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The Evangelical Pope | The Truest Form of Joy

July 01, 2024

Living Words from John Paul II

Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

Published Sunday, June 30, 2024

The Evangelical Pope | The Truest Form of Joy

Each week we let Saint Pope John Paul II share meaningful signposts to spark socio-economic resolves through justice and righteousness combined with mercy and compassion; in short, love.

¹⁷“Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

¹⁹honor your father and mother,’^[a] and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.^’[b]”

__ Matthew 19:16-19 (New International Version)

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Asunción, Paraguay, 18 de mayo de 1988 | Do not seek happiness in pleasure, possession of material goods, or pursuing power.

True happiness is not a product of what we have but reflects who we are. It is a state of being, not a possession.

Happiness, the truest form of joy, resides in the heart, in love, and in the act of selflessly surrendering for the well-being of others without any expectation of return.

Excerpted from:

VIAJE APOSTÓLICO A URUGUAY, BOLIVIA, LIMA Y PARAGUAY, ENCUENTRO DEL PAPA JUAN PABLO II CON LOS JÓVENES EN EL CAMPO ÑU GUAZÚ, Asunción, Paraguay, Miércoles 18 de mayo de 1988

https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul- ii/es/speeches/1988/may/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19880518_giovani-asuncion.html