הקדוש יוחנן פאולוס השני

הקדוש יוחנן פאולוס השני

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הקדוש יוחנן פאולוס השני

קרול יוזף ווֹיטילה (Karol Józef Wojtyła) נולד ב-18 במאי 1920 בעיר ודוביצה (שבקרקוב)

ב-1 בנובמבר 1946 הוסמך ככומר בקרקוב. וב-1948 קיבל תואר דוקטור לתיאולוגיה.

ב-1958 מונה לבישוף, ב-1964 מונה לארכיבישוף של קרקוב על ידי הקדוש פאולוס השישי, שהפך אותו לקרדינל ב-1967.

ב-16 באוקטובר 1978 נבחר להאפיפיור של הכנסייה הקתולית וברגע בו לקח את שמו של יוחנן פאולוס השני.

הוא השתתף בועידת הוותיקן השנייה עם תרומה חשובה בפיתוח החוקה Gaudium et spes.

ביצע מספר רב של טיולים אפוסטוליים באיטליה ומחוצה לה. הוא התחיל בשנת 1985, ב"יום הנוער העולמי" . לאחר מכן בשנת 1994 הוא חנך את הפגישות העולמיות של המשפחות.

כהונתו בתפקיד האפיפיור הזה היה אחד הארוכים בתולדות הכנסייה.

יוחנן פאולוס השני נפטר ב-2 באפריל 2005. הוכרז כמבורך ב-1 במאי 2011 על ידי האפיפיור בנדיקטוס ה-16 והוכרז כקדוש ב-27 באפריל 2014 על ידי האפיפיור פרנסיס.

מסמכים

Year 1979

Visit to the parish of San Basilio March 10,1979

Visit to the parish of San Antonio di Piazza Asti May 6, 1979

Greetings to the itinerants: General audience september 26, 1979

Visit to the parish of San Lucs Evangelista November 4, 1979

Visit to the parish of San John Evangelist of Spinaceto November 18, 1979

Year 1980

Visit to the parish of San Timothy February 10, 1980

Greetings to the salmists of the Neocatechumenal Communities March 16, 1980

Greetings to a group of brothers from the communities of Centrla America Otober 16, 1980

Visit to the parish of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and of the Canadian Martyrs november 2, 1980

Visit to the parish of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ December 14, 1980

Year 1981

Visit to the parish of Our Lady of Coromoto March 15, 1981

Meeting with the salmists in the patio of San Dámaso March 31, 1981

Visit to the parish of St. Frances Romana November 28, 1981

Year 1982

Private audience to the itinerant catechists in the Clementine Hall January 7, 1982

VisVisit to the parish of the Immaculate Conception (Tor Sapienza) March 7,1982

Greetings to the salmists of the Neocatechumenal COmmunities in the Sunday Angelus on March 21, 1982

Visit to the parish of San Mauro Abbot May 9, 1982

Year 1983

Special audience in the congress «Penance and reconciliation» 10-II-1983

Special audience in the congress «Penance and reconciliation» February 13, 1983

Visit to the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes 13-II-1983

Easter Vigil in the Saint Peter Basilica April 3, 1983

Visit to the parish of Mary of Mercy May 1, 1983

Eucharist in the Vatican Gardens July 3, 1983

Visit to the parish of Frances Cabrini December 4, 1983

Year 1984

Visit to the parish of Saint Rita of Tor Bella Monaca January 22, 1984

Visit to the parish of San Hyppolite february 12, 1984

Audience to the members of Neocatchumenal Way from Madrid, March 23, 1984

Easter vigil in Saint Peter Basilica April 21 1984

Audience to the itinerants (Castel Gandolfo) September 26, 1984

Visit to the parish of Great Mother of God November 11, 1984

Visit to the parish of Santa Ana of Casal Morena december 2, 1984

Year 1985

Visit to the parish of San Tarcisio MArch 3, 1985

Audience in the Sixtine Chapes to the future priests March 31, 1985

Private audience to priests December 9, 1985

Year 1986

Privat audience to the first famiies for the New Evangelization January 15, 1986

Visit to the parish of Saint Irineo at Centocelle march 9, 1986

Easter Vigil in Saint Peter’s Basilica with two communities of Madrid, March 29, 1986

Visit to the parish of San Felice from Cantalice May 4, 1986

Private audience to the communities from Spain and Ivrea December 7, 1986

Visit to the parish of Saint Mary Queen of the World in Torre Spaccata December 14, 1986

Private audience to the itinerants and famiies in Mission December 28, 1986

Year 1987

Visit to the parish of Santa Lucy of Piazza d’Armi January 18, 1987

Private audience for the sending of three families to Latin America for the “New Evangelization” April 26, 1987

Visit to the parish of San Eligio April 26, 1987

Words of the Pope duringn the invocation of Jasna Góra in Poland on June 12, 1987

Audience to some spanish communities december 5, 1987

Audience in the Clementine Hall december 12, 1987

Pricate audience for the sending of thrirty six families for the “New Evangelization” december 27, 1987

Year 1988

Visit to the parish of Saint Mary Goretti January 31, 1988

Audience to the youth of the Neocatechumenal Way on March 27, 1988

Easter vigil in Saint Peter Basilica with some communities from Madrid on April 3, 1988

Visit to the parish of Saint Mary of the Redeemer April 10, 1988

Greetings during the visit in Perú May 16, 1988

Private audience for the sending of families for the “New Evangelization” June 9, 1988

Visit to the parish of San Luis Gonzaga november 6, 1988

Eucharist and sending of the families for the “New Evangelization” December 30, 1988

Year 1989

Visit to the parish of San Cyprian January 22, 1989

Easter vigil in Saint Peter’s basilica on March 26, 1989

Blessing to the polish family that goes in Mission in Russia november 8, 1989

Year 1990

Visit to the parish of Saints Fabian and Venancius April 14, 1990

Easter vigil in Saint Peter Basilica April 15, 1990

Visit to the parish of San Remigio of Colleverde June 9, 1990

Letter of John Paul II to Bishop paul Joseph Cordes August 30, 1990

Visit to the parish of Saint Mary of Hope October 21, 1990

Year 1991

Private audience for the sending of one hundred families for the “New Evangelization” January 3, 1991

Lettere of Pope John Paul II to the priests for Holy Thursday March 12, 1991

Greetings of the Pope to the Seminarians of the Redemptoris Mater Seminary of Brasilia October 15, 1991

Greetings of the Pope to the pastors, itinerants and responsibles in Rome, December 4 1991

Year 1992

Visit of the Pope John Paul II to the parish of Saint Lawrence March 22, 1992

Easter Vigil in Saint Peter’s Basilica April 19, 1992

Meeting of bishops of Latin America April 21, 1992

Pastoral Visit of the Pope to Dominican Republic October 11, 1992

Year 1993

Audience to the youth in preparation to the meeting of Denver March 28, 1993

Visit to the parish of Saint Krispin of Viterbo March 28, 1993

Meeting in Vienna with many european bishops April 13, 1993

Priestly ordination of 29 deacons, May 2, 1993

Pastoral visit to Macerata, Foligno and to Gran Sasso, June 19, 1993

Greetings to the youth from the balcony of the bishopry in Macerata June 20, 1993

Homily in the Redemptoris Mater Seminary of Rome, October 31, 1993

Year 1994

Audience to the itinerant catechists, January 17, 1994

Audicence to African Bishops, January 31, 1994

Visit to the parish of Saint Francis de Sales March, 13, 1994

Priestly ordination May 22, 1994

Priestly ordination May 22, 1994

Year 1996

Audience to Bishops from the Middle East, April 20, 1996

Audience to a group of Neocatechumenal Way Members from Germany april 26, 1996

Priestly ordination April 28, 1996

Vigil of the great Jubilee of 2000, May 25, 1996

Year 1997

Speech to the members of the Neocatechumenal Way January 24, 1997

Easter Vigil in Saint Peter’s Basilica March 30, 1997

Convivence of bishops in New York April 1, 1997

Year 1998

Meeting of the Pope with movements and new communities May 30, 1998

Year 1999

Homily at the end of the Sity Mission of Rome, May 22, 1999

«Regina Coeli» at the end of the City Mission of Rome May 23, 1999

Visit to the parish of San Benito José Labre October 31, 1999

Year 2000

Eucharist on the Mount of Beatitudes with the youth on March 24, 2000

Vocational call on the Mount of Beatitudes on March 24, 2000

Year 2001

Message to Cardinal Stafford regarding the Statute of the Way April 5, 2001

Year 2002

Greetings to the youth from the Italian communities on February 24, 2002

Speech to the Neocatechumenal Way regarding the Statutes on September 21, 2002

Year 2004

Speech to the members of the seminary Redemptoris Mater of Rome March 18, 2004

Year 2005

Inauguration of the Library of the Domus Galilaeae March 31, 2005