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Jesuit Inspirational Quotes (967)

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The Cross of Christ bears the suffering and the sin of mankind, including our own. Jesus accepts all this with open arms, bearing on His shoulders our crosses and saying to us: 'Have courage! You do not carry your cross alone! I carry it with you. I have overcome death and I have come to give you hope, to give you life' (John 3:16).
Pope Francis
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Instead of seeming to impose new obligations, they should appear as people who wish to share their joy, who point to a horizon of beauty and who invite others to a delicious banquet. It is not by proselytizing that the Church grows, but by attraction.
Pope Francis
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Tell the students to give up their small ambitions and come eastward to preach the gospel of Christ.
Francis Xavier
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Only by becoming poor ourselves, by stripping away our complacency, will we be able to identify with the least of our brothers and sisters.
Pope Francis
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Among us, who is above must be in service of the others. This doesn't mean we have to wash each other's feet every day, but we must help one another.
Pope Francis
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A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.
Baltasar Gracian
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Knowledge without courage is sterile.
Baltasar Gracian
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A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.
Pope Francis
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You can cultivate taste, as you can the intellect. Full understanding whets the appetite and desire, and, later, sharpens the enjoyment of possession.
Baltasar Gracian
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It is impossible to live without brains, either one's own or borrowed.
Baltasar Gracian
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The mystery of the Cross, a mystery of love, can only be understood in prayer. Pray and weep, kneeling before the Cross.
Pope Francis
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Obeying God is listening to God, having an open heart to follow the path that God points out to us.
Pope Francis
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The two key words for the European Union are creativity and fruitfulness. That's the challenge.
Pope Francis
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There is never a reason to lose hope. Jesus says: “I am with you until the end of the world.
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He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.
Baltasar Gracian
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Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save another.
Pope Francis
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The Pope appeals for disinterested solidarity and for a return to person-centred ethics in the world of finance and economics.
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Peace is a daily commitment. It is a homemade peace.
Pope Francis
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The sage has one advantage: he is immortal. If this is not his century, many others will be.
Baltasar Gracian
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How many people worldwide are victims of this type of slavery, in which the person is at the service of his or her work, while work should offer a service to people so they may have dignity. I ask my brothers and sisters in faith and all men and women of good will for a decisive choice to combat trafficking in persons, which includes slave labor
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Open your hearts to the Lord. The Lord is waiting for you and the Church will welcome you if your willingness to serve good is as clear and public as your choice to serve evil was.
Pope Francis
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The Church of Rome, the Pope has always said, 'Seek peace.'
Pope Francis
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More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.
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I think we too are the people who, on the one hand, want to listen to Jesus, but on the other hand, at times, like to find a stick to beat others with, to condemn others. And Jesus has this message for us: mercy. I think - and I say it with humility - that this is the Lord's most powerful message: mercy.
Pope Francis
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