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A pure heart,
create for me, O God.
Psalm 50:12
 


A pure heart, a new heart,
is one which recognizes that, of itself, it is impotent,
and places itself in God’s hands
so as to continue hoping in his promises.

 
His Holiness, Benedict XVI

 
 
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Hope in God.
Psalm 43:5
 


The basic attitude of hope
encourages the Christian not to lose sight of the final goal
which gives meaning and value to life.

 
Bl. John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
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God's love has been poured into our hearts.
Romans 5:5
 


By focusing our hope on the Redeemer,
there is sufficient hope for our resurrection.

 
St. Braulio, 7th century

 
 
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Your hearts will rejoice.
Jesus; John 16:22
 


Let the hope of resurrection encourage us,
because we shall see again those whom we lose here below.

 
St. Braulio, 7th century

 
 
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Hoping for what we cannot see
means awaiting it with patient endurance.
Romans 8:2
 


God is the foundation of hope;
not any god, but the God who has a human face
and who has loved us to the end,
each one of us, and humanity in its entirety.

 
His Holiness, Benedict XVI

 
 
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For God alone my soul waits in silence;
my hope is from him.
Psalm 62:5
 


Let no one lose hope
in the power of God's love!

 
Ven. John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The true light that enlightens every man
was coming into the world.

John 1:9
 


Advent’s intention is to awaken
the most profound and basic emotional memory within us,
namely, the memory of the God who became a child.
This is a healing memory; it brings hope.

 
'Seek That Which is Above', Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Hope in the Lord.
Psalm 27:14
 


Man needs God,
otherwise he remains without hope.

 
His Holiness, Benedict XVI

 

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