"Just as the divine Redeemer, dying on the……" — Pope Pius XII
"Just as the divine Redeemer, dying on the Cross, offered Himself as Head of the whole human race to the eternal Father, so also in this "clean oblation" (Mal 1:2), He, as Head of the Church, offers not only Himself but, in Himself, all His mystical members."
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Pope Pius XII
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56 Quotes by Pope Pius XII
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You lose nothing through peace. You can lose everything through war.
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The more pure and chaste is a soul, the more it hungers for this Bread [Jesus in the Eucharist], from…
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The faith of the Church is this: That one and identical is the Word of God and the Son of…
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To live without risk is to risk not living.
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This practice of adoration is based on strong and solid reasons. For the Eucharist is at once a sacrifice and…
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The preaching of the faith has lost nothing of its relevance in our times. The Church has a sacred duty…
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Some say they are not bound by the doctrine which teaches that the Mystical Body of Christ and the Roman…
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True Christianity today is not different from primitive Christianity ... She remains what she has been since her foundation: always…
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All people and each individual man is called to come into the Church.
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Above all, the state of grace is absolutely necessary at the moment of death; without it, salvation and supernatural happiness…
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Salvation and justice are not to be found in revolution, but in evolution through concord. Violence has ever achieved only…
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Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a man courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses,…
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