CAPG's Blog: October 22: Saint John Paul II, Pope

October 22: Saint John Paul II, Pope

by VP

Posted on Saturday October 22, 2022 at 12:00AM in Saints

Saint Pope John Paul II, St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Cary, NC. @VP

Saint John Paul II, Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Cary NC

"For priests, as ministers of sacred things, are first and foremost ministers of the sacrifice of the Mass:(145) The role is utterly irreplaceable, because without the priest there can be no Eucharistic offering." Pope John Paul II, Pastores Dabo Vobis

"To all those Catholic faithful who feel attached to some previous liturgical and disciplinary forms of the Latin tradition I wish to manifest my will to facilitate their ecclesial communion by means of the necessary measures to guarantee respect for their rightful aspirations. In this matter I ask for the support of the bishops and of all those engaged in the pastoral ministry in the Church."

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"moreover, respect must everywhere be shown for the feelings of all those who are attached to the Latin liturgical tradition, by a wide and generous application of the directives already issued some time ago by the Apostolic See for the use of the Roman Missal according to the typical edition of 1962." Motu Proprio Ecclesia Dei Pope John Paul II

Fraternity of Saint Peter, The FSSP was established on July 18, 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Seminary of Denton, USA

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Not Authorized: The Untold Story of the Death of the Old Mass By Sharon Kabell, I Peter V 2019

Did Pope Paul VI Abrogate the Traditional Latin Mass? By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register 2021

Prayer for Priests to Our Blessed Mother

Mother of Jesus Christ and Mother of priests,
Accept this title which we bestow on you to celebrate your motherhood
and to contemplate with you the priesthood of your Son and of your sons,
O holy Mother of God.

Mother of Christ,
to the Messiah Priest you gave a body of flesh
through the anointing of the Holy Spirit
for the salvation of the poor and the contrite of heart;
guard priests in your heart and in the Church,
O Mother of the Savior.

Mother of Faith,
you accompanied to the Temple the Son of Man,
the fulfillment of the promises given to the fathers;
give to the Father for his glory the priests of your Son,
O Ark of the Covenant.

Mother of the Church,
with the disciples in the Upper Room
you prayed to the Spirit for the new People and their shepherds;
obtain for the Order of Presbyters a fullness of gifts,
O Queen of the Apostles.

Mother of Jesus Christ,
you were with Him at the beginning of His life and of His mission,
you sought the Master among the crowd,
you stood beside Him when he was lifted up from the earth
consumed as the one eternal sacrifice,
and you had John close by you, your son;
accept from the beginning those who have been called,
protect their growth, accompany your sons in their life and in their ministry,
O Mother of Priests.

(Pastores Dabo Vobis, Pope John Paul II Apostolic Exhortation, March 25, 1992)