It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to observe her with renewed and friendly attention.

Quote by Pope John XXIII

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See everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little.

See everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little.

The feelings of my smallness and my nothingness always kept me good company.

The feelings of my smallness and my nothingness always kept me good company.

See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.

See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.

Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.

Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.

Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.

Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.

It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a...

It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a...

It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a...

It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a...

I have been able to follow my death step by step and now my life...

I have been able to follow my death step by step and now my life...

The council now beginning rises in the Church like the daybreak, a forerunner of most...

The council now beginning rises in the Church like the daybreak, a forerunner of most...

I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near...

I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near...

Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but...

Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but...

Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.

Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.

I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near...

I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near...

The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in...

The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in...

Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

Here I am at the end of the road and at the top of the...

Here I am at the end of the road and at the top of the...

If God created shadows, it was to better emphasize the light.

If God created shadows, it was to better emphasize the light.

It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a...

It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a...

While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The Angel of...

While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The Angel of...

There were honest people long before there were Christians and there are, God be praised,...

There were honest people long before there were Christians and there are, God be praised,...