Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another. — Pope John XXIII Accept 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
The feelings of my smallness and my nothingness always kept me good company. — Pope John XXIII Business Copy Share Image
Anybody can be Pope; the proof of this is that I have become one. — Pope John XXIII Pope Copy Share Image
If God created shadows it was to better emphasise the light. — Pope John XXIII Light Copy Share Image
Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfullfilled potential. — Pope John XXIII Concern 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
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 Apostolic 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
We ardently desire their return to the house of the common Father they will not enter a strange house but their own. — Pope John XXIII God Copy Share Image
Relations between States, as between individuals, must be regulated not by armed force, but in accordance with...truth, justice and vigorous and sincere… — Pope John XXIII Armed forces Copy Share Image
Christ's Church is, above all, the spiritual temple where every Christian knows he has his place: he knows he has it, and… — Pope John XXIII Christian Copy Share Image
Prudent is he who can keep silent that part of truth which may be untimely, and by not speaking it, does not… — Pope John XXIII Doe Copy Share Image
It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell… — Pope John XXIII Night 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 Becoming 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
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
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 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
In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 1948) in most solemn form, the dignity of a person is acknowledged to all… — Pope John XXIII Attainment 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
Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways, women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one. — Pope John XXIII Family Copy Share Image
I must consider myself as the man of the cross and love the one that God gives me without thinking any further. — Pope John XXIII Cross Copy Share Image
... just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul. — Pope John XXIII Body Copy Share Image
The Rosary is a magnificent and universal prayer for the needs of the Church, the nations and the entire world. — Pope John XXIII Christian Copy Share Image
Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age. — Pope John XXIII Age Copy Share Image
It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father. — Pope John XXIII Children Copy Share Image
I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart. — Pope John XXIII Heart Copy Share Image
