If sadness comes to you one day with an invitation, tell it you are committed to joy and will be faithful to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May the Santo Niño continue to bless the Philippines and may he sustain the Christians of this great nation in their vocation… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We cannot live as Christians separate from the rock who is Christ. He gives us strength and stability, but also joy and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Challenges exist to be overcome! Let us be realists, but without losing our joy, our boldness and our hope-filled commitment. Let us… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The life of a family is filled with beautiful moments: rest, meals together, walks in the park or the countryside, visits to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Joy adapts and changes, but it always endures, even as a flicker of light born of our personal certainty that, when everything… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“joy is the salt of the earth and the light of the world. It is the yeast that leavens society as a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Sometimes we are tempted to find excuses and complain, acting as if we could only be happy if a thousand conditions were… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Instead of imposing new obligations, (Christians) should appear as people who wish to share their joy, who point to a horizon of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Ours is not a joy born of having many possessions, but of having encountered a person: Jesus in our midst. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Each encounter with Jesus fills us with joy, with that deep joy which only God can give. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“And here the first word that I wish to say to you: joy! Do not be men and women of sadness: a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
For just as some people want a purely spiritual Christ, without flesh and without the cross, they also want their interpersonal relationships… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Instead of seeming to impose new obligations, they should appear as people who wish to share their joy, who point to a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Without prolonged moments of adoration, of prayerful encounter with the word, of sincere conversation with the Lord, our work easily becomes meaningless;… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit transforms and renews us, creates harmony and unity, and gives us courage and joy for mission. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Can we who have had the joy of knowing that we are not orphans, that we have a Father, be indifferent to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us encourage the generosity which is typical of the young and help them to work actively in building a better world.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we are truly in love with Christ and if we sense how much he loves us, our heart will 'light up'… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we act like children of God, knowing that he loves us, our lives will be made new, filled with serenity and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The cross of Christ, embraced with love, never brings sadness with it, but joy, the joy of being saved and of doing… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“technological society has succeeded in multiplying occasions of pleasure, yet has found it very difficult to engender joy.” — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Most people nowadays would not consider love as related in any way to truth. Love is seen as an experience associated with the world… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The family remains the basic unit of society and the first school in which children learn the human, spiritual and moral values which enable… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Listen to Jesus and follow him. That's the message of the Transfiguration. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I like to say that women are those who form life in their wombs - and this is a comparison I make - they… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
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… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
