My dear young friends, today, as registration opens for next year’s #WorldYouthDay, I warmly invite each of you to #Seoul. This is a call to set out on a pilgrimage of faith, friendship and hope. The Lord is waiting for you in this place of encounter and communion. He calls each of you by name, and He desires to reawaken your hope and to give you the fullness of life and joy. I look forward to seeing you in Seoul! https://t.co/2qJz11IWn7
The witness of the saints, deeply rooted in the concrete realities of their times, reminds us of the renewing and transforming power of Easter. They show us that history is shaped by faith.
"The well-being of the individual and of human and Christian society is intimately linked with the healthy condition of that community produced by marriage and family” (Gaudium et spes, 47). The Church is well aware of this, as shown by the pastoral concern of the Popes who have succeeded one another since the last Council, right up to the two Synodal Assemblies convened by Pope Francis, which were addressed again in recent days by the Heads of the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Presidents of the Bishops' Conferences. #GeneralAudience
There is no evil to be faced that Christ does not face with us. There is no enemy that Christ has not already conquered. There is no cross to bear that Christ has not already borne for us, and does not now bear with us - St. John Paul II
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Physical death closes the night of this present life and introduces us to the rising of the future life. Go forth, O my soul. What do you fear? Go forth! Why are you disquieted within me? You have served Jesus Christ for almost seventy years and do you fear death? - St. Hilarion
It is not the work that we do that makes us saints, but the way in which we do it. (So) Cast yourself into the arms of God and be very sure that if He wants anything of you, He will fit you for the work and give you strength - St. Maria Bertilla Boscardin
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This is precisely what it means to “give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s”: to be truthful, free from servile fear or hypocrisy, free to do good. Let us pray to the Lord to help us live in this way. #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 22:15-21)
The passion of Jesus is a sea of sorrows, but it is also an ocean of love. Ask the Lord to teach you to fish in this ocean. Dive into its depths. No matter how deep you go, you will never reach the bottom - St. Paul of the Cross
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Today we celebrate the 100th World Mission Day. Let us think of how much missionary history has unfolded over these one hundred years! Let us #PrayTogether that the Church may always remain faithful to the mandate of the Risen Lord. Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.
Let us stand up for the truth by sincerely rendering and giving to God what is God’s when we truly live out and teach the gospel of Christ in our world today as emphasized by Jesus Himself in today’s gospel reading from the gospel of Saint Matthew 22:15-21 - RevFICO
Christianity is not a matter of persuading people of particular ideas, but of inviting them to share in the greatness of Christ. So pray that I may never fall into the trap of impressing people - St. Ignatius of Antioch
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Cling to God and leave all the rest to Him, He will not let you perish. Your soul is very dear to Him, He wishes to save it. I need nothing but God, and to lose myself in the heart of God - St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
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Leave it all to God and leave your interests in His hands. He knows what is fitting for us… Let us do our part, and God will then do what He wills. This is God’s cause, and all will end well. My hope is in Him; do not be distressed - St. Teresa of Ávila
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If offences abound, then, let mercy also abound; for with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous, redemption. In the Lord’s hand there is abundance of all things, because He is the Lord of powers, and the King of glory - Pope St. Callistus I
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Prayer becomes effective when it reaches out to others. The charity born of the Holy Spirit is God’s love poured into our hearts: a love that takes shape in a commitment to life and service. This love must become the goal, the way, and the meaning of our lives.