Pope Francis Joy Quotations

The Church needs you, your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy that is so characteristic of you.

Christianity spreads through the joy of disciples who know that they are loved and saved.

The cross of Christ, embraced with love, never brings sadness with it, but joy, the joy of being saved and of doing a little of what he did on the day of his death.

The Saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts, and who shared this joy with others.

The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus.

The Holy Spirit transforms and renews us, creates harmony and unity, and gives us courage and joy for mission.

Dear young people, Jesus wants to be your friend, and wants you to spread the joy of this friendship everywhere.

If we wish to follow Christ closely, we cannot choose an easy, quiet life. It will be a demanding life, but full of joy.

If we are truly in love with Christ and if we sense how much he loves us, our heart will 'light up' with a joy that spreads to everyone around us.

Accompanying the people in their growth through good times and also through their difficulties, accompanying people in their joy and in their bad moments, in their difficulties when there is no work, ill health and the challenge of the Church.

It makes me sad when I find sisters who aren't joyful. They might smile, but with just a smile they could be flight attendants!

Without prolonged moments of adoration, of prayerful encounter with the word, of sincere conversation with the Lord, our work easily becomes meaningless; we lose energy as a result of weariness and difficulties, and our fervor dies out. The Church urgently needs the deep breath of prayer, and to my great joy groups devoted to prayer and intercession, the prayerful reading of God's word and the perpetual adoration of the Eucharist are growing at every level of ecclesial life.

If sadness comes to you one day with an invitation, tell it you are committed to joy and will be faithful to it your whole life long.

May the Santo Niño continue to bless the Philippines and may he sustain the Christians of this great nation in their vocation to be witnesses and missionaries of the joy of the Gospel, in Asia and in the whole world.

Ours is not a joy born of having many possessions, but of having encountered a person: Jesus in our midst.

We are all sinners. But may the Lord not let us be hypocrites. Hypocrites don’t know the meaning of forgiveness, joy and the love of God.

Challenges exist to be overcome! Let us be realists, but without losing our joy, our boldness and our hope-filled commitment. Let us not allow ourselves to be robbed of missionary vigour!

If we act like children of God, knowing that he loves us, our lives will be made new, filled with serenity and joy.

In the face of life’s difficulties, let us ask the Lord for the strength to remain joyful witnesses to our faith.

If we live the faith in our daily life, then our work too becomes a chance to spread the joy of being a Christian.

Let us draw from the crib the joy and deep peace that Jesus comes to bring to the world.

Joy cannot be held at heel: it must be let go. Joy is a pilgrim virtue. It is a gift that walks, walks on the path of life, that walks with Jesus: preaching, proclaiming Jesus, proclaiming joy, lengthens and widens that path.

The joy of the Gospel is for all people: no one can be excluded.

Wherever there are men and women who have consecrated their lives to God, there you find joy.

Joy adapts and changes, but it always endures, even as a flicker of light born of our personal certainty that, when everything is said and done, we are infinitely loved.

We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness and turn yourselves over to the love of God. Holiness does not mean performing extraordinary things but carrying out daily things in an extraordinary way that is with love, joy and faith.

A good teacher does not get lost in the details, but points to what is essential so that the child or student can find meaning and joy in life.

A Christian is one who is invited... to join in the feast, to the joy of being saved, to the joy of being redeemed, to the joy of sharing life with Christ. This is a joy! You are called to a party!

A Christian brings peace to others. Not only peace, but also love, kindness, faithfulness and joy.

Each encounter with Jesus fills us with joy, with that deep joy which only God can give.

A Christian is never bored or sad. Rather, the one who loves Christ is full of joy and radiates joy.

Our deepest joy comes from Christ: remaining with him, walking with him, being his disciples.

Do not be afraid of what God asks of you! It is worth saying `yes' to God. In him we find joy.