Pope St. John Paul II

I am pleased to be among you in the shadow of this Shrine of St. Michael the Archangel, which for fifteen centuries has been a place of pilgrimage and a point of reference for all those who seek God and wish to follow Christ, through whom “all things were created, …

The Book of Genesis attests to the fact that sin is the evil at man’s “beginning” and that since then its consequences weigh upon the whole human race. At the same time it contains the first foretelling of victory over evil, over sin. This is proved by the words which …

“He shall cry to me, ‘Thou art my Father’” (Ps 89:26). The Word of God that the Liturgy offers us on this Solemnity of St. Joseph is very rich. It presents us with the words of St. Luke’s Gospel, but it also draws on the great treasure of the Old …

“And from that hour the disciple took Her to his own home” (Jn 19:27). These are the concluding words of the Gospel in today’s Liturgy at Fatima. The disciple’s name was John. It was he, John, the son of Zebedee, the Apostle and Evangelist, who heard the words of Christ …

Guarding the deposit of the Faith is the mission which the Lord has entrusted to His Church and which she fulfils in every age. […] A catechism should faithfully and systematically present the teaching of Sacred Scripture, the living Tradition of the Church and the authentic Magisterium, as well as …

“I will sing praise to Thee in the sight of His Angels” (Ps 137:1). At this liturgical encounter we wish to pay homage to a man who was given the name Angelico. And his life – in profound harmony with the name given to him – was an extraordinary “song” …

“Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius”; “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good; His steadfast love endures for ever” (Ps 118: 1). So the Church sings on the Octave of Easter, as if receiving from Christ’s lips these words of the Psalm; from the lips …

On this very special day on which we recall the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes, let us too raise to the Lord, in her own words, the hymn of joy and gratitude: “And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation” (Lk …

The Psalm just sung is the first part of a composition that also includes the next Psalm, n. 147, that the original Hebrew had kept as one. It was the ancient Greek and Latin versions which divided the song into two different Psalms. The Psalm begins with an invitation to …

It may not always be conscious and clear, but in the human heart there is a deep nostalgia for God. St. Ignatius of Antioch expressed this eloquently: “There is in me a living water that murmurs within me: ‘Come to the Father.’”1 “Lord, show me Your glory,” Moses begged on …