41 Quotes by Pope Pius XII

Bodily pain affects man as a whole down to the deepest layers of his moral being.

Bodily pain affects man as a whole down to the deepest layers of his moral being. It forces him to face again the fundamental questions of his fate, of his attitude toward God and fellow man, of his individual and collective responsibility and of the sense of his pilgrimage on earth.

The key to seeing why there should be a Eucharistic worship distinct from the Mass is that the Eucharist is Jesus Christ. No less than His contemporaries in Palestine adored and implored Him for the favors they needed, so we should praise, thank Him, and implore Him for what we need.

The theory of war as an apt and proportionate means of solving international conflicts is now out of date.

It is absolutely necessary that the Christian community be subject in all things to the Sovereign Pontiff if it wishes to be a part of the divinely-established society founded by our Redeemer.

God has no intention of setting a limit to the efforts of man to conquer space.

For centuries, Jews have been unjustly treated and despised. It is time they were treated with justice and humanity. God wills it and the Church wills it. St. Paul tells us that the Jews are our brothers. They should also be welcomed as friends.

Below the knee, halfway down the arm, and two finger widths below the collarbone.

There is no surer means of calling down God’s blessing upon the family than the daily recitation of the Rosary.