Explore the profound wisdom of Pope Francis through a captivating journey of his insightful quotes.This article delves into the spiritual richness of Pope Francis's words,offering a collection of thought-provoking quotes that inspire reflection and contemplation.From messages of compassion to calls for social justice,each quote encapsulates the essence of Pope Francis's teachings.Join us in this exploration of wisdom,as we unravel the profound insights that Pope Francis imparts through his timeless and impactful quotes.
Pope Francis quotes:1. “Let us always pray for one another.”—Pope Francis
2. “The world tells us to seek success,power and money;God tells us to seek humility, service and love.”—Pope Francis
3. “Dear young people,do not bury your talents,the gifts that god has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!”—Pope Francis
4. “We are all missionary disciples.”—Pope Francis
5. “To be saints is not a privilege for a few,but a vocation for everyone.”—Pope Francis
6. “Listen to Jesus and follow him.That’s the message of the Transfiguration.”—Pope Francis
7. “The rosary is spiritual medicine.”—Pope Francis
8. “Human dignity is the same for all human beings:when I trample on the dignity of another,I am trampling on my own.”—Pope Francis
Pope Francis quotes about love:
9. “To celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation means to be wrapped in a warm embrace.”—Pope Francis
10. “You pray for the hungry.Then you feed them.That’s how prayer works.”—Pope Francis
11. “The Earth is our environment to protect and the garden to tend to.”—Pope Francis
12. “The Eucharist is essential for us:it is Christ who wishes to enter our lives and fill us with his grace.”—Pope Francis
13. “The life of Jesus is a life for others.It is a life of service.”— Pope Francis
14. “Do not be afraid of what God asks of you! It is worth saying‘yes’to God.In him we find joy.”—Pope Francis
15. “To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.”—Pope Francis
16. “Let us learn to live with kindness,to love everyone,even when they do not love us.”—Pope Francis
Pope Francis quotes about Life:
17. “Advent increases our hope,a hope which does not disappoint.The Lord never lets us down.”—Pope Francis
18. “It is not possible to go backwards.We must go forward.Always forward.”—Pope Francis
19. “Being a disciple means being constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others,and this can happen unexpectedly and in any place:on the street, in a city square,during work,on a journey.”—Pope Francis
20. “Don’t let anyone rob you of hope.”—Pope Francis
21. “Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds,there is always a space in which the good seed can grow.You have to trust God.”—Pope Francis
22. “The family remains the basic unit of society and the first school in which children learn the human,spiritual and moral values which enable them to be a beacon of goodness,integrity and justice in our communities.”—Pope Francis
23. “Holy Week is a privileged time when we are called to draw near to Jesus:friendship with him is shown in times of difficulty.”—Pope Francis
24. “Holiness doesn’t mean doing extraordinary things,but doing ordinary things with love and faith.”—Pope Francis
Pope Francis quotes on marriage:
25. “Each encounter with Jesus changes our life.”—Pope Francis
26. “Find new ways to spread the word of God to every corner of the world.”—Pope Francis
27. “Lent comes providentially to reawaken us,to shake us from our lethargy.”—Pope Francis
28. “Love is more powerful,love gives life,love makes hope blossom in the wilderness.”—Pope Francis
29. “During Lent,let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference.”—Pope Francis
30. “Let us build our lives of faith on the rock who is Christ.”—Pope Francis
31. “God never tires of forgiving us.”—Pope Francis
32. “Take care of God’s creation.But above all,take care of people in need.”—Pope Francis
Pope Francis quotes on family:
33. “Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity.”—Pope Francis
34. “Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem.May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man.”—Pope Francis
35. “Mercy is the true power that can save humanity and the world from sin and evil.”—Pope Francis
36. “Confession is the sacrament of the tenderness of God,his way of embracing us.”—Pope Francis
37. “Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.”—Pope Francis
38. “Dear young people,Jesus wants to be your friend,and wants you to spread the joy of this friendship everywhere.”—Pope Francis
39. “I prefer a church which is bruised,hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets,rather than a church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.”—Pope Francis
40. “Racism today is the ultimate evil in the world.”—Pope Francis
Pope Francis quotes about faith:
41. “No elderly person should be like an“exile”in our families.The elderly are a treasure for our society.”—Pope Francis
42. “Have the courage“to swim against the tide”.Have the courage to be happy.”—Pope Francis
43. “Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools.Educating is an act of love;it is like giving life.”—Pope Francis
44. “Let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life.”—Pope Francis
45. “Ask Jesus what he wants from you and be brave!”—Pope Francis
46. “The Holy Spirit transforms and renews us,creates harmony and unity,and gives us courage and joy for mission.”—Pope Francis
47. “This is Christian hope,that the future is in God’s hands.”—Pope Francis
48. “None of us can think we are exempt from concerns for the poor and for social justice.”—Pope Francis
Pope Francis quotes on prayer:
49. “A small step,in the midst of great human limitations,can be more pleasing to God than a life which appears outwardly in order but moves through the day without confronting great difficulties.”—Pope Francis
50. “Inequality is the root of social evil.”—Pope Francis
51. “When we walk without the cross,when we build without the cross and when we proclaim Christ without the cross,we are not disciples of the Lord.We are worldly.We may be bishops,priests,cardinals,popes,all of this,but we are not disciples of the Lord.”
52. “Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds,there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God.”
53. “God always has patience.”
54. “Jesus teaches us another way:Go out.Go out and share your testimony,go out and interact with your brothers,go out and share,go out and ask.Become the Word in body as well as spirit.”
55. “The confessional is not a torture chamber,but the place in which the Lord’s mercy motivates us to do better.”
56. “Right now,we don’t have a very good relation with creation.”
Pope Francis quotes about environment:
57. “The people of God want pastors,not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials.”
58. “Religion has the right to express its opinion in the service of the people,but God in creation has set us free:it is not possible to interfere spiritually in the life of a person.”
59. “From my point of view,God is the light that illuminates the darkness,even if it does not dissolve it,and a spark of divine light is within each of us.”
60. “To say that you can kill in the name of God is blasphemy.”
61. “If one has the answers to all the questions–that is the proof that God is not with him.It means that he is a false prophet using religion for himself.The great leaders of the people of God,like Moses, have always left room for doubt.You must leave room for the Lord,not for our certainties;we must be humble.”
62. “Find new ways to spread the word of God to every corner of the world.”
63. “Perhaps I can say that I am a bit astute,that I can adapt to circumstances,but it is also true that I am a bit naive.Yes,but the best summary,the one that comes more from the inside and I feel most true is this:I am a sinner whom the Lord has looked upon.”
64. “A beautiful homily,a genuine sermon,must begin with the first proclamation,with the proclamation of salvation.There is nothing more solid,deep and sure than this proclamation.”
Pope Francis quotes about justice:
65. “This is me,a sinner on whom the Lord has turned his gaze.And this is what I said when they asked me if I would accept my election as pontiff.I am a sinner,but I trust in the infinite mercy and patience of our Lord Jesus Christ,and I accept in a spirit of penance.”
66. “Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers,from the bottom of my heart I give this silent blessing to each and every one of you,respecting the conscience of each one of you but knowing that each one of you is a child of God.”
67. “Those who today always look for disciplinarian solutions,those who long for an exaggerated doctrinal‘security,’those who stubbornly try to recover a past that no longer exists–they have a static and inward-directed view of things.In this way,faith becomes an ideology among other ideologies.”
68. “First of all,you ask me if the God of Christians forgives one who doesn’t believe and doesn’t seek the faith. Premise that–and it’s the fundamental thing–the mercy of God has no limits if one turns to him with a sincere and contrite heart;the question for one who doesn’t believe in God lies in obeying one’s conscience.”
69. “If the Christian is a restorationist,a legalist,if he wants everything clear and safe,then he will find nothing.Tradition and memory of the past must help us to have the courage to open up new areas to God.”
70. “Christmas is joy,religious joy,an inner joy of light and peace.”
71. “God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving.If he gives us the gift of Christmas,it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it.”
72. “The Jesuits have a vow to obey the pope,but if the pope is a Jesuit,maybe he should have a vow to obey the superior general…I feel like I’m still a Jesuit in terms of my spirituality,what I have in my heart.”
Pope Francis quotes about church:
73. “We must always walk in the presence of the Lord,in the light of the Lord,always trying to live in an irreprehensible way.”
74. “He who doesn’t pray to the Lord prays to the devil.”
75. “I have a dogmatic certainty:God is in every person’s life.God is in everyone’s life.Even if the life of a person has been a disaster,even if it is destroyed by vices,drugs or anything else–God is in this person’s life.You can–you must–try to seek God in every human life.”
76. “Once elected,the Pope is by virtue of the promise of Jesus to Peter,the Pope is preserved from the possibility of error.God would change any spendthrift politician into a responsible Pope.”
78. “I am a sinner.This is the most accurate definition.It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre.I am a sinner.”
79. “Worshipping is stripping ourselves of our idols,even the most hidden ones,and choosing the Lord as the center,as the highway of our lives.”
80. “Since God created the world,He also created reality.”
Pope Francis quotes about poverty:
81. “Every child that isn’t born,but is unjustly condemned to be aborted,has the face of Jesus Christ,has the face of the Lord.”
82. “The Son of God became incarnate in the souls of men to instill the feeling of brotherhood.All are brothers and all children of God.”
83. “I believe in God–not in a Catholic God;there is no Catholic God.There is God,and I believe in Jesus Christ,his incarnation.Jesus is my teacher and my pastor,but God,the Father,Abba,is the light and the Creator.This is my Being.”
84. “Worshipping the Lord means giving Him the place that he must have;worshipping the Lord means stating,believing–not only by our words–that He alone truly guides our lives;worshipping the Lord means that we are convinced before Him that He is the only God,the God of our lives,the God of our history.”
85. “Sin,also for those who don’t have faith,exists when one goes against one’s conscience.To listen to and obey it means,in fact,to decide in face of what is perceived as good or evil.And on this decision pivots the goodness or malice of our action.”
86. “I entered the diocesan seminary.I liked the Dominicans,and I had Dominican friends.But then I chose the Society of Jesus,which I knew well because the seminary was entrusted to the Jesuits.Three things,in particular,struck me about the Society:the missionary spirit,community,and discipline.”
87. “Let us all remember this:one cannot proclaim the Gospel of Jesus without the tangible witness of one’s life.”
88. “The Lord has redeemed all of us,all of us,with the blood of Christ:all of us,not just Catholics.Everyone!‘Father,the atheists?’Even atheists. Everyone!”
Pope Francis,more quotes and sayings:
89. “It makes me sad when I find sisters who aren’t joyful.They might smile,but with just a smile they could be flight attendants!”
90. “I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.”
91. “I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful;it needs nearness, proximity.”
92. “Instead of being just a church that welcomes and receives by keeping the doors open,let us try also to be a church that finds new roads,that is able to step outside itself and go to those who do not attend Mass,to those who have quit or are indifferent.”
93. “It is true that going out on to the street implies the risk of accidents happening,as they would to any ordinary man or woman.But if the church stays wrapped up in itself,it will age.And if I had to choose between a wounded church that goes out on to the streets and a sick,withdrawn church,I would definitely choose the first one.”
94. “A church without women would be like the apostolic college without Mary.The Madonna is more important than the apostles,and the church herself is feminine,the spouse of Christ and a mother.”
95. “I see the church as a field hospital after battle.It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugars.You have to heal his wounds.Then we can talk about everything else.”
96. “In the Church, and in the journey of faith,women have had and still have a special role in opening doors to the Lord.”
Pope Francis quotes on loving and mercy:
97. “Despite the slowness,the infidelity,the errors and sins it committed and might still commit against its members,the Church,trust me,has no other meaning and goal but to live and witness Jesus.”
98. “We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world:when a church becomes like this,it grows sick.”
99. “We must not reduce the bosom of the universal church to a nest protecting our mediocrity.”
100. “Oh,how I would like a poor Church,and for the poor.”
101. “If,hypothetically,Western Catholicism were to review the issue of celibacy,I think it would do so for cultural reasons,not so much as a universal option.”
102. “The Roman Curia has its defects,but it seems to me that people often overemphasize its defects and talk too little about the health of the many religious and laypeople who work there.”
103. “The Church is or should go back to being a community of God’s people,and priests,pastors and bishops,who have the care of souls,are at the service of the people of God.”
104. “Inconsistency on the part of pastors and the faithful between what they say and what they do,between word and manner of life,is undermining the Church’s credibility.”
Pope Francis quotes on god and christianity:
105. “If investments in banks fall,it is a tragedy,and people say,‘What are we going to do?’but if people die of hunger,have nothing to eat or suffer from poor health,that’s nothing.”
106. “Unrestrained liberalism only makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker and excludes the most excluded.”
107. “There is a need for financial reform along ethical lines that would produce in its turn an economic reform to benefit everyone.This would nevertheless require a courageous change of attitude on the part of political leaders.”
108. “You cannot be in a position of power and destroy the life of another person.”
109. “The worship of the golden calf of old has found a new and heartless image in the cult of money and the dictatorship of an economy which is faceless and lacking any truly human goal.”
110. “Money has to serve,not to rule.”
111. “Today,the news is scandals;that is news,but the many children who don’t have food–that’s not news.This is grave.We can’t rest easy while things are this way.”
112. “The Pope loves everyone,rich and poor alike,but the Pope has the duty,in Christ’s name,to remind the rich to help the poor,to respect them,to promote them.”
Pope Francis inspirational quotes:
113. “These days there is a lot of poverty in the world,and that’s a scandal when we have so many riches and resources to give to everyone.We all have to think about how we can become a little poorer.”
114. “My choices,including those related to the day-to-day aspects of life,like the use of a modest car,are related to a spiritual discernment that responds to a need that arises from looking at things,at people and from reading the signs of the times.Discernment in the Lord guides me in my way of governing.”
115. “Proselytism is solemn nonsense;it makes no sense.We need to get to know each other,listen to each other and improve our knowledge of the world around us.”
116. “Together with a culture of work,there must be a culture of leisure as gratification.To put it another way:people who work must take the time to relax,to be with their families,to enjoy themselves,read,listen to music,play a sport.”
117. “Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.”
118. “Each of us has a vision of good and of evil.We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is good…Everyone has his own idea of good and evil and must choose to follow the good and fight evil as he conceives them.That would be enough to make the world a better place.”
119. “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will,who am I to judge? We shouldn’t marginalize people for this.They must be integrated into society.”
120. “Life is a journey.When we stop,things don’t go right.”
121. “So many of you have lost everything.I don't know what to say to you.But the Lord does know what to say to you.Some of you have lost part of your families.All I can do is keep silence and walk with you all with my silent heart.”-Pope Francis
122. “I have neither silver nor gold,but I bring with me the most precious thing given to me:Jesus Christ.”-Pope Francis
123. “I prefer a church which is bruised,hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets,rather than a church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.”-Pope Francis
124. “The world is polarized.The middle class becomes smaller.The polarization makes the difference between rich and the poor big.This is true.”-Pope Francis
125. “You pray for the hungry.Then you feed them.That's how prayer works.”-Pope Francis
126. “Poverty is part of the natural condition and that is bad enough.But my task is to prevent the aggravation of this condition.”-Pope Francis
127. “The great biblical tradition enjoins on all peoples the duty to hear the voice of the poor. It bids us break the bonds of injustice and oppression which give rise to glaring,and indeed scandalous,social inequalities.”-Pope Francis
128. “This is God's way,the way of humility.It is the way of Jesus;there is no other.And there can be no humility without humiliation.”-Pope Francis
Inspirational Pope Francis quotes about life and blessings:
129. “There is nothing the Church can do except try to educate people to become good consumers.”-Pope Francis
130. “God chooses the Pope and God also made men and women different.”-Pope Francis
131. “Let Jesus preach to you,and and let Jesus heal you.We are all wounded. Everyone.”-Pope Francis
132. “I'm the type of human who is interested most in the truth.God gave me a healthy love for the truth.”-Pope Francis
133. “The Lord is always there waiting to give us his love:it is an amazing thing,one which never ceases to surprise us!”-Pope Francis
134. “In our families we learn to love and to recognise the dignity of all,especially of the elderly”-Pope Francis
135. “Jesus intercedes for us each day.Let us pray:Lord,have mercy on me;intercede for me!”-Pope Francis
136. “To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.”-Pope Francis
Pope Francis quotes on happiness and serving others:
137. “God is not a divine being or a magician,but the Creator who brought everything to life.”-Pope Francis
138. “There is no cross,big or small,in our life which the Lord does not share with us.”-Pope Francis
139. “God faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities.”-Pope Francis
140. “I cannot live without people.I need to live my life with others.”-Pope Francis
141. “Do I pray that the Lord gives me the desire to do his will,or do I look for compromises because I'm afraid of God's will?”-Pope Francis
142. “In the face of so many wounds that hurt us and could lead to a hardness of heart,we are called to dive into the sea of prayer,which is the sea of the boundless love of God,in order to experience his tenderness”-Pope Francis
143. “I would like that all of us,after these days of grace,might have the courage-the courage-to walk in the presence of the Lord,with the Cross of the Lord:to build the Church on the Blood of the Lord,which is shed on the Cross,and to profess the one glory,Christ Crucified.In this way,the Church will go forward.”-Pope Francis
144. “As your captain,I'm going to push you to not fall back on defense,but to play offense,and to play our match-the Gospel, together.”-Pope Francis
Pope Francis motivational quotes:
145. “In the roughest moments,remember:God is our Father;God does not abandon his children.”-Pope Francis
146. “We are all sinners.But God heals us with an abundance of grace,mercy and tenderness”-Pope Francis
147. “To follow Jesus means putting him first,and stripping ourselves of all the things that oppress our hearts.”-Pope Francis
148. “If money and material things become the center of our lives,they seize us and make us slaves.”-Pope Francis
149. “Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity.They are children,women and men who leave or who are forced to leave their homes for various reasons,who share a legitimate desire for knowing and having,but above all for being more”-Pope Francis
150. “How I wish everyone had decent work! It is essential for human dignity.”-Pope Francis
In conclusion,the eloquent words of Pope Francis serve as a guiding light,illuminating paths of compassion,justice,and spirituality.As we reflect on his profound quotes,we find not just wisdom,but a roadmap for a more compassionate world.Pope Francis's messages resonate beyond religious boundaries,offering universal truths that inspire positive change.Let these quotes be a constant source of inspiration,encouraging us to embody the values of empathy and kindness in our daily lives.Pope Francis's timeless wisdom continues to echo,urging us towards a better,more harmonious world. By:QuotidianVerse Team.
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