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Pope John Paul II, born on May 18, 1920, and died on April 2, 2005, was the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and one of the longest-reigning popes in history. During his papacy from 1978 to 2005, he was dedicated to promoting world peace and unity, advancing church reform, and visiting numerous countries and regions.

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Famous Pope John Paul II Quotes

“The greatest gift you can give your child is another sibling.”

Giving Children Our Children Your Children Sibling Greatest Gifts

Author:Pope John Paul II

“The most faithful disciples of Christ have been builders of peace, to the point of forgiving their enemies, sometimes even to the point of giving their lives for them.”

Giving Has Beens Sometimes Christ Enemy Forgiving Faithful Disciple Builder

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“Prayer can truly change your life. For it turns your attention away from yourself and directs your mind and your heart toward the Lord. If we look only at ourselves, with our own limitations and sins, we quickly give way to sadness and discouragement. But if we keep our eyes fixed on the Lord, then our hearts are filled with hope, our minds are washed n the light of truth, and we come to know the fullness of the Gospel with all is promise and life.”

Ifs Knows Way Giving Mind Looks Heart Light Eye Turns Prayer Sin Attention Lord Sadness Promise Filled Limitation Fixed Changing Your Life Fullness Discouragement

Author:Pope John Paul II

“If you really wish to follow Christ, if you want your love for him to grow and last, then you must be faithful to prayer. It is the key to the vitality of your life in Christ. Without prayer, your faith and love will die. If you are constant in daily prayer and in the Sunday celebration of Mass, your love for Jesus will increase. And your heart will know deep joy and peace, such as the world could never give.”

Source: Pope John Paul II in My Own Words

“Take heed all of you who have at heart mankind's future! Take heed men and women of good will! May the temptation to seek revenge give way to the courage to forgive; may the culture of life and love render vain the logic of death; may trust once more give breath to the lives of peoples.”

Men Way Giving Heart May Culture Mankind Men And Women Logic And Love Breaths Forgiving Revenge Temptation Vain Life And Love Good Will Heed

Author:Pope John Paul II

“In my reading and in my studies I always tried to achieve a harmony between faith, reason, and the heart. These are not separate areas, but are profoundly interconnected, each giving life to the other.”

Giving Heart Reason Reading Study Achieve Areas Harmony Interconnected

Author:Pope John Paul II

“Deepen you knowledge of Jesus which ends loneliness, overcomes sadness and uncertainty, gives real meaning to life, curbs passions, exalts ideals, expands energies in charity, brings light into decisive choices. Let Christ be for you the Way, the Truth, and the Life.”

Way Giving Real Ends Light Choices Passion Jesus Energy Christ Sadness Loneliness Ideals Overcoming Charity Uncertainty Curb Meaning Life

Author:Pope John Paul II

“Christian holiness does not being sinless, but rather it means struggling not to give in and always getting up after every fall.”

Giving Mean Doe Christian Fall Struggle Holiness

Author:Pope John Paul II

“I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.”

Giving Faith Doubt Giving Up Not Afraid Tire Discouraged Never Ever Give Up

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“Love consists of a commitment which limits one's freedom - it is a giving of the self, and to give oneself means just that: to limit one's freedom on behalf of another.”

Giving Mean Self Limits Commitment Oneself Behalf

Book:Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body

Source: Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body

“Love the family! Defend and promote it as the basic cell of human society; nurture it as the prime sanctuary of life. Give great care to the preparation of engaged couples and be close to young married couples, so that they will be for their children and the whole community an eloquent testimony of God's love.”

“Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.”

Giving Culture Christ Atheist Contrary Egotism

Author:Pope John Paul II

“Motherhood implies from the beginning a special openness to the new person: and this is precisely the woman's 'part'. In this openness, in conceiving and giving birth to a child, the woman 'discovers herself through a sincere gift of self'.”

Giving Children Persons Self Special Birth Motherhood Sincere Openness Giving Birth Conceiving

Book:Pope John Paul II Speaks on Women

Source: Pope John Paul II Speaks on Women

“Motherhood involves a special communion with the mystery of life, as it develops in the mother's womb. The mother is filled with wonder at this mystery of life, and 'understands' with unique intuition what is happening inside her. In the light of the 'beginning', the mother accepts and loves as a person the child she is carrying in her womb. This unique contact with the new human being developing within her gives rise to an attitude towards human beings - not only towards her own child, but every human being - which profoundly marks the woman's personality.”

“You are called to stand up for life! To respect and defend the mystery of life always and everywhere, including the lives of unborn babies, giving real help and encouragement to mothers in difficult situations. You are called to work and pray against abortion.”

Giving Real Helping Mother Difficult Situation Mystery Baby Praying Encouragement Including Abortion Unborn Mystery Of Life Difficult Situations Against Abortion Unborn Baby

Author:Pope John Paul II

“The Eucharist is the full realization of the worship which humanity owes to God, and it cannot be compared to any other religious experience.... The risen Lord ... calls the faithful together to give them the light of His Word and the nourishment of His Body as the perennial sacramental wellspring of redemption. The grace flowing from this wellspring renews mankind, life, and history.”

Source: Go in Peace: A Gift of Enduring Love

“In the depths of the human soul... the desire to give meaning to one's own life is joined by the fleeting vision of beauty and of the mysterious unity of things.”

Giving Humans Soul Inspiration Life Is Desire Faith Vision Unity Depth Christian Inspirational Mysterious Fleeting Human Soul

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“Give us the grace - When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, to stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to destroy unborn life.”

Giving Grace Birth Authority Unborn Pro Life Sacredness Sacredness Of Life

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“If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.”

Ifs Knows Giving Asks

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“We began by imagining that we are giving to the; we end by realizing that they have enriched us.”

Giving Children Ends Christian Realizing

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“When you wonder about the mystery of yourself, look to Christ, who gives you the meaning of life. When you wonder what it means to be a mature person, look to Christ, who is the fulfillness of humanity. And when you wonder about your role in the future of the world look to Christ.”

World Giving Looks Mean Persons Humanity Christ Wonder Roles Mystery Catholic Meaning Of Life Mature Mature Person

Book:Pilgrimage of peace: the collected speeches of John Paul II in Ireland and the United States

Source: Pilgrimage of peace: the collected speeches of John Paul II in Ireland and the United States

“The Gospel must not be kept hidden because of fear or indifference. It was never meant to be hidden away in private. It has to be put on a stand so that people may see its light and give praise to our Heavenly Father.”

People Giving May Light Father Praise Indifference Heavenly Meant To Be Heavenly Father

Book:Celebrate the Third Millennium: Facing the Future with Hope

Source: Celebrate the Third Millennium: Facing the Future with Hope

“Nobody is so poor he has nothing to give, and nobody is so rich he has nothing to receive.”

Giving Christian Religion Prayer Poor Rich

Author:Pope John Paul II

“A community needs a soul if it is to become a true home for human beings. You.. the people must give it this soul.”

People Ifs Needs Giving Humans Soul Home Community Human Beings True Home

Book:Pilgrim of Peace: The Homilies and Addresses of His Holiness Pope John Paul II on the Occasion of His Visit to the United States of America

Source: Pilgrim of Peace: The Homilies and Addresses of His Holiness Pope John Paul II on the Occasion of His Visit to the United States of America

“None are so poor that they have nothing to give...and none are so rich that they have nothing to receive.”

Giving Poor Rich

Book:A Pilgrim Pope: Messages for the World

Source: A Pilgrim Pope: Messages for the World

“To humanity, which sometimes seems to be lost and dominated by the power of evil, selfishness and fear, the risen Lord gives the gift of His love which forgives, reconciles and reopens the soul to hope.”

Giving Soul Sometimes Seems Humanity Evil Lost Lord Forgiving Selfishness His Love Risen Reconcile

Author:Pope John Paul II

“The Eucharist is the secret of my day. It gives strength and meaning to all my activities of service to the Church and to the whole world. . . . Let Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament speak to your hearts. It is he who is the true answer of life that you seek. He stays here with us: he is God with us. Seek him without tiring, welcome him without reserve, love him without interruption: today, tomorrow, forever.”

“Prayer gives us strength for great ideals, for keeping up our faith, charity, purity, generosity; prayer gives us strength to rise up from indifference and guilt, if we have had the misfortune to give in to temptation and weakness. Prayer gives us light by which to see and to judge from God's perspective and from eternity. That is why you must not give up on praying!”

Ifs Giving Light Prayer Judging Perspective Praying Giving Up Weakness Ideals Eternity Guilt Charity Temptation Generosity Indifference Purity Misfortunes Not Giving Up Great Idea

Author:Pope John Paul II

“Prayer gives us light by which to see and to judge from God's perspective and from eternity. That is why you must not give up on praying!”

Giving Light Prayer Judging Perspective Praying Giving Up Eternity Not Giving Up

Author:Pope John Paul II