Pope John Paul Ii Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Pope John Paul Ii quotes, Pope John Paul Ii sayings, and Pope John Paul Ii proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Beauty is the vocation bestowed on the artist by the Creator in the gift of artistic talent. Pope John Paul II
Faced with the sacredness of life and of the human person, and before the marvels of the universe, wonder is the only appropriate attitude. Pope John Paul II
Interdependence must be transformed into solidarity based upon the principle that the goods of creation are meant for all. That which human industry produces through the processing of raw materials with the contribution of work must serve equally for the good of all. Pope John Paul II
To men and women there falls the task of exploring truth with their reason, and in this their nobility consists. Pope John Paul II
Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly… Do this in complete faith and confidence. Pope John Paul II
To reach peace, teach peace. Pope John Paul II
It is the responsibility of Pastors to encourage, also by their personal witness, the practice of Eucharistic adoration, and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in particular, as well as prayer of adoration before Christ present under the Eucharistic species. Pope John Paul II
We emphasize the transcendent worth of the human person. We insist that the human person must never be treated as an object; he must always be considered the subject. That is the basis for our teaching, the absolute standard. Pope John Paul II
A good leader sees everything, overlooks a great deal, and corrects a little. Pope John Paul II
The worst prison would be a closed heart. Pope John Paul II
The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven. Pope John Paul II
To recite the Rosary is nothing other than to contemplate the face of Christ with Mary. Pope John Paul II
St. Joseph was a just man, a tireless worker, the upright guardian of those entrusted to his care. May he always guard, protect and enlighten families. Pope John Paul II
In suffocating the voice of conscience, passion carries with itself a restlessness of the body and the senses: it is the restlessness of the 'external man.' When the internal man has been reduced to silence, then passion, once it has been given freedom of action, so to speak, exhibits itself as an insistent tendency to satisfy the senses and the body. Pope John Paul II
The Holy Father reiterates his firm and absolute disapproval of such actions that offend God, violate the fundamental right to life and undermine peaceful coexistence. Pope John Paul II
The priestly vocation is essentially a call to sanctity, in the form that derives from the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Sanctity is intimacy with God; it is the imitation of Christ, poor, chaste and humble; it is unreserved love for souls and self-giving to their true good; it is love for the church which is holy and wants us to be holy, because such is the mission that Christ has entrusted to it. Pope John Paul II
Your wish to become a priest, or at least your wish to discover if you are being called to be one. And so the question is a serious one, because you have to prepare thoroughly, with clear intentions and an austere formation. Pope John Paul II
The world looks to the priest, because it looks to Jesus! No one can see Christ; but everyone sees the priest, and through him they wish to catch a glimpse of the Lord! Immense is the grandeur of the Lord! Immense is the grandeur and dignity of the priest! Pope John Paul II
The human being is single, unique, and unrepeatable, someone thought of and chosen from eternity, someone called and identified by name. Pope John Paul II
To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others. Pope John Paul II
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. Pope John Paul II
The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations. Pope John Paul II
To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others. Pope John Paul II
The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being. Pope John Paul II
The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being. Pope John Paul II
The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message. Pope John Paul II
A sign of hope is the increasing recognition that the dignity of human life must never be taken away, even in the case of someone who has done great evil. Modern society has the means of protecting itself, without definitively denying criminals the chance to reform. I …appeal…for a consensus to end the death penalty, which is both cruel and unnecessary. Pope John Paul II
Have no fear of moving into the unknown Pope John Paul II
Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the world, an example of a genuinely free, democratic, just and humane society. Pope John Paul II
The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away with alienation but rather increases it, adding to it a lack of basic necessities and economic inefficiency. Pope John Paul II