Spring: the Canonizations of Saints John XXIII and John Paul II
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WINDSOR to WOODSTOCK, GODERICH to PORT DOVER and COMMUNITIES IN-BETWEEN Spring 2014 • #152 OF NEWSPAPER THE DIOCESE OF LOndON Amherstburg | Aylmer | Belle River | Blenheim | Brights Grove | Brussels | Chatham | Comber | Corunna | Courtland | Delaware | Delhi | Dresden | Dublin | Emeryville | Erieau | Essex | Exeter | Forest | Glencoe | Goderich | Grand Bend | Harrow | Ingersoll | Kingsville | Kinkora | Langton | LaSalle | Leamington | Listowel | London | Lucan | Maidstone | McGregor | Merlin | Mitchell | Mount Carmel | Oxley | Pain Court | Parkhill | Pelee Island | Petrolia | Port Dover | Port Lambton | Ridgetown | River Canard | Rondeau | Sarnia | Seaforth | Sebringville | Simcoe | St. Joseph | St. Marys | St. Thomas | Stratford | Strathroy | Tecumseh | Thamesville | Tilbury | Tillsonburg | Wallaceburg | Walsh | Waterford | Watford | West Lorne | Wheatley | Windsor | Wingham Woodslee | Woodstock | Zurich Saint John XXIII Saint John Paul II On Sunday, April 27, the fear, when the threat of nuclear us remember the words he build the civilization of love.” of Divine Mercy. whole Church celebrated war was brought to a head. In proclaimed at his election: the canonization of Pope his famous Encyclical, Peace “Be not afraid. Open wide the Throughout his papacy, he was He believed that each one of John XXIII and Pope John on Earth, he implored world doors for Christ.” For the next a tireless defender of the dignity us is called to holiness and he Paul II. During their years leaders to work for a genuine 26 years, he proclaimed this of every person – born or knew that we needed the saints in the papacy, they were peace built on justice and not a message through his writings unborn, rich or poor, healthy or to inspire us on our journey. extraordinary pastors whose false peace secured by nuclear and his travels around the sick, oppressed or free. Pope John Paul II canonized initiatives brought renewal arms. world. an enormous number of saints to the Catholic Church and He had a clear understanding – more than all of the popes reinvigorated our mission to He also surprised everyone He visited Canada on three of the mission of the family in the previous 300 years announce the Gospel to the by his calling of the Second occasions: in 1984, he crossed to build up the civilization of combined. world. Their canonization, Vatican Council, firmly our country from coast to coast; love, and encouraged every however, recognizes something believing that the Holy Spirit he returned in 1987 to meet family “to guard, reveal and We give thanks to God for St. more – both of these men are wanted to renew the Church. Indigenous Peoples from the communicate” God’s love John XXIII and St. John Paul outstanding models of holiness He knew the Church could not Northwest Territories at Fort (Familiaris Consortio, 17). II. Their witness of holiness for us. They inspire us to live separate itself from the modern Simpson; and in 2002, he came inspires us to open our hearts holy lives. world. In every age, it needs to for an incredible week to be He made important efforts to God’s love and to respond bring the values of the Gospel with hundreds of thousands of towards Christian unity and generously through lives of Pope John XXIII, or “good Pope to culture, social institutions, young people for World Youth interreligious dialogue, themes humble service. John” as people called him, economics, law, politics – to Day in Toronto. that were highlighted at Vatican Let us follow their example and reached out to the whole world, everything that makes up the II. support one another in living to men and women of good fabric of our life together in The horrors of Nazism and holy lives. With God’s grace, will everywhere. Shortly after society. Communism, which he Perhaps, what touched us may we be bold and courageous his papacy began in 1958, he witnessed firsthand in Poland, most was the personal witness witnesses of the joy and hope visited the Regina Coeli Prison. Thanks to the vision and profoundly influenced his life. to holiness which he gave in that Jesus brings us. He told the prisoners, “I place courage of good Pope John, the In his address to the United his final years, as Parkinson’s my heart next to yours.” He had Council reignited the energy, Nations in 1995, he boldly disease and arthritis took a big heart that embraced all the enthusiasm and the hope of affirmed: “The answer to the their toll and the world saw who were suffering. Catholics all over the world. fear which darkens human him become more and more Most Rev. Ronald Fabbro, csb existence at the end of the 20th frail. 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