Quotes

3 Aug 2025

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

God in his own generosity continues to pour out his love upon us. And as he gives us his love, he only asks us to be generous and to share what he has given us with others.
—Pope Leo XIV (recorded address delivered in Chicago; June 14, 2025)

27 Jul 2025

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

And what was the first rule of our dear Savior’s life? You know it was to do his Father’s will. Well, then, the first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God; secondly, to do it in the manner he wills; and thirdly, to do it because it is his will.
—Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

6 Jul 2025

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

Resisting all forms of indifference, it appeals to consciences … ever attentive to the cry of the poor, the needy and the marginalized, as well as to contemporary challenges, ranging from the protection of creation to artificial intelligence.
—Pope Leo XIV (to world diplomats, May 16, 2025)


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