What Unites Us, Is Much Greater Than

Every Time I Hear Anyone Speak Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus Or Of The Blessed Sacrament I Feel An Indescribable Joy. It Is As If A Wave Of Precious Memories, Sweet Affections And Joyful Hopes Swept Over My Poor Person, Making Me Tremble With Happiness And Filling My Soul With Tenderness.

A Peaceful Man Does More Good Than A Learned One.

Born Poor, But Of Honored And Humble People, I Am Particularly Proud To Die Poor.

It Often Happens That I Wake Up At Night And Begin To Think About A Serious Problem And Decide I Must Tell The Pope About It. Then I Wake Up Completely And Remember That I Am The Pope.

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.