APOSTOLIC LETTER ROSARIUM VIRGINIS MARIAE OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY AND FAITHFUL ON THE MOST HOLY ROSARY INTRODUCTION [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='65' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]he Rosary of the Virgin Mary, which gradually took form in the second millennium under the guidance of the Spirit of God, is a...
APOSTOLIC LETTER ORDINATIO SACERDOTALIS Letter of Pope JOHN PAUL II TO THE BISHOPS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON RESERVING PRIESTLY ORDINATION TO MEN ALONE Pope John Paul II's Letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis, "On Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone," is the definitive judgment by Pope John Paul II that, based on the...
Mission of the Redeemer REDEMPTORIS MISSIO (On the Permanent Validity of the Church's Missionary Mandate) John Paul II Encyclical promulgated on 7 December 1990. [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']V[/dropcaps]enerable Brothers, Beloved Sons and Daughters, Health and the Apostolic Blessing! 1. The mission of Christ the Redeemer, which is entrusted to...
APOSTOLIC LETTER MANE NOBISCUM DOMINE OF THE HOLY FATHER JOHN PAUL II TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY AND FAITHFUL FOR THE YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST OCTOBER 2004–OCTOBER 2005 INTRODUCTION [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='65' color='' background_color='' border_color='']S[/dropcaps]tay with us, Lord, for it is almost evening” (cf. Lk 24:29). This was the insistent invitation that the two disciples...
Lord and Giver of Life Encyclical Letter Dominum et Vivifivcantum (1986) On the Holy Spirit Pope John Paul II [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']V[/dropcaps]ENERABLE BROTHERS, BELOVED SONS AND DAUGHTERS, HEALTH AND THE APOSTOLIC BLESSING! 1. The Church professes her faith in the Holy Spirit as "the Lord, the giver...
APOSTOLIC LETTER ORIENTALE LUMEN OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY AND FAITHFUL TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF ORIENTALIUM DIGNITAS OF POPE LEO XIII JOHN PAUL II [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']V[/dropcaps]enerable Brothers, Dear Sons and Daughters of the Church 1. The light of the East has illumined the universal Church, from the...
1994 - YEAR OF THE FAMILY LETTER TO FAMILIES FROM POPE JOHN PAUL II [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']D[/dropcaps]ear Families! 1. The celebration of the Year of the Family gives me a welcome opportunity to knock at the door of your home, eager to greet you with deep...
LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN PAUL II TO ARTISTS 1999 To all who are passionately dedicated to the search for new “epiphanies” of beauty so that through their creative work as artists they may offer these as gifts to the world. God saw all that he had made, and it was very...
Jesus Christ, The Redeemer of Man REDEMPTOR HOMINIS On Redemption and the Dignity of the Human Race Pope John Paul II For his very first encylical, Redemptor Hominis, Pope John Paul II chose to focus on the person and work of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of the Human Race....
I Am the Vine, You are the Branches The reality of the Church as Communion is … the central content of the ‘mystery’, or rather, the divine plan for the salvation of humanity. By Pope John Paul II [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]he Mystery of the Vine The...