Saint John Paul II
 
"We need saints without cassocks, without veils – we need saints with jeans and tennis shoes. We need saints that go to the movies that listen to music, that hang out with their friends. We need saints that place God in first place ahead of succeeding in any career. We need saints that look for time to pray every day and who know how to be in love with purity, chastity and all good things. We need saints – saints for the 21st century with a spirituality appropriate to our new time. We need saints that have a commitment to helping the poor and to make the needed social change.
 
We need saints to live in the world, to sanctify the world and to not be afraid of living in the world by their presence in it. We need saints that drink Coca-Cola, that eat hot dogs, that surf the internet and that listen to their iPods. We need saints that love the Eucharist, that are not afraid or embarrassed to eat a pizza or drink a beer with their friends. We need saints who love the movies, dance, sports, theater. We need saints that are open sociable normal happy companions. We need saints who are in this world and who know how to enjoy the best in this world without being callous or mundane. We need saints." (Attributed to Pope Francis, but its origin cannot be proven)
 
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A MAGYAR NYELVŰ VERZIÓHOZ KATTINTS IDE!

When Francis was travelling near the town of Assisi, he came across a small dilapidated church. He entered and suddenly heard a voice: “Strengthen the house of God, for it is in danger of collapsing!" He soon returned and began to repair the walls. And although his father ordered him to return home, he kept saying that Jesus Christ himself had given him a mission. Finally, he left his parents' house for good, without taking a single piece of clothing with him. The people gave him something to wear and something to eat. This is how he lived his life, wandering the countryside as a beggar and speaking everywhere of God's caring love. Later he found followers who shared his poverty and his preaching of the Gospel. And Francis realised what the words he had once heard meant: The Church itself, the community that follows Jesus, must be strengthened and rebuilt. The followers of Francis became the order of the Franciscans.
 
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