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Pope John Paul II

Pope Saint John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła;[a] [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa];[b] 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) served as Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 to 2005. He is called Saint John Paul the Great by some Catholics.

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Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true freedom is born from holiness.

Holiness, Holy, Humility, Present, World

It is the responsibility of Pastors to encourage, also by their personal witness, the practice of Eucharistic adoration, and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in particular, as well as prayer of adoration before Christ present under the Eucharistic species.

Blessed, Particular, Pastors, Prayer, Present, Responsibility

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!

Gives, Giving Up, Indifference, Light, Misfortune, Prayer

He has chosen you, in a mysterious but real way, to make you saviors with Him and like Him. Yes, Christ calls you, but He calls you in truth. His call is demanding, because He invites you to let yourselves be 'captured' by Him completely, so that your whole lives will be seen in a different light.

Call, Different, Light, Like, Real, Way

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.

Disciples, Enemy, Faithful, Forgiving, Giving, Lives

An important day in a young person's life is the day on which he becomes convinced that Christ is the only Friend who will not disappoint him, on which he can always count.

Becomes, Christ, Count, Important, Life Is

Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. In many parts of the world society is given to instant gratification and consumerism while remaining indifferent to the damage which these attitudes cause. Simplicity, moderation and discipline, as well as a spirit of sacrifice, must become part of everyday life, lest all suffer the negative consequences of the careless habits of a few.

Attitude, Sacrifice, Discipline, Given, Become, Unless

A person's rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.

Due, Persons, Rightful, Treated, Use

I hope that this form of Adoration, with permanent exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, will continue into the future. Specifically, I hope that the fruit of this Congress results in the establishment of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in all parishes and Christian communities throughout the world

Blessed, Christian, Community, Congress, Establishment, Exposition

The Eucharist is a priceless treasure: by not only celebrating it but also by praying before it outside of Mass we are enabled to make contact with the very wellspring of grace.

Grace, Priceless, Treasure, Wellspring

The legal toleration of abortion or of euthanasia can in no way claim to be based on respect for the conscience of others, precisely because society has the right and the duty to protect itself against the abuses which can occur in the name of conscience and under the pretext of freedom.

Abortion, Abuse, Legal, Names, Precisely, Protect

Precisely in an age when the inviolable rights of the person are solemnly proclaimed and the value of life is publicly affirmed, the very right to life is being denied or trampled upon, especially at the more significant moments of existence: the moment of birth and the moment of death.

Age, Catholic, Life, Person, Rights, Value

Only the chaste man and the chaste woman are capable of true love.

Catholic, Love, Man, Men, Purity And Love, Woman

Humanity looks to works of art to shed light upon its path and its destiny.

Art, Destiny, Light, Path, Works

In the designs of Providence, there are no mere coincidences.

Catholic, Coincidence, Coincidences, Design, Designs, Mere

The Mother of Christ, who stands at the very center of this mystery. . . is given as mother to every single individual and all mankind.

Christ, Individual, Mother, Mystery, Single

Since Christ is the only way to the Father, in order to highlight His living and saving presence in the Church and the world, the International Eucharistic Congress will take place in Rome, on the occasion of the Great Jubilee. The Year 2000 will be intensely Eucharistic: in the Sacrament of the Eucharist the Savior, who took flesh in Mary's womb twenty centuries ago, continues to offer Himself to humanity as the source of Divine Life

Father, Humanity, Intensely, Order, Rome

Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war, on whose stage of death and pain only remain standing the negotiating table that could and should have prevented it.

Death, Pain, Prevented, Should Have, War

Do not be afraid to take a chance on peace, to teach peace, to live peace. . . Peace will be the last word of history.

Afraid, Chance, Lasts, Peace, Teach

It's better to cry than be angry, because anger hurts others while tears flow silently through the soul and cleans the heart.

Anger, Heart, Hurt, Religious, Soul, Tears

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