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"In
Loving Memory" May 18, 1920 ~ April 2, 2005
"He showed us how to live and he showed us
how to die," said one parishioner, Joan McDermott.
"He reached out to people of all faiths, not just Catholics
and Christians."
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| "Be
Not Afraid" 
| Pope
John Paul II Pope John Paul II steadies himself against the wind as he
celebrates a Mass of Beatification of Anton Martin Slomsek in Maribor,
Sept. 19, 1999. Anton Martin Slomsek (1800-1862) was the first bishop
on Maribor. (Gabriel Bouys, AFP/Getty
Images)
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| Pope
John Paul II Pope John Paul II watches a dove from
the window of his private apartments at the end of the Sunday Angelus
prayer at the Vatican, Jan. 30, 2005. The Pope was flanked by two children
who released two doves, which initially seemed reluctant to fly off his
balcony. Just days later he was rushed to the hospital with breathing
problems. (Max Rossi, Reuters)
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| Pope
John Paul II This portrait of Pope John Paul II was photographed in 1979
by famed portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh. Polish Cardinal Karol
Wojtyla of Krakow was inaugurated Pope John Paul II in 1978, the first
non-Italian pope in 455 years, and the most traveled pope in history.
(©Yousuf Karsh/Camera Press/Retna)
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| Pope
John Paul II Mother Theresa and the pontiff visit the old part of Calcutta,
India, Feb. 3, 1986. (© Gianni Giansanti, Corbis Sygma)
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John Paul II Pope John Paul II attends a concert of the Russian Army in
honor of his 26th Anniversary as head of the Catholic Church at the Paul
VI Hall, Oct. 15, 2004, in Vatican City. (Franco Origlia,
Getty Images)
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| Pope
John Paul II Pope John Paul II conducts an outdoor mass on the Mall with
the Capitol building in the background, Washington, D.C., Oct. 7,
1979. It was his first visit to the United States. During his trip, he
also addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York. (Dirck
Halstead / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images)
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Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II holds his face as
he presides over his weekly general audience at the Vatican, January 26,
2005. (Patrick Hertzog, AFP/Getty Images)
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John Paul II Pope John Paul II places his prayer paper on the Wailing Wall,
the holiest site in Judaism, in a Jewish ritual to ask God to fulfill a
wish March 26, 2000, in Jerusalem. The pope was on the second stop of
a politically charged tour of three sites holy to Muslims, Jews and Christians
on his last day in the Holy Land. (Ariel Schalit, AFP/Getty
Images)
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| Pope
John Paul II Pope John Paul II gestures during a Mass held in Bratislava,
Slovakia, Sept. 14, 2003, the last day of Pope John Paul's four-day-visit
to Slovakia. (Frank Augstein, AP) | | Pope
John Paul II Polish President Lech Walesa kisses the hand of Pope John
Paul II June 8, 1991, in Warsaw, Poland, during commemoration of the country's
200-year constitution. It was the pontiff's first trip to post-communist
Poland, his native country, since the country threw off its communist
shackles. (Mike Persson, AFP/Getty Images)
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John Paul II Pope John Paul II with other clergy, waves to the crowd
gathered for mass at Grano de Oro Esplanade. (Francois
Lochon / Time Life Pictures/Getty Images) | | |
Memorial
Card Pope John Paul II
Memorial card
size: 3.5 X 2
(Also Available in Spanish)
If
you would like a Memorial Card please send a self addressed-stamped envelope
to:
Fresca
Group
P.O. Box 578865
Modesto, CA 95357
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of mercies
and the God of all comfort. In the sorrow and shadow of this moment,
show
your mercy, warm our hearts, and give us peace. May we have strength
to accept
the Cross of Jesus and the faith to embrace the Risen Christ. Grant
Your holy rest and
peace to Pope John Paul II. May his soul and the souls of all those
who have heard
the Word of God and kept it, rest in peace. Amen.
Pope John Paul II
Born: May 18, 1920 Wadowic,
Poland
Ordained: November 1, 1946
Episcopal consecration: September
28, 1958
Created a Cardinal by Pope
Paul VI, June 28 1967
Elected Pope, 264 Bishop of
Rome, October 16, 1978
Went Home to Rest, April 2,
2005
______________________________ Welcome
our new Pope
 Pope
Benedict XVI "I seem to feel his (the
late Pope John Paul II) strong hand holding mine. I feel I can see
his smiling eyes and hear his words, at this moment particularly directed
at me: 'Be Not Afraid.'" Excerpt
from Pope Benedict XVI's message after his first Mass celebrated as Pontiff 

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