Last rites declaration of Ioannes Paulus PP. II (Karol Wojtyla)
Ioannes Paulus PP. II
Nationalism, capitalism, and hoarding. The idea of every nation
should be forgot, price should be struck from the commons, and
princes should be seen for the devils they are. The sins include
our church, secret societies, and other religions which make of
the spirit of God a divide."
Last rites declaration of Ioannes Paulus PP. II (Karol Wojtyla)
2nd April 2005
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become nothing; that free grace and divine power may be exalted in them.
It was very wonderful to see how persons affections were sometimes
moved-when God did as it were suddenly open their eyes, and let into
their minds a sense of the greatness of His grace, the fullness of
Christ, and His readiness to save-after having been broken with
apprehensions of divine wrath, and sunk into an abyss, under a sense of
guilt which they were ready to think was beyond the mercy of God. Their
joyful surprise has caused their hearts as it were to leap, so that they
have been ready to break forth into laughter, tears often at the same
time issuing like a flood, and intermingling a loud weeping. Sometimes
they have not been able to forbear crying out with a loud voice,
expressing their great admiration. In some, even the view of the glory
of God's sovereignty, in the exercises of His grace, has surprised the
soul with such sweetness, as to produce the same effects. I remember an
instance of one, who, reading something concerning God's sovereign way
of saving sinners, as being self-moved-having no regard to men's own
righteousness as the motive of His grace, but as magnifying Himself and
abasing man, or to that purpose-felt such a sudden rapture of joy and
delight in the consideration of it: and yet