faith and spirituality
Hail Immaculate! – John Paul II
“Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” (Lk 1: 28). We address the Virgin Mary several times a day with these words of the Archangel Gabriel. Let us repeat them with fervent joy […]
16 october
faith and spirituality
The Dormition of the Mother of God (Saint John Paul II)
Mary and the human drama of death 1. Concerning the end of Mary’s earthly life, the Council uses the terms of the Bull defining the dogma of the Assumption and states: “The Immaculate Virgin, preserved […]
faith and spirituality
We will stand up (John Paul II)
And so, we will stand up every time that human life is threatened. When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, we will stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority […]
faith and spirituality
It is Jesus in fact that you seek…. (John Paul II)
It is Jesus in fact that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; […]
faith and spirituality
John Paul II to the Nigerian families
Onitsha (Nigeria), With the Apostle Paul I say to you: “You are God’s chosen race, his saints; he loves you, and you should be clothed in sincere compassion, in kindness and humility, gentleness and patience. […]
faith and spirituality
John Paul II to the Nigerian young people
Onitsha (Nigeria), Dear young men and women of Nigeria, This afternoon the Pope belongs to you! I am truly overjoyed to see you here in your teeming thousands from all parts of your vast country. […]
