Pope
John Paul II...may he stay in the hearts of the people throught out the world.
I am so lucky to say that I have been blessed by the Pope. I attened the last World Youth Day in 2002, that John Paul II took part in. World Youth Day took place in Cananda in 2002. It was a week long. Everyday I would attend classes, concerts, masses, and I was able to meet youth from around the world who shared the same religion as me. There was over a million people who came together that week to celebrate a faith in front of the world. The energy of such an event is hard to describe. During the week I saw the Pope three times. Thursday night, the start of the main World Youth day events, one night for a vigil and then of course Sunday morning for mass.
A rope for a gate and a row of officers were the only things in between me and the Pope. He was actually about five feet away from me. That was so great!! Imagaine...standing in a crowd of about a million youth and their leaders, hearing cheers getting louder as the Pope rides up in his popemobile, the cheering getting louder, (as if at a concert seeing a favorite rock band, but much greater) when the top of the car is in sight, you scream and cheer yourslef. When you actually see the Pope,you become breathless. (At least I was.) Here is this man who has done so much for the world: stopping communism, bring people for different religions together, even forgiving a man who tried to kill him, right in front of you, what are you suppose to do. My thought was i wanted to give him a hug, but of course you cant.
I pray our next pope decided to have the name Pope John Paul III, which means he will carry on the ways of Pope John Paul II. (If he decided in a name such as Pope John Paul XXIV it means he plans to follow the ways of a Pope before John Paul II. Just explainning incase you didnt know this)
John Paul II was a common man...many looked to him as if he was their grandfather...I sure did.
I will end with a chant many have chanted to the Pope around the world...
Jonh Paul II We Love You!! (he answers with John Paul II He Loves YOU!!)
I am so lucky to say that I have been blessed by the Pope. I attened the last World Youth Day in 2002, that John Paul II took part in. World Youth Day took place in Cananda in 2002. It was a week long. Everyday I would attend classes, concerts, masses, and I was able to meet youth from around the world who shared the same religion as me. There was over a million people who came together that week to celebrate a faith in front of the world. The energy of such an event is hard to describe. During the week I saw the Pope three times. Thursday night, the start of the main World Youth day events, one night for a vigil and then of course Sunday morning for mass.
A rope for a gate and a row of officers were the only things in between me and the Pope. He was actually about five feet away from me. That was so great!! Imagaine...standing in a crowd of about a million youth and their leaders, hearing cheers getting louder as the Pope rides up in his popemobile, the cheering getting louder, (as if at a concert seeing a favorite rock band, but much greater) when the top of the car is in sight, you scream and cheer yourslef. When you actually see the Pope,you become breathless. (At least I was.) Here is this man who has done so much for the world: stopping communism, bring people for different religions together, even forgiving a man who tried to kill him, right in front of you, what are you suppose to do. My thought was i wanted to give him a hug, but of course you cant.
I pray our next pope decided to have the name Pope John Paul III, which means he will carry on the ways of Pope John Paul II. (If he decided in a name such as Pope John Paul XXIV it means he plans to follow the ways of a Pope before John Paul II. Just explainning incase you didnt know this)
John Paul II was a common man...many looked to him as if he was their grandfather...I sure did.
I will end with a chant many have chanted to the Pope around the world...
Jonh Paul II We Love You!! (he answers with John Paul II He Loves YOU!!)