--- title: "19 Difficulty Quotes By Pope Francis" description: "19 Difficulty quotes by Pope Francis. Plus more from Pope Francis and more Difficulty sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26c/pope-francis-85_abandon_do-not-lose-hope-st-joseph-also-experien_25118.png" --- > [Do not lose hope; St. Joseph also experienced moments of difficulty, but he never lost faith and was able to overcome them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/do-not-lose-hope-st-joseph-also-experienced-moments-of-difficulty-but/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26c/pope-francis-85_abandon_do-not-lose-hope-st-joseph-also-experien_25118.png) > [Missionaries never give up on their dream of peace, even when they experience difficulties and persecution, which makes their presence strongly felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/missionaries-never-give-up-on-their-dream-of-peace-even-when-they/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/pope-francis-85_difficulty_missionaries-never-give-up-on-their-drea_161434.png) > [To live as true children of God means to love our neighbour and to be close to those who are lonely and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/to-live-as-true-children-of-god-means-to-love-our-neighbour-and-to-be/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/pope-francis-85_child-of-god_to-live-as-true-children-of-god-means-to_2633330.png) > [To suffer is to take our difficulty and to carry it with strength, so that it does not drag us down, It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/to-suffer-is-to-take-our-difficulty-and-to-carry-it-with-strength-so/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/425/pope-francis-85_adversity_to-suffer-is-to-take-our-difficulty-and_2339947.png) > [Christians know how to face difficulties, trials and defeat with serenity and hope in the Lord.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/christians-know-how-to-face-difficulties-trials-and-defeat-with/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75c/pope-francis-85_christian_christians-know-how-to-face-difficulties_3003646.png) > [Holy Week is a privileged time when we are called to draw near to Jesus: friendship with him is shown in times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/holy-week-is-a-privileged-time-when-we-are-called-to-draw-near-to/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/pope-francis-85_difficulty_holy-week-is-a-privileged-time-when-we-a_2565428.png) > [Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/having-faith-does-not-mean-having-no-difficulties-but-having-the/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/pope-francis-85_difficulty_having-faith-does-not-mean-having-no-dif_1682102.png) > [In the face of life’s difficulties, let us ask the Lord for the strength to remain joyful witnesses to our faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/in-the-face-of-life-s-difficulties-let-us-ask-the-lord-for-the/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/507/pope-francis-85_asks_in-the-face-of-life-s-difficulties-let-u_2362837.png) > [A small step, in the midst of great human limitations, can be more pleasing to God than a life which appears outwardly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/a-small-step-in-the-midst-of-great-human-limitations-can-be-more/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/pope-francis-85_confronting_a-small-step-in-the-midst-of-great-human_1921740.jpg) > [Do not be afraid to help one another. The devil is looking for rivalry, division, gangs. Keep working to make progress ...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/do-not-be-afraid-to-help-one-another-the-devil-is-looking-for-rivalry/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/pope-francis-85_deep-within_do-not-be-afraid-to-help-one-another-the_2738593.png) > [I like to speak with the youth, and I like to hear the youth. They always put me in difficulty. They tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-like-to-speak-with-the-youth-and-i-like-to-hear-the-youth-they/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/pope-francis-85_creative_i-like-to-speak-with-the-youth-and-i-lik_1301480.jpg) > [I think of the difficulties which, in various countries, today afflicts the world of work and business; I think of how many,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-think-of-the-difficulties-which-in-various-countries-today-afflicts/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/380/pope-francis-85_business_i-think-of-the-difficulties-which-in-var_968490.png) > [Accompanying the people in their growth through good times and also through their difficulties, accompanying people in their joy and in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/accompanying-the-people-in-their-growth-through-good-times-and-also/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/913/pope-francis-85_challenges_accompanying-the-people-in-their-growth_1372471.jpg) > [ \[Sviatoslav\] Schevchuk, in the dogmatic part declares himself to be a son of the Church and in communion with the bishop of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/sviatoslav-schevchuk-in-the-dogmatic-part-declares-himself-to-be-a/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/pope-francis-85_bishops_sviatoslav-schevchuk-in-the-dogmatic-par_464672.jpg) > [Without prolonged moments of adoration, of prayerful encounter with the word, of sincere conversation with the Lord, our work easily becomes meaningless;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/without-prolonged-moments-of-adoration-of-prayerful-encounter-with/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/pope-francis-85_adoration_without-prolonged-moments-of-adoration-o_2614134.jpg) > [I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber but rather an encounter with the Lord’s mercy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-want-to-remind-priests-that-the-confessional-must-not-be-a-torture/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/pope-francis-85_above-and-beyond_i-want-to-remind-priests-that-the-confes_18967.jpg) > [We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/we-face-so-many-challenges-in-life-poverty-distress-humiliation-the/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/pope-francis-85_challenges_we-face-so-many-challenges-in-life-pover_1935548.png) > [I have great love for St. Joseph, because he is a man of silence and strength. On my table I have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-have-great-love-for-st-joseph-because-he-is-a-man-of-silence-and/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/pope-francis-85_care_i-have-great-love-for-st-joseph-because_591319.png) > [I have great love for Saint Joseph, because he is a man of silence and strength. On my table I have an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-have-great-love-for-saint-joseph-because-he-is-a-man-of-silence-and/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/880/pope-francis-85_can-do_i-have-great-love-for-saint-joseph-becau_208606.png) ## Other authors on Difficulty ## More by Pope Francis > [God reveals Himself through surprises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/god-reveals-himself-through-surprises/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/god-s-faithfulness-is-stronger-than-our-unfaithfulness-and-our/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/have-the-courage-to-go-against-the-tide-of-current-values-that-do-not/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [“Most people nowadays would not consider love as related in any way to truth. Love is seen as an experience associated with the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/most-people-nowadays-would-not-consider-love-as-related-in-any-way-to/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [The family remains the basic unit of society and the first school in which children learn the human, spiritual and moral values which enable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-family-remains-the-basic-unit-of-society-and-the-first-school-in/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [Listen to Jesus and follow him. That's the message of the Transfiguration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/listen-to-jesus-and-follow-him-that-s-the-message-of-the/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [Proceed calmly in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/proceed-calmly-in-life/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [I like to say that women are those who form life in their wombs - and this is a comparison I make - they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-like-to-say-that-women-are-those-who-form-life-in-their-wombs-and/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [You cannot insult the faith of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/you-cannot-insult-the-faith-of-others/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber but rather an encounter with the Lord’s mercy which spurs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-want-to-remind-priests-that-the-confessional-must-not-be-a-torture/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/to-all-people-of-good-will-who-are-working-for-social-justice-never/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/in-confession-jesus-welcomes-us-with-all-our-sinfulness-to-give-us-a/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [I pray every day for all who are suffering in Iraq. Please join me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-pray-every-day-for-all-who-are-suffering-in-iraq-please-join-me/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [I entrust this Twenty-second World Day of the Sick to the intercession of Mary. I ask her to help the sick to bear their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-entrust-this-twenty-second-world-day-of-the-sick-to-the/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [Certain realities in life are only seen through eyes that are cleansed through our tears. Let us learn how to weep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/certain-realities-in-life-are-only-seen-through-eyes-that-are/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/difficulty/pope-francis/#itemlist", "name": "19 Difficulty Quotes By Pope Francis", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do not lose hope; St. Joseph also experienced moments of difficulty, but he never lost faith and was able to overcome them, in the certainty that God never abandons us.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pope Francis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/do-not-lose-hope-st-joseph-also-experienced-moments-of-difficulty-but/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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