The faith of the Church is this: That one and identical is the Word of God and the Son of Mary Who suffered on the Cross, Who is present in the Eucharist, and Who rules in Heaven Pope Pius XII More Quotes by Pope Pius XII More Quotes From Pope Pius XII A day will come when the civilized world will deny its God, when the Church will doubt as Peter doubted. She will be tempted to believe that man has become God. In our churches, Christians will search in vain for the red lamp where God awaits them. Like Mary Magdalene, weeping before the empty tomb, they will ask, ‘Where have they taken Him?’ Pope Pius XII taken christian believe For centuries, Jews have been unjustly treated and despised. It is time they were treated with justice and humanity. God wills it and the Church wills it. St. Paul tells us that the Jews are our brothers. They should also be welcomed as friends. Pope Pius XII brother humanity justice To separate tabernacle from altar is to separate two things which by their origin and nature should remain united. Pope Pius XII united should two You lose nothing through peace. You can lose everything through war. Pope Pius XII anti-war antiwar war I am worried by the Blessed Virgin’s messages to Lucy of Fatima. This persistence of Mary about the dangers which menace the Church is a Divine warning against the suicide of altering the Faith, in Her liturgy, Her theology and Her soulI hear all around me innovators who wish to dismantle the Sacred Chapel, destroy the universal flame of the true Faith of the Church, reject Her ornaments and make Her feel remorse for Her historical past. Pope Pius XII persistence suicide blessed God did not create a human family made up of segregated, dissociated, mutually independent members. No; he would have them all united by the bond of total love of Him and consequent self-dedication to assisting each other to maintain that bond intact. Pope Pius XII dedication independent self To live without risk is to risk not living. Pope Pius XII karma risk The day the Church abandons Her universal tongue will be the day before She returns to the Catecombs. Pope Pius XII tongue return church The theory of war as an apt and proportionate means of solving international conflicts is now out of date. Pope Pius XII conflict war mean To desire grace without recourse to the Virgin Mother is to desire to fly without wings. Pope Pius XII christian mother wings In fact, it seems that present-day science, with one sweeping step back across millions of centuries, has succeeded in bearing witness to that primordial 'Fiat lux' Let there be light uttered at the moment when, along with matter, there burst forth from nothing a sea of light and radiation, while the particles of the chemical elements split and formed into millions of galaxies ... Hence, creation took place in time, therefore, there is a Creator, God exists! Pope Pius XII creator-god space light By divine mandate the interpreter and guardian of the Scriptures, and the depository of Sacred Tradition living within her, the Church alone is the entrance to salvation: She alone, by herself, and under the protection and guidance of the Holy Spirit, is the source of truth. Pope Pius XII scripture sacred church God has no intention of setting a limit to the efforts of man to conquer space. Pope Pius XII effort space men True science discovers God in an ever-increasing degree — as though God were waiting behind every door opened by science. Pope Pius XII waiting doors inspirational Feeding the birds is also a form of prayer. Pope Pius XII form prayer bird The preaching of the faith has lost nothing of its relevance in our times. The Church has a sacred duty to proclaim it without any whittling-down, just as Christ revealed it, and no consideration of time or circumstance can lessen the strictness of this obligation. Pope Pius XII sacred church christ There is no surer means of calling down God's blessing upon the family than the daily recitation of the Rosary. Pope Pius XII blessing christian mean Mainly through sins of impurity, do the forces of darkness subjugate souls. Pope Pius XII modesty soul darkness Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a man courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual penetration, and steels the will to endurance. It is not merely a physical development then. Sport, rightly understood, is an occupation of the whole man, and while perfecting the body as an instrument of the mind, it also makes the mind itself a more refined instrument for the search and communication of truth and helps man to achieve that end to which all others must be subservient, the service and praise of his Creator. Pope Pius XII communication sports character How many girls there are who do not see any wrongdoing in following certain shameless styles like so many sheep. They certainly would blush if they could guess the impression they make and the feelings they evoke in those who see them. Pope Pius XII girl feelings sheep
