The Venerable John Paul II will be beatified this Sunday, and as that great day approaches, I cannot help but remember the first time I saw him. I was a young Episcopal priest, and I was standing on the Boston Common in the pouring rain. It was October 1, 1979. The Holy Father's voice rang out across the crowd, "Follow Christ!" I knew then, it would mean leaving where I was, to follow Christ where He would lead me. It was as though the Pope, the Vicar of Christ, was there to speak to my heart. And he did.
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Yes, an AHA! moment.
Disappointed. No aha moment for the Ordinariate in the U.S.A. Thought we'd hear something, even a scrap, this week.
I think we can depend on the prayers of Blessed John Paul II. Keep your ears open...
I was a Lutheran girl, watching the same on TV. I was in classes, awaiting conversion. I was confessed, confirmed and communed in Nov., 1979.
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