmentalinspiring 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? Pope John Paul II racechildrenyears The Rosary is my favorite prayer. A marvelous prayer! Marvelous in its simplicity and its depth. In the prayer we repeat many times the words that the Virgin Mary heard from the Archangel, and from her kinswoman Elizabeth. Pope John Paul II rosarysimplicityprayer I do not hesitate to proclaim before you and before the world that all human life-from the moment of conception and through all subsequent stages-is sacred, because human life is created in the image and likeness of God. Pope John Paul II sacredlife-isworld To recite the Rosary is nothing other than to contemplate the face of Christ with Mary. Pope John Paul II rosaryfaceschrist The film industry has become a universal medium exercising a profound influence on the development of people's attitudes and choices, and possessing a remarkable ability to influence public opinion and culture across all social and political frontiers. Pope John Paul II exerciseattitudeprofound Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church. Pope John Paul II anniversaryfamilylove
