Jpii Died Six Years Ago

[kafka]

Today one of brightest stars ever to live went to God. Shine from the firmament of Heaven John Paul, shine.

Live forever, John Paul II, live forever.

And do not forget your little flock you left behind:

"Do not be afraid, little flock; for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom."

[Era Might]

I remember t[i][/i]hose days v[i][/i]ividly.

[MeteorShower]

I remember my Mom telling me that he had died

[MissScripture]

I was sick that weekend and it was before I knew that pseudaphed really messed with me, so I was taking pseudaphed and didn't sleep almost the entire weekend. I just sat and watched it all unfolding on tv...and wished I could be in St. Peter's Square. And I got so annoyed with the media and their blatant lack of understanding of what was going on.

[Seven77]

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I remember those days vividly.
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word. me too. i felt the loss, especially since i really wanted to meet him--and yet, hours later i felt consoled that he now knew me.

[Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam]

I remember when we heard it at school from the priests. I also remember talking to them after Pope John Paul's death and asking the Jesuits who should we pray gets elected. One of them pulled down a "Cardinal Ratzinger Fan Club" coffee mug and told us we should pray for that Cardinal Ratzinger gets elected. It was a joyous time then. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.

[dairygirl4u2c]

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[elizabeth09]

I was sad when he died. Right before he died, my family and I heard that he died already, but it might have been a joke. When I heard that JPII really died, I ask my mom if he really died for real, and she told me yes.

[dominicansoul]

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Unlike many of you, I was alive and watching the night he got elected. I was seven, but I knew what was going on, and I remember it very well. The Church had been going through a rollercoaster ride, as we had just elected Pope John Paul I a short time before. He lasted only a month. So, these were days of sorrow and joy. There was a thrill in my household over the fact that Pope John Paul II was so very young and from another country other than Italy. Also, he had been to America, as Cardinal Wojtyła, visiting San Antonio, and meeting with the Polish communities here. He was filled with fire and zeal. The Poles here in this area were sooooooo excited!!!


One of my Polish friends, a Seraphic Sister, called out to him from among the massive crowds that came to see him when he returned to San Antonio as Pope. She was yelling at the top of her lungs, "Ojciec Święty! Ojciec Święty!" AND HE HEARD HER....and their eyes met and he beckoned her over to him, and she got as far as the barriers, and he came to her and gave her a kiss on the forehead and a blessing!

In my lifetime, I have had 4 Popes. Pope John Paul II was there for the majority of my life, and I will always be grateful to God for the gift we had in this Pope.

[Ed Normile]

Its been 6 years, wow! It seems like only yesterday when you would always hear his name during mass. Its amazing how fast time slips by.

ed

[Mercy me]

[quote name='MissScripture' timestamp='1301767550' post='2225464']
I got so annoyed with the media and their blatant lack of understanding of what was going on.
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I did, too. That and the anticipation that he would die at any moment. No he waited until vigil mass was celebrated for Divine Mercy Sunday.

He changed the world and many, many hearts.

The night he died I was going to a friends birthday party. That night we prayed and sang and talked about how he had touched each of us and he had! It wasn't much of a birthday party but there we about 50 people sharing a strong bond with those in St. Peter's Square and around the world that night.

Edited April 3, 2011 by Mercy me

[Era Might]

[quote name='dominicansoul' timestamp='1301838564' post='2225581']One of my Polish friends, a Seraphic Sister, called out to him from among the massive crowds that came to see him when he returned to San Antonio as Pope. She was yelling at the top of her lungs, "Ojciec Święty! Ojciec Święty!" AND HE HEARD HER....and their eyes met and he beckoned her over to him, and she got as far as the barriers, and he came to her and gave her a kiss on the forehead and a blessing![/quote]
LOL. Great story. What does "Ojciec Święty! Ojciec Święty!" mean?

[dominicansoul]

[quote name='Era Might' timestamp='1301859028' post='2225678']
LOL. Great story. What does "Ojciec Święty! Ojciec Święty!" mean?
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It means "Holy Father! Holy Father!" I think he was able to hear this above the roar of the crowds 'cos it was POLISH....or the fact that Sister really really really wanted to get closer to the Pope and get his attention, that the Holy Spirit allowed the Pope to hear her. It was an amesome moment for her!!!

[humbleheart]

[quote name='Seven77' timestamp='1301773248' post='2225478']
word. me too. i felt the loss, especially since i really wanted to meet him--and yet, hours later [b]i felt consoled that he now knew me[/b].
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I wanted to meet him too. I became Catholic (properly devoutly Catholic) about two years before he died, and I really wanted to go to Rome or to attend a World Youth Day just so that I could see him. His loss hit me quite hard, but I never made that realisation that you made. It's a beautiful thought.

[Lisa]

[quote] I cannot help but recall those moving days and see how much he revealed to us the face of God and the image of Jesus crucified.One of the most powerful lessons he taught us in the twilight of his Pontificate was that everyone must suffer, even the Vicar of Christ. Rather than hide his infirmities, as most public figures do, he let the whole world see what he went through. In the final act of his life, the athlete was immobilized, the distinctive, booming voice silenced, and the hand that produced voluminous encyclicals no longer able to write. Yet nothing made John Paul waver, even the debilitating sickness hidden under the glazed Parkinsonian mask, and ultimately his inability to speak and move. Many believe that the most powerful message he preached was when the words and actions failed.[img]http://saltandlighttv.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/jpii-goodfriday.jpg[/img]

One of the unforgettable, silent, teaching moments of those final days took place on Good Friday night 2005, while the Pope, seated in his private chapel in the Vatican, viewed the television coverage of the Via Crucis from Rome’s Colosseum. At the station commemorating the death of the Lord, a television camera in the papal chapel showed the Pope embracing a cross in his hands with his cheek resting against the wood. His accepting of suffering and death needed no words. The image spoke for itself.

Several hours before his death, Pope John Paul’s last audible words were: “Let me go to the house of the Father.” In the intimate setting of prayer, as Mass was celebrated at the foot of his bed and the throngs of faithful sang below in St. Peter’s Square, he died at 9:37 p.m. on April 2. Through his public passion, suffering and death, this holy priest, Successor of the Apostles, and Servant of God, showed us the face of Jesus in a remarkable way. [/quote]

I thought this was an amazing description. from [url="http://saltandlighttv.org/blog/?p=2403"]http://saltandlighttv.org/blog/?p=2403[/url]