FEAST OF ST JOHN PAUL II, PONTIFF.
FEAST OF ST JOHN PAUL II, PONTIFF
"Jesus said to his disciples:
“Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.
"Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival.
"Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them.
"And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants.” (Luke 12: 35 - 38).
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 in the 29th week of Ordinary Time is the feast of St John Paul II, Pope.
St John Paul II lived from 1920 to 2005. He was Polish and first non-Italian Pope in 455 years.
John Paul was beatified on May 1st, 2011 and canonized April 27, 2014. Pope Francis performed both liturgies.
John Paul was an accomplished writer. He traveled all over the world to promote understanding between nations and between different cultures and religions. Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Regan contributed to the peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
John Paul II wrote many important encyclicals. His enduring legacy is the Catechism of the Catholic Church which he promulgated in 1992.
“Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.
"Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival."
How do we wait for the Master and exercise maximum vigilance?
Prayer. If you pray and wait, you will not fall asleep. If you watch and pray, you will open the door at once when the Master knocks on the door.
A word is enough for the wise.
October is the Holy Rosary Month.
“The Rosary is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, Our Redeemer, who loves His Mother.” (St Louis Marie de Monfort).
Say the Holy Rosary every day in October.
For Prayers, Consecration, Litany, Testimony of Jesus about those who pray the Rosary, click the link below:
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