Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another. — Pope John XXIII Copy Share Image
Mankind is a great, an immense family... This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas. — Pope John XXIII Christmas Copy Share Image
Here I am at the end of the road and at the top of the heap. — Pope John XXIII End of the road Copy Share Image
The feelings of my smallness and my nothingness always kept me good company. — Pope John XXIII Business Copy Share Image
I want to throw open the windows of the Church so that we can see out and the people can see in. — Pope John XXIII Church Copy Share Image
Whoever has a heart full of love always has something to give. — Pope John XXIII Giving Copy Share Image
If God created shadows it was to better emphasise the light. — Pope John XXIII Light Copy Share Image
The nations of the world are becoming more and more dependent on one another and it will not be possible to preserve… — Pope John XXIII Copy Share Image
It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to… — Pope John XXIII Attention Copy Share Image
In this world of ours, every believer must be a spark of light, a center of love, a vivifying ferment for the… — Pope John XXIII Communion Copy Share Image
Every Christian must be convinced of his fundamental and vital duty of bearing witness to the truth in which he believes and… — Pope John XXIII Bearing witness Copy Share Image
Christ's flock is made up of sheep that not only listen to their shepherd, but are also able to recognize his voice,… — Pope John XXIII Awareness Copy Share Image
An angel of Paradise, no less, is always beside me, wrapped in everlasting ecstasy on his Lord. So I am ever under… — Pope John XXIII Angel Copy Share Image
Authority is mainly a moral power; therefore, it must first call upon the conscience, that is, upon the duty that each person… — Pope John XXIII Character Copy Share Image
Before everything else, fidelity to the Church: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. Jesus did not found several churches, but one single Church. — Pope John XXIII Copy Share Image
The solidarity which binds all men together as members of a common family makes it impossible for wealthy nations to look with… — Pope John XXIII Copy Share Image
When I eat alone I feel like a seminarian being punished. I tried it for one week and I was not comfortable.… — Pope John XXIII Copy Share Image
Today the universal common good poses problems of world-wide dimensions, which cannot be adequately tackled or solved except by the efforts of… — Pope John XXIII Authority Copy Share Image
Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself… — Pope John XXIII Dreams Copy Share Image
The thought of the presence of God and the spirit of worship will in all my actions have as their immediate object… — Pope John XXIII Action Copy Share Image
The mark of Cain is stamped upon our foreheads. Across the centuries, our brother Abel was lain in blood which we drew,… — Pope John XXIII Abel Copy Share Image
To keep me from sin and straying from Him, God has used devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Blessed… — Pope John XXIII Blessed Copy Share Image
O Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, I would like to be filled with love for You; keep me closely united with You,… — Pope John XXIII Apostles Copy Share Image
Nevertheless, in order to imbue civilization with sound principles and enliven it with the spirit of the gospel, it is not enough… — Pope John XXIII Age Copy Share Image
O Jesus, come back into our society, our family life, our souls and reign there as our peaceful Sovereign. Enlighten with the… — Pope John XXIII Charity Copy Share Image
“We deem it opportune to remind our children of their duty to take an active part in public life and to contribute… — Pope John XXIII Children Copy Share Image
Every time I hear anyone speak of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or of the Blessed Sacrament I feel an indescribable joy.… — Pope John XXIII Affection Copy Share Image
Anybody can be Pope; the proof of this is that I have become one. — Pope John XXIII Pope Copy Share Image
