Pope Francis Quotes About Joy
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Jesus on the cross feels the whole weight of the evil, and with the force of God's love he conquers it; he defeats it with his resurrection. This is the good that Jesus does for us on the throne of the cross. Christ's cross, embraced with love, never leads to sadness, but to joy, to the joy of having been saved and of doing a little of what he did on the day of his death.
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A Christian is never bored or sad. Rather, the one who loves Christ is full of joy and radiates joy.
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Dear young people, Jesus gives us life, life in abundance. If we are close to him we will have joy in our hearts and a smile on our face.
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If we wish to follow Christ closely, we cannot choose an easy, quiet life. It will be a demanding life, but full of joy.
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Christianity spreads through the joy of disciples who know that they are loved and saved.
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We cannot live as Christians separate from the rock who is Christ. He gives us strength and stability, but also joy and serenity.
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The life of a family is filled with beautiful moments: rest, meals together, walks in the park or the countryside, visits to grandparents or to a sick person... But if love is missing, joy is missing, nothing is fun. Jesus gives always gives us that love: he is its endless source. In the sacrament he gives us his word and he gives us the bread of life, so that our joy may be complete.
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Each encounter with Jesus fills us with joy, with that deep joy which only God can give.
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Wherever there are men and women who have consecrated their lives to God, there you find joy.
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The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept His offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness, and loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew.
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If we act like children of God, knowing that he loves us, our lives will be made new, filled with serenity and joy.
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A Christian is one who is invited... to join in the feast, to the joy of being saved, to the joy of being redeemed, to the joy of sharing life with Christ. This is a joy! You are called to a party!
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If we live the faith in our daily life, then our work too becomes a chance to spread the joy of being a Christian.
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For just as some people want a purely spiritual Christ, without flesh and without the cross, they also want their interpersonal relationships provided by sophisticated equipment, by screens and systems which can be turned on and off on command. Meanwhile, the Gospel tells us constantly to run the risk of a face-to-face encounter with others, with their physical presence which challenges us, with their pain and their pleas, with their joy which infects us in our close and continuous interaction.
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Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.
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The Church needs you, your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy that is so characteristic of you.
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Ours is not a joy born of having many possessions, but of having encountered a person: Jesus in our midst.
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Our deepest joy comes from Christ: remaining with him, walking with him, being his disciples.
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The Saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts, and who shared this joy with others.
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The Holy Spirit transforms and renews us, creates harmony and unity, and gives us courage and joy for mission.
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Our families need to ask for the gift of the Spirit! Through prayer, even in the busiest times, we give time back to God, we find the peace that comes from appreciating the important things, and we encounter the joy of God’s unexpected gifts. Through daily prayer may our homes become, like the house of Martha and Mary, places where Jesus always finds a warm welcome.
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We are all sinners. But may the Lord not let us be hypocrites. Hypocrites don’t know the meaning of forgiveness, joy and the love of God.
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If we are truly in love with Christ and if we sense how much he loves us, our heart will 'light up' with a joy that spreads to everyone around us.
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The cross of Christ, embraced with love, never brings sadness with it, but joy, the joy of being saved and of doing a little of what he did on the day of his death.
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A Christian brings peace to others. Not only peace, but also love, kindness, faithfulness and joy.
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I want to say one word to you and this word is “Joy”. Wherever there are consecrated people, seminarians, men and women religious, young people, there is joy, there is always joy!
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Let us draw from the crib the joy and deep peace that Jesus comes to bring to the world.
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...we must also acknowledge that the majority of the men and women of our time continue to live daily in situations of insecurity, with dire consequences. Certain pathologies are increasing, with their psychological consequences; fear and desperation grip the hearts of many people, even in the so-called rich countries; the joy of life is diminishing; indecency and violence are on the rise; poverty is becoming more and more evident. People have to struggle to live and, frequently, to live in an undignified way.
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Instead of seeming to impose new obligations, they should appear as people who wish to share their joy, who point to a horizon of beauty and who invite others to a delicious banquet. It is not by proselytizing that the Church grows, but by attraction.
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The joy of the Gospel is for all people: no one can be excluded.
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