diff --git a/jrnl/EncryptedJournal.py b/jrnl/EncryptedJournal.py
index 704a091a..a1f65aac 100644
--- a/jrnl/EncryptedJournal.py
+++ b/jrnl/EncryptedJournal.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def decrypt_content(
         set_keychain(keychain, None)
     attempt = 1
     while result is None and attempt < max_attempts:
-        print("Wrong password, try again.", file=sys.stderr)
+        print_msg(Message(MsgText.WrongPasswordTryAgain, MsgType.WARNING))
         password = getpass.getpass()
         result = decrypt_func(password)
         attempt += 1
@@ -79,13 +79,22 @@ class EncryptedJournal(Journal):
         if not os.path.exists(filename):
             if not os.path.isdir(dirname):
                 os.makedirs(dirname)
-                print(f"[Directory {dirname} created]", file=sys.stderr)
+                print_msg(
+                    Message(
+                        MsgText.DirectoryCreated,
+                        MsgType.NORMAL,
+                        {"directory_name": dirname},
+                    )
+                )
             self.create_file(filename)
             self.password = create_password(self.name)
 
-            print(
-                f"Encrypted journal '{self.name}' created at {filename}",
-                file=sys.stderr,
+            print_msg(
+                Message(
+                    MsgText.JournalCreated,
+                    MsgType.NORMAL,
+                    {"journal_name": self.name, "path": filename},
+                )
             )
 
         text = self._load(filename)
@@ -179,7 +188,7 @@ def get_keychain(journal_name):
         return keyring.get_password("jrnl", journal_name)
     except keyring.errors.KeyringError as e:
         if not isinstance(e, keyring.errors.NoKeyringError):
-            print("Failed to retrieve keyring", file=sys.stderr)
+            print_msg(Message(MsgText.KeyringRetrievalFailure, MsgType.ERROR))
         return ""
 
 
@@ -196,9 +205,7 @@ def set_keychain(journal_name, password):
             keyring.set_password("jrnl", journal_name, password)
         except keyring.errors.KeyringError as e:
             if isinstance(e, keyring.errors.NoKeyringError):
-                print(
-                    "Keyring backend not found. Please install one of the supported backends by visiting: https://pypi.org/project/keyring/",
-                    file=sys.stderr,
-                )
+                msg = Message(MsgText.KeyringBackendNotFound, MsgType.WARNING)
             else:
-                print("Failed to retrieve keyring", file=sys.stderr)
+                msg = Message(MsgText.KeyringRetrievalFailure, MsgType.ERROR)
+            print_msg(msg)
diff --git a/jrnl/commands.py b/jrnl/commands.py
index c795402a..cf7ccbf5 100644
--- a/jrnl/commands.py
+++ b/jrnl/commands.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ avoid any possible overhead for these standalone commands.
 """
 import platform
 import sys
+
+from jrnl.output import print_msg
 from jrnl.exception import JrnlException
 from jrnl.messages import Message
 from jrnl.messages import MsgText
@@ -89,9 +91,12 @@ def postconfig_encrypt(args, config, original_config, **kwargs):
     new_journal = EncryptedJournal.from_journal(journal)
     new_journal.write(args.filename)
 
-    print(
-        f"Journal encrypted to {args.filename or new_journal.config['journal']}.",
-        file=sys.stderr,
+    print_msg(
+        Message(
+            MsgText.JournalEncryptedTo,
+            MsgType.NORMAL,
+            {"path": args.filename or new_journal.config["journal"]},
+        )
     )
 
     # Update the config, if we encrypted in place
@@ -114,9 +119,12 @@ def postconfig_decrypt(args, config, original_config, **kwargs):
 
     new_journal = PlainJournal.from_journal(journal)
     new_journal.write(args.filename)
-    print(
-        f"Journal decrypted to {args.filename or new_journal.config['journal']}.",
-        file=sys.stderr,
+    print_msg(
+        Message(
+            MsgText.JournalDecryptedTo,
+            MsgType.NORMAL,
+            {"path": args.filename or new_journal.config["journal"]},
+        )
     )
 
     # Update the config, if we decrypted in place
diff --git a/jrnl/messages.py b/jrnl/messages.py
index ee4c9e05..ae359d15 100644
--- a/jrnl/messages.py
+++ b/jrnl/messages.py
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ class MsgText(Enum):
 
     JournalCreated = "Journal '{journal_name}' created at {filename}"
     DirectoryCreated = "Directory {directory_name} created"
-    JournalEncrypted = "Journal will be encrypted."
+    JournalEncrypted = "Journal will be encrypted"
+    JournalEncryptedTo = "Journal encrypted to {path}"
+    JournalDecryptedTo = "Journal decrypted to {path}"
     BackupCreated = "Created a backup at {filename}"
 
     # --- Editor ---#
@@ -191,6 +193,8 @@ class MsgText(Enum):
         Too many attempts with wrong password
         """
 
+    WrongPasswordTryAgain = "Wrong password, try again."
+
     # --- Search --- #
     NothingToDelete = """
         No entries to delete, because the search returned no results
@@ -213,6 +217,16 @@ class MsgText(Enum):
     # --- Color --- #
     InvalidColor = "{key} set to invalid color: {color}"
 
+    # --- Keyring --- #
+    KeyringBackendNotFound = """
+        Keyring backend not found.
+
+        Please install one of the supported backends by visiting:
+          https://pypi.org/project/keyring/
+        """
+
+    KeyringRetrievalFailure = "Failed to retrieve keyring"
+
 
 class Message(NamedTuple):
     text: MsgText