Quote/s of the Day – 17 April – Tuesday of the Third Week of Eastertide
Speaking of: “Gaudete et Exsultate” – “Rejoice and Be Glad”
Pope Francis’ new Apostolic Exhortation on holiness: 9 April 2018
“We are all called to be holy,
by living our lives with love
and by bearing witness,
in everything we do,
wherever we find ourselves.”
“Thanks be to God,
throughout the history of the church,
it has always been clear,
that a person’s perfection is measured,
not by the information,
or knowledge, they possess
but by the depth of their charity.”
“Jesus explained with great simplicity,
what it means to be holy,
when He gave us the Beatitudes
(Mt 5:3-12; Lk 6:20-23).”
“Giving and forgiving,
means, reproducing in our lives,
some small measure,
of God’s perfection,
which gives and forgives
superabundantly.”
“It is true, that the primacy
belongs to our relationship with God
but we cannot forget,
that the ultimate criterion,
on which our lives will be judged,
is what we have done for others.”
“The saints surprise us,
they confound us
because by their lives,
they urge us to abandon
a dull and dreary
mediocrity.”
“A community that cherishes
the little details of love,
whose members care for one another
and create an open
and evangelising environment,
is a place where the risen Lord is present,
sanctifying it in accordance
with the Father’s plan.”
“We should not think
of the devil as a myth,
a representation, a symbol,
a figure of speech or an idea.
This mistake would lead us
to let down our guard,
to grow careless
and end up more vulnerable.”
“The devil does not need
to possess us.
He poisons us with
the venom of hatred,
desolation, envy and vice.
When we let down our guard,
he takes advantage of it,
to destroy our lives,
our families and our communities.”
“Discernment is not about discovering,
what more we can get out of this life
but about recognising, how we can better
accomplish, the mission entrusted
to us at our baptism.”
“Let us ask the Holy Spirit,
to pour out upon us,
a fervent longing,
to be saints
for God’s greater glory
and let us encourage one another,
in this effort.”
Pope Francis – “Gaudete et Exsultate”
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