HOPE

John Paul Speaks

Notable quotations from Pope John Paul II and official
teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

DAILY PROCLAMATION AND WITNESS

The Gospel of hope, received and assimilated by the Church, calls for daily proclamation and witness. This is the proper vocation of the Church in every time and place. (45)

PROCLAIM JESUS

Let the proclamation of Jesus, which is the Gospel of hope, be your boast and your whole life. (45)

"STEADFAST FIDELITY"

Proclaiming the Gospel of hopecalls for steadfast fidelity to the Gospel itself. (48)

HOLINESS AND HOPE

Holiness is the essential prerequisite for an authentic evangelization capable of reviving hope. (49)

"KNOWLEDGE AND CONVICTION"

The proclamation of the Gospel of hope ... implies a concern to foster the movement from a faith supported by social tradition, important as this is, to a more personal and adult faith, one marked by knowledge and conviction. (50)

"A SEED OF LIVING HOPE"

The Eucharist ... "spurs us on our journey through history and plants a seed of living hope in our daily commitment to the work before us" (Ecclesia De Eucharista). (75)

"THE RECOVERY OF HOPE"

Along with the Eucharist, the Sacrament of Reconciliation must also exercise a fundamental role in the recovery of hope... (76)

"SURE AND LASTING HOPE"

Be confident! In the Gospel, which is Jesus, you will find the sure and lasting hope to which you aspire. (121)

MARY AND HOPE

Mary helps us to interpret all that happens to us in the light of Jesus her Son. As a new creation moulded by the Holy Spirit, Mary causes the virtue of hope to grow within us. (125)

(Source: Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Ecclesia in Europa, issued June 28, 2003)