Prayers and devotions from Pope John Paul II
By: edited and with an introduction by Bishop Peter Canisius Johannes van Lierde ; translated by Firmin O'Sullivan.
Contributors: Lierde, Peter Canisius Johannes van.
Publisher: Viking Penguin
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Prayers and devotions; Catholic Church -- Prayer-books and devotions -- English; Devotional calendars -- Catholic Church
Description: Here is a treasury of selected passages from the writings and addresses of perhaps the most forceful, charismatic leader of the Catholic Church the world has ever known. This book is, as its editor, Bishop Peter Canisius Johannes van Lierde, suggests, "a harvest from the mind and heart of Pope Wojtyla." And so you will spend a few moments with the Pope each day of the liturgical year through these pages of his reflections. This devotional was prepared to offer the modern reader, engaged with various daily tasks, the opportunity to know and to enter into the heart and mind of Pope John Paul II. His concerns as expressed in these passages include such topics as "Sharing with Others," "To Be in Peace," "Consumer Society" ("Man is created for happiness. Yes! But man's happiness is not identified with enjoyment! In such enjoyment the consumer-oriented man loses the full dimension of his humanity"), "The Great Divine Trial," about the meaning of his near-assassination, "The Christian Family in the Modern World," and "Family Prayer." Through these pages of calm reflection each day, all will find a moment of peaceful repose from the occupations of life.
Notes: Originally published:  Chicago : Regnery Gateway, c1984.

"A Giniger book."