Pope John XXIII Quotes

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• Prudent is he who can keep silent that part of truth which may be untimely, and by not speaking it, does not spoil the truth…
• An angel of Paradise, no less, is always beside me, wrapped in everlasting ecstasy on his Lord. So I am ever under the gaze of…
• The social progress, order, security and peace of each country are necessarily connected with the social progress, order, security and peace of all other countries.
• To keep me from sin and straying from Him, God has used devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. My life…
• O Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, I would like to be filled with love for You; keep me closely united with You, may my heart…
• Every time I hear anyone speak of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or of the Blessed Sacrament I feel an indescribable joy. It is as…
• The thought of the presence of God and the spirit of worship will in all my actions have as their immediate object Jesus, God and…
• Justice comes before charity.
• There is a common belief that under modern conditions peace cannot be assured except on the basis of an equal balance of armaments...[but] true and…
• Relations between States, as between individuals, must be regulated not by armed force, but in accordance with...truth, justice and vigorous and sincere co-operation.
• O Jesus, come back into our society, our family life, our souls and reign there as our peaceful Sovereign. Enlighten with the splendor of faith…
• The deposit of the faith is one thing... the way it is expressed is another.
• Today the universal common good poses problems of world-wide dimensions, which cannot be adequately tackled or solved except by the efforts of public authorities endowed…
• Do not walk through time without leaving worthy evidence of your passage.
• I live by the mercy of Jesus, to whom I owe everything and from whom I expect everything.
• I want to throw open the windows of the Church so that we can see out and the people can see in.
• The Catholic Church has a dignity far surpassing that of every merely human society, for it was founded by Christ the Lord. It is altogether…
• The Rosary is a school for learning true Christian perfection.
• Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another.
• Consult not your fears, but your hopes and your dreams.

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