"Let any praise of my humble person be expressed in the words of the Pontificale only, 'constant in faith, pure in affection and sincere in my love of peace.' May my feet be 'swift to spread peace and the good things of God.'
May my ministry be one of reconciliation 'in word and deeds', and my preaching 'not in the persuasive words of human wisdom but in the manifestation of the Spirit and power' and the authority conferred on me by the Church never used for my own glory - used not to break down but to build up."
Pope John XXIII. Journal of a Soul. Page 267
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