Quotes About Mercy Pope Francis

#1. Jesus' Cross shows the full force of evil, but also the full power of God's mercy.

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#2. Jesus receives us with all of our limitations, He bring us the mercy of the Father who forgives us, and transforms our heart, rendering it a new heart, capable of loving Him, who loved His own to the end (cf. John 13:1). And this love is manifested in his mercy. Jesus always forgives us.

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#3. Amid so many problems, even grave, may we not lose our hope in the infinite mercy of God.

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#4. May every Church and Christian community be a place of mercy amid so much indifference.

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#5. May both of them [Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II] teach us not to be scandalized by the wounds of Christ and to enter ever more deeply into the mystery of divine mercy, which always hopes and always forgives, because it always loves.

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#6. Let us never forget this, he is pure mercy, let us go to Jesus!

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#7. And with the grace of Baptism and of Eucharistic Communion I can become an instrument of God's mercy, of that beautiful mercy of God.

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#8. The fragility of our era is this, too: we don't believe that there is a chance for redemption; for a hand to raise you up; for an embrace to save you, forgive you, pick you up, flood you with infinite, patient, indulgent love; to put you back on your feet. We need mercy. We

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#9. Don't be afraid to ask God for forgiveness. He never tires of forgiving us. God is pure mercy.

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#10. Mercy is the true power that can save humanity and the world from sin and evil.

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#11. Jesus kept his wounds so that we would experience his mercy. This is our strength and our hope.

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#12. Pope Francis says the name of God is mercy. Our name was mercy, too, until we put it away to become more productive, more admired and less vulnerable. We tend to forget it's still there.

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#13. The mercy of Jesus is not just sentiment: indeed it is a force that gives life, that raises man up!

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#14. What a beautiful truth of faith this is for our lives: the mercy of God! God's love for us is so great, so deep; it is an unfailing love, one which always takes us by the hand and supports us, lifts us up and leads us on.

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#15. We need to let ourselves be evangelized by the poor. They have much to teach us.

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#16. This is me, a sinner on whom the Lord has turned his gaze. And this is what I said when they asked me if I would accept my election as pontiff. I am a sinner, but I trust in the infinite mercy and patience of our Lord Jesus Christ, and I accept in a spirit of penance.

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#17. Let us be renewed by God's mercy ... and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and make justice and peace flourish.

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#18. We are all sinners. But God heals us with an abundance of grace, mercy and tenderness

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#19. A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

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#20. Forgiveness is not a result of our efforts, but is a gift. It is a gift of the Holy Spirit who showers us with mercy and grace that pours forth unceasingly from the open heart of Christ crucified and risen.

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#21. Without mercy, we have little chance nowadays of becoming part of a world of 'wounded' persons in need of understanding, forgiveness, love.

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#22. Mercy will always be greater than any sin, no one can put a limit on the love of the all-forgiving God. Just

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#23. Pope Francis insists that mercy is at the very top of the Christian hierarchy of great truths, and everything falls apart whenever mercy is displaced by anything else.

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#24. Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven.

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#25. Sin is more than a stain. Sin is a wound; it needs to be treated, healed. The place where my encounter with the mercy of Jesus takes place is my sin.

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#26. Let us allow God to fill our hearts with his goodness and mercy.

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#27. Christians are those who let God clothe them with goodness and mercy, with Christ, so as to become, like Christ, servants of God and others.

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#28. May we always say thank you to God, especially for his patience and mercy.

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#29. The confessional is not a torture chamber, but the place in which the Lord's mercy motivates us to do better.

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#30. It is by God's mercy that we are saved. May we never tire of spreading this joyful message to the world.

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#31. The Church must be a place of mercy freely given, where everyone can feel welcomed, loved, forgiven, and encouraged to live the good life of the Gospel.

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#32. God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.

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#33. God is a careful and attentive father, ready to welcome any person who takes a step or even expresses the desire to take a step that leads home. He is there, staring out at the horizon, expecting us, waiting for us. No human sin
however serious
can prevail over or limit mercy.

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#34. The Church does not exist to condemn people but to bring about an encounter with the visceral love of God's mercy.

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#35. Mercy is the very foundation of the Church's life ... The Church's very credibility is seen in how she shows merciful and compassionate love ... Mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life and instills in us the courage to look to the future with hope.

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#36. The Church Fathers teach us that a shattered heart is the most pleasing gift to God. It is the sign that we are conscious of our sins, of the evil we have done, of our wretchedness, and of our need for forgiveness and mercy.

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#37. We cannot trust in our own strength, but only in Jesus and in his mercy.

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#38. Jesus intercedes for us each day. Let us pray: Lord, have mercy on me; intercede for me!

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#39. We need to remember and remind ourselves where we come from, what we are, our nothingness.

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