Venerable Pope Pius XII (1876-1958AD)
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Mini-Bio: pope: (1939-1958) Italian; He supported several reforms in the Papal States, which included central Italy, and several outlying areas, such as Assisi. Gained a reputation for being a patriotic, and reforming Pope.
" Only Christ's law, only Christ's grace can renew and restore private and public life. He alone can redress the true balance of rights and duties, check unbridled self-interest, control passion, implement and perfect the course of justice with His overflowing charity." Pope Pius X11
" Pray, pray, pray; prayer is the key to the treasures of God. It is the weapon of combat and of victory in every battle for good over evil." Pope Pius X11
"God has handed over to us His own designs so that we may put them into operation, with complete freedom. We are to assume full moral responsibility and demand of ourselves, where necessary, toil and sacrifice after the example of Christ." Pope Pius X11
"Pius X knew no other road than the Eucharist by which he could arrive at heroism in his love of God. He knew no other road by which he could return to the Redeemer of the world, Who by means of the Eucharist poured out the wealth of His Divine love on humans." Pope Pius X11
" Strong in faith, put up a good fight; the future belongs to the believers and not to the skeptics and doubters. The future belongs to those who love, not to those who hate. The Church's mission in the world, far from being ended or outmoded, goes out to meet new trials and fresh enterprises. " Pope Pius X11
"In the interior life we are not alone, but live with Christ. We share His thoughts and actions, and we associate with Him as a friend, a disciple and as it were a collaborator. "Pope Pius X11
" The history of the human race in the world is not a procession of blind forces. It is a marvelous and vital working out of the actual history of the Divine Word. From Him came its first movements and through Him it will reach fulfillment" Pope Pius X11
"No matter how much we try, only through Jesus Christ shall we succeed in calling people back to the Majesty and Kingdom of God. "No one," the Apostle admonishes us, "can lay a foundation other than the one that has been laid, namely Jesus Christ." Pope Pius X11"
"In the special manifestation to St. Margaret Mary. Christ pointed to His Heart as the symbol by which we are drawn to recognize and to acknowledge His love. At the same time, He constituted it as a sign and pledge of His mercy and His grace for the needs of the Church in our time." Pope Pius X11
"Faith must be accompanied by charity, charity that unites us all with one another and with Christ. It must be accompanied by charity that under the inspiration and motion of the Divine Spirit, welds the members of the Mystical Body together by an unbreakable bond." Pope Pius XII
" May the sacred flame of the Faith burn on the domestic hearth, and may parents forge and fashion the lives of their children in accordance with this Faith. Then youth will be ever ready to acknowledge the royal prerogatives of the Redeemer and to oppose those who wish to exclude Him from society." Pope Pius XII
"The origin, nature, destiny, and history of humanity are bound up in that Infant by the very fact of His birth among us. Without the knowledge of that history our human nature would remain an impenetrable enigma." Pope Pius XII
"In no other spot as much as Lourdes do we feel so impelled toward prayer, forgetfulness of self, and charity. The most fervent are attracted to a life more totally offered to God's service. The less fervent become aware of their tepidity and rediscover the way of prayer. Hardened sinners and unbelievers are often touched by grace".. Pope Pius XII
"Devotion to the Blessed Virgin in no way detracts from the glory of God. Rather it leads us directly back to that Author of all good Who has willed her to be so great and so pure." Pope Pius XII
"The Heart of Christ overflows with divine and human love and is abundantly rich with the treasures of all the graces that our Redeemer acquired by His Life, Passion, and Death. It is truly the unfailing fountain of the love that His Spirit pours forth into all the members of His Mystical Body." Pope Pius XII
"Modern society is barely conscious of the ills that assail it. It conceals its miseries beneath a prosperous, glittering, and trouble-free exterior. In such a society the
Immaculate Virgin manifested herself to an innocent child of Lourdes." Pope Pius XII
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