Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII
Pope Saint John XXIIIborn Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Italian pronunciation: ; 25 November 1881 – 3 June 1963) reigned as Pope from 28 October 1958 to his death in 1963 and was canonized on 27 April 2014. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was the fourth of fourteen children born to a family of sharecroppers who lived in a village in Lombardy. He was ordained to the priesthood on 10 August 1904 and served in a number of posts, including papal nuncio in France and a delegate to...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth25 November 1881
CountryItaly
Pope John XXIII quotes about
Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another.
Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.
I am made to tremble and I fear!
Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. We must always remember this. The actual words matter less.
It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to observe her with renewed and friendly attention.
The mark of Cain is stamped upon our foreheads. Across the centuries, our brother Abel was lain in blood which we drew, and shed tears we caused by forgetting Thy love. Forgive us, Lord, for the curse we falsely attributed to their name as Jews. Forgive us for crucifying Thee a second time in their flesh. For we knew not what we did.
Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways, women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one.
... just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul.
Mankind is a great, an immense family... This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas.
Anybody can be Pope; the proof of this is that I have become one.
The Catholic Church has a dignity far surpassing that of every merely human society, for it was founded by Christ the Lord. It is altogether fitting, therefore, that the language it uses should be noble, majestic, and non-vernacular.
O Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, I would like to be filled with love for You; keep me closely united with You, may my heart be near to Yours. I want to be to You like the apostle John. O Mary of the Rosary, keep me recollected when I say these prayers of yours; bind me forever, with your rosary, to Jesus of the Blessed Sacrament. Blessed be Jesus, my love..
Relations between States, as between individuals, must be regulated not by armed force, but in accordance with...truth, justice and vigorous and sincere co-operation.
There is a common belief that under modern conditions peace cannot be assured except on the basis of an equal balance of armaments...[but] true and lasting peace among nations cannot consist in the possession of an equal supply of armaments but only in mutual trust.