top of page
Search

Pope St John Paul II and Carmel

St John Paul II, whose feast day was just recently on 22 October, loved Carmel and wanted to become a Carmelite.  With the benefit of hindsight we can see that the Good Lord closed that road off for the greater good of the Church, since He wanted to bring blessings on us all through this hugely gifted man in making him Pope.  St John Paul II once described Carmel as a place ‘where prayer is life and life flourishes in prayer.’  My aim as a Secular is to make this real in my life.  It’s a tough call, because ‘things’ keep threatening to push the prayer out; it’s a long haul but looking back I can see real progress.  Thanks be to God!

 

Intercessions:

Im, in recovery from a hugely demanding operation

S, an infant struggling with severe medical issues

B - cancer and his wife A caring for him

R, struggling with multiple health issues

 

 
 
 

Recent Posts

See All
Therese Inspires Her Own Sister

On this day 17 June in 1941 the Servant of God Sister Françoise-Thérèse (Leonie) Martin – one of the sisters of St Therese - died at around 1:30 in the morning. ‘She suffered from eczema throughout h

 
 
 
A New Venture in East Anglia

We are hoping to establish a new OCDS group in Cambridge. The elements of it seem to be coming together, and we can plan maybe to start in the Autumn. But our groups are God’s groups and we stay att

 
 
 
Serendipity and St John of the Cross

Out of the blue, I have been invited to Finland to speak about St John of the Cross. I am wondering what to make the theme of my talk. I often ponder the graces of Providence when I think of this gr

 
 
 

Comments

bottom of page