Many people in the world knew the Holy Father John Paul II from his publications, encyclicals, speeches, homilies, letters, meetings and travels. Many persons, not only Catholics, loved this Man. The memory of John Paul II is still alive, especially in Poland.
JOHN PAUL II WEEK IN
Every year we celebrate Pope’s day. This holiday is celebrated only in It is always observed on a Sunday preceding the anniversary of Cardinal Karol Wojty?a election to the papacy. This year was the 11-th time we celebrated this holiday. This year it had a special meaning as it is also then year of Pope’s beatification. Since this year is so important the holiday has been extended into a full week of celebration from 9 to 16 October. An initiative with spiritual, cultural and social character, each annual event addresses an aspect of the teachings of John Paul II. The New Millennium foundation of the Polish Bishops’ Conference had promoted the initiative and scheduled a series of events for the week. This year’s theme was: John Paul II – a man of prayer. In many parishes there were concerts, lectures and meetings to promote the teaching and life lessons of late Pope. These events accentuated the Holy Father as a great man of prayer, who spent hours in prayer everyday and who always wanted to be united with God. His every decision was taken in prayer. The press media reminisced Pope through countless images of John Paul during prayer around the world.
Sr. Magdalena Ajdys, Community of
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