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The Gospel Must Not Be Kept Hidden Because Of Fear Or Indifference. It Was Never Meant To Be Hidden Away In Private. It Has To Be Put On A Stand So That People May See Its Light And Give Praise To Our Heavenly Father.

-Pope John Paul II

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The Gospel Must Not

Pope John Paul II

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The Gospel Must Not Be Kept Hidden Because Of Fear Or Indifference. It Was Never Meant To Be Hidden Away In Private. It Has To Be Put On A Stand So That People May See Its Light And Give Praise To Our Heavenly Father.

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Since Christ Is The Only Way To The Father, In Order To Highlight His Living And Saving Presence In The Church And The World, The International Eucharistic Congress Will Take Place In Rome, On The Occasion Of The Great Jubilee. The Year 2000 Will Be Intensely Eucharistic: In The Sacrament Of The Eucharist The Savior, Who Took Flesh In Mary's Womb Twenty Centuries Ago, Continues To Offer Himself To Humanity As The Source Of Divine Life

Faith And Reason Are Like Two Wings On Which The Human Spirit Rises To The Contemplation Of Truth; And God Has Placed In The Human Heart A Desire To Know The Truth- In A Word, To Know Himself- So That, By Knowing And Loving God, Men And Women May Also Come To The Fullness Of Truth About Themselves.

I Hope That This Form Of Adoration, With Permanent Exposition Of The Blessed Sacrament, Will Continue Into The Future. Specifically, I Hope That The Fruit Of This Congress Results In The Establishment Of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration In All Parishes And Christian Communities Throughout The World

Man's Life Comes From God: It Is His Image And Imprint, As Sharing In His Breath Of Life. God Therefore Is The Sole Lord Of This Life: Man Cannot Do With It As He Wills.

Only Faith In Christ Gives Rise To A Culture Contrary To Egotism And Death.

The True Christian Can Nurture A Trustful Optimism, Because He Is Certain Of Not Walking Alone. In Sending Us Jesus, The Eternal Son Made Man, God Has Drawn Near To Each Of Us. In Christ He Has Become Our Travelling Companion.

Do Not Be Afraid To Be The Saints Of The New Mellineum!

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.

Another Name For Peace Is Development.

There Is A Growing Threat To The Environment, To The Vegetation, Animals, Water And Air. Sacred Scripture Hands Us The Image Of Cain Who Rejects His Responsibility: 'am I My Brother's Keeper?' The Bible Shows The Human Person As His Brother's Keeper And The Guardian Of Creation Which Has Been Entrusted To Him.

Let Us Remember The Past With Gratitude, Live The Present With Enthusiasm, And Look Forward To The Future With Confidence.

A Just Wage For The Worker Is The Ultimate Test Of Whether Any Economic System Is Functioning Justly.

The Internet Causes Billions Of Images To Appear On Millions Of Computer Monitors Around The Planet. From This Galaxy Of Sight And Sound Will The Face Of Christ Emerge And The Voice Of Christ Be Heard? For It Is Only When His Face Is Seen And His Voice Heard That The World Will Know The Glad Tidings Of Our Redemption. This Is The Purpose Of Evangelization. And This Is What Will Make The Internet A Genuinely Human Space, For If There Is No Room For Christ, There Is No Room For Man.

It Would Be A Sad Thing If The Religious And Moral Convictions Upon Which The American Experiment Was Founded Could Now Somehow Be Considered A Danger To Free Society.

Do Not Be Afraid. Do Not Be Satisfied With Mediocrity. Put Out Into The Deep And Let Down Your Nets For A Catch.

The Way Jesus Shows You Is Not Easy. Rather, It Is Like A Path Winding Up A Mountain. Do Not Lose Heart! The Steeper The Road, The Faster It Rises Towards Ever Wider Horizons.

In Our Time, In Particular, There Exists Another Form Of Ownership Which Is Becoming No Less Important Than Land: The Possession Of Know-how, Technology And Skill. The Wealth Of The Industrialized Nations Is Based Much More On This Kind Of Ownership Than On Natural Resources.

People Must Not Attempt To Impose Their Own 'truth' On Others. The Right To Profess The Truth Must Always Be Upheld, But Not In A Way That Involves Contempt For Those Who May Think Differently. Truth Imposes Itself Solely By The Force Of Its Own Truth.

Make Your Lives Intensely Eucharistic.

Only In Christ Can Men And Women Find Answers To The Ultimate Questions That Trouble Them. Only In Christ Can They Fully Understand Their Dignity As Persons Created And Loved By God.

Certain Elements Of Today's Ecological Crisis Reveal Its Moral Character. First Among These Is The Indiscriminate Application Of Advances In Science And Technology. Many Recent Discoveries Have Brought Undeniable Benefits To Humanity. Indeed, They Demonstrate The Nobility Of The Human Vocation To Participate Responsibly In God's Creative Action In The World. Unfortunately, It Is Now Clear That The Application Of These Discoveries In The Fields Of Industry And Agriculture Have Produced Harmful Long-term Effects.

Our Very Contract With Nature Has A Deep Restorative Power; Contemplation Of Its Magnificence Imparts Peace And Serenity.

I Encourage Christians Regularly To Visit Christ Present In The Blessed Sacrament, For We Are All Called To Abide In The Presence Of God.

Eucharistic Adoration

The New Evangelization Calls For Followers Of Christ Who Are Unconditionally Pro-life Who Will Proclaim, Celebrate, And Serve The Gospel Of Life In Every Situation. 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. I Renew The Appeal I Made ... For A Consensus To End The Death Penalty, Which Is Both Cruel And Unnecessary.

When A Parliamentary Or Social Majority Decrees That It Is Legal, At Least Under Certain Conditions, To Kill Unborn Human Life, Is It Not Really Making A Tyrannical Decision With Regard To The Weakest And Most Defenseless Of Human Beings?....while Public Authority Can Sometimes Choose Not To Put A Stop To Something Which Were It Prohibited Would Cause More Serious Harm, It Can Never Presume To Legitimize As A Right Of Individuals Even If They Are The Majority Of The Members Of Society An Offense Against Other Persons Caused By The Disregard Of So Fundamental A Right As The Right To Life.

Christians, In Particular, Realize That Their Responsibility Within Creation And Their Duty Towards Nature And The Creator Are An Essential Part Of Their Faith.

I Have A Sweet Tooth For Song And Music. This Is My Polish Sin.

Darkness Can Only Be Scattered By Light, Hatred Can Only Be Conquered By Love.

Love Is A Constant Challenge, Thrown To Us By God.

Take Heart Young People! Christ Is Calling You And The World Awaits You! Remember The Kingdom Of God Needs Your Generous And Complete Dedication.

How Beautiful Is The Family That Recites The Rosary Every Evening.

True Living Is Not Found In One's Self Or In Things. It Is Found In Someone Else, In The One Who Created Everything That Is Good, True, And Beautiful In The World. True Living Is Found In God And You Discover God In The Person Of Jesus Christ.

What Have I Done With My Baptism And Confirmation? Is Christ Really At The Center Of My Life? Do I Have Time For Prayer In My Life? Do I Live My Life As A Vocation And Mission?

The Family, As The Fundamental And Essential Educating Community, Is The Privileged Means For Transmitting The Religious And Cultural Values Which Help The Person To Acquire His Or Her Own Identity. Founded On Love And Open To The Gift Of Life, The Family Contains In Itself The Very Future Of Society; Its Most Special Task Is To Contribute Effectively To A Future Of Peace.

We Are All One Family In The World. Building A Community That Empowers Everyone To Attain Their Full Potential Through Each Of Us Respecting Each Other's Dignity, Rights And Responsibilities Makes The World A Better Place To Live.

Peace Is Not Just The Absence Of War. Like A Cathedral, Peace Must Be Constructed Patiently And With Unshakable Faith.

Yes, The South-becoming Always Poorer-and The North-becoming Always Richer ...richer, Too In The Resources Of Weapons With Which The Superpowers And Blocs Can Mutually Threaten Each Other. In The Light Of Christ's Words (mt. 25), This Poor South Will Judge The Rich North. And The Poor People And Poor Nations-poor In Different Ways, Not Only Lacking Food, But Also Deprived Of Freedom And Other Human Right-will Judge Those People Who Take These Goods Away From Them, Amassing To Themselves The Imperialist Monopoly And Political Supremacy At The Expense Of Others.

Friendship, As Has Been Said, Consists In A Full Commitment Of The Will To Another Person With A View To That Person's Good.

Farmers Everywhere Provide Bread For All Humanity, But It Is Christ Alone Who Is The Bread Of Life...even If All The Physical Hunger Of The World Were Satisfied, Even If Everyone Who Is Hungry Were Fed By His Or Her Own Labor Or By The Generosity Of Others, The Deepest Hunger Of Man Would Still Exist...therefore, I Say, Come, All Of You, To Christ. He Is The Bread Of Life. Come To Christ And You Will Never Be Hungry Again.

Man Must Reconcile Himself To His Natural Greatness.... He Must Not Forget That He Is A Person.

The New York Marathon: A Fantastic Event.

Pray And Learn To Pray! Deepen Your Knowledge Of The Word Of The Living God By Reading And Meditating On The Scriptures.

God Made Us For Joy. God Is Joy, & The Joy Of Living Reflects The Original Joy That God Felt In Creating Us.

A Nation That Destroys Its Own People Is A Nation Without Hope.

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