Non-African missionaries, responding generously to the Lord's call with ardent apostolic zeal, came to share the joy of revelation. Following in their footsteps, Africans are today missionaries on other continents. Pope Benedict XVI More Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI More Quotes From Pope Benedict XVI Seeing with the eyes of Christ, I can give to others much more than their outward necessities; I can give them the look of love which they crave. Pope Benedict XVI eye giving looks Grant that we may be one flock and one shepherd! Do not allow your net to be torn, help us to be servants of unity! Pope Benedict XVI shepherds unity catholic You have before you the task of seeking new ways to announce Christ in situations of rapid and often profound transformation, and of emphasizing the missionary character of all pastoral activity. Pope Benedict XVI missionary character profound Mission is a duty about which one must say 'Woe to me if I do not evangelize' (1 Corinthians 9:16)...redemption and mission are acts of love [because] those who proclaim the Gospel participate in the charity of Christ. Pope Benedict XVI redemption charity love-is That the entire People of God, to whom Christ entrusted the mandate to go and preach the Gospel to every creature, may eagerly assume their own missionary responsibility and consider it the highest service they can offer humanity. Pope Benedict XVI responsibility humanity people To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rather, ethics is an interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility. Pope Benedict XVI responsibility matter today In the eyes of the unrighteous it appeared that God did not intervene and that His Son died, but for believers it was at that precise moment that true glory was manifested and definitive salvation achieved. Pope Benedict XVI moments eye son After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. Pope Benedict XVI ministry age exercise Lent is like a long 'retreat' during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in order to defeat the temptations of the Evil One. It is a period of spiritual 'combat' which we must experience alongside Jesus, not with pride and presumption, but using the arms of faith: prayer, listening to the word of God and penance. In this way we will be able to celebrate Easter in truth, ready to renew the promises of our Baptism. Pope Benedict XVI easter spiritual jesus I believe that the most important thing...is to revive in the whole Church that positive tension, that yearning to announce Christ again to contemporary man. Pope Benedict XVI important men believe Each one of us needs time and space for recollection, meditation and calmness.... Thanks be to God that this is so! In fact, this need tells us that we are not made for work alone, but also to think, to reflect or even simply to follow with our minds and our hearts a tale, a story in which to immerse ourselves, in a certain sense to lose ourselves to find ourselves subsequently enriched. Pope Benedict XVI inspiration faith heart Following Jesus in faith is to walk with him in the communion of the Church. You cannot follow Jesus alone. Pope Benedict XVI communion church jesus Do not be afraid to say “yes” to Jesus, to find your joy in doing his will... Pope Benedict XVI joy jesus When human affairs are so ordered that there is no recognition of God, there is a belittling of man. That is why, in the final analysis, worship and law cannot be completely separated from each other. God has a right to a response from man, to man himself, and where that right of God totally disappears, the order of law among men is dissolved, because there is no cornerstone to keep the whole structure together. Pope Benedict XVI law men order A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person. And a good Catholic school, over and above this, should help all its students to become saints. Pope Benedict XVI catholic saint school All the Saints of God are there to protect me, to sustain me and to carry me. And your prayers, my dear friends, your indulgence, your love, your faith and your hope accompany me. Pope Benedict XVI saint prayer love-you In a nuclear war there would be no victors, only victims. The truth of peace require that all-whether those governments which openly or secretly possess nuclear arms, or those planning to acquire them- agree to change their course by clear and firm decision and strive for a progressive and concerted nuclear disarmament. The resources which would be saved could then be employed in projects of development capable of benefiting all their people, especially the poor. Pope Benedict XVI nuclear-disarmament religious war Young people in particular, I appeal to you: bear witness to your faith through the digital world. Pope Benedict XVI digital people world Society as a whole must defend the conceived child's right to life and the true good of the woman who can never, in any circumstances, find fulfilment in the decision to abort. Pope Benedict XVI decision circumstances children Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire human family. 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