Bł. Jan Paweł II / Bl. John Paul II

Kagaytrip przeniósł się chwilowo do Europy. To czas wakacji. Po drodze do Polski był mały postój w Rzymie. „Wieczne Miasto” swoją antycznością i urokiem zawsze zachęca do odwiedzin. Wszędzie tu widać bogatą historię Cesarstwa Rzymskiego i Kościoła. Niemal każdy kamień mówi nam o bogactwie kultury ludzi tu żyjacych i daje świadectwo naszej chrześcijańskiej wiary

To nie pierwszy raz, jak odwiedzam Rzym, ale tym razem, po raz pierwszy miałem okazję odwiedzić sarkofag naszego rodaka, papieża Jana Pawła II. Spoczywa on w bazylice św. Piotra i Pawła, w kaplicy św. Sebastiana. To piękna kaplica, znajdująca się pomiędzy „kaplicą Piety,” a kaplicą Najświętszego Sakramentu. Sarkofag z napisem: “Beatus Joannes Paulus PP. II” umieszczony jest pod ołtarzem i obrazem św. Sebastiana, męczennika. Po obu zaś stronach ołtarza, we wspaniałych pomnikach, przypatrują się wszystkiemu dwaj wielcy papieże: Pius XI i Pius XII

 

Zauważyłem, że kaplica jest ciągle oblegana przez pielgrzymów. Brakuje miejsca w ławkach, mimo, że przed kaplicą stoi strażnik, który wpuszcza do środka tylko tych, którzy chcą się jedynie pomodlić. Nie ma tam miejsca dla gapiów i turystów. 

Tylko czterech papieży spoczywa w bazylice. To wielki zaszczyt, że jednym z nich jest polski papież. Reszta ma swoje grobowce w kryptach podziemnych.

Błogoslawiony Janie Pawle II Wielki, módl się za nami. 

Kagaytrip moved to Europe this time. This is a holiday time. On the way, there was a short break in Rome. “Eternal City” always attracts pilgrims and tourists with its rich culture and history.  Everywhere, and on every street, you can find marks and ruins of the Roman Empire. There are so many churches and symbols of our Catholic faith. 

It is not a first time, I was in Rome. But it is a first time, I had a chance to visit the tomb of our late pope John Paul II. His crypt is placed in the St Peter and Paul’s basilica, in the chapel of St. Sebastian.

The chapel of St. Sebastian is located between the Chapel of the Pieta and the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. The chapel is named after the main figure in the mosaic above the altar, which was completed by Pier Paolo Cristofari. Statues of Pius XI and Pius XII flank the right and left sides of the altar, respectively. Under the altar, there is the crypt of our Polish pope with his name written in Latin: “Beatus Joannes Paulus PP. II.”

John Paul II was always popular among many people. Thus, the chapel with his crypt is always crowded. It is difficult to find a place to kneel or sit. Pilgrims faithfully count on his intercession. 

There are just four late popes whose crypts are located in the basilica itself. It is a great honor that one of them is our Polish pope. Others are placed in the basement under the basilica.

Blessed Pope John Paul II the Great pray for us.

Z ks. J. Golonka, rektorem Kolegium Miedzynarodowego SCJ w Rzymie

Ps. there are many people who ask an intercession through blessed John Paul II in various needs. Below, there are two novenas that might be helpful in our prayer. 

NOVENA THROUGH BLESSED JOHN PAUL II TO CONCEIVE A BABY

Blessed John Paul II, who are already in heaven, this is a novena for your intercession that __________ becomes pregnant and delivers a healthy baby who will glorify and praise God.

For people, certain things are impossible to attain and sometimes people are unable to understand God’s will, but we deeply believe in your intercession, JPII. You always defended children; especially the unborn ones and you loved them above all. Please look at __________ who is asking for biological children. Look at the tears in her eyes, begging to become a mother.
St Ann, you gave birth at a late age to our Queen of heaven and earth, the Most Holy Mary. That is what God wanted. With God nothing is impossible.
We believe that God, Creator of heaven and earth will look kindly upon __________ and give her the blessing, through Mary, the Virgin Mother of God and John Paul II, of becoming a mother of her biological and adopted children whom she will love and thank God for.
Dear John Paul II, please help our prayers to be answered and that __________’s womb will be filled with the beating heart of a tiny baby. WE already give you thanks and sincerely believe in your intercession.

Dear John Paul II, your beloved mother also asked God for you to be born. Please remember our prayers. Amen.

PRAYER FOR THE INTERCESSION OF POPE JOHN PAUL II

O Holy Trinity, we thank you for having given to the Church, Pope John Paul II, and for having made him shine with your fatherly tenderness, the glory of the Cross of Christ and the splendor of the Spirit of love.

He, trusting completely in your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of Mary, has shown himself in the likeness of Jesus the Good Shepherd and has pointed out to us holiness as the path to reach eternal communion with you.

Grant us, through his intercession, according to your will, the grace that we implore, in the hope that he will soon be numbered among your saints. Amen