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  Word of God  
 
Though the fig tree blossom not,
nor fruit be on the vine...
yet I will rejoice in the Lord.
Habakkuk 3:17-18
 


Place your hope in God alone.

 
St. Benedict, 6th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Rejoice in your hope.
Romans 12:12
 


Do not abandon yourself to despair.
We are the Easter people and alleluia is our song.

 
Servant of God, John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Hope does not disappoint us.
Romans 5:5
 


The one who has hope lives differently;
the one who has hope has been granted the gift
of a new life.

 
His Holiness, Benedict XVI

 
 
  Word of God  
 
For God alone my soul waits,
my hope is from him.
Psalm 62:5
 


Let us, without ceasing,
hold steadfastly to him who is our hope,
Jesus Christ.

 
St. Polycarp, 2nd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I wait for the Lord, I hope in his word.
Psalm 130:5
 


Let us earnestly strive to be found
in the number of those that wait for him,
in order that we may share in his promised gifts.

 
St. Clement, 2nd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love.
Psalm 33:18
 


Our hope is born of God
and is sustained by his Spirit.

 
St. Clement of Alexandria, 3rd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Love one another as I have loved you.
Jesus; John 15:12
 


Every person, even the least gifted,
must be loved for themselves.
In this way, Christians become apostles of hope
and builders of the civilization of love.

 
Pope John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Lord, you are my only hope.
Psalm 39:7
 


My God, I know that my confidence
cannot exceed your generosity,
and that I shall never receive less than
I have hoped from you.

 
St. Claude de la Colombiere, 17th century

 

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