How he had conversations with the Virgin Mary Rekindle your own faith by learning what captivated the heart of this great saint.How one of Osama Bin Ladens best men nearly murdered him in the Philippines.How a priest stabbed him in Fatima, yet he continued with the liturgy.

How the communists actually selected him as archbishop.

Woven throughout the book is an assortment of intriguing stories and facts that most Catholics dont know about the saint, such as:

By looking at what he loved and why, the goal is to help readers learn more about key aspects John Pauls life and teachings, including Theology of the Body, Divine Mercy, Total Consecration, Eucharistic adoration, and redemptive suffering. This work is intended to be catechetical, inspiring, and evangelical. After a brief overview of John Pauls life, Evert explores in depth his five great loves: Young People, Human Love, The Eucharist, Our Lady, The Cross. Mining through a mountain of papal resources, Jason Evert has uncovered these many gems, offering a treasure chest brimming with the jewels of the saints life. John Paul II through remarkable unpublished stories on him from bishops, priests, students, Swiss Guards, and others. -View All Catholic Gift Categories-ĭiscover the five great loves of St.

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He should be the first when it comes to sacrifice and devotion.” Each night, he looked out his window to Saint Peter’s Square and to the whole world, and made the sign of the cross over it, blessing the world goodnight. He declared, “the shepherd should walk at the head and lay down his life for his sheep. He remarked, “If the bishop doesn’t set an example by fasting, then who will?” The Holy Father knew that his first duty to the Church was his interior life. During Lent, he would eat one complete meal a day, and always fasted on the eve of our Lady’s feast days. Each Friday (and every day in Lent), he prayed the Stations of the Cross, and preferred to do this in the garden on the roof of the Papal Apartments. He prayed several Rosaries each day, went to confession every week, and did not let a day pass without receiving Holy Communion. He made time to pray before and after his meals, and interspersed his Breviary prayers (the Liturgy of the Hours) throughout the day and night, calling it: “very important, very important.” At six in the morning, at noon, and again at six in the evening, he would stop whatever he was doing to pray the Angelus, just as he had done while working in the chemical plant in Poland. “Prayer was the rhythm of the Holy Father’s life.

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