St. John Paul II Print

Description

Saint John Paul II drawn in a Modernized Byzantine Style.

About St. John Paul II:
Karol J. Wojtyla, was born in small town near Cracow in 1920. He became a priest after the Second World War in 1946. He was sent to Rome where he obtained a doctorate in theology in 1948. In 1958, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow by Pope Pius XII, and in 1964, nominated Archbishop of Cracow by Pope Paul VI, who made him a cardinal June 26, 1967. He was canonized in 2014 by Pope Francis.

As Pope, he wrote many encyclicals, apostolic exhortations, apostolic constitutions and apostolic letters. He also published “Crossing the Threshold of Hope” (October 1994), “Gift and Mystery: On the 50th Anniversary of My Priestly Ordination” (November 1996) and “Roman Tryptych – Meditations”, a book of poems (March 2003).

Feast Day of St. John Paul II: October 22
Patron Saint of: World Youth Day

Prayer to St. John Paul II
Oh, St. John Paul, from the window of heaven, grant us your blessing! Bless the Church that you loved and served and guided, courageously leading her along the paths of the world in order to bring Jesus to everyone and everyone to Jesus. Bless the young, who were your great passion. Help them dream again, help them look up to the heavens again to find the light that illuminates the paths of life here on earth.
May you bless each and every family! You warned of Satan’s assault against this precious and indispensable divine spark that God lit on earth. St. John Paul, with your prayer, may you protect the family and every life that blossoms from the family.
Pray for the whole world, which is still marked by tensions, wars and injustice. You opposed war by invoking dialogue and planting the seeds of love: pray for us so that we may be tireless sowers of peace.
Oh St. John Paul, from heaven’s window, where we see you beside Mary, send God’s blessing down upon us all. Amen.
Prayer found here.

Artist: John Durant
Size: 8×10
Printed on archival quality, acid- and lignin-free paper.
*Frame Not Included.