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A pure heart,
create for me, O God. |
Psalm 50:12 |
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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.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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Hope in God. |
Psalm 43:5 |
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The basic attitude of hope
encourages the Christian not to lose sight of the final goal
which gives meaning and value to life.
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Bl. John Paul II, 20th century
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God's love has been poured into our hearts. |
Romans 5:5 |
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By focusing our hope on the Redeemer,
there is sufficient hope for our resurrection.
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St. Braulio, 7th century
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Your hearts will rejoice. |
Jesus; John 16:22 |
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Let the hope of resurrection encourage us,
because we shall see again those whom we lose here below.
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St. Braulio, 7th century
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Hoping for what we cannot see
means awaiting it with patient endurance. |
Romans 8:2 |
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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.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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For God alone my soul waits in silence;
my hope is from him.
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Psalm 62:5 |
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Let no one lose hope
in the power of God's love!
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Ven. John Paul II, 20th century
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The true light that enlightens every man
was coming into the world.
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John 1:9 |
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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.
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'Seek That Which is Above', Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, 20th century
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Hope in the Lord. |
Psalm 27:14 |
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Man needs God,
otherwise he remains without hope.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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