From Huamanga, writes the renowned lawyer, journalist and poet cañetano GOD IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JOHN PAUL PILGRIM ...
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: José Luis Ruiz Meza Walter
Huamanga / Perù .01.05.11
Today (Today) Sunday May 1, 2011, is a special day in our country, not just in religion Catholic and other faiths but to humanity as it passes the face of the earth always look for the approach in religious thoughts to unite without distinction to all men of goodwill, in order to announce long around the world to Christ, only Savior of mankind.
Through the television signal at dawn, we have seen the human sea that has taken hold in the basilica of St. Peter, Rome, where modest on a mahogany casket, without any luxury, very austere as was his long life, there lay before the eyes of the Catholic faithful the remains of the Polish priest who has achieved his beatification in such a short time, as traffic to be within Santo short time, the name Karol Wojtyla, elected pope in October 1978 while holding the office of cardinal-archbishop of Krakow, was the first non-Italian pope in more than four centuries, choosing the name John Paul II.
Throughout his nearly 26-year pontificate, Pope's first overseas after four and half centuries of Italian monopoly, John Paul II has had many problems in its successful and sui generis papal ministry, first faced soon the Roman Curia: the museum of antiquities sending the chair used by his predecessors gestatoria to appear in public, began to street level and the crowds, smiling, letting playing and raising children in their arms, bringing the message of God to men of goodwill.
"Papa Pilgrim", as baptized Catholics, traveled more than a million miles in a hundred trips abroad and allowed the white image of the pope concentrated media coverage never seen before. Not only was the most traveled pope, but also the proclaimed more saints and blessed of all ages and all backgrounds.
The convocation of the World Youth Days were intended to announce a new generation to Jesus Christ and his Gospel they were the protagonists of their future and cooperate in building a better world, he loved with a very special love for young people.
a special date in the Christian calendar such as the May 13, 1981, feast of Our Lady of Fatima, the right-wing Turkish extremist Mehmet Ali Agca shot him three shots on the Plaza de San Pedro, was seriously injured in the abdomen and hand, which triggered a series of ailments that led him to the operating room several times. That outcome, was miraculously saved, but began to suffer health problems: in addition to the difficulties he had to recover from gunshot wounds he suffered in the stomach and in one hand, suffered after a bowel cancer, fracture of the femur and shoulder, and, since the 90's, had to cope with Parkinson's disease.
Despite the diminished physical strength, that did not stop in the 80's, his performance in Poland and its influence on the events that occurred in the former communist bloc contributed considerably to the fall of the regimes Eastern Europe. In March 2003 John Paul II opposed with all their might and authority to the U.S. war against Iraq. In this mission showed the same determination he had shown at the beginning of his pontificate to mediate between Argentina and Chile when they were on the brink of confrontation.
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capital has addressed in his encyclicals and his many speeches and essays are the protection of human life before birth and the reaffirmation of the traditional principles of the Catholic Church in the area of \u200b\u200bsexual morality without forgetting the reconciliation with the Jews and the pursuit of dialogue with all churches.
Among the main events of his pontificate is the first visit by a pope to a Lutheran church (Rome, 1983), first to a synagogue (Rome, 1986), the World Day of Prayer for Peace (Assisi, 1986) and excommunication Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (1988). Orthodox visited Athens and entered a mosque, in Damascus, the first time a Roman pontiff stepped on a mosque and prayed inside.
also include the first meeting of a pope to a Muslim community (Casablanca, 1985), the Holy Year 1983, from which established the World Youth Days, held in Rome (several times), Buenos Aires, Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Denver (U.S.), Manila, Czestochowa (Poland), Paris and Toronto (Canada) in 2002.
also emphasizes the encounter with the Soviet Union's last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, in December 1989, which marked the end of communist regimes in Europe and the normalization of the Catholic Church in those countries and the visit in January 1998 to Cuba, where he was received with honors by President Fidel Castro .
Besides his fourteen encyclicals, with John Paul II has been published the new Code of Canon Law (1983) and East and the Universal Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992), the result of special Synod of Bishops 1985, dedicated to Vatican II.
His great desire was to reach the year 2000, open the Holy Door and enter the Church in the Third millennium. He succeeded, as well as her long-awaited trip to the Holy Land. Whereas in the spring of 2000 was finally able to step on the Holy Land. Visited Mount Nebo, where Moses saw the Promised Land before he died, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth and several towns in Galilee.
During that trip, John Paul II, first recognized in 1986 "national rights" of the Palestinian people and establish full diplomatic relations with Israel in 1994, celebrated Mass in Manger Square in Bethlehem, apologized in Wailing Wall and the Holocaust Museum for the mistakes committed by Christians who persecuted Jews and celebrated Mass at the Holy Sepulchre.
In May 2000, in his third trip to Fatima (the last of the four made in Portugal), beatified Jacinta and Francisco, the two shepherds to whom the Virgin appeared in 1917 at their request was revealed the third secret of Fatima referred to the bombing that John Paul II suffered in 1981. The other two secrets, which are part of the same message were disclosed for years. Related to the terrifying vision of hell, devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, at the end of World War II began, the conversion of Russia and the end of communism.
The Holy Father concluded his long and fruitful life on earth in the Apostolic Palace, died on Saturday April 2, 2005, the eve of Easter Sunday, he wanted to be called the Divine Mercy, hours 9.37 hour from Rome. The world cried a spiritual and political leader who changed history. His solemn funeral was held at the Plaza de San Pedro on April 8, 2005.
A moving testimony of the good he did was the participation of many delegations from around the world and millions of men and women, believers and nonbelievers, who recognized in him a clear sign of God's love for humanity.
Today from Huamanga from the city of 33 churches where Easter is celebrated as nowhere in our country, until there came the Pope pilgrims a February 3, 1985, when there was a strong presence of terrorism, despite the risk that involved John Paul II, Khartoum's airport, made a strong call for the rebels pointing to the thousands of faithful "I bring a message from the operator as a seed to plant in their hearts to live in peace and quiet," thus contributing to peace of our country.
From Huamanga unique place of the mountains of Peru, from here I intend to pay a humble tribute to the person who strengthened my spiritual life, as when traveling for work, besides my work and consultation materials always carry a CD or a book with the message of John Paul II, I think it's a way of doing ministry as it did to throughout his fruitful religious life, have him present at each of our actions, a vocation he has family roots from San Vicente de Cañete, a place where I was born and where the religious work of Opus Dei is very identifiable and socially special form in February 1985, at a time as a student of law UPSMP lived in Lima, Peru in the district of Lince, near Park Firefighters seven blocks from the Avenida Salaverry, a place where is the Apostolic Nuncio of Peru, where he spends the night in their stay in our country, where thousands of people gathered and waited for his blessing Papal daily morning and were posted along the broad and woodland blocks that constitute the Avenue, where Pope was traveling aboard the mobile, always envisioning a smile and a special aura never seen, which is engraved in our hearts, especially in the gathering held in the days before thousands of young people in the atrium up in the Hippodrome of Monterrico - Furrow, it stated on "freedom to seek and speak the truth is an essential element of human communication, not only in relation to facts and information, but also and especially on the nature and destiny of the human person, respect for society and the common good, about our relationship with God. "
" God, Creator of all things and Lord of the cosmos, is connected to every man and woman in a relationship of love. "
" The family is called to be a temple, or house of prayer: a simple prayer, full of effort and tenderness. A sentence that makes life so that life becomes a prayer. "A family who prays never shall not perish from the consciousness of the fundamental vocation: being a great way communion. "
" Parents have specific rights and responsibilities in education and training of their children in moral values, especially in the difficult age of adolescence. "
" Marriage and the Christian family build up the Church. Children are precious fruit of marriage. "(Familiaris Consortio 14, 16)
Acceptance, love, esteem, many-sided and united material, emotional, educational and spiritual concern for every child who comes into this world should always constitute a distinctive, essential characteristic of Christians, especially Christian families and children while they grow "in wisdom and stature and grace before God and men" will be a precious contribution to building the family community to the sanctification of the parents. (Familiaris Consortio, 1981).
Today, Sunday May 1, 2011, the day is celebrated worldwide Labor Day, for blessings on this day to those who toil daily in the world for the pursuit of progress and personal growth and family but I am convinced more than ever to work in the apostolic pilgrim way as did the Blessed John Paul II, taking the word and example of God to all corners of our planet, in order to advertise provided throughout the world to Christ, only Savior of mankind, has a divine reward and in a timely fashion the dress Holiness, this is the destiny of a man who shines, divine light on all men and humanity today again kneels before his mahogany coffin modest, without any luxury, very austere, but with great faith and hope, praying out loud in every language a new blessed prayer of Christianity to intercede before the great Creator, in search of a better world, the world we always preach, a man called Juan Pablo pilgrim.
and worship! Courageously proclaim that Christ died and risen, is the victor over evil and death. "
" You too, dear young people, are faced with suffering: loneliness, failures and disappointments in your personal life, difficulties to adapt to the world adult and professional life: the separations and losses in your families, the violence of war and the death of the innocent. But know that in difficult moments, which are not lacking in the lives of everyone, you are not alone: \u200b\u200blike John at the foot of the Cross, Jesus also gives to you his mother, to comfort you with her tenderness.
Message of Pope John Paul II to the XVIII World Day Youth. July 25, 2002.
"Dear young people, you know that Christianity is not an opinion and does not consist of empty words. Christianity is Christ! Is a Person, a Living! Meet Jesus, love him and make him loved: is the Christian vocation. "
Message of Pope John Paul II to the XVIII World Youth Day. July 25, 2002.
"Dear young people, only Jesus knows your heart, your deepest desires. Only he who has loved you to death (cf. Jn 13.1), is able to fulfill your aspirations. His words are words life eternal words that give meaning to life. No one outside of Christ can give true happiness. "
Message of Pope John Paul II to the XVIII World Youth Day. July 25, 2002.
" Now more than ever it is crucial that you "morning watchmen", the lookouts who announce the light of dawn and the new springtime of the Gospel, which are already outbreaks. Humanity is in urgent need of assurance of free and courageous young people who dare to go against the tide and proclaim with vigor and enthusiasm to our faith in God, Lord and Savior. "
Message of Pope John Paul II to the XVIII World Youth Day. July 25, 2002.
. "Human beings have a need that is even deeper, a hunger that is greater than that which can satisfy the bread-is the hunger that has the human heart of the immensity of God."
"Love comes from God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God ... because God is love (1 Jn 4:7-9). Only that which is built on God, on love is durable. "
"The camp in addition to an exciting holiday becomes an encounter with God, with yourself and with God."
