A Year with John Paul II: Daily Meditations from His Writings and Prayers

by Pope John Paul II

Overview

A Year with John Paul II presents daily devotionals of his most important lessons and inspirational words to deepen readers’ reflections and meditations.

“The reverberations of Pope John Paul II’s life and pontificate, the third longest in history, resounded through every nation on earth.” —Time

Called the Pilgrim Pope, a pope of the people, John Paul II connected with his flock from the highest to the lowest. He was one of history's most beloved popes among Catholics and non-Catholics alike, a man whose indomitable spirit touched and taught us all.

With a foreword by Cardinal William W. Baum, an introduction by Bishop William Murphy, and a moving eulogy composed for the pope's funeral by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), A Year with John Paul II: Daily Meditations from His Writings and Prayers will take readers on a year-long spiritual journey with this deeply religious and inspiring man.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061757655
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	11/21/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	264,872
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Karol Józef Wojtyla (1920–2005), known as John Paul II since his election to the papacy in 1978, was born in Wadowice, Poland. As a young man he enrolled in a drama school but then was forced to work in a quarry and a chemical factory during the Nazi occupation to avoid deportation to Germany. In 1942, aware of his call to the priesthood, he began courses in the clandestine seminary of Cracow. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1946 and then in 1964 he was nominated as Archbishop of Cracow by Pope Paul VI, who made him a cardinal 1967.

During his pontificate, John Paul II inspired literally millions of the faithful through pilgrimages and during his hundreds of pastoral visits around the world, as well as through his many sermons and written works. As the successor of Peter and Vicar of Jesus Christ, he revolutionized the office of the modern pope. He took his mission out of the Vatican and around the globe, pushing back the boundaries of the old Christian Europe, while proselytizing, reforming, and opening new churches around the world.