October 22 is the Roman Catholic Church's day to celebrate the life and holiness of Blessed Pope John Paul II. He was beatified on May 1, 2011, the feast of Divine Mercy.Pope John Paul II lived a life dedicated to Divine Mercy. As the great Mercy Pope, he wrote an encyclical saying: "The Message of Divine Mercy has always been near and dear to me… which I took with me to the See of Peter and which it in a sense forms the image of this Pontificate." In his writings and homilies, he has described Divine Mercy as the answer to the world’s problems and the message of the third millennium.
Prayer to Pope John Paul II
O Holy Trinity, we thank you for having given to the Church Pope John Paul II, and for having made him shine with your fatherly tenderness, the glory of the Cross of Christ and the splendor of the Spirit of love.
He, trusting completely in your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of Mary, has shown himself
in the likeness of Jesus the Good Shepherd and has pointed out to us holiness as the path to reach eternal communion with You.
Grant us, through his intercession, according to your will, the grace that we implore, in the hope that he will soon be numbered among your saints.Amen.
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