We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice. Pope Paul VI
The pope is becoming a missionary, you will say. Yes, the pope is becoming a missionary, which means a witness, a shepherd, an apostle on the move. Pope Paul VI
Two conditions render difficult this historic situation of mankind: It is full of tremendously deadly armament, and it has not progressed morally as much as it has scientifically and technically. Pope Paul VI
Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see.
The pope – and we know this well – is without doubt the most serious obstacle on the ecumenical road. Pope Paul VI
Of all human activities, man’s listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will. Pope Paul VI
Liturgy is like a strong tree whose beauty is derived from the continuous renewal of its leaves, but whose strength comes from the old trunk, with solid roots in the ground. Pope Paul VI
The Eucharistic mystery stands at the heart and center of the liturgy since it is the fount of life by which we are cleansed and strengthened to live not for ourselves but for God and to be united in love among ourselves. Pope Paul VI