Pope John XXIII Quotes

I Am Made To Tremble And I Fear!

Today The Universal Common Good Poses Problems Of World-wide Dimensions, Which Cannot Be Adequately Tackled Or Solved Except By The Efforts Of Public Authorities Endowed With A Wideness Of Powers, Structure And Means Of The Same Proportions; That Is... On A World-wide Basis.

The Council Now Beginning Rises In The Church Like The Daybreak, A Forerunner Of Most Splendid Light.

I Am Able To Follow My Own Death Step By Step. Now I Move Softly Towards The End.

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.

Here I Am At The End Of The Road And At The Top Of The Heap.

Every Man Has The Right To Life, To Bodily Integrity.

The Feelings Of My Smallness And My Nothingness Always Kept Me Good Company.

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 Deposit Of The Faith Is One Thing... The Way It Is Expressed Is Another.

The True And Solid Peace Of Nations Consists Not In Equality Of Arms, But In Mutual Trust Alone.

An Angel Of Paradise, No Less, Is Always Beside Me, Wrapped In Everlasting Ecstasy On His Lord. So I Am Ever Under The Gaze Of An Angel Who Protects And Prays For Me.