The Joy of the Gospel

Evangelii Gaudium
Pope Francis

 “God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy” #3
 “When everything is said and done, we are infinitely loved I understand the grief of people
who have to endure greater suffering, yet slowly but surely we all have to let the joy of faith
slowly revive as a quiet yet firm trust, even amid the great distress” #6
 “God asks everything of us, yet at the same time he offers everything to us” #12
 “The Eucharist, although it is the fullness of sacramental life, is not a prize for the perfect
but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak…. Frequently, we act as arbiters of
grace rather than its facilitators. But the Church is not a tollhouse; it is the house of the
Father, where there is a place for everyone, with all their problems” #47
 “Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded.
We have created a ‘throw away’ culture which is now spreading” #53
 “The poor and the poorer peoples are accused of violence, yet without equal opportunities
the different forms of aggression and conflict will find a fertile terrain for growth and
eventually explode…. Just as goodness tends to spread, the toleration of evil, which is
injustice, tends to expand its baneful influence and quietly to undermine any political and
social system, no matter how solid it may appear” #59
 “As part of his mysterious love for humanity, God furnishes the totality of the faithful with
an instinct of faith—sensus fidei—which helps them to discern what is truly of God” #119
 “But this would mean forgetting that no one is more patient than God our Father, that no
one is more understanding and willing to wait. He always invites us to take a step forward,
but does not demand a full response if we are not yet ready. He simply asks that we
sincerely look at our life and present ourselves honestly before him, and that we be willing
to continue to grow, asking from him what we ourselves cannot as yet achieve” #153
 “On the lips of the catechist the first proclamation must ring out over and over: ‘Jesus Christ
loves you; he gave his life to save you; and now he is living at your side every day to
enlighten, strengthen, and free you” #164
 “The Church will have to initiate everyone—priests, religious, and laity—into this ‘art of
accompaniment,’ which teaches us to remove our sandals before the sacred ground of the
other (cf. Ex. 3:5). The pace of this accompaniment must be steady and reassuring,
reflecting our closeness and our compassionate gaze which also heals, liberates, and
encourages growth in the Christian life” #169
 “The Gospel tells us to correct others and to help them grow on the basis of a recognition of
the objective evil of their actions (cf. Mt 18:15), but without making judgments about their
responsibility and culpability (cf. Mt 7:1; Lk 6:37)” #172
 “It is impossible to persevere in a fervent evangelization unless we are convinced from
personal experience that it is not the same thing to have known Jesus as not to have known
him, not the same thing to walk with him as to walk blindly, not the same thing to hear his
word as not to know it, and not the same thing to contemplate him, to worship him, to find
our peace in him, as not to…. We know well that with Jesus life becomes rich and that with
him it is easier to find meaning in everything” #266