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Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel QUOTES

Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel QUOTES

1 " Instead of imposing new obligations, (Christians) 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. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

2 " Before all else, the Gospel invites us to respond to the God of love who saves us, to see God in others and to go forth from ourselves to seek the good of others. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

3 " It is not 'progressive' to try to resolve problems by eliminating a human life. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

4 " God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

5 " Nobody can go off to battle unless he is fully convinced of victory beforehand. If we start without confidence, we have already lost half the battle and we bury our talents. While painfully aware of our own frailties, we have to march on without giving in, keeping in mind what the Lord said to Saint Paul: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor 12:9). Christian triumph is always a cross, yet a cross which is at the same time a victorious banner borne with aggressive tenderness against the assaults of evil. The evil spirit of defeatism is brother to the temptation to separate, before its time, the wheat from the weeds; it is the fruit of an anxious and self-centred lack of trust. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

6 " Not to share one’s wealth with the poor is to steal from them and to take away their livelihood. It is not our own goods which we hold, but theirs. - St John Chrysostom "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

7 " Whenever we encounter another person in love, we learn something new about God. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

8 " Often it is better simply to slow down, to put aside our eagerness in order to see and listen to others, to stop rushing from one thing to another and to remain with someone who has faltered along the way. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

9 " If we start without confidence, we have already lost half the battle and we bury our talents. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

10 " The Church must be a place of mercy freely given, where everyone can feel welcomed, loved, forgiven, and encouraged to live the good life of the Gospel. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

11 " We should recognize how in a culture where each person wants to be bearer of his or her own subjective truth, it becomes difficult for citizens to devise a common plan which transcends individual gain and personal ambitions. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

12 " Al que arriesga, el Señor no lo defrauda, y, cuando alguien da un pequeño paso hacia Jesús, descubre que Él ya esperaba su llegada con los brazos abiertos. Este es el momento para decirle a Jesucristo: «Señor, me he dejado engañar, de mil maneras escapé de tu amor, pero aquí estoy otra vez para renovar mi alianza contigo. Te necesito. Rescátame de nuevo, Señor, acéptame una vez más entre tus brazos redentores». "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

13 " Cuando la vida interior se clausura en los propios intereses, ya no hay espacio para los demás, ya no entran los pobres, ya no se escucha la voz de Dios, ya no se goza la dulce alegría de su amor, ya no palpita el entusiasmo por hacer el bien. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

14 " «la sociedad tecnológica ha logrado multiplicar las ocasiones de placer, pero encuentra muy difícil engendrar la alegría» "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

15 " Joy adapts and changes, but it always endures, even as a flicker of light born of our personal certainty that, when everything is said and done, we are infinitely loved. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

16 " Todos tenemos simpatías y antipatías, y quizá ahora mismo estamos enojados con alguno. Al menos digamos al Señor: «Señor, yo estoy enojado con este, con aquella. Yo te pido por él y por ella». Rezar por aquel con el que estamos irritados es un hermoso paso en el amor, y es un acto evangelizador. ¡Hagámoslo hoy! ¡No nos dejemos robar el ideal del amor fraterno! "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

17 " «Hijo, en la medida de tus posibilidades trátate bien [...]. No te prives de pasar un buen día» (Si 14,11.14). "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

18 " Las obras de amor al prójimo son la manifestación externa más perfecta de la gracia interior del Espíritu: «La principalidad de la ley nueva está en la gracia del Espíritu Santo, que se manifiesta en la fe que obra por el amor»[40]. Por ello explica que, en cuanto al obrar exterior, la misericordia es la mayor de todas las virtudes: "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

19 " ¡Qué bueno es que los jóvenes sean «callejeros de la fe», felices de llevar a Jesucristo a cada esquina, a cada plaza, a cada rincón de la tierra! "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

20 " Frequently, we act as arbiters of grace rather than its facilitators. But the Church is not a tollhouse; it is the house of the Father, where there is a place for everyone, with all their problems. "

― Pope Francis , Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel