“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
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
In this world of ours, every believer must be a spark of light, a center of love, a vivifying ferment for the… — Pope John XXIII Communion with god 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
It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father. — Pope John XXIII Children 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
Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. We must always remember this. The actual words matter less. — Pope John XXIII Matter Copy Share Image
We supplicate all rulers not to remain deaf to the cry of mankind. Let them do everything in their power to save… — Pope John XXIII Consequence 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
There is a common belief that under modern conditions peace cannot be assured except on the basis of an equal balance of… — Pope John XXIII Armament 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
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
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
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
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
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
Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another. — Pope John XXIII Accepting 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
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
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