Tag: St John Paul II

Quote of the day: 8 February

But no apostolic cause was dearer to the heart of this great man of faith than that of the unity and harmony within the Church. It was as if he had always before his mind the prayer of Jesus, on the night before his Sacrifice on the Cross: “That they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us”.

Today the Church solemnly recalls with love and gratitude all his efforts to resist threats of disunity and to encourage the clergy and faithful to maintain unity with the See of Peter and the universal Church. His success in this, as in all his many undertakings, was undoubtedly due to the intense charity and prayer which characterized his daily life, his close communion with Christ and his love for the Church as the visible Body of Christ on earth.

Saint John Paul II
Homily for the Beatification of Kuriakose Elias Chavara
8 February 1986, Kottayam

 

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Quote of the day: 6 February

From this spiritual source the faith and ardent love of John of the Cross and of Teresa of Jesus were nourished, two saints to whom, let me say it, I have entrusted myself since the years of my youth.

Saint John Paul II
Address to the Bishops of Oviedo and Valladolid on their Ad Limina Visit
6 February 1982

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Quote of the day: 24 January

Today I come to your parish, dedicated to St Teresa of Jesus, a great figure of mysticism, whose life was characterized by a profound intimacy with God, together by a great love for her brothers and sisters. This is how I am making my first pastoral visit in the Year of the Lord 1982, as Bishop of Rome.

Saint John Paul II
Homily, January 24, 1982

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Learn more about Mariam, “the little nothing”, the foundress of the Carmel of Bethlehem here
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