Tag: John Paul II
The Rosary: To contemplate with Mary the face of Christ
To recite the Rosary is nothing other than to contemplate with Mary the face of Christ.. . .The Rosary, reclaimed in its full meaning, goes to the very heart of Christian life; it offers a familiar yet fruitful spiritual and educational opportunity for personal contemplation, the formation of the People of God, and the new… Read More ›
Hill of Crosses
[Follow this link to view a three-dimension display of the Hill of Crosses.] Religious meaning The Hill of Crosses, where people not only from Lithuania have put crosses for couple centuries, witnesses faithfulness and trust of a Christian community to Christ and his Cross. This is an expression of a spontaneous religiousness of the people,… Read More ›
Christ being lifted up above all things
4. To the event of John’s Gospel the Liturgy of today’s feast adds the presentation made by Paul in his Letter to the Philippians. The Apostle speaks of an emptying of Christ through the Cross; and at the same time of Christ’s being lifted up above all things – and this too had its beginning… Read More ›
Divine Mercy congress inspires quake-stricken New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand, Sep 2, 2011 / 01:50 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics in Christchurch, New Zealand drew inspiration from a recent Divine Mercy Congress as they work to rebuild from a series of devastating earthquakes that have hit the country in the last year. “The blessings and graces which all received at the congress have… Read More ›
Pope to declare Spanish saint ‘doctor’ of church
MADRID (AP) – Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday (Aug. 20) he would confer one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors on an influential 16th-century Spanish saint, making a surprise announcement during a Mass at the church’s world youth festival. Benedict drew sustained applause from the seminarians, priests, bishops and cardinals gathered in Madrid’s main cathedral… Read More ›
Crisis of ‘indifference’ shows need for New Evangelization
Vatican City, May 30, 2011 / 10:47 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict stressed the urgency of evangelizing modern society, saying that Christians today face the task of reaching a world that grows increasingly apathetic to the message of the Gospel. “The crisis we are living through,” he said, “carries with it signs of the exclusion… Read More ›
He is a Saint (part II)
[To return to part I] One John Paul II Priest Recalls the Influence of John Paul the Great Allow me to quickly describe to you my personal experience with the newly beatified pope, whom I was allowed to meet at a general audience when I was 18 years old. As he walked through the middle… Read More ›
He is a Saint (part I)
One John Paul II Priest Recalls the Influence of John Paul the Great Allow me to quickly describe to you my personal experience with the newly beatified pope, whom I was allowed to meet at a general audience when I was 18 years old. As he walked through the middle aisle of the audience hall… Read More ›
Thousands of pilgrims pray before Blessed John Paul’s new tomb
By Carol Glatz and Cindy Wooden; Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Before a slab of gleaming white marble inscribed “Beatus Johannes Paulus PP. II,” thousands of pilgrims made the sign of the cross, snapped a picture and said a quick prayer. Some left photographs or letters in a basket in front of Blessed… Read More ›
Pope John Paul II’s biographer welcomes new feast day, Oct. 22
Rome, Italy, Apr 12, 2011 / 11:29 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope John Paul II’s biographer is welcoming the announcement of a new feast day for the soon-to-be beatified pontiff. The Vatican has declared that Oct. 22, the day he became Pope, will now mark the occasion. “I think it’s an entirely appropriate date, for this was… Read More ›