The 30th Anniversary of John Paul I

Today is the 30th anniversary of John Paul I’s election. For me, a momentous day. I hope for other Catholics, it will be a chance to learn more about him.

I may not be able to finish writing my next installment about his death today, so I will put up a few links here.

A couple of good websites about John Paul I, which have versions in English as well as other languages:

Gloria Molinari’s website is particularly packed with information.

This website is run by a Belgian priest who owes his priesthood to Papa Luciani’s example.

Here’s a Catholic News Service article, from August 22 (rather superficial, but some lovely quotes from the former Cardinal Razinger).

Right now I’m translating an article from Humilitas: Papa Luciani, the online version of a journal devoted to him in Italian, with many more details about the progress in his beatification process.

Humilitas is also published in an English print version by the Missionary Servants of John Paul I. It regularly translates his writings. You can subscribe to this free newsletter by writing to Ray and Lauretta Seabeck, 22 Boyd Hill Rd., Gilford, NH 03249.

The translation of that Italian artilce should be up before too long. And I will post other updates too. So keep coming back!

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008, by Lori and is filed under "Pope John Paul I ". You can leave a response here, or send a Trackback from your own site.

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david morley

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 at 6:04 pm

I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS MAN WAS A SAINT.
HIS HUMILITY SIMPLY ASTOUNDS ME.
I REMEMBER WITH SADNESS THE NEWS OF HIS SUDDEN DEATH, BUT HIS WRITINGS AND HIS MEMORY LIVE ON.

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"The history of the Catholic missions is by now a long road: at the beginning of that road is the Father of Mercy, who holds out his arms to all his children. All those who encounter the missionaries encounter the Father. And they also encounter the Son, the first missionary, who, obeying the Father, comes to earth, becomes flesh in human nature, is one of us, in solidarity with our misery (except for sin) and ends up dying for us in order to then return to heaven, carrying on his shoulders the human race his has won back.

Out of the same mold are the missionaries, who repeat, in some way, his journey. They too leave their fathers and families and depart to go among a foreign people. They too strip themselves of the refined culture they have acquired in their homelands; and of their native customs and habitat, of a hundred little comforts, in order to be in solidarity. With who? With a people who are on one hand naked and poor, and on the other rich in possibilities, which the missionaries intend to respect, value and elevate."

Albino Luciani (Pope John Paul I), to the people of his diocese of Vittorio Veneto, on his return from the diocesan missions in Africa in 1966

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