--- title: "6 Communicate Quotes By Pope Benedict XVI" description: "6 Communicate quotes by Pope Benedict XVI. Plus more from Pope Benedict XVI and more Communicate sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/pope-benedict-xvi-414_christ_let-us-seek-in-particular-to-communicate_278112.jpg" --- > [Let us seek in particular to communicate the deepest joy, that of knowing God in Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/let-us-seek-in-particular-to-communicate-the-deepest-joy-that-of/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/pope-benedict-xvi-414_christ_let-us-seek-in-particular-to-communicate_278112.jpg) > [If Jesus has become your hope, communicate this to others with your joy and your spiritual, apostolic and social engagement. Let Christ…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/if-jesus-has-become-your-hope-communicate-this-to-others-with-your/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/081/pope-benedict-xvi-414_apostolic_if-jesus-has-become-your-hope-communicat_1675638.jpg) > [We can not communicate with the Lord if we do not communicate with each other. If we want to present ourselves to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/we-can-not-communicate-with-the-lord-if-we-do-not-communicate-with/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/pope-benedict-xvi-414_accepting_we-can-not-communicate-with-the-lord-if_1700366.jpg) > [The Holy Spirit gives us joy. And he is joy. Joy is the gift in which all the other gifts are included.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-holy-spirit-gives-us-joy-and-he-is-joy-joy-is-the-gift-in-which/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/pope-benedict-xvi-414_church_the-holy-spirit-gives-us-joy-and-he-is-j_1900584.jpg) > [The proclamation and witness of the Gospel are the first service that Christians can offer every person and the whole human race,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-proclamation-and-witness-of-the-gospel-are-the-first-service-that/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/pope-benedict-xvi-414_christ_the-proclamation-and-witness-of-the-gosp_2029940.jpg) > [Joy is the true gift of Christmas, and we can communicate this joy simply: with a smile, a kind gesture, a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/joy-is-the-true-gift-of-christmas-and-we-can-communicate-this-joy/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db5/pope-benedict-xvi-414_christmas_joy-is-the-true-gift-of-christmas-and-we_3085969.jpg) ## Other authors on Communicate ## More by Pope Benedict XVI > [The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-fact-that-the-lord-can-work-and-act-even-with-insufficient-means/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [The essence of Christianity...is an ever-new encounter with... the God who speaks to us, who approaches us and who befriends us!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-essence-of-christianity-is-an-ever-new-encounter-with-the-god-who/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted in the faith, you will encounter, even amid setbacks and suffering, the source of true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/if-you-abide-in-the-love-of-christ-rooted-in-the-faith-you-will/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Continue to witness to the Gospel every day and commit yourselves generously in the next missionary initiatives in the Diocese of Rome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/continue-to-witness-to-the-gospel-every-day-and-commit-yourselves/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Jesus’ example of fidelity to prayer challenges us to examine the time and effort we devote to our own prayer. While prayer is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/jesus-example-of-fidelity-to-prayer-challenges-us-to-examine-the-time/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [If we look to the saints, this great luminous wake with which God has passed through history, we truly see that here is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/if-we-look-to-the-saints-this-great-luminous-wake-with-which-god-has/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [“Joseph Ratzinger never developed his own theological system. As a theologian he took on what was there, discerned its essentials, situated it in relation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/joseph-ratzinger-never-developed-his-own-theological-system-as-a/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Jesus Christ does not teach us a spirituality “of closed eyes”, but one of “alertness”, one which entails an absolute duty to take notice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/jesus-christ-does-not-teach-us-a-spirituality-of-closed-eyes-but-one/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Joy is the true gift of Christmas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/joy-is-the-true-gift-of-christmas/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Material possessions, in themselves, are good. We would not survive for long without money, clothing and shelter. We must eat in order to stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/material-possessions-in-themselves-are-good-we-would-not-survive-for/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of many lay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/one-of-the-promising-indications-of-a-renewal-in-the-church-s/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [God loves us despite our shortcomings and sins, and his love gives meaning to our lives and to the life of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/god-loves-us-despite-our-shortcomings-and-sins-and-his-love-gives/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [It's a great responsibility before God, the judge who guides us, who draws us to truth and good, and in this sense the church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/it-s-a-great-responsibility-before-god-the-judge-who-guides-us-who/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Discovering the beauty and joy of faith is a path that every new generation must take on its own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/discovering-the-beauty-and-joy-of-faith-is-a-path-that-every-new/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Apostolic and missionary fruitfulness is not principally due to programmes and pastoral methods that are cleverly drawn up and "efficient", but is the result…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/apostolic-and-missionary-fruitfulness-is-not-principally-due-to/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communicate/pope-benedict-xvi/#itemlist", "name": "6 Communicate Quotes By Pope Benedict XVI", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Let us seek in particular to communicate the deepest joy, that of knowing God in Christ.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pope Benedict XVI" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/let-us-seek-in-particular-to-communicate-the-deepest-joy-that-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/pope-benedict-xvi-414_christ_let-us-seek-in-particular-to-communicate_278112.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/pope-benedict-xvi-414_christ_let-us-seek-in-particular-to-communicate_278112.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/pope-benedict-xvi-414_christ_let-us-seek-in-particular-to-communicate_278112.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Let us seek in particular to communicate the deepest joy, that of knowing God in Christ.” — Pope Benedict XVI", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If Jesus has become your hope, communicate this to others with your joy and your spiritual, apostolic and social engagement. 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