Devotion and prayers to St. John Paul II for graces

HOLY POPE JOHN PAUL II

KAROL WOJTYLA

Wadowice, Krakow, May 18, 1920 - Vatican, April 2, 2005 (Pope from 22/10/1978 to 02/04/2005).

Born in Wadovice, Poland, he is the first Slavic pope and the first non-Italian pope since the time of Hadrian VI. On 13 May 1981, in St. Peter's Square, the anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, he was seriously injured with a pistol shot by the Turkish Ali Agca. Interreligious and ecumenical dialogue, defense of peace, and of human dignity are daily commitments of his apostolic and pastoral ministry. From his numerous travels in the five continents his passion for the Gospel and for the freedom of peoples emerges. Everywhere messages, impressive liturgies, unforgettable gestures: from the meeting in Assisi with religious leaders from all over the world to prayers at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. His beatification takes place in Rome on May 1, 2011.

PRAYER TO IMPLORE FAVORITES THROUGH THE INTERCESSION OF BLESSED JOHN PAUL II, POPE

O Holy Trinity, we thank you for having given Blessed John Paul II to the Church and for having made the tenderness of your paternity, the glory of the Cross of Christ and the splendor of the Spirit of love shine in him. He, totally trusting in your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of Mary, gave us a living image of Jesus the Good Shepherd and showed us holiness as the high standard of ordinary Christian life as a way 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.

PRAYER TO JOHN PAUL II

O our beloved father John Paul II, help us to love the Church with the same joy and intensity with which you loved her in life. Strengthened by the example of Christian life that you have given us by guiding the Holy Church as the successor of Peter, grant that we too can renew our "totus tuus" to Mary who will lovingly lead us to her beloved Son Jesus

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR THE GIFT OF JOHN PAUL II

I thank you, God the Father, for the gift of John Paul II. His "Do not be afraid: open the doors to Christ" opened the hearts of many men and women, breaking down the wall of pride, foolishness and lies, which imprisons the dignity of man. And, like a dawn, his ministry has made the sun of Truth that sets free rise on the roads of humanity. I thank you, Mary, for your son John Paul II. His strength and courage, overflowing with love, were an echo of your "here I am". By making himself "all yours", he made himself all of God: a luminous reflection of the merciful face of the Father, living transparency of the friendship of Jesus. Thank you, dear Holy Father, for the witness of a lover of God that you have given us: your example snatches us from the bottlenecks of human affairs to elevate us to the heights of God's freedom.