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Pope John Paul II the Great – Beatification on Sunday!

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND.
Shepherd of 1,050,000,000 sheep;
Holy Catholic Priest for 55 years;
Speaks 8 languages fluently;
Has visited over 123 countries;
Canonized 462 Saints;
Consecrated Russia to Mary;
Defender of the Unborn;
264th Successor of Peter;
Survived an assassination attempt;
Written 13 encyclicals;
Has been Pope for almost 1/4 century;
Inspired by the Holy Spirit;
AND THE LEGEND HAS ONLY BEGUN!!!
[Mission Accomplished]

The Beatification of Pope John Paul II is this Sunday!

Here’s the official Vatican channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/vatican

They’ve also set up a channel dedicated to JP2, where you will likely be able to watch the Beatification.
http://www.youtube.com/user/GiovanniPaoloII

His beatification will make him Blessed, but not yet Saint, but this will put him one step away from Sainthood.

Here’s a great article from EWTN:

Excitement continues to grow for Pope John Paul II’s Beatification