- “When we receive and welcome him into our heart, the Holy Spirit immediately begins to make us sensitive to his voice and to guide our thoughts, our feelings, and our intentions according to the heart of God.”
- “The Lord always chooses his way to enter our lives. Often he does so slowly, so slowly that we are in danger of losing our patience a little. But Lord, when?”
- “God is indeed waiting for you; he asks of you only the courage to go to him.”
- “Being holy is not a privilege for the few, as if someone had a large inheritance; in baptism we all have an inheritance, which is the ability to become saints. Holiness is a vocation for everyone.”
- “Being free always to choose goodness is demanding, but it will make you into people with backbone who can face life, people with courage and patience.”
- “What do I do with my life? Do I create unity around me? Or do I cause division by gossip, criticism, or envy?”
- “True mercy, the mercy God gives to us and teaches us, demands justice; it demands that the poor find the way to be poor no longer.”
- “Let us ask ourselves today: are we open to ‘God’s surprises’?”
Read more from Pope Francis in Embracing the Way of Jesus and The Church of Mercy.