Throughout his 26-year pontificate, one of #JPII most used phrase was, “Do not be afraid”
John Paul II reflected on that phrase in the book Crossing the Threshold of Hope, and explained that it was the Holy Spirit who inspired him to say those words on October 22, 1978.
John Paul II reflected on that phrase in the book Crossing the Threshold of Hope, and explained that it was the Holy Spirit who inspired him to say those words on October 22, 1978.
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"When, I said the words “Be not afraid!” in St. Peter’s Square, I could not fully know how far they would take me and the entire Church. Their meaning came more from the Holy Spirit, the Consoler promised by the Lord Jesus to His disciples, than from the man who spoke them"
"The exhortation 'Be not afraid'should be interpreted as having a very broad meaning. In a certain sense it was an exhortation addressed to all people, an exhortation to conquer fear in the present world situation. Why should we have no fear? Because man has been redeemed by God"
"When pronouncing these words in St. Peter’s Square, I already knew that my first encyclical & my entire papacy would be tied to the truth of the Redemption. In the Redemption we find the most profound basis for these words —'For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son'"
For #JPII, nothing should take away our #hope.
Peoples and nations of the entire world need to hear these words. “𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝”
Peoples and nations of the entire world need to hear these words. “𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝”
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