Death, life, profile and Latest news about and after the Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II (Karol Jozef Kaczorowska Wojtyla)
(May 18,1920 – April 2, 2005, 7:37 P.M.)

Pontiff (Pope) John Paul II Died at Age 34 at 7:37 P.M. (Vatican Time) 3:37 A.M. (Manila Time), April 2, 2005 and suffering through large conditions. Papas Joanes Paulus II was known as Karol Wojtyla from Wadowice, Poland. He was the 1st Polish pope in the Liturgical History. He was also the 1st Foreign Pope since Pope Adrian VI (1522-1523). Papal Reign of John Paul II is October 16, 1978- April 2, 2005 (26 yrs, 5 mos. 17 days of Papacy) (6th longest Reign in Papal History. Specifically his life span is 84 yrs, 10 mos. and 15 days old.

Pope John Paul II was displayed in the St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City in Rome for private viewing in April 3- April 4, 2005. Viewing by the public in line is April 5- April 7, 2005. The publicity were waiting in 15 hours because, there were 10 thousand Pilgrims to view the Papal body. There was a Requiem High Mass led by cardinals in St. Peters Square to the streets of Vatican in for 2 hours: 10:00AM - 12:30 NN in Vatican Time (4:00P.M. - 6:30P.M. in Manila Time) in April 8,2005. There were many world leaders from around the world in Vatican City including Moslems. The Dignitaries Replaced the Remains of Pope John XXIII from the casket of Pope John XXIII to put the body of Pope John Paul II. The mass of Requiem Aeternam or the Funeral was the last chance and the last prayers before the burial of Pope John Paul II. The Melancholy People prayed with sorrow. The statement for Pope John Paul II should be approved: “Requiem Aeternam dona eis domine” and “Santos Subido”. He was the top Dignitary in his 27 years of Papacy. He was laid to rest in the basement left hand side inside the St. Peter’s Basilica. After the April 8, 2005 Papal Funeral, the 9 days of mourning will be April 9,2005 to April 17,2005. The Papal Election (Conclave) for the successor of K. J. K. Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) will be on April 18, 2005 (10 days after the 1st day of mourning) and be held inside the basilica. The 9 days of mourning in Vatican City is 1 mass each day of mourning conducted by cardinals, which is novena-like, it is called Novendiales Masses (9 days of mourning). There will be 115 Cardinals in a Conclave. Under the age 80 will qualify. There is a smoke Classification: White: New Pope, Black: No Pope.

Profile of Karol Jozef Kaczorowska Wojtyla
Birthdate: May 18, 1920
Birthplace: Wadowice, Poland
Deathdate: April 2,2005
Deathtime: 7:37 P.M.
Lifespan: 84 yrs., 10 mos., 15 days old
Pope #: 264
Papal Reign: October 16,1978- April 2, 2005 (26 yrs., 5 mos., 17 days)

Biography of Karol Jozef Kaczorowska Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II)

John Paul II (1920- ), pope (1978- ), the first non-Italian pope since 1523, whose energetic approach to his office, unprecedented world travel, and firm religious conservatism have enhanced the influence of the papacy in both the Roman Catholic Church and the non-Catholic world. Born Karol Wojtyła on May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, Poland, he studied poetry and drama at Jagiełłonian University. During World War II (1939-1945) he worked in a stone quarry and in a chemical factory while preparing for the priesthood. Ordained in 1946, he earned a Ph.D. degree at Rome’s Angelicum Institute and a doctorate in theology at the Catholic University of Lublin. Until he became auxiliary bishop of Kraków in 1958, he was a university chaplain and taught ethics at Kraków and Lublin. His philosophical approach, which integrated the methods and insights of phenomenology with Thomistic philosophy, owed much to 20th-century German thinker Max Scheler.

In 1964 Wojtyła became archbishop of Kraków, and in 1967, a cardinal. An active participant in the Second Vatican Council, he also represented Poland in five international bishops’ synods between 1967 and 1977. He was elected pope on October 16, 1978, succeeding John Paul I. On May 13, 1981, he was shot at close range and severely wounded in an assassination attempt as he entered Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican, but he recovered fully.

John Paul has published poetry and, under the pseudonym Andrzej Jawien, a play, The Jeweler’s Shop (1960). His extensive ethical and theological writings include Fruitful and Responsible Love and Sign of Contradiction, both published in 1979. His first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis (Redeemer of Man, 1979), probes the connection between redemption by Christ and human dignity. Subsequent encyclicals have dealt with the power of mercy in human life (1980), the importance of work as a “way of sanctification” (1981), the position of the church in Eastern Europe (1985), the fallacies of Marxism, materialism, and atheism (1986), the role of the Virgin Mary as a source of Christian unity (1987), the destructive effects of superpower rivalry (1988), the need to reconcile capitalism with social justice (1991), and an argument against moral relativism (1993). John Paul’s 11th encyclical, Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life, 1995), reiterates his opposition to abortion, birth control, in vitro fertilization, genetic engineering, and euthanasia. It also maintains that capital punishment is almost never justifiable. His 12th encyclical, Ut Unum Sint (That They May Be One, 1995), addresses the issues that continue to divide the Christian churches. These include the sacrament of the Eucharist, the role of the Virgin Mary, and the relationship between Scripture and tradition.

In the 1980s and 1990s John Paul II made numerous journeys, including visits to Africa, Asia, and the Americas; in September 1993 he traveled to the Baltic republics in what was the first papal visit to countries of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). He influenced the restoration of democracy and religious freedom throughout Eastern Europe, especially in his native Poland. Dealing forcefully with dissent within the church, he reaffirmed Roman Catholic teachings against homosexuality, abortion, and “artificial” methods of human reproduction and birth control, and in favor of priestly celibacy.

In 2000, a Holy Year in which the church reflected on its 2,000-year history, John Paul asked forgiveness for sins committed by Roman Catholics. Although he mentioned no specific errors, several cardinals acknowledged past injustice and intolerance toward non-Catholics. These acknowledgements were understood to include the Crusades and the Inquisition and inaction during the Holocaust. The apology preceded a papal pilgrimage to the Holy Land and a visit to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial in Israel.

John Paul II has resisted secularization in the church. In redefining the responsibilities of laity, priests, and religious orders, he has rejected ordination of women and opposed direct political participation and office-holding by priests. His initial ecumenical moves have been toward the Orthodox Church and Anglicanism rather than toward European Protestantism. In 1999 John Paul traveled to Romania and met with the patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church; this was the first papal visit ever to a predominantly Orthodox country.

John Paul II has canonized more Roman Catholics and created more cardinals than any previous pope. In 2000 he canonized 120 Catholic martyrs in China, including European missionaries and Chinese believers, as well as an American heiress, Katharine Drexel, who became a nun and served the poor. They brought the number of saints he has created to 447. In 2001 John Paul appointed 44 new cardinals, bringing the total to 184 and increasing the proportion of cardinals from developing countries to 41 percent.

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Hello, This is such a frustration on laziness to blog. I apologize for your inconvenience and procrastination. I will develop a blog named “The World of Truths” I will start soon. The World of Truths is about History, Current Events, Theology and Sports. This blog will be about Science, Ideas, Fascinating and Interesting Facts. I will also Include my life and stories + school.

I my Summer Vacation had started 4:00PM of March 18, 2005. The thing to do this summer is to enroll Acting Program in the CCP Complex at Pasay City. I will start at April 12, 2005. I will enroll ASAP.

How am I going to keep my word on continuing this and the other blog? It is a must for life sharing diary.

For this Entry, I will tell about Lent, Easter and days after Easter Triduum. Here is the Year of grace during Easter analysis: According to Year 2005 (T: 88 Days) (2 mo., 4wks)
· Shrovetide- Shrove Sunday- Feb. 6
Shrove Monday- Feb. 7
Shrove Tuesday- Feb. 8
· Ash Wednesday- Feb. 9
· 40 days of Lent- Jesus in the desert (5 wks, 4 days)- Feb 9- Mar 20
· Holy Week- Palm Sunday- Entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem- Mar 20
Holy Monday- Mar 21
Holy Tuesday- Mar 22
Holy Wednesday- Mar 23
Easter Triduum- Maundy Thursday- Last Supper- Mar 24
Good Friday- Agony in Garden of Gethsemane - Mar 25
Scourging of Jesus with whips at the pillar
Crowning of Thorns
Via Dolorosa (Stations of the Cross)
Crucifixion at Golgotha (Calvary)
Black Saturday- Taking of Jesus to the Tomb - Mar 26
Easter Sunday- Resurrection of Jesus Christ- Mar 27
· Easter Monday- Monday after Easter – Mar 28
· 2nd Sunday after Easter- Apr 3
· Annunciation- Apr 4
· 3rd Sunday after Easter- Apr 10
· 4th Sunday after Easter- Apr 17
· Passover Days- Apr 23 – May 1 (8 days) (1 wk, 1 day)
· Ascension- May 5
· Pentecost (whit Sunday)- May 15
· Trinity Sunday- May 22
· Corpus Christi- May 26

Wow! It is 88 days of Religious events according to the Lenten, Easter and Events After Easter part of the Liturgical Year.

Now here is the summary according to the Gospels.
Holy Week

On the approach of Passover, Jesus traveled toward Jerusalem for the last time. (John mentions numerous trips to Jerusalem and more than one Passover, whereas the synoptists roughly divide the public ministry into a Galilean section and a Judean section and record one Passover, which came after Jesus left Galilee for Judea and Jerusalem.) On the Sunday before the Passover, Jesus entered Jerusalem, where he was met by crowds of people who acclaimed him enthusiastically. There (on Monday and Tuesday, according to the synoptists), he drove from the Temple the traders and moneychangers who, by long-established custom, had been allowed to transact business in the outer court (Mark 11:15-19), and he disputed with the chief priests, the scribes, the Pharisees, and the Sadducees questions about his authority, tribute to Caesar, and the resurrection. On Tuesday, Jesus also revealed to his disciples the signs that would usher in his Parousia, or second coming. On Wednesday, while Jesus was in Bethany, a woman anointed his head with a costly ointment. Jesus interpreted this act as a symbolic preparation for his burial (Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9). Meanwhile, in Jerusalem, the priests and scribes, concerned that Jesus' activities would turn the Romans against them and the Jewish people (John 11:48), conspired with Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, to arrest and kill Jesus by stealth, “for they feared the people” (Luke 22:2). John 11:47-53 places the conspiracy before Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. On Thursday, Jesus ate the Passover supper with his disciples and during the meal referred to his imminent betrayal and death as a sacrifice for the sins of humanity. In blessing the unleavened bread and wine during the Passover services, he called the bread his body and the wine his “blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matthew 26:27), and he bid the disciples partake of each. This ritual, the Eucharist, has been repeated by Christians ever since and has become the central act of worship in the Christian church.

After the meal Jesus and his disciples went to the Mount of Olives, where, according to Matthew (26:30-32) and Mark (14:26-28), Jesus predicted his resurrection. Knowing then that the hour of his death was near, Jesus retired to the Garden of Gethsemane, where, “being in agony” (Luke 22:44), he meditated and prayed. A crowd sent by the religious authorities, and led by Judas Iscariot, arrested him in Gethsemane.

According to John (18:13-24), Jesus was brought after his arrest to Annas, the father-in-law of the high priest Caiaphas, for a preliminary examination. The synoptists make no mention of this incident: They report only that Jesus was taken to a meeting of the supreme council of the Jews, the Sanhedrin. At the council meeting, Caiaphas asked Jesus to declare whether he was “the Christ, the Son of God” (Matthew 26:63). Upon his affirmation (Mark 14:62), the council condemned Jesus to death for blasphemy. Only the Roman procurator, however, was empowered to impose capital punishment, and so, on Friday morning, Jesus was taken before the procurator, Pontius Pilate, for sentencing. Before pronouncing judgment, Pilate asked him if he was the king of the Jews, and Jesus replied, “You have said so” (Mark 15:2). Thereafter, Pilate tried several expedients to save Jesus before ultimately leaving the decision to the crowd that gathered. When the crowd insisted on his death, Pilate ordered him executed (Matthew 27:24). (Pilate's role in the death of Jesus continues to be debated by historians. The early church tended to place a majority of the blame on the Jews and to deal less harshly with Pilate.)

Jesus was taken to Golgotha and executed by crucifixion, the Roman punishment for political offenders and criminals. Two robbers were crucified also, one on each side of him. On the cross, above Jesus' head, “they put the charge against him, which read ‘This is Jesus the King of the Jews’” (Matthew 27:37). Late in the day, his body was taken down, and because of the approach of the Sabbath, when burial was not permitted, it was hastily laid in a nearby tomb by Joseph of Arimathea. (John 19:39-42 relates that Joseph was assisted by Nicodemus.)

Early on the following Sunday, “Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James” (Mark 16:1), going to the tomb to anoint Jesus' body for burial, found the tomb empty. (Matthew 28:2 reports that an angel appeared after an earthquake and rolled back the stone.) Inside the tomb, “a young man” (Mark 16:5) clothed in white announced to them that Jesus had risen. (This news is announced by the angel in Matthew 28:5-6 and by two men “in dazzling apparel” in Luke 24:4. According to John 21:11-18, Mary Magdalene saw two angels and then the risen Christ.) Later on the same day, according to Luke, John, and Mark, Jesus appeared to the women and to other of the disciples at various locations in and around Jerusalem. Most of the disciples did not doubt that they had again seen and heard the master they had known and followed during the time of his ministry in Galilee and Judea. A few disciples, however, doubted it at first (Matthew 28:17). Thomas, who had not been present at these first appearances, also doubted that Jesus had risen (John 20:24-29). As recorded in the New Testament, the Resurrection became one of the most compelling doctrines of Christianity, because, according to this doctrine, by rising from the dead, Jesus gave humanity hope of a life after death.

All the Gospels add that, for a brief time after his resurrection, Jesus further instructed his disciples in matters pertaining to the kingdom of God. He also commissioned them to “Go ... and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19). Finally, according to Luke (24:50-51), at Bethany Jesus was seen to ascend into the heavens by his disciples. Acts 1:2-12 reports that the ascension occurred 40 days after Jesus' resurrection. The doctrines that Jesus expounded and those concerning him were subsequently developed into the principal tenets of Christian theology.

In the Second Coming

Parousia is return of Jesus Christ in visible form to earth. On the basis of certain sayings of Jesus, the early church expected that within a comparatively short period after the ascension he would come again and usher in the full glory of the messianic age (see Matthew 24:29-31; Mark 13:24-27; Luke 21:25-28). As the years passed, many leaders of the church came to feel that the true meaning of Jesus’ words and realization of his promises were to be found in the spiritual life rather than in an earthly kingdom.

In later times the doctrine of Christ’s return has been held in one of two forms: the first, that it will be pre-millennial, that is, before the age of the great prosperity and triumph of the church; or the second, that it will be postmillennial—after this age and immediately before the general judgment. The first view is based on certain interpretations of Scripture, particularly Revelation 20:4-7. It is supported by the belief that the present divine order does not contain the means necessary to bring the world to Christ. Thus, it will be necessary that Christ himself return’s to Earth in order to rule.

Well that is all about Theology during Holy Week.

Next Entry will be about: Biography of the Vicar of Christ: Pope John Paul II.

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