Today is my anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Please pray for me and all priests. Pope Francis More Quotes by Pope Francis More Quotes From Pope Francis Today, there are those who say that marriage is out of fashion... They say that it is not worth making a life-long commitment, making a definitive decision, ‘for ever’, because we do not know what tomorrow will bring. I ask you, instead, to be revolutionaries, I ask you to swim against the tide; yes, I am asking you to rebel against this culture that sees everything as temporary and that ultimately believes you are incapable of responsibility, that believes you are incapable of true love. Pope Francis fashionbelievecommitment Let us remember Paul VI's words: "For the Catholic Church, no one is a stranger, no one is excluded, no one is far away" (Homily for the closing of the Second Vatican Council, 8 December 1965). Indeed, we are a single human family that is journeying on toward unity, making the most of solidarity and dialogue among peoples in the multiplicity of differences. Pope Francis unitycatholicdifferences Being Christian is not just obeying orders but means being in Christ, thinking like him, acting like him, loving like him; it means letting him take possession of our life and change it, transform it, and free it from the darkness of evil and sin. ... Let us show the joy of being children of God, the freedom that living in Christ gives us which is true freedom, the freedom that saves us from the slavery of evil, of sin and of death! Pope Francis christianmeanchildren I believe in God - not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being. Pope Francis teacherfatherjesus Christians are those who let God clothe them with goodness and mercy, with Christ, so as to become, like Christ, servants of God and others. Pope Francis servant-of-godchristianletting-go Holy Week is a privileged time when we are called to draw near to Jesus: friendship with him is shown in times of difficulty. Pope Francis holyweekjesus The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend himself. Pope Francis killing-someonewiseinspiring Around us there is the presence of evil. The devil is at work. But in a loud voice I say: GOD IS STRONGER. Pope Francis strongerloud-voicesevil How I wish that all men and women of good will would look to the Cross if only for a moment! There, we can see God’s reply: violence is not answered with violence, death is not answered with the language of death. In the silence of the Cross, the uproar of weapons ceases and the language of reconciliation, forgiveness, dialogue, and peace is spoken. Pope Francis silencewishmen I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner. Pope Francis literary-genredefinitionsspeech 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 gossipniceheart The right to life is the first among human rights. Pope Francis abortionpro-liferights Evolution in nature is not opposed to the notion of Creation, because evolution presupposes the creation of beings that evolve. Pope Francis wandstheory-of-evolutioncreation China is a great nation that offers the world a great culture, so many good things. I love the Chinese people and I hope there is the possibility of having good relations. We're in contact, we talk, we are moving forward but for me, to have as a friend a great country like China, which has so much culture and has so much opportunity to do good, would be a joy. Pope Francis opportunitycountrymoving An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral. Pope Francis funerallooks We cannot wait any longer to deal with the structural causes of poverty, in order to heal our society from an illness that can only lead to new crises. Pope Francis waitingjusticeorder That which gives us true freedom and true happiness is the compassionate love of Christ. Pope Francis compassionate-lovetrue-happinessgiving A good teacher does not get lost in the details, but points to what is essential so that the child or student can find meaning and joy in life. Pope Francis joyteacherchildren Today we celebrate Earth Day. I exhort everyone to see the world through the eyes of God the Creator: the earth is an environment to be safeguarded, a garden to be cultivated. The relationship of mankind with nature must not be conducted with greed, manipulation and exploitation, but it must conserve the divine harmony that exists between creatures and Creation within the logic of respect and care, so it can be put to the service of our brothers, also of future generations. Pope Francis gardeneyebrother God calls you to make definitive choices, and He has a plan for each of you: to discover that plan and to respond to your vocation is to move toward personal fulfillment. Pope Francis fulfillmentchoicesmoving
