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Frankly Joy Bombs quotes from the pope
“Joy…is the gigantic secret of the Christian.”
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Bombs The Joy Revolution We’ve handpicked the images on the following pages with the aim of joy bombing your day and reminding you that JOY is the supreme gift of the Holy Spirit. Each is a snippet of life that made us smile at this crazy and awesome life we’re sharing as members of the human family. Pope Francis, in particular, has been leading the Church in the joy revolution. Apart from hosting hundreds of tango dancers in St Peter’s Square on his birthday, one of his first official documents as Pope was The Joy of the Gospel.
Joy is the gift in which all the other gifts are included. It is the expression of happiness, of being in harmony with ourselves, that which can only come from being in harmony with God and with his creation. Pope Benedict XVI | Christmas address to the Roman Curia, 2008
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At the very heart of the Gospel is life in community and engagement with others Pope Francis | The Joy of the Gospel, n. 177
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in growing We are not asked to be flawless, but to keep growing and wanting to grow as we advance along the path of the Gospel. Pope Francis | The Joy of the Gospel, n. 151
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in the wonder of creation
We love this magnificent planet on which God has put us, and we love the human family which dwells here, with all its tragedies and struggles, its hopes and aspirations, its strengths and weaknesses. The earth is our common home and all of us are brothers and sisters. Pope Francis | The Joy of the Gospel, n. 183
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What is the greatest gift you can give your children? I say to you: Give them brothers and sisters. Pope John Paul II
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in giving
The way we treat others has a transcendent dimension: “The measure you give will be the measure you get”. (Mt 7:2) Pope Francis | The Joy of the Gospel, n. 179