#Saint John Paul ll

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October 22 the Feast Day of Saint John Paul ll 🤍

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"To succeed in your intentions, entrust yourselves to the Blessed Virgin Mary always, but especially in moments of difficulty and darkness."

~ Saint John Paul ll"

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"In Christ and Through Christ, humanity has acquired full awareness of its dignity and the meaning of its existence." - Pope John Paul II Dollsfromheaven.com

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Currently reading: The Splendor of Truth by Pope St. John Paul II 

In the depths of his heart there always remains a yearning for absolute truth and a thirst to attain full knowledge of it. This is eloquently proved by man's tireless search for knowledge in all fields. It is proved even more by his search for the meaning of life. The development of science and technology, this splendid testimony of the human capacity for understanding and for perseverance, does not free humanity from the obligation to ask the ultimate religious questions. Rather, it spurs us on to face the most painful and decisive of struggles, those of the heart and of the moral conscience.

The light of God's face shines in all its beauty on the countenance of Jesus Christ, [...] "the way, and the truth, and the life" [...] as the Second Vatican Council recalls: "In fact,it is only in the mystery of the Word incarnate that light is shed on the mystery of man. For Adam, the first man, was a figure of the future man, namely, of Christ the Lord. It is Christ, the last Adam, who fully discloses man to himself and unfolds his noble calling by revealing the mystery of the Father and the Father's love".

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Happy Feast Day Pope Saint John Paul ll

1920 - 2005 Feast day October 22 Saint John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła, was the head of the Catholic Church from October 16 1978 to his death in 2005. He was the second longest-serving pope in history and the first non-Italian since Pope Adrian Vl, who died in 1523.

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Pope Saint John Paul ll

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In 1997, Pope John Paul II decided that the internet could use a patron saint to guide Catholics in its proper use. He chose Saint Isidore of Seville (560-636), Doctor of the Church, and last of the Latin Fathers. His twenty-book opus (called Etymologia, after the subject title of one of the books), made him an easy choice. The word “etymology” was Isidore’s own coinage. It means “the study of origins.” Today, the term is limited to the history, or origin, of words. Interestingly enough, three other words that I know of owe their invention to saints: “utopia” and “integrity” to Saint Thomas More and “soliloquy” to Saint Augustine.

Here is a prayer to Saint Isidore that should be said before logging in on the internet:

Almighty and eternal God, who created us in Thy image and bade us to seek after all that is good, true and beautiful, especially in the divine person of Thy only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee, that, through the intercession of Saint Isidore, bishop and doctor, during our journeys through the internet we will direct our hands and eyes only to that which is pleasing to Thee and treat with charity and patience all those souls whom we encounter. Through Christ our Lord. Amen

Source: http://catholicism.org/patron-saint-for-the-internet-isidore-of-seville.html

I did not know that two decades ago Pope John Paul II recognized the inherent dangers of the Internet and chose St. Isidore of Seville as its patron saint. A thoughtful prayer to consider, and not only on a Sunday.

To view the beautiful Aberdeen Bestiary: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/bestiary/ms24/f1r

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Pope Saint John Paul ll

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😇Saint John Paul ll composed this prayer to Mary: “May the Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, be also mother of the domestic church. Through her maternal help, may every Christian family truly become a little church which reflects and relives the mystery of the Church of Christ. May you who are the servant of the Lord, be our example of a humble and generous welcome of the will of God! You who are the mother of sorrows at the foot of the cross, be there to lighten our loads, and wipe away the tears of those afflicted by family difficulties. May Christ the Lord, King of the Universe, King of families, be present, as at Cana, in every Christian home, to communicate his light, joy, serenity, and strength. May every family generously add its share to the coming of his kingdom on earth. To Christ and to you, Mary, we entrust our families. Amen. “

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April 2, 2021

The 16th anniversary of Saint John Paul ll's death

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The most beautiful and stirring adventure that can happen to you is the personal meeting with Jesus, who is the only one who gives real meaning to our lives. ~St. John Paul II  DollsFromHeaven.com

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My Rosary - Quotes by Saints: "The worst prison is a closed heart" -St. John Paul ll

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Happy Feast Day Pope Saint John Paul ll

1920 - 2005 Feast day October 22 Saint John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła, was the head of the Catholic Church from October 16 1978 to his death in 2005. He was the second longest-serving pope in history and the first non-Italian since Pope Adrian Vl, who died in 1523

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"Follow your heart, it is the engine to your soul. Give your love freely, and help those in greater need than yourself. All the sins we commit can be forgiven if we give love to those in need."