Poland to mark fourth anniversary of John Paul II’s passing
Krakow, Poland, Apr 2, 2009 / 03:50 am (CNA).- On Thursday Poland will mark the fourth anniversary of the death of Servant of God Pope John Paul II with prayers, poetry and music as a website advocates for his beatification. A web page has been created where readers can sign in and endorse the “Saint now” appeal launched in St. Peter’s Square on the day of the pontiff’s funeral.
“The page was not opened to pressure people or try to speed up the beatification process, but to send a tangible sign that the words ‘Saint now’ were not just uttered on the spur of the moment,” the page organizers said, according to SIR.
Rabbi to Pope: Please Don’t Wear Cross at the Western Wall By Randy Sly 3/18/2009 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
The Rabbi of the Western Wall has indicated that it would be inappropriate for Pope Benedict to wear a cross during his scheduled visit to the area in May. During his 2000 visit, Pope John Paul II wore his.
Israeli ambassador confirms Pope Benedict may wear cross at Western Wall
Rome, Italy, Mar 18, 2009 / 02:13 am (CNA).- Contrary to comments attributed to an Israeli rabbi, Pope Benedict XVI will not be barred from entering the holy area of Jerusalem’s Western Wall while wearing a cross.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The late Pope John Paul was wounded by a knife-wielding priest in 1982, a year after he was shot in St Peter's Square, but the injury was kept secret, his former top aide says in a documentary film.
The weekly Wprost, out tomorrow, shows a politburo document, signed by Mikhail Gorbachev, which appears to warrant a KGB contract killing on John Paul II.
So claims Polish journalist David Dastych in a book, also released tomorrow, Chodzi o papieża szpiedzy w watykanie - (About the Pope: Spies in the Vatican). The politburo document says: "Use all available possibilities to prevent a new political trend, initiated by the Polish pope…"
The document, which dates back to November 1979, - one year after Karol Wojtyla became pope - is signed by eight top Party officials including Konstantin Rusakov, who coordinated action with the Polish communist party, and Mikhail Gorbachev.
In Rome, Pope John Paul II survived four bullets on May 13, 1981 shot by Turk Mehmet Ali Hagca.
A Vatican reporter last week said John Paul was the perfect pope for the television age, "a man of images." Think of the pictures of him storm-tossed, tempest-tossed, standing somewhere and leaning into a heavy wind, his robes whipping behind him, holding on to his crosier, the staff bearing the image of a crucified Christ, with both hands, for dear life, as if consciously giving Christians a picture of what it is to be alive.
Benedict, the reporter noted, is the perfect pope for the Internet age. He is a man of the word. You download the text of what he said, print it, ponder it.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro eo Sancta Maria, Mater Ecclesiæ, ora pro eo Sancta Maria, Salus populi Romani, ora pro eo Sancti Michael, Gabriel et Raphael, orate pro eo Omnes sancti Angeli, orate pro eo Sancte Ioseph, ora pro eo Sancte Ioannes Baptista, ora pro eo Omnes Sancti Patriarchæ et Prophetæ, orate pro eo Sancti Petre et Paule, orate pro eo Sancte Andrea, ora pro eo Sancti Ioannes et Iacobe, orate pro eo Sancte Thoma, ora pro eo Sancte Matthæe, ora pro eo Sancte Matthia, ora pro eo Sancte Luca, ora pro eo Sancte Marce, ora pro eo Omnes Sancti Apostoli et Evangelistæ, orate pro eo Sancte Barnaba, ora pro eo Sancta Maria Magdalena, ora pro eo Omnes Sancti Discipuli Domini, orate pro eo Sancte Clemens, ora pro eo Sancte Calliste, ora pro eo Sancte Fabiane, ora pro eo Sancte Corneli, ora pro eo Sancte Xyste, ora pro eo Sancte Ioannes, ora pro eo Sancte Martine, ora pro eo Sancte Damase, ora pro eo Sancte Leo Magne, ora pro eo Sancte Gregori Magne, ora pro eo Sancte Leo (None), ora pro eo Sancte Pie (Decime), ora pro eo Omnes Sancti Pontifices Romani, orate pro eo Sancte Stephane, ora pro eo Sancte Laurenti, ora pro eo Sancti Protomartyres Romani, orate pro eo Sancte Ignati Antiochene, ora pro eo Sancte Hippolyte, ora pro eo Sancti Iustine et Apolloni, orate pro eo Sancte Tharsici, ora pro eo Sancte Sebastiane, ora pro eo Sancte Maximiliane (Kolbe), ora pro eo Sanctæ Perpetua et Felicitas, orate pro eo Sancta Agnes, ora pro eo Sancta Cæcilia, ora pro eo Sancta Eugenia, ora pro eo Sancta Maria (Goretti), ora pro eo Omnes Sancti Martyres, orate pro eo Sancte Ambrosi, ora pro eo Sancte Hieronyme, ora pro eo Sancte Augustine, ora pro eo Sancte Athanasi, ora pro eo Sancti Basili et Gregori Nazianzene, orate pro eo Sancte Ioannes Chrysostome, ora pro eo Sancti Cyrille et Methodi, orate pro eo Sancte Carole (Borromeo), ora pro eo Sancti Benedicte et Bernarde, orate pro eo Sancti Francisce et Dominice, orate pro eo Sancte Ignati (de Loyola), ora pro eo Sancte Francisce (Xavier), ora pro eo Sancte Ioannes Maria (Vianney), ora pro eo Sancte Philippe (Neri), ora pro eo Sancte Gaspar (Del Bufalo), ora pro eo Sancte Vincenti (Pallotti), ora pro eo Sancta Sabina, ora pro eo Sancta Marcella, ora pro eo Sancta Paula, ora pro eo Sancta Francisca (Romana), ora pro eo Sancta Catharina (Senensis), ora pro eo Sancta Teresia a Iesu, ora pro eo Sancta Maria Faustina (Kowalska), ora pro eo Omnes Sancti et Sanctæ Dei, orate pro eo
Catholic and politically conservative, I graduated with a BA in History (concentration in American) and Political Science. I'm between two parishes; one in Wisconsin that is fairly traditional, and one in Illinois that is fairly liberal. I teach CCD. I work in the food service industry, which basically means I'm working in fast food until I find a better job. I'd like to work for the church somehow. Right now I'm working on getting my teaching certification, although I'm unsure thats the correct path for me.
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I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love You until the last breath of my life. I love You, O my infinitely lovable God, and I would rather die loving You, than live without loving You. I love You, Lord and the only grace I ask is to love You eternally....My God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I love You, I want my heart to repeat it to You as often as I draw breath.
- Saint John Vianney
