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Happiness
 


We all aspire to happiness. And the happiness to which we all aspire is God, so we are all journeying on toward this happiness we call Heaven which in reality is God. And Mary helps us, she encourages us to ensure that every moment of our life is a step forward on this exodus, on this journey toward God. May she help us in this way to make the reality of heaven, God's greatness, also present in the life of our world.

 
Homily
St Thomas of Villanova Parish
Castel Gandolfo
15 August 2008

 
 
 
Happiness
 


Only openness to the mystery of God, who is love, can assuage our hearts’ search for truth and happiness; only the prospect of eternity can give authentic value to historical events and, especially to the mystery of human fragility, suffering and death.

 
Audience
Castel Gandolfo
16 August 2006

 
 
 
Happiness
 


If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted in the faith, you will encounter, even amid setbacks and suffering, the source of true happiness and joy.

 
Homily
Vespers
Cathedral of Aosta, Italy
24 July 2009

 
 
 
Happiness
 


God is love, and His love is the secret of our happiness.

 
General Audience
Ash Wednesday
Paul VI Audience Hall
21 february 2007

 
 
 
Happiness
 


It is only by doing God’s will that we are truly happy.

 
General Audience
Castel Gandolfo
17 August 2011

 
 
 
Happiness
 


God is the true wisdom that never ages, the authentic wealth that never corrupts, the happiness to which every man aspires in the depths of his heart.

 
Homily
Vatican Basilica
3 November 2008

 
 
 
Happiness
 


‘You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.’ (Mt 5:48)
But who could become perfect? Our perfection is living humbly as children of God, doing his will in practice.

 
Angelus Address
St Peter's Square
20th February 2011

 
 
 
Happiness
 


Beauty is one of mankind’s greatest needs; it is the root from which the branches of our peace and the fruits of our hope come forth. Beauty also reveals God because, like him, a work of beauty is pure gratuity; it calls us to freedom and draws us away from selfishness.

 
Homily
'Sagrada Familia'
Barcelona, Spain
7 November 2010

 

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