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“Only if there is love, if hearts are opened, can one person truly know the other.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Faith #Inspiration #Heart
“If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you will never lose a final refuge. You know that the foundation of the world is love, so that even when no human being can or will help you, you may go on, trusting in the One that loves you.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Love You #Catholic #Finals
“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 #Children #Book
“The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Faith #Inspiration #Greatness
“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

#People #And Love #Christ
“Do not believe that living together before marriage guarantees the future. By burning certain stages, you risk burning love itself. Time needs to be respected gradually, just like the expressions of love.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Believe #Expression #Risk
“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 #Jesus #Humanity
“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

#Christian #Humble #Thoughtful
“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

#Humility #Stronger #Stories
“It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Beautiful #Memories #Doors
“An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Faith #Fashion #Novelty
“Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to love of God and neighbor, in imitation of Jesus Christ, who, dying on the cross, gave his entire self for us.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Jesus #Self #Expression
“Truth is not determined by a majority vote.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Catholic #Majority #Determined
“In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed in the Host. Be assiduous in the prayer of adoration and teach it to the faithful. It is a source of comfort and light, particularly to those who are suffering.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Jesus #Prayer #Light
“Dear young people, the happiness you are seeking, the happiness you have a right to enjoy has a name and a face: it is Jesus of Nazareth, hidden in the Eucharist. Only he gives the fullness of life to humanity! With Mary, say your own "yes" to God, for he wishes to give himself to you.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Jesus #Names #People
“May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at the centre of your lives.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Joy #May #Christ
“Being a Christian means having love. That is unbelievably difficult and, at the same time, incredibly simple.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Christian #Mean #Simple
“Everything in this world will pass away. In eternity only Love will remain.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Passing Away #World #Eternity
“The evangelization of the person and of human communities depends totally on this encounter with Jesus Christ.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Jesus #Community #Encounters
“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 #Names #World
“The environment is God's gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations, and towards humanity as a whole.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Responsibility #Humanity #Use
“Anyone who has discovered Christ must lead others to him. A great joy cannot be kept to oneself. It has to be passed on.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Joy #Christ #Catholicism
“Nature expresses a design of love and truth.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Life #Design #Truth And Love
“Authentic love is obviously something good. When we love we become most fully human. But people often consider themselves loving when actually they are possessive or manipulative. People sometimes treat others as objects to satisfy their own needs. How easy it is to be deceived by the many voices in our society that advocate a permissive approach to sexuality, without regard for modesty, self-respect or the moral values that bring quality into human relationships! This is worship of a false god; instead of bringing life, it brings death.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Life #Love Is #Self
“Dear brothers and sisters...The Lord is calling me to "climb the mountain", to devote myself even more to prayer and meditation. But this does not mean abandoning the Church, indeed, if God is asking me to do this, it is so I can continue to serve the Church with the same dedication and the same love with which I have done thus far, but in a way that is better suited to my age and my strength”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Brother #Prayer #Mean
“The new pope knows that his task is to make the light of Christ shine before men and women of world - not his own light, but that of Christ.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Men #Light #Shining
“To have Christian hope means to know about evil and yet to go to meet the future with confidence. The core of faith rests upon accepting being loved by God, and therefore to believe is to say Yes, not only to him, but to creation, to creatures, above all, to men, to try to see the image of God in each person and thereby to become a lover. That's not easy, but the basic Yes, the conviction that God has created men, that he stands behind them, that they aren't simply negative, gives love a reference point that enables it to ground hope on the basis of faith.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Christian #Believe #Mean
“God is not solitude, but perfect communion. For this reason the human person, the image of God, realizes himself or herself in love, which is a sincere gift of self.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Self #Perfect #Solitude
“Do not be afraid to say 'yes' to Jesus: to find your joy in doing His will”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Jesus #Joy
“Dancing is not a form of expression for the Christian liturgy.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Christian #Expression #Dancing

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