“Vi chiameranno papisti, retrogradi, intransigenti, clericali: siatene fieri!”
Citato in Alessandro Gnocchi, Mario Palmaro – Vallecchi, Firenze 2010, pp. 182
Papa Pio X è stato il 257º vescovo di Roma e papa della Chiesa cattolica . Fu proclamato santo nel 1954. Wikipedia
“Vi chiameranno papisti, retrogradi, intransigenti, clericali: siatene fieri!”
Citato in Alessandro Gnocchi, Mario Palmaro – Vallecchi, Firenze 2010, pp. 182
Lettera al Card. Pietro Respighi, dal Vaticano, 18 ottobre 1912
“Un Sacerdote che non è santo non solo è inutile ma riesce dannoso alla Chiesa.”
citato in Natale Ginelli, La tua via, Edizioni Paoline, 1957
dall'enciclica E supremi, 4 ottobre 1903; disponibile su Vatican.va http://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-x/it/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-x_enc_04101903_e-supremi.html
“Restaurare ogni cosa in Cristo.”
citato in Giuseppe Fumagalli, Chi l'ha detto?, Hoepli, 1921, p. 722
Lettera di San Pio X agli Arcivescovi e ai Vescovi francesi, Notre charge apostolique, Roma, 25 agosto 1910
da Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, Romae 1910, vol. 2, p. 631
“Ecco la più grande santa [Teresa di Lisieux] dei tempi moderni”
citato in AA.VV., Teresa di Lisieux. Genio e santità. Edizioni del Teresianum, Roma, 1996
da Motu Proprio - Tra le Sollecitudini http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pius_x/motu_proprio/documents/hf_p-x_motu-proprio_19031122_sollecitudini_it.html, 22 novembre 1903
dall'enciclica Pascendi Dominici Gregis, 8 settembre 1907; disponibile su Vatican.va http://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-x/it/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-x_enc_19070908_pascendi-dominici-gregis.html
“I was born poor, I have lived poor, I wish to die poor.”
His last will, as quoted in an obituary in The Maine Catholic Historical Magazine (1914) Volumes 3-6, p. 17
“Hope unites me to my God and Him to me.”
As quoted in Life of Pius X (1918) by Francis Alice Forbes, p. 35
Variant translation: My hope is in Christ, who strengthens the weakest by His Divine help. I can do all in Him who strengthens me. His Power is infinite, and if I lean on him, it will be mine. His Wisdom is infinite, and if I look to Him counsel, I shall not be deceived. His Goodness is infinite, and if my trust is stayed in Him, I shall not be abandoned.
Contesto: I shall spare myself neither care nor labour nor vigils for the salvation of souls. My hope is in Christ, who strengthens the weakest by His divine help; I can do all in Him who strengthened me! His power is infinite, and if I lean on Him it will be mine; His wisdom is infinite, and if I look to Him for counsel I shall not be deceived; His goodness is infinite, and if my trust is stayed on Him I shall not be abandoned. Hope unites me to my God and Him to me. Although I know I am not sufficient for the burden, my strength is in Him. For the salvation of others I must bear weariness, face dangers, suffer offences, confront storms, fight against evil. He is my Hope.
“Let the storm rage and the sky darken — not for that shall we be dismayed.”
As quoted in The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Popes and the Papacy (2001) by Brandon Toropov, p. 26
Contesto: Let the storm rage and the sky darken — not for that shall we be dismayed. If we trust as we should in Mary, we shall recognize in her, the Virgin Most Powerful "who with virginal foot did crush the head of the serpent.
As quoted in Life of Pius X (1918) by Francis Alice Forbes, p. 35
Variant translation: My hope is in Christ, who strengthens the weakest by His Divine help. I can do all in Him who strengthens me. His Power is infinite, and if I lean on him, it will be mine. His Wisdom is infinite, and if I look to Him counsel, I shall not be deceived. His Goodness is infinite, and if my trust is stayed in Him, I shall not be abandoned.
Contesto: I shall spare myself neither care nor labour nor vigils for the salvation of souls. My hope is in Christ, who strengthens the weakest by His divine help; I can do all in Him who strengthened me! His power is infinite, and if I lean on Him it will be mine; His wisdom is infinite, and if I look to Him for counsel I shall not be deceived; His goodness is infinite, and if my trust is stayed on Him I shall not be abandoned. Hope unites me to my God and Him to me. Although I know I am not sufficient for the burden, my strength is in Him. For the salvation of others I must bear weariness, face dangers, suffer offences, confront storms, fight against evil. He is my Hope.
To Theodor Herzl in a meeting in the Vatican (25 January 1904), quoted in "Catholic Church's long road to accepting Judaism" in The Los Angeles Times (11 May 2009) http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-hier11-2009may11,0,1481965.story, "Jews Can't Take "Yes" for an Answer" (2000) by Harold M. Schulweis http://www.reformjudaismmag.net/900hs.html, and "Theodore Herzl and the Pope" http://ziomania.com/herzl/Theodore%20Herzl%20and%20the%20Pope.htm
"Encyclical Letter of Our Holy Father Pius X" in The American Catholic Quarterly Review, Vol. 29. No. 114 (April 1904) p. 211
As quoted in Quotable Saints (2003) by Ronda Chervin, p. 79
Papal encyclical letter "Pascendi dominici gregis" ("Feeding the Lord's Flock") promulgated by Pope Pius X on 8 September 1907.
Statement prior to World War I, quoted in Biographical profile at Living Water Community http://livingwatercommunity.com/saiints/st%20Pius%20X.htm, and partially in A Treasury of Saints : 100 Saints : Their Lives and Times (2002) by Malcolm Day, and St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dubai http://www.saintmarysdubai.com/stoftheday.asp?id=184
Papal encyclical letter "Une foise encore" http://www.vatican.va/content/pius-x/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-x_enc_06011907_une-fois-encore.html to the French people and clergy on the separation of Church and State, Rome, 6 January 1907.