Selected quotes of Pope Benedict XVI offered daily for prayer and reflection….

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The Church
 


In the Church everyone has a place, everyone! Every person can and must find a place in her.

 
Homily at Vespers
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Paris, France
12 September 2008

 
 
 
The Church
 


The Church's mission is to spread hope “contagiously” among all peoples. This is why Christ calls, justifies, sanctifies and sends his disciples to proclaim the Kingdom of God, so that all nations may become the People of God.

 
Address for the
83rd World Mission Day
2009

 
 
 
The Church
 


It is the duty of the Church, called to be a seed of hope, to continue Christ’s service in the world…the Church wishes to transform the world through the proclamation of the Gospel of love.

 
Address for the
83rd World Mission Day
2009

 
 
 
The Church
 


The Church works not to extend her power or assert her dominion, but to lead all people to Christ, the salvation of the world. We seek only to place ourselves at the service of all humanity, especially the suffering and the excluded.

 
Message for the
83rd World Mission Sunday
2009

 
 
 
The Church
 


The goal of the Church's mission is to illumine all peoples with the light of the Gospel as they journey through history towards God, so that in Him they may reach their full potential and fulfilment.

 
Address for the
83rd World Mission Day
2009

 
 
 
The Church
 


Jesus, born of Mary, is the Son of God, the sole Saviour of all people, living and acting in His Church and in the world.
The Church is sent everywhere in the world to proclaim this unique message and to invite people to receive it through an authentic conversion of heart.

 
Homily
150th Anniversary Year
Lourdes, France
Sept 14 2008

 
 
 
The Church
 


We are personally directed on our journey by the Lord, and at the same time we live in the great "we" of the Church, where the Word of God is alive.

 
Meeting with Seminarians
Roman Major Seminary
17 February 2007

 
 
 
The Church
 


The goal of the Church's mission is to illumine all peoples with the light of the Gospel as they journey through history towards God, so that in Him they may reach their full potential and fulfillment.

 
Message for the
83rd World Mission Sunday 2009

 

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