Pope Francis Quotes

Discipleship is crucial to our ultimate destiny, but its cost is total commitment.

Obedience to the call of Christ nearly always costs everything to two people- the one who is called, and the one who loves that one.

Salvation is free, but discipleship costs everything we have

If any want to become my followers," Jesus says. Following him is not something that is self-evident, even among the disciples. No one can be forced, no one can be expected to follow him. ... "If any want to follow me, they must deny themselves ... and take up their cross.

He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.

Christian life means sacrifice.

Being a Christian means renouncing ourselves, taking up the cross and carrying it with Jesus. There is no other way.

To be Christian it will cost a man his love of ease.

The disciple of Jesus gives up all he has, all his goods, because he has found in him the greatest Good from which every other good receives its full value and meaning: family bonds, other relationships, work, cultural and economic goods and so on... The Christian detaches himself from everything and rediscovers all of it in the logic of the Gospel, the logic of love and service.

I have now concentrated all my prayers into one, and that one prayer is this, that I may die to self, and live wholly to Him.

The first lesson in Christ's school is self-denial.

I never said the way of Christ is easy. Are you prepared to let go of everything He would not approve?

During the season of Lent which begins today, we renew our commitment to the path of conversion, making more room for God in our lives.

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

My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.

It costs something to be a true Christian. It will cost us our sins, our self-righteousn ess, our ease and our worldliness.

Love is the fruit of prayer ... Patiently abiding in prayer signifies a man's renunciation of himself. Therefore the self-denial of the soul turns into love for God.

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

Saint Mochua was the son of a certain Cronan, of noble race, and spent his youth in fighting. At the age of thirty, he laid aside his arms and burnt a house, with all its contents, which had been given to him by his uncle, saying that a servant of Christ should take nothing from sinners.

If we can develop the character and work with God, then let him develop the character of Christ in us, we're going to become the best possible husband, the best possible wife.

When I see Jesus Christ I simply want to be what He wants me to be.

The importance of prayer rises in proportion to the importance of the things we should give up in order to pray

God, I pray Thee, light these idle sticks of my life and may I burn for Thee. Consume my life, my God, for it is Thine. I seek not a long life, but a full one, like you, Lord Jesus.

For me Christ was not to be bought for thirty pieces of silver but with my heart's blood. We buy not cheap in this market.

Sometimes you have to put your own dreams on hold temporarily so you can help release a dream in somebody else. What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you.