Thanks to being profoundly rooted in Christ, he was able to bear a burden which transcends merely human abilities. Pope Benedict XVI More Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI More Quotes From Pope Benedict XVI Each of you has a personal vocation which He has given you for your own joy and sanctity. When a person is conquered by the fire of His gaze, no sacrifice seems too great to follow Him and give Him the best of ourselves. This is what the saints have always done, spreading the light of the Lord ... and transforming the world into a welcoming home for everyone. Pope Benedict XVI sacrifice fire home We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Pope Benedict XVI results catholic evolution Receiving the Eucharist means adoring Him whom we receive. Only in this way do we become one with Him, and are given, as it were, a foretaste of the beauty of the heavenly liturgy. The act of adoration outside Mass prolongs and intensifies all that takes place during the liturgical celebration itself. Pope Benedict XVI holy-eucharist catholic mean Dear friends, may no adversity paralyze you. Be afraid neither of the world, nor of the future, nor of your weakness. The Lord has allowed you to live in this moment of history so that, by your faith, his name will continue to resound throughout the world. Pope Benedict XVI adversity weakness names Do not be afraid of Christ. He takes nothing away and he gives you everything. Pope Benedict XVI giving christ The cross reminds us that there is no true love without suffering, there is no gift of life without pain. Pope Benedict XVI pain crosses suffering Vacation time offers the unique opportunity to pause before the thought-provoking spectacles of nature, a wonderful "book" within reach of everyone, adults and children. In contact with nature, a person rediscovers his correct dimension, rediscovers himself as a creature, small but at the same time unique, with a "capacity for God" because interiorly he is open to the Infinite. Pope Benedict XVI faith book children Evil draws its power from indecision and concern for what other people think. Pope Benedict XVI evil people thinking The new evangelization ... begins in the confessional. Pope Benedict XVI There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful than to know Him and to speak to others of our friendship with Him. Pope Benedict XVI encounters speak beautiful I have a mustard seed; and I am not afraid to use it. Pope Benedict XVI mustard-seed catholic use Help each other to live and to grow in the Christian faith so as to be valiant witnesses of the Lord. Be united, but not closed. Be humble, but not fearful. Be simple, but not naive. Be thoughtful, but not complicated. Enter into dialogue with others, but be yourselves. Pope Benedict XVI thoughtful humble christian Dear young people, do not be satisfied with anything less than Truth and Love, do not be content with anything less than Christ Pope Benedict XVI and-love people christ A dictatorship of relativism is being built that recognizes nothing as definite, and which leaves as the ultimate measure only one's ego and desires ... Having a clear faith, according to the credo of the church, is often labeled as fundamentalism. Yet relativism, that is, letting oneself being carried 'here and there by any wind of doctrine,' appears as the sole attitude good enough for modern times. Pope Benedict XVI ego attitude wind Do not be afraid of seeming different and being criticized for what might seem to be losing or out of fashion; your peers but adults too, especially those who seem more distant from the mindset and values of the Gospel, are crying out to see someone who dares to live according to the fullness of humanity revealed by Jesus Christ. Pope Benedict XVI fashion humanity jesus May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at the centre of your lives. Pope Benedict XVI servant-of-god may joy The story of Mary of Magdalene reminds us all of a fundamental truth...A disciple of Christ is one who, in the experience of human weakness, has had the humility to ask for his help, has been healed by him and has set out following closely after him, becoming a witness of the power of his merciful love that is stronger than sin and death. Pope Benedict XVI stronger weakness humility We are no longer able to hear God - There are too many frequencies filling our ears. Pope Benedict XVI catholic able ears When, for example, in the name of non-discrimination, people try to force the Catholic Church to change her position on homosexuality or the ordination of women, then that means that she is no longer allowed to live out her own identity and that, instead, an abstract, negative religion is being made into a tyrannical standard that everyone must follow. That is then seemingly freedom — for the sole reason that it is liberation from the previous situation. Pope Benedict XVI names mean people Everything is a gift from God: it is only by recognizing this crucial dependence on the Creator that we will find freedom and peace. Pope Benedict XVI gift-from-god inspiration faith
