![]() ![]() It is he who is the true answer of life that you seek.” … Let Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament speak to your hearts. “It gives strength and meaning to all my activities of service to the Church and to the whole world. ![]() “The Eucharist is the secret of my day,” the pope-saint noted. Some of the best quotes Evert shares are from people who recognized that John Paul II was truly present to those around him. And he took this advice to heart, discovering that God wanted him to be a priest instead of an actor, which led him to study for the priesthood in secret during World War II. “Every vocation changes our plans, disclosing a new one, and it is astonishing to see how much inner help God gives us,” he once wrote. He was so open to God’s will - a good lesson for readers, me included. It was touching to read how he was late to say Mass one day because he needed to borrow shoes (as he had given his away on the way to church).Įach story reflected a life of holiness, including how many hours John Paul would spend in prayer. He knew God would protect him and love would prevail. I particularly liked anecdotes about how he would bless the communist spies who would follow him as he attended to his pastoral work as a priest in Poland. ![]() Inspiring and insightful, John Paul’s words, through speeches and writings, are interwoven with personal remembrances from those who were blessed to meet and know him. ![]()
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