Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Pope Saint John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła, was pope from 1978 to 2005. He is widely known to Catholics as Saint John Paul the Great, especially in the names of institutions...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth18 May 1920
CityWadowice, Poland
CountryPoland
Pope John Paul II quotes about
faith inspiration giving
In the depths of the human soul... the desire to give meaning to one's own life is joined by the fleeting vision of beauty and of the mysterious unity of things.
atheist giving culture
Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.
giving rich poor
None are so poor that they have nothing to give...and none are so rich that they have nothing to receive.
christian children giving
We began by imagining that we are giving to the; we end by realizing that they have enriched us.
giving-up prayer light
Prayer gives us light by which to see and to judge from God's perspective and from eternity. That is why you must not give up on praying!
children sibling giving
The greatest gift you can give your child is another sibling.
religious light giving
The Eucharist is the full realization of the worship which humanity owes to God, and it cannot be compared to any other religious experience.... The risen Lord ... calls the faithful together to give them the light of His Word and the nourishment of His Body as the perennial sacramental wellspring of redemption. The grace flowing from this wellspring renews mankind, life, and history.
prayer giving-up light
Prayer gives us strength for great ideals, for keeping up our faith, charity, purity, generosity; prayer gives us strength to rise up from indifference and guilt, if we have had the misfortune to give in to temptation and weakness. Prayer gives us light by which to see and to judge from God's perspective and from eternity. That is why you must not give up on praying!
giving pro-life grace
Give us the grace - When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, to stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to destroy unborn life.
home giving people
A community needs a soul if it is to become a true home for human beings. You.. the people must give it this soul.
giving faithful enemy
The most faithful disciples of Christ have been builders of peace, to the point of forgiving their enemies, sometimes even to the point of giving their lives for them.
father light giving
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.
mean mature-person giving
When you wonder about the mystery of yourself, look to Christ, who gives you the meaning of life. When you wonder what it means to be a mature person, look to Christ, who is the fulfillness of humanity. And when you wonder about your role in the future of the world look to Christ.
giving asks ifs
If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.