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Pope John Paul II Day (Polish: Dzie\u0144 Papie\u017ca Jana Paw\u0142a II) is a Polish festival celebrated every year on October 16<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
It was established by the Polish Parliament as a tribute to Pope John Paul II. In parallel, it is celebrated by the Catholic Church in Poland as Papal Day, which falls on the Sunday preceding the anniversary of the election of Karol Wojty\u0142a as Pope.<\/div>\n

On October 16, 1978, the Archbishop of Krak\u00f3w Cardinal Karol Wojty\u0142a was elected as Pope and took the name John Paul II. He was the first Pope in 455 years who was not Italian.<\/p>\n

On the same day in 2002, Pope John Paul II introduced the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. (Katarzyno, nie wiem czy to jest wa\u017cne i w sumie nie wiem co to znaczy?:)<\/b><\/div>\n

October 16 was established as an official celebration by the Polish Parliament on 27 July 2005 – as stated in the resolution – “a tribute to the greatest authority of the twentieth century, a man who reached into the sources of Christianity, taught us solidarity, courage, and humility”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since 2001, the Polish Catholic Church has celebrated Papal Day, a day of gratitude, communion with Pope John Paul II and the promotion of his teaching. On Papal Day, money is raised for scholarships for talented Polish youth from low-income and poor families.<\/div>\n
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Cardinal Stanis\u0142aw Dziwisz,\u00a0Secretary of Pope John Paul II, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Cracow:\u00a0<\/div>\n
John Paul II ahead of his time.\u00a0<\/div>\n
In his lifetime, John Paul II was often reproached for having his eyes fixed on the past, for not understanding the present and for not keeping up with the world. Admittedly, his role in the communism overthrowing was widely recognised, but it was also believed that he was unable to find his place in the world of democracy and pluralism, in the global market of ideas where the Catholic Church must seek attention of people on an equal footing with others.<\/div>\n
Today, however, fifteen years after he left for the House of the Father, we can see with what perspicacity he was analysing the reality, and how accurate were his predictions of the problems we are facing today. When the communist system in Europe was collapsing, most intellectuals expressed universal optimism, in the conviction that the era political and ideological confrontations was ending for good, and that from then on, a golden age of liberal democracy would continue without any more disturbances. It was then fashionable to talk about \u201cthe end of history\u201d.<\/div>\n
In times of progressive atomisation and anomie of social life, he was focusing on solidarity as a fundamental rule of collective life. For him, it was a social translation of love, inspired by the words of Saint Paul: \u201cCarry one another\u2019s burdens\u201d.\u00a0<\/div>\n
It seems that the philosophical principle that has governed the order of his attitude to the world was personalism, building one\u2019s life primarily on personal relationships, first of all with the person of God himself, and then with other people.<\/div>\n
This personalism of the Pope refers us of the \u201cFirst Person\u201d, the person of God himself, whose primary quality in relation to all creatures is Mercy. It is not by chance that it became one of the main theological and pastoral motives of his pontificate.\u00a0<\/div>\n
It can be also read in the words spoken by the Pope in 2002 in the sanctuary of \u0141agiewniki, which still resound today: \u201cIn every continent, from the depth of human suffering, a cry for mercy seems to rise up. Where hatred and the thirst for revenge dominate, where war brings suffering and death to the innocent, there the grace of mercy is needed in order to settle human minds and hearts and to bring about peace. Wherever respect for life and human dignity are lacking, there is need of God\u2019s merciful love, in whose light we see the inexpressible value of every human being. Mercy is needed in order to ensure that every injustice in the world will come to an end in the splendour of truth\u201d.<\/div>\n

Cardinal Stanis\u0142aw Dziwisz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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In parallel, it is celebrated by the Catholic Church in Poland as Papal Day, which falls on the Sunday preceding the anniversary of the election of Karol Wojty\u0142a as Pope.\r\nOn October 16, 1978, the Archbishop of Krak\u00f3w Cardinal Karol Wojty\u0142a was elected as Pope and took the name John Paul II. He was the first Pope in 455 years who was not Italian.\r\nOn the same day in 2002, Pope John Paul II introduced the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. (Katarzyno, nie wiem czy to jest wa\u017cne i w sumie nie wiem co to znaczy?:)\r\nOctober 16 was established as an official celebration by the Polish Parliament on 27 July 2005 - as stated in the resolution - \"a tribute to the greatest authority of the twentieth century, a man who reached into the sources of Christianity, taught us solidarity, courage, and humility\"\u00a0\r\nSince 2001, the Polish Catholic Church has celebrated Papal Day, a day of gratitude, communion with Pope John Paul II and the promotion of his teaching. 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When the communist system in Europe was collapsing, most intellectuals expressed universal optimism, in the conviction that the era political and ideological confrontations was ending for good, and that from then on, a golden age of liberal democracy would continue without any more disturbances. It was then fashionable to talk about \u201cthe end of history\u201d.\r\nIn times of progressive atomisation and anomie of social life, he was focusing on solidarity as a fundamental rule of collective life. For him, it was a social translation of love, inspired by the words of Saint Paul: \u201cCarry one another\u2019s burdens\u201d.\u00a0\r\nIt seems that the philosophical principle that has governed the order of his attitude to the world was personalism, building one\u2019s life primarily on personal relationships, first of all with the person of God himself, and then with other people.\r\nThis personalism of the Pope refers us of the \u201cFirst Person\u201d, the person of God himself, whose primary quality in relation to all creatures is Mercy. It is not by chance that it became one of the main theological and pastoral motives of his pontificate.\u00a0\r\nIt can be also read in the words spoken by the Pope in 2002 in the sanctuary of \u0141agiewniki, which still resound today: \u201cIn every continent, from the depth of human suffering, a cry for mercy seems to rise up. Where hatred and the thirst for revenge dominate, where war brings suffering and death to the innocent, there the grace of mercy is needed in order to settle human minds and hearts and to bring about peace. Wherever respect for life and human dignity are lacking, there is need of God\u2019s merciful love, in whose light we see the inexpressible value of every human being. 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