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Beatification of Pius IX, John XXIII, Tommaso Reggio, William Chaminade and Columba Marmion Homily of His Holiness John Paul II Sunday, 3 September 2000 1. In the context of the Jubilee Year, it is with deep joy that I have declared blessed two Popes, Pius IX and John XXIII, and three other servants of the Gospel in the ministry and the consecrated...

Jubilee of University Professors Homily of His Holiness John Paul II Sunday, 10 September 2000 1. He has done all things well; he even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak (Mk 7:37). In the Jubilee context of this celebration we are invited in the first place to share in the wonder and praise of those who witnessed the miracle which...

Jubilee of the Elderly Homily of His Holiness John Paul II Sunday, 17 September 2000 1. Who do you say that I am? (Mk 8: 29). This is the question Christ puts to his disciples after asking them about the common opinion of the people. He thus deepens the dialogue with the disciples, as if obliging them to make a more direct...

Closing of the 20th International Mariological-Marian Congress Homily John Paul II Sunday, 24 September 2000 Dear Brothers and Sisters! 1. He took a child, and put him in the midst of them (Mk 9: 36). Jesus' unusual act, recorded in the Gospel just proclaimed, comes immediately after the warning with which the Teacher urged his disciples not to desire the primacy of...

Funeral Mass for Cardinal Vincenzo Fagiolo Homily John Paul II September 26, 2000 1. Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake (Dn 12: 2). Daniel's words, which we heard in the first reading, go beyond the historical horizon and extend to the final age, announcing the resurrection of the dead with words that Christ himself will...

Speech of the Holy Father at the Welcome Ceremony in Portugal John Paul II May 12, 2000 Mr President, Mr Prime Minister, Venerable Patriarch of Lisbon, Dear Brothers in the Episcopate, Distinguished Authorities, Ladies and Gentlemen! God has allowed me to return to Portugal, for which I thank and bless him. I extend my cordial greetings of solidarity and peace to you...