Pope Francis Quotes

He prayeth best who loveth best.

If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.

Plant the love of the holy ones within your spirit; don't give your heart to anything, but the love of those whose hearts are glad.

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.

The mark of one who loves God and saints is sacrifice.

I understood that the Church had a Heart, and that this Heart was burning with love.

Adoration is caring for God above all else.

God comes first - if I don't love him, I can't love anybody, and if I can't love me I can't love nobody.

My service to humanity is my real opportunity to prove my genuine love for God and God alone.

It is enough for me to pick up but a straw from the ground for the love of God.

God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.

The Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self. God loves us, not because of what we do or accomplish, but because God has created and redeemed us in love.

A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain.

The world calls for, and expects from us, simplicity of life, the spirit of prayer, charity towards all, especially towards the lowly and the poor, obedience and humility, detachment, and self-sacrifice. Without this mark of holiness, our word will have difficulty in touching the heart of modern man.

The mark of spirituality is the fragrance of Christ in our lives and the fragrance of Christ in every aspect of who we are as a person.

To understand the nature of love — that is to be a Christian!

It is not great talents or great learning or great preachers that God needs, but men great in holiness, great in faith, great in love, great in fidelity, great for God.

Love is the only prayer I know.

Any work of love brings a person face to face with God.

I have come to know a God of compassion and mercy and love.

When I say, 'I love Christ and love the teachings of Christ,' I mean that in the most simple and naive way. I'm not saying I'm right.

That's all I want in life is to be remembered as a guy that really loved God.

You can see God from anywhere if your mind is set to love and obey Him.

All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

Nothing else is required than to act toward God, in the midst of your occupations, as you do, even when busy, toward those who love you and whom you love.