MESSAGE OF JOHN PAUL II
TO THE BISHOP OF ALBANO
FOR THE CENTENARY OF THE DEATH
OF ST. MARIA GORETTI
To my Venerable Brother Bishop Agostino Vallini of Albano
1. A hundred years ago, on 6 July 1902, Maria...
On this Holy Saturday, as come to the end of a long and difficult Lent for so many, these final messages of Pope Saint John Paul II, who, on that Holy Saturday of 2005,...
Here is Pope Saint John Paul II’s final Lenten meditation, which he finished on September 8th, 2004 – the birthday of Our Lady - just before his death on April 2nd, 2005. A fitting...
Hail Mary, poor and humble Woman, Blessed by the Most High! Virgin of hope, dawn of a new era, We join in your song of praise, to celebrate the Lord’ s mercy, to proclaim...
JOHN PAUL II
ANGELUS - FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY
Sunday, 29 December 1996
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. On this first Sunday after Christmas, the Church is celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family.
As at the crib, in...
JOHN PAUL II
ANGELUS - ALL SOULS DAY
Sunday, 2 November 1997
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. Yesterday we celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints and today the liturgy invites us to commemorate the faithful departed. The Church...
(A Letter from Pope Saint John Paul II to the Bishop of Grenoble in 1996, on the 150th anniversary of the vision at La Salette, which is celebrated on the 19th of September)
To the...
LETTER OF JOHN PAUL II
ON THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONSECRATION
OF THE HUMAN RACE TO THE DIVINE HEART OF JESUSÂ Â
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
The 100th anniversary of the Consecration of the Human Race to the...