![]() ![]() He told one of his biographers, “There was a time when I thought that one had to limit the ‘prayer of petition.’ That time has passed. He said that they were kept there and were always present “in my consciousness, even if they cannot be literally repeated every day.” Perhaps thirty to forty new petitions were given to him each day, and he would pray specifically over every one. The top of his wooden kneeler could be opened, and it was brimming with notes people had given to him, seeking his prayers for all kinds of petitions, including healings, the conversion of family members, or successful pregnancies. According to his press secretary, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, his sixty to ninety minutes of private prayer before Mass were the best part of his day.Īt the chapel, he would kneel before the Blessed Sacrament at his prie-dieu. He prayed the Rosary prostrate on the floor or kneeling, followed by his personal prayers, and would then go to the chapel in order to prepare for 7:30 Mass. Although he enjoyed watching the sunrise, the main reason for his early start was to make time for prayer. ![]() The following is Chapter 9, “The Blessed Sacrament”, from Jason Evert’s new book, Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves.īetween 5:00 and 5:30 a.m.-and sometimes as early as 4:00-Pope John Paul II would arise each morning, keeping virtually the same schedule he had as the bishop of Kraków. ![]()
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