Celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Pope’s death. We know what it will look like in Rome
Although almost 20 years have passed since the death of one of the greatest Poles, John Paul II still remains one of the most important popes. Celebrations commemorating the Holy Father have already begun in Rome. « When this great Pole became a pope, our state could not have his representation with him. There was no Polish embassy at the Holy See. And today there is and proudly waved on it a white and red flag. For this we should also be grateful to Saint John Paul II »-he reminded during mass and concert in the Polish church of St. Stanisław BM in Rome.
The faithful still remember about the Polish Pope. In front of his grave in the Basilica of St. Peter can be found every day praying. It happens that there are no places in the benches in front of the Holy Father’s grave. People behind them and remember John Paul II.
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Karol Wojtyła visited this place 89 times as a bishop, archbishop and cardinal. « This place is strongly related to the figure of the Holy Father John Paul II, who for years was his protector as the archbishop and metropolitan of Krakow, » emphasizes the administrator of the church and hospice priest. Tomasz Jarosz. And it is the Polish Church in Rome will be the organizer and co -organizer of the celebrations commemorating the death of the Holy Father.
The main celebrations, however, were scheduled for the Basilica of St. Piotr. On the anniversary of the death of John Paul II on March 2, at 15 there will be a solemn Holy Mass to celebrate the 20th anniversary of returning to the house of Pope John Paul II under the leadership of Cardinal Pietro Parolina, Secretary of State. On the same day at 21.00 a prayer vigil will take place in Polish and Italian in Saint Peter’s Square.
Celebration of the 20th anniversary of the death of John Paul II
A day later, on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 19:30 In the auditorium of St. John Paul II at Via Delle Botteghe Oscure 15 will be a religious and cultural evening on the 20th anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II organized by the Vatican Foundation of John Paul II in cooperation with the Church and Hospice of St. Stanisław BM in Rome.
This is not the only celebrations in Rome organized on the anniversary of the death of a great Pole. On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 20.30 in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Church and Hospice of St. Stanisław BM in Rome, together with the Association L. van Beethoven, Embassy of the Republic of Poland at the Holy See, Marshal’s Office of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the City Hall of Krakow, the Institute of Adam Mickiewicz, the European Center of Music of Krzysztof Penderecki, and Philharmony of K. Szymanowski in Krakow, the Pontifical University of John Paul II and PKN Orlen co -organizes the concert entitled « Credo ». The leitmotif of the event is to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II and the 5th anniversary of the death of the composer Krzysztof Penderecki. Registration applies to this event.
This article appeared for the first time on Fakt.pl On March 17, 2025.
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In Rome, they will solemnly celebrate the 20th anniversary of the death of John Paul II.
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The faithful still cannot forget the Polish Pope.
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