Selected quotes of Pope Francis offered daily for prayer and reflection�€ï¿½.

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Virtue
 


To a large extent, reality is made up of imponderable events, and in this sea sometimes our boat is tossed about by the waves. Fortitude, then, makes us resilient sailors who are not frightened or discouraged.

 
General Audience
10 April 2024

 
 
 
Virtue
 


The righteous person keeps watch over his own behavior, so that it is not harmful to others. If he makes a mistake, he apologizes. The righteous man always apologizes.

 
General Audience
3rd April 2024

 
 
 
Virtue
 


Spiritual combat leads us to closely look at those vices that chain us, and to walk with the grace of God, towards those virtues that can bloom in us, bringing the spring of the Spirit into our life.

 
General Audience
3 January 2024

 
 
 
Virtue
 


Patience is a great Christian virtue. He who does not have patience is not a good Christian; patience to tolerate difficulties and also to tolerate others, who are sometimes annoying or cause difficulties.

 
General Audience
30 August 2023

 
 
 
Virtue
 


One becomes corrupt by following the path of weakness of the heart. Guard your heart at all times. Enjoy the beauty and the joy of fidelity.

 
Homily
8 February 2018

 
 
 
Virtue
 


Being wise and prudent means not waiting until the last moment to correspond to God’s grace.

 
General Audience
9 November 2020

 
 
 
Virtue
 


A small step, in the midst of great human limitations, can be more pleasing to God than a life which appears outwardly in order but moves through the day without confronting great difficulties.

 
Apostolic Exhortation
'The Joy of the Gospel'
Evangelii Gaudium