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We need to dismantle the perverse logic that links personal and national security to the possession of weaponry. This logic serves only to increase the profits of the arms industry, while fostering a climate of distrust and fear between persons and peoples. #UN75 @UN
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When I am merciful, I am a true child of the Father, because the Father is merciful. #SantaMarta
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Mary our Mother knows the joys and difficulties that we experience along our journey.
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Jesus came down on earth so that we could go up to heaven: this is the mystery of the Cross.
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Let us involve ourselves in our relationship of love with Jesus and we will be able to perform good works that have the fragrance of the Gospel.
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God never goes back on His love!
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May the Virgin Mary help us abandon ourselves with joy to God’s plan for our lives.
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Without the right to education there is no real freedom, which allows every person to be the protagonist of their own destiny!
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Remember the more you give yourselves to others, the more you will receive and be happy!
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Carry peace with you to give it to others with your life, with a smile, with works of charity. Saint Mother Teresa, pray for us!
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Faith helps us grasp the meaning of life: God is with us and loves us infinitely.
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True peace is a gift of God that springs from healed and reconciled hearts and reaches out to embrace the entire world.
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May God's love become more and more the force that guides and directs our freedom.
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May the Lord strengthen our efforts to care for our common home, and especially for water, a basic good that must be protected and made available to everyone. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2018/documents/papa-francesco_20180901_messaggio-giornata-cura-creato.html
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The love of Christ, welcomed with an open heart, changes us, transforms us, and makes us able to love.
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We Christians do not have a product to sell, we communicate Life.
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To pray is the first missionary task of every Christian. It is also the most effective.
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If the Lord has gifted you with riches, it is in order to do lots of good things for others in His name.
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Dear Mothers, be like Saint Monica and never give up. Pray unceasingly for your children.
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May God’s blessing come down upon all your families, so that they may be places of love and forgiveness.
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I ask our Blessed Mother to intercede for the healing of the survivors of abuse and to confirm every member of our Christian family in the resolve never again to permit these situations to occur.
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Our world needs a revolution of love! Let that revolution begin with you and your families!
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The #Family is an icon of God: the bond between a man and a woman generates life and communion.
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The #Family is the cradle of life and the school of love and acceptance. It is a window thrown open to the mystery of God.
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We must protect the #Family. Our future depends on it.
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The #Family is where hope is forged.
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Today the World Meeting of #Families begins in Dublin. Let us join in prayer with all the families of the world, especially those in difficulty. @WMOF2018 @LaityFamilyLife
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May the Holy Spirit grant us the grace of conversion and the interior anointing needed to express before crimes of abuse our compunction and our resolve courageously to combat them. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/letters/2018/documents/papa-francesco_20180820_lettera-popolo-didio.html
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The Eucharist, Jesus the Bread of Life, is the beating heart of the Church and renews in us the impulse to love.
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Love overcomes all difficulties. Love gives us the strength to carry on.
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By embracing God’s love, we change the world and transform history.
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Faith is nourished by memory: how many wonderful things God has done for us! How generous is our heavenly Father!
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Mary, Mother of tenderness who is always near, teach us how to live and have faith.
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Still today there are so many martyrs, so many who are persecuted for the love of Christ. They are the real strength of the Church!
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Thanks to the gift of the Eucharist, our lives too become “bread broken” for our brothers and sisters.
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In silence we learn to contemplate God’s works, which surpass all our imagination.
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When we place ourselves at the service of our most vulnerable brothers and sisters we experience the joy of unconditional love.
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The Kingdom of God grows in a mysterious and surprising way throughout the world with the power of a tiny seed.
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Evil tries to convince us that death is the end of everything. But the Risen Christ reveals a new dimension of eternal life!
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Jesus reveals the love-filled face of God.
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The disciples’ experience on Mount Tabor is an invitation to us to abandon worldly things and to contemplate Jesus.
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The Eucharist is our “reservation” for Heaven: Jesus leads us on our journey towards eternal life.
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Support your priests with friendship and affection.
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More than anything else, the life of a Christian is a grateful response to a generous Father.
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Charity is the most effective form of witness, because in it people see the love of God.
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Every Church member has a responsibility to become holy, by taking care of others.
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Before helping others, we need to have a personal encounter with God: we need time to pray and to listen to His Word.
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Hear the cry of our many brothers and sisters who are criminally trafficked and exploited. They are not merchandise. They are human beings, and they must be treated as such. #EndHumanTrafficking @M_RSection
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Holiness is not only about the spirit: it is also the feet that take us to our brothers and sisters, and the hands that allow us to help them.
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Grandparents are a treasure in the family. Please, take care of your grandparents: love them and let them talk to your children!
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Prayer is never in vain: it always brings forth something new that, sooner or later, bears fruit.
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God wants us to call Him Father, with the trust of children who abandon themselves in the arms of the One who gave them life.
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Jesus invites us to build the civilization of love together in the situations we are called to live every day.
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May the Virgin Mary, Mother and Queen of Carmel, accompany you on your daily journey towards the Mountain of God.
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Try reading the Gospel for at least five minutes every day. You will see how it changes your life.
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Europe rediscovers hope when the human person is at the heart of its institutions. St Benedict, pray for us!
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You too are like the Good Samaritan when you recognize the face of Christ in those near you.
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Every occasion is a good one to spread Christ's message!
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May all humanity hear the cry of the children of the Middle East. Drying their tears the world will get back it's dignity.
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The God of all consolation, who heals the broken hearts and takes care of the wounds, hear our prayer: Let there be peace in the Middle East!
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The suffering of so many of our brothers and sisters, persecuted for the sake of the Gospel, is an urgent reminder that we Christians must be more united.
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Do we know how to silence our hearts and listen to the voice of God?
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We receive God's graces to share them with others.
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I ask all of you to join me in prayer as I travel to Bari on Saturday on a pilgrimage to pray for peace in the long-suffering Middle East.
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When we are firmly united to the God who loves and sustains us, we are able to withstand all life’s difficulties and challenges.
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Every kind of material or spiritual poverty, every form of discrimination against our brothers and sisters, comes from turning our backs on God and His love.
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Let us pray for the new Cardinals: may they assist me in my ministry as Bishop of Rome, for the good of all God’s people.
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We are called to assist the elderly, the sick and the unborn: life must always be protected and loved, from conception to its natural conclusion.
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Torture is a mortal sin! Christian communities must commit themselves to helping victims of torture.
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Faith in Jesus Christ frees us from sin, sadness, emptiness, isolation. It is the source of a joy that no one can ever take away.
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Like St John the Baptist, Christians have to humble themselves so that the Lord can grow in their hearts.
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Let us ask our Lord to help us understand that love is service, love means taking care of others.
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Love for others needs to become the constant factor of our lives.
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Praying together, walking together, working together: this is the way that leads to Christian unity. #WCC70
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Dear young people, help us adults whose hearts are often hardened. Help us to choose the path of dialogue and harmony.
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A person's dignity does not depend on them being a citizen, a migrant, or a refugee. Saving the life of someone fleeing war and poverty is an act of humanity. #WithRefugees @M_RSection
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We encounter Jesus in those who are poor, rejected, or refugees. Do not let fear get in the way of welcoming our neighbour in need. #WithRefugees @M_RSection
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Choosing to follow Christ helps build a more just, more friendly, more humane society, that is closer to the heart of God.
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Let us try to express the joy of God’s Kingdom in every way possible!
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Let us share the journey of refugees and migrants with concrete gestures of solidarity. #sharejourney http://journey.caritas.org/gwa18/
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Invite the Holy Spirit to be part of your activities. Call upon Him before you even start: “Come, Holy Spirit!”.
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Love is always at the service of others. Because love is seen in actions, not words.
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I send my cordial greetings to all those following the World Soccer Championships that begin today in Russia. I hope this sports event may be a positive opportunity for encounter and fellowship.
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No one is so poor they cannot give what they have, but first and foremost, who they are.
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Never tire of encountering Jesus in prayer, in listening to the Word of God, and in receiving the Eucharist.
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Children must be able to play, study and grow in a peaceful environment. Woe to anyone who stifles their joyful impulse to hope!
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The Holy Spirit gives us the strength we need to achieve holiness in the midst of our everyday lives.
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Whatever we do, let us sustain the voice of the Holy Spirit through practical good deeds and actions.
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Mary is exactly what God wants His Church to be: a loving and humble Mother, poor in possessions but rich in love.
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Let us ask the Lord to give us good priests: hardworking men, men of prayer, who are close to God’s people.
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The Feast of the Sacred Heart reminds us that God loved us first: He is always waiting for us, welcoming us into His heart, into His love.
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For those who are with Jesus, evil is just a provocation to love even more.
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Loving Christ is not a superficial sentiment. It is an attitude of the heart that we demonstrate when we live as He wants us to.
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Lord, reawaken in us a sense of praise and gratitude for our Earth, and for everything you have created.
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The living presence of Christ within us is the light that guides our choices, the flame that warms our hearts as we go to meet the Lord.
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On this Feast of Corpus Christi, we need to remember that Jesus, the Bread of Life, is our strength and support on life's journey.
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Seek the Lord in prayer: He is the one who has called you.
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Love can recognize good things even in bad situations. Love keeps a tiny flame alight even in the darkest night.
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The Eucharist contains all the flavour of Jesus’ words and deeds, the taste of His Death and Resurrection, the fragrance of His Spirit.
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When the Holy Spirit is present, something always happens. Where blows the Spirit, things are never at a standstill.
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The Eucharist gives us the strength to produce the fruits of good works, and to live true Christian lives.
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What lasts? What has value in life? What treasures don’t disappear?
Definitely two: God and our neighbor.
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The mystery of the Blessed Trinity invites us to live in communion with one another, in love and in sharing: certain that wherever there is love, there is God.
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The Gospel calls us to live outside our comfort zone, because anyone who follows Jesus, loves the poor and the lowly.
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Love of God and love of neighbour should be the two cornerstones of our lives.
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Today we are united in prayer with our Catholic brothers and sisters in China, on the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians of Sheshan.
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A Church that loves the poor is always tuned to the God Channel. It never loses the Gospel signal.
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A Christian’s life should be invested in Jesus, and spent for others.
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God needs people who bring His forgiveness and His mercy into the world.
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Holy Spirit, you who sustain the Church, come down upon us again, teach us unity, renew our hearts, and help us to love as Jesus taught us.
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Never forget this golden rule: “Do to others what you would have them do to you” (Mt 7,12)
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Mary lived Jesus’ Beatitudes like no other: she is saintly among the saints, she shows us the way to holiness and accompanies us.
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God loves us in a way that crushes all loneliness and isolation.
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I express my great sorrow over the dead and wounded in the Holy Land and the Middle East. Violence never leads to peace. Therefore, I call on all sides involved and the international community to renew efforts so that dialogue, justice and peace may prevail.
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There is no love without works of charity. Service towards our brothers and sisters springs from the heart that loves.
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The Family is the hope of the future. Let us pray especially for families facing serious difficulties: may Our Lord assist them.
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There is no freedom greater than letting yourself be guided by the Holy Spirit and allowing Him to lead you wherever he wishes.
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I invite communications professionals to promote a journalism of peace at the service of all people, especially those without a voice. #WorldCommunicationsDay
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Our Lady of Fatima, turn your gaze towards us, towards our families, our country, and the world.
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Your response to Jesus cannot be conditioned by momentary calculations and convenience. It must be a life-long “yes”.
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We begin building peace in our homes, streets, and workplaces: wherever we craft communion and community.
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The Ascension of the Risen Jesus contains the promise that we too will participate in the fullness of life with God.
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We are Christians to the extent that we allow Jesus Christ to live in us.
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Our Lady Queen of the Rosary, pray that Jesus may have mercy on us sinners.
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Convert our hearts, Lord, so that love may spread here on earth.
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How wonderful to be “envoys of hope”, simple and joyful messengers of the Easter acclamation.
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Every insult, injury or act of violence inflicted upon our neighbour, offends God our Father and Creator.
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Joyfully performing works of charity for those who are suffering in mind and body, is the most authentic way to live the Gospel.
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In the Cross, Jesus showed us the greatness of His love and the power of His mercy.
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Praying means being with God, experiencing God, loving God.
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Today, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Divine Love, as we recite the Rosary, we pray especially for peace in Syria and throughout the world. I invite you to pray the Rosary for peace during the entire month of May.
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We celebrate St Joseph the Worker, never forgetting that work is a fundamental aspect of human dignity.
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Be one with Christ when you pray, take care of your most vulnerable brothers and sisters, and work for peace.
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Do we really want peace? Then let’s ban all weapons so we don’t have to live in fear of war.
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I am deeply moved by the death of little Alfie. Today I pray especially for his parents, as God the Father receives him in his tender embrace.
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The Lord Jesus communicates His love for us, so that we can love God and our neighbor as He has loved us, by giving His life for us.
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When we are open to God’s grace, even the impossible becomes possible.
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God alone can give us true happiness. It's useless wasting time looking for it elsewhere: in wealth, pleasure, and power.
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Authentic Christians are not afraid of opening up to others, of sharing their living spaces and transforming them into places of solidarity.
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Life only fully makes sense when it is given as a gift. It becomes tasteless when it is lived for itself alone.
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Moved by the prayers and immense solidarity shown little Alfie Evans, I renew my appeal that the suffering of his parents may be heard and that their desire to seek new forms of treatment may be granted.
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The Word of God is the lamp with which we look to the future: its light allows us to read the signs of the times.
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Let us follow the example of St Francis of Assisi and take care of our common Home.
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God calls each one of us, and each call is a gift that should fill us with joy.
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When we are full of self-importance, we leave no space for God. So let us ask the Lord for a conversion of heart.
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All it takes to encounter God is to acknowledge that we are needy. And the key to that encounter lies in humbling ourselves.
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Today we recall the words of Don Tonino Bello: "Works of charity are not enough, unless those works are done with charity".
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Mercy opens the doors of the heart because it makes us feel like we are all children of one Father.
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The Christian vocation means being a brother or sister to everyone, especially if they are poor, and even if they are an enemy.
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God asks us little and gives us a lot. He asks us to open our hearts and to welcome Him and the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters.
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Those who protect children are on God’s side and triumph over those who oppress them. Let us free every child from every form of exploitation.
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While I continue to pray unceasingly for peace, and invite all people of good will to do the same, I renew my appeal to all those with political responsibilities to ensure that justice and peace prevail.
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The Church is young because the Gospel is its lifeblood and regenerates it constantly.
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We are all called to be holy by living our lives with love and by bearing witness in everything we do. #GaudeteetExsultate
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The holiness to which the Lord calls you grows through small gestures in everyday life. #GaudeteetExsultate
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Saints are distinguished by a spirit of prayer and a need for communion with God. There is no holiness without prayer. #Holiness
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Holiness is the most attractive face of the Church. #SaintsToday
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The word "happy" or "blessed" becomes a synonym for "holy", because those faithful to God, by their self-giving, gain true happiness. #GaudeteetExsultate
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Keeping a heart free of all that tarnishes love, sowing peace all around us, accepting daily the path of the Gospel, even though it may cause us problems: that is holiness. #SaintsToday
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Being poor of heart, reacting with meekness and humility, knowing how to mourn with others, hungering and thirsting for righteousness, seeing and acting with mercy: that is holiness. #SaintsToday
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Are you in a position of authority? Be holy by working for the common good and renouncing personal gain. #GaudeteetExsultate
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Are you a parent or grandparent? Be holy by patiently teaching the little ones how to follow Jesus. #SaintsToday
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Do you work for a living? Be holy by labouring with integrity and skill in the service of your brothers and sisters. #Holiness
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Are you married? Be holy by loving and caring for your husband or wife, as Christ does for the Church. #GaudeteetExsultate
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Are you called to the consecrated life? Be holy by living out your commitment with joy. #SaintsToday
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The Lord calls each of us to holiness, you too. #Holiness
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I wish to repropose the call to holiness: “Rejoice and be glad”. #GaudeteetExsultate http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20180319_gaudete-et-exsultate.html
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Today God is still searching for hearts like Mary's, hearts that are ready to trust in Him completely.
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God covers us with His mercy, He enfolds us in Christ, so that we can become instruments of His goodness.
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Like the Good Samaritan, let us take care of those who are sick and suffering! #WorldHealthDay
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The Word of God is a light in the darkness: it helps us face our difficulties without fear.
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Let us go forward with the joy of Jesus' Resurrection, knowing He is always by our side!
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It is my sincere hope that everything necessary may be done in order to continue compassionately accompanying little Alfie Evans, and that the deep suffering of his parents may be heard. I am praying for Alfie, for his family and for all who are involved.
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Love is the only invincible weapon, because it has the power to disarm the forces of evil.
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May Christ who conquered the darkness of sin and death, grant us peace in our days.
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As we contemplate Christ’s empty tomb, let us renew our belief that nothing is lost with Him!
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Today we repeat that wondrous proclamation: “The Lord is truly risen, as He said!”. A Blessed Easter to you all!
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Our faith is born on Easter morning: Jesus is alive! This experience is at the heart of the Christian message.
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Look upon Christ Crucified: our hope for eternal life is born in Him.
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Through the Eucharist we enter Christ’s paschal mystery, allowing us to pass from death to life with Him.
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Anyone who turns away from the Cross, turns away from the Resurrection.
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Jesus changes our sins into forgiveness and our fears into trust. In His Cross our hope is reborn again and again.
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Christ, teach us never to be ashamed of your Cross!
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Please, let us fight together against the crime of human exploitation, which continues to cause unspeakable suffering.
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Dear young people, never get tired of being instruments of peace and joy among your peers!
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We enter this Holy Week with the Lord Jesus in order to celebrate Easter with hearts that are renewed by the grace of the Holy Spirit.
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The Word of God invites us to connect our ears to our hearts, and our hearts to our hands, in order to do good deeds.
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Now is the time to be reconciled with God. Staying on the path of evil is only a source of sadness.
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To defend the earth and to safeguard water is to protect life.
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Nobody can be discarded, because we are all vulnerable. Each one of us is a treasure whom God allows to grow in his or her own way. #Downsyndrome, #WDSD18
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Dear fathers, happy Feast of St. Joseph! Follow his example when caring for your children as they grow up in wisdom and grace.
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As we listen to the aspirations of young people, may we catch a glimpse of the world that lies ahead, and of the roads the Church is called to travel. #Synod2018
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Jesus made Himself like the grain of wheat that falls to the ground and dies to give life. Our hope springs from that love-filled life.
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Lent is the road that leads from slavery to freedom, from suffering to joy, from death to life.
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In order to prepare a truly human future, it is not enough to reject evil. We must build the common good together.
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If we encounter Jesus and our brothers and sisters every day, our hearts will not dwell in the past or the future. They will live in God's present moment, in peace with everyone.
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When we allow Jesus to enter our lives we discover the secret to keeping alive the flame of our spiritual life.
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Living the encounter with Jesus means allowing yourself to be turned inside out by Grace every day.
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What would happen to us if God did not always give us the chance to start over again?
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If we dedicate more time to prayer, our hearts will reveal the lies with which we deceive ourselves, and we will find true consolation in God.
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In the Sacrament of Reconciliation we find our way back to the Lord, and rediscover the meaning of life.
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With so much to do, we often neglect what is really important: our spiritual lives, and our relationship with God. So let's stop and take time to pray!
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I thank all women who every day strive to build more humane and welcoming societies.
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If sometimes the flame of charity seems to die in our hearts, it never dies in the heart of God!
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Let us learn to recognize that which leaves a good and lasting mark on our hearts, knowing that it comes from God.
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God, who cannot be outdone in generosity, still uses you and me to help our brothers and sisters.
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When you meet other people in the Lord, you can be sure God’s surprises will follow.
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Almsgiving helps us to recognize our neighbour as our brother or sister, and to acknowledge that what we possess is never our's alone.
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Fasting makes us more alert and attentive to God and our neighbour, and reminds us that He alone can satisfy our hunger.
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God in His providence offers us the season of Lent each year as a chance to return to Him with all our hearts and in every aspect of our lives.
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We can support one another, and face every kind of challenge with courage and hope, when we draw our strength from Jesus.
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We are all called to live the joy that comes from the encounter with Jesus, to overcome our selfishness, and to move beyond our comfort zone.
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If we want a future of prosperity for all, we need to keep our compass pointing toward “true North”, in the direction of authentic values.
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Let us invoke the gift of peace for the whole world, especially for those people who are suffering most because of ongoing conflicts.
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We offer a gift pleasing to Jesus when we spend time with a person who has difficulties or we help someone for the sake of helping.
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Our Heavenly Father always listens to His children when they cry out to Him in their pain. Today let us offer the Lord a Day of prayer and fasting for peace.
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I wish you all a fruitful Lenten journey, and I ask you to pray for me and my collaborators as we begin our week of Spiritual Exercises.
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Only those able to acknowledge their mistakes and ask pardon receive understanding and forgiveness from others.
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The message of Jesus is troubling and disturbs us because it challenges worldly religious power and stirs consciences.
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In our daily lives we experience the tenderness of God who lovingly saves us from our sins, fears and anxieties.
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When we confess our sins with humility and sincerity, we receive forgiveness and are reunited with God and our brothers and sisters.
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