Canonization Mass may draw 1,000 bishops

(CNA/EWTN News).- Holy See Press Office director Father Federico Lombardi said that as many as 150 cardinals and 1,000 bishops will concelebrate the April 27 canonization Mass for Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII.

The concelebrants at the altar will include Vicar General of Rome Cardinal Agostino Vallini, former John Paul II aide Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, and Bishop Francesco Beschi of Bergamo, Vatican Radio reports.

Fr. Lombardi told an April 24 press conference that Mass attendees will include more than 93 official delegations from countries and international organizations, plus 24 heads of state. Representatives of other major religions, including Orthodox Christian, Anglican, Jewish and Muslim officials, will attend.

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Canonization Pilgrimages - tektonministries.org

Tekton Ministries is going to Rome!  

Canonization pilgrimages leaving on 4/21/14 and returning on 4/30/14.  

Itineraries include combinations of Assisi, Orvieto, Lanciano, San Giovanni Rotondo and Rome.

Space extremely limited and planes/hotels are filling fast.  Contact us now so you don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime canonization!

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Canonization date set: April 27, 2014, Divine Mercy Sunday - Book with us today!

Tekton Ministries is excited to announce the Canonizations for Blessseds John XXIII and John Paul II on April 27, 2014 -Divine Mercy Sunday- in Rome.  We pray in thanksgiving to God for the lives of these two great popes and look very forward to forming pilgrimages to Rome and Assisi to participate in this historic event.  Book your pilgrimage today!  www.tektonministries.org

Big news on two fronts!

Big news on two fronts: 

 

1) Blesseds John XXIII and John Paul II have been officially cleared for canonization!  The date is still to be determined but it looks at if it might make for a fitting end to the Year of Faith this upcoming November.  (That's where I'm putting my money anyway.)  Along with other traditions that seem to be falling to the wayside with our new pope is the tradition for a second miracle.  Blessed John XXIII has been cleared without such, something that has not happened for a very, very long time.   Click here to read more on this.

2) Pope Francis, not one who has a hard time saying all sorts of things as said much on this Friday.  Not only did he announce the canonization of the two recent popes but he also released his first encyclical.  Click here for a link to Lumen Fidei. (Just so you know, it's 88 pages in length so you may want to find more than an hour to peruse it.)

2nd miracle approved for BJPII

Soon we'll be saying, St. John Paul, pray for us.  Our friends at CNA report that the theologians from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints have approved a second miracle.  What's left?  "Before Blessed John Paul II can be canonized, the Congregation must formally approve the miracle and present it to Pope Francis. Pope Francis would then promulgate and celebrate the canonization."  In other words, just a little paperwork, a date and a Mass.

The rumors have long been in circulation, according to CNA and common chatter, that the celebration will take place on October 20, 2014.  That's just four months away.  And only eight years since his death.  As they say, "Make it happen".  

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Click here to read, then- Pope John Paul II's encouragement to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for peace in the Jubilee Year of 2000 A.D.