Monday, October 22, 2018

St John Paul II

I remember at World Youth Day one year the crowd chanted, ‘John Paul II, we love you and we want you to live forever!’

This man was a spiritual giant and we are so blessed to have been part of God’s work through him in the Church. 

From his first words as Pope:

“Brothers and sisters, do not be afraid to welcome Christ and accept his power. Help the Pope and all those who wish to serve Christ and with Christ’s power to serve the human person and the whole of mankind. Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ. To his saving power open the boundaries of States, economic and political systems, the vast fields of culture, civilization, and development. Do not be afraid. Christ knows ‘what is in man’. He alone knows it.”

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