Vincent Vega Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I was not yet Catholic (nor had interest in converting) and I remember this well, along with the present Holy Father's election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 [quote name='dominicansoul' timestamp='1301838564' post='2225581'] [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jCLJb9lPZaQ/TS6byF0PJ4I/AAAAAAAACr8/cc2zGDPwkI0/s400/pope-john-paul-ii-1920-2005.jpg[/img] 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. [/quote] I was in my freshman year in HS. I was in world history class (6th period, I believe) when the annoucement came over the loudspeaker. Upon hearing that the new Pope was Polish, the teacher - a priest from South Side Chicago Irish background - sent one of my classmates to the office to find out if the priest who made the announcement was making a joke (the name of the priest who made the announcement was named Father Kielbasa). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidalgo SJS Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 God Bless you Pope John Paul II! Praying for you, please pray for us! [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/amen.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 [img]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/205814_1935608507100_1148967368_2265598_4069860_n.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I truly miss him. He touched my heart even when I wasn't interested in my Catholic faith. I didn't make my reversion to the Church until December 2007, but everytime I saw JPII, I thought he was endearing and very much a fatherly figure. He was so kind to everyone. I remember seeing him on the news a couple times and he has a heart of gold. I am so pleased that he is being beatified on May 1st, and what a proper day to celebrate the life of a man in whom I see God--Divine Mercy Sunday! Praised be Jesus Christ! You can bet that I will be watching the whole beatification ceremony and my mom wants to watch it, too. "Totus tuus, Maria!" My favorite pictures of him: [img]http://thetumultuoustimes.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/pope-john-paul-ii.jpeg[/img] [img]http://www.independent1.bravehost.com/sunpope/jp2mon.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.thomaspringle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/jpii-3.jpg[/img] [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IqM53hCQmrc/S2BVt1JcawI/AAAAAAAAENo/EQxJzE4CVXY/s320/pope-john-paul-ii-dove.jpg[/img] [img]http://vultus.stblogs.org/JP%20II%20rosaryjpg-thumb-300x427.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 That was a gloomy day for me and my wife, especially my wife. She was transformed at World Youth Day in Denver by John Paul II. And up until his death, he was pope her whole life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 i remember being at work, and watching the coverage. and crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra Little Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 [quote name='MissScripture' timestamp='1301767550' post='2225464'] 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. [/quote] the media is like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) [quote name='MissScripture' timestamp='1301767550' post='2225464'] And I got so annoyed with the media and their blatant lack of understanding of what was going on. [/quote] [font="Tahoma"][size="2"]Either they were totally ignorant/clueless or totally conspiring, but come to think out it they were probably both. I remember how irritating it was to listen to all those media pinheads discussing the possibility of the next Pope allowing women priest, married priests, contraception, etc. like it is in his power to simply change Church doctrine/dogma. [/size][/font][img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/brickwall.gif[/img][font="Tahoma"] [/font] Edited April 5, 2011 by Papist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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