Pray with us
Please join us in prayer. Praying brings us closer to God, and also to the people or intentions we pray for. As Christians, we are all called to set aside some time for prayer, ideally every day. With time, you may develop a personal way of prayer, of intimacy with Jesus. Every form of prayer is great, for every prayer is precious toGod. The Tweeting with GOD app gives many beautiful prayers from the tradition of the Church.
“For me, my daily prayer time is a moment of union with God, whether I experience this as such or not. I pray for Tweeting with GOD and its users every day, and so do our volunteers. Will you join us in prayer?”
Father Michel Remery
Prayer intentions
Join us in prayer for the intentions of Tweeting with GOD and all the related initiatives, like Online with Saints, How to grow in faith, …
- For those who encounter Tweeting with GOD, that they may find the way to God, discover answers to their questions, and grow in their knowledge of faith and love of Jesus. May they find their personal vocation, become charitable Christians to their neighbours, and grow as missionaries of God’s love.
- For all leaders working with Tweeting with GOD, that they may find confidence in helping others to search for answers about the faith – whilst respecting the personal freedom of every individual – and be open to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, searching for the Will of God in everything.
- For each of the team members and volunteers, that they may obtain the grace to work conscientiously, with thankfulness and joy, developing the personal gifts received from God and working with purity of intention, whilst finding self-realisation in the sight of God.
- For Father Michel Remery, that he always recognises God as the foundational rock of his life and mission, finding inspiration, wisdom, inner peace and trust in his grace at every moment within the midst of manifold responsibilities.
- For our sponsors, that they may be touched by God’s grace and thus rewarded for their generosity; and that the necessary finances will be available to continue the work of Tweeting with GOD and all related initiatives.
- For the countries where Tweeting with GOD is present, that people may live in safety, peace, and a stable environment which respects human rights, including the fundamental right to religious freedom; in particular for countries where this is not yet the case.
- For our Church, that her leaders and members may always be close to Jesus and recognise the signs of the times, searching for constant renewal in proclaiming the faith whilst conserving and living the essential message of Jesus’ Gospel.
- For our pope, that he may be a sign of unity and inspiration for all humanity, and continues to find the strength necessary for bringing Jesus’ Gospel to all the world.
Prayer to Saint John Paul II
God, our Father,
we want to extend our gratitude,
because You have given
to Your Holy Church
Saint Pope John Paul II.
Through his dedication to Your divine mercy
and his love for the Virgin Mary,
through the power of the Holy Spirit,
he has become a shining example of
Jesus, the Good Shepherd.
We pray for Your Church:
- To remain faithful to the Gospel
- For purification and new prosperity
- Many vocations
- Blessing for the New Evangelisation
- And a deep love for Your Church.
Give to us by his intercession, and according to Your will, the grace which we implore:
(insert your intention here)
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory be…
Saint John Paul II, pray for us.
Amen.
Imprimatur: Rt. Rev. Mgr. J.H.J. van den Hende, Bishop of Rotterdam
Prayer for Tweeting with GOD & Online with Saints
God, our Father, we thank you for the Tweeting with GOD initiatives. May these continue to be a source of inspiration to many around the globe and a way to reach out to all who are searching for you or are far from you.
Lord Jesus, you call every individual to embrace your love. Help the people who encounter Tweeting with GOD to recognise your love for them at this very moment. Inspire them to keep searching for answers, be open about their doubts, and reach out to you in daily prayer. Help them share their love, possessions and skills with those in need, and to reach out to those who are spiritually or materially poor.
Holy Spirit, you were sent to help people in their faith. Sustain with your grace all team members and volunteers of Tweeting with GOD, that they may grow ever closer to you, and that all they do may be the result of their passionate love for Jesus. May they live their life in charity to their neighbour, and spread the news of your love to everyone who wants to listen.
We ask this through Christ our living Lord. Amen.
Holy Mary, pray for us!
Saint John Paul II, pray for us!
All saints in heaven, pray for us!
Team prayer
Dear God,
We are grateful that we can share your message of love with others through our work for Tweeting with GOD.
Help us to be open constantly to what you ask from us, so that we will always follow your plans. Teach us how to grow in our personal relationship with Jesus, to search for you in our prayers every day and to keep learning about the faith.
Help us to work together in your Spirit and to always keep in mind the goal we are working towards, that is helping people in their relationship with you. We pray for all those who encounter Tweeting with GOD: that with the help of the Holy Spirit, they will grow step by step in their knowledge of the faith and their relationship with you.
Lord, take and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my entire will, and all that I have and call my own. You have given it all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours, do with it as you will. Give me only your love and your grace. That is enough for me.
Saint John Paul II, pray for us.
Amen.
Catholic Architecture
The JP2 Foundation has helped publishing several publications which study the relationship between architecture and liturgy.
Catholic architecture in the 20th century
In this richly illustrated book, the works of the four architects Van der Laan are described in conjunction. Leo van der Laan designed hundreds of buildings together with his son Jan, especially in Leiden and the surrounding area. They were known as Catholic traditionalist architects, who mainly built within their own Catholic social environment. Their work shows a clear development, with their approach always showing something very specific within the current style of their contemporaries.
Dom Hans van der Laan and his brother Nico developed a fully elaborated theory about the relationship between architecture and liturgy. By not considering their proportional system of the plastic number in an isolated way, and placing it within the context of the larger whole of the world created by God, they helped generations of Catholic architects reflect on the essence of architecture. Their designs continue to attract attention due to their simplicity and special style.
Discovering Leiden on foot
This book contains a (virtual or actual) tour of 25 highlights of the work of the four architects Van der Laan in Leiden. With their work, Father Leo and his three sons Jan, Hans and Nico have made an important mark on the architectural design of the city. Walking is the best way to (better) get to know this rich Leiden heritage. The book offers a choice between a long and a short walk. The route is clearly indicated with descriptions and maps.
“This book keeps alive the memory of a striking architectural family that has meant so much to the image of Leiden and the Netherlands. I hope that many, like me, will happily browse and read this book and go out with the book in hand in Leiden.” Henri J.J. Lenferink, Mayor of Leiden.
Online with Saints
Online with Saints (#OnlineSaints) offers a virtual encounter with 100+ saints from all around the world. Women and men, carpenters and scholars, mothers and popes, princes and paupers: their inspiring life stories are linked to real life modern questions, and together with them answers are found.
Every saint is different, with their own unique personality and destiny. Each of them found their vocation in a different way – demonstrating that God has a special plan and individual vocation for each individual. Participants are invited and helped to discern their own personal journey towards sanctity. Anyone can become a saint!
Online with Saints is developed by the team of Tweeting with GOD and integrated into the presence on social media. To learn about the lives of the saints and find a saint that can inspire and accompany your own life journey visit www.onlinewithsaints.com.
Resources
App (& Website)
Book full of life experience
The Online with Saints App contains a “social media profile” of 100+ saints, where they tell in the first person interesting facts, quotes, prayers, and captivating stories of personal faith, love, and sacrifice. Scanning the image of the saint in the book allows them to tell their story in the first person. One can even take a selfie with the saint of choice. It is also possible to share discoveries on social media one can personalise the app through a personal Online with Saints profile.
In the Online with Saints book, every double page answers a burning question about modern life on the basis of the life experience of one or more saints. Readers are helped to grow in their relationship with God and to learn about the faith through the fascinating experiences, challenges, heroism, holiness – but also failures of some of the greatest friends of God.
Social Media
Library
Here you find the booklist of our JP2 Library.
| Titel | Auteur | JP2 Nr. | Code | Aantal ex. | Media |
| Een schreeuw om recht, de tragedie van het Palestijnse volk | Agt, Dries van | 1189 | 8-Agt | 1 | boek |
| Maurice en Thérèse | Ahern, Patrick | 1043 | 4-Ahe | 1 | boek |
| De bijbel | Algemeen | 1033 | 2-Alg | 2 | boek |
| Romeins Missaal | Algemeen | 1160 | 5-Alg | 1 | boek |
| Catechismus van de katholieke kerk | Algemeen | 1034 | 3-Alg | 5 | boek |
| Katholieke Katechismus voor volwassenen | Algemeen | 1163 | 3-Alg | 1 | boek |
| Compendium van de catechismus van de katholieke kerk | Algemeen | 1035 | 3-Alg | 1 | boek |
| Katholiek gebedenboek | Algemeen | 1036 | 5-Alg | 4 | boek |
| Klein getijdenboek | Algemeen | 1134 | 5-Alg | 3 | boek |
| Getijdenboek voor kinderen | Algemeen | 1135 | 5-Alg | 3 | boek |
| Geloofsboek | Algemeen | 1136 | 3-Alg | 3 | boek |
| In gebed | Algemeen | 1037 | 5-Alg | 1 | boek |
| Ik geloof | Algemeen | 1038 | 3-Alg | 1 | boek |
| Constituties en decreten van het 2e vaticaans oecomenisch concilie | Algemeen | 1039 | 3-Alg | 2 | boek |
| Geloof in beeld | Algemeen | 1040 | 3-Alg | 1 | boek |
| Oh mijn God, Drieëenheid die ik aanbid! | Algemeen | 1041 | 4-Alg | 1 | boek |
| Youcat | Algemeen | 1226 | 3-Alg | 1 | boek |
| Getijdenboek, gebeden voor elke dag | Algemeen | 1186 | 5-Alg | 1 | boek |
| Codex Iuris Cononici, Wetboek van Canoniek Recht | Algemeen | 1206 | 3-Alg | 1 | boek |
| Omdat jij het bent | Algemeen | 1164 | 6-KI | 1 | boek |
| Waar het woord is vlees geworden | Algemeen | 1196 | 2-KI | 1 | boek |
| De bijbel in strip | Anderson,J & Maddox, M. | 1045 | 2-And | 1 | boek |
| Voor de liefde geschapen | Ange, Daniel | 1044 | 6-Ang | 1 | boek |
| Zaden van het woord | Anima Christi, Maria de | 1201 | 4-Ani | 1 | boek |
| Over God en over ons, woorden van de pastoor van Ars | Ars | 1042 | 4-Ars | 1 | boek |
| Belijdenissen | Augustinus, Aurelius | 1171 | 4-Aug | 1 | boek |
| Israël | Baars, Marco en Donk, Eric van der | 1175 | 8-Baa | 1 | boek |
| Fatima, Boodschap voor onze tijd | Baets, Aime de | 1216 | 4-Bae | 1 | boek |
| Bernadette heeft iets gezien | Bar, Brunor en Dominique | 1046 | 4-Bar | 1 | boek |
| Paulus, De weg naar Damascus | Bar, Dominique | 1047 | 4-Bar | 1 | boek |
| Augustinus van Hippo, Regel voor de Gemeenschap | Bavel, T.J. van | 1209 | 4-Bav | 1 | boek |
| Een vlam vervulde zijn hart | Beta, Katharina | 1048 | 4-Bet | 1 | boek |
| God ontmoeten in Zijn Woord | Bianchi, Enzo | 1204 | 6-Bia | 1 | boek |
| Martelaren van Gorcum, voorbeelden van trouw | Blijswijk, C.J. Van | 1217 | 4-Bli | 1 | boek |
| Post voor jou! Brieven van Thérèse van Lisieux aann jongeren van nu | Boers, J. | 1053 | 4-Boe | 2 | boek |
| Gods verbindende liefde | Boers, Joop | 1049 | 5-Boe | 1 | boek |
| Gods zelfgevende liefde | Boers, Joop | 1050 | 5-Boe | 1 | boek |
| Gods levengevende liefde | Boers, Joop | 1051 | 5-Boe | 1 | boek |
| Geloof en ondervinding | Bots, Dr. J. Sj. | 1052 | 4-Bot | 2 | boek |
| De tien geboden | Bots, Dr. J. Sj. | 1210 | 6-Bot | 1 | boek |
| Joannes van het kruis, Volledige Werken | Brand, Paul | 1208 | 4-Bra | 1 | boek |
| Pater Kolbe, Leven en sterven uit liefde | Buckinx-Luykx, A. | 1223 | 4-Buc | 1 | boek |
| De holocaust is voorbij, afrekenen met Hilters erfenis | Burg, Avraham | 1190 | 8-Bur | 1 | boek |
| Elisabeth van Dijon, geschriften | Carmelitana | 1183 | 4-Car | 1 | boek |
| Zonen van Abraham | Chacour, E. | 1193 | 8-Cha | 1 | boek |
| We belong to the land | Chacour, Elias | 1174 | 8-Cha | 1 | boek |
| 50 vragen over Jezus | Chapa, Juan | 1054 | 2-Cha | 1 | boek |
| De kruisweg | Clément, Olivier | 1055 | 5-Clé | 1 | boek |
| De Katholieke Kerk verkennen | D’Ambriosio, Marcellino | 1056 | 3-D’Am | 4 | boek |
| Peerke Donders, schering en inslag van zijn leven | Dankelman, J.L.F. | 1195 | 4-Dan | 1 | boek |
| In liefde verenigd | Dankers, Simon | 1057 | 6-Dan | 1 | boek |
| Heilige ruzies | Diggele, Els | 1188 | 8-Dig | 1 | boek |
| De heilige Jozefmaria Escriva | Dolz, Miguel | 1219 | 4-Dol | 1 | boek |
| Franciscus van Assisi, een profeet voor onze tijd | Doornik, N.G. Van | 1184 | 4-Doo | 1 | boek |
| De Kruisweg | Escriva de Balaguar, Josemaria | 1225 | 5-Esc | 1 | boek |
| Ware liefde | Evert, Jason | 1058 | 6-Eve | 1 | boek |
| Mijn katholieke geloof verklaard | Feldbrugge, Ferdinand | 1059 | 3-Fel | 1 | boek |
| Trouwen of Samenwonen? | Garascia, Anthony | 1060 | 6-Gar | 1 | boek |
| De Heer | Guardini, Romano | 1162 | 6-Gua | 3 | boek |
| Het bruiloftsmaal van het lam: De mis als hemel op aarde | Hahn, Scott | 1061 | 5-Hah | 1 | boek |
| Wees gegroet, koningin | Hahn, Scott | 1063 | 3-Hah | 1 | boek |
| Redenen om te geloven | Hahn, Scott | 1064 | 3-Hah | 1 | boek |
| Rome ons thuis | Hahn,Scott & Kimberly | 1062 | 4-Hah | 2 | boek |
| De Martelaren van Gorcum | Hartmann, B. | 1065 | 4-Har | 1 | boek |
| Laat je verzoenen | Hendriks, Jan | 1066 | 5-Hen | 1 | boek |
| Maria, onze moeder | Hendriks, Jan | 1179 | 4-Hen | 1 | boek |
| Uw geheim ligt op de tafel des Heren | Hermans, J. | 1067 | 5-Her | 1 | boek |
| De gemeenschap van de heiligen | Hermans, J. | 1068 | 5-Her | 1 | boek |
| Heiligen rond het altaar | Hermans, J. | 1069 | 5-Her | 1 | boek |
| De viering van de Eucharistie | Hermans, J. | 1177 | 5-Her | 1 | boek |
| Passie & Pasen des Heren | Hermans, J. | 1222 | 2-Her | 1 | boek |
| Onderweg, De paus tot jongeren over de hele wereld | Herran, Pedro de la | 1212 | 4-Her | 1 | boek |
| Francisco en Jacinta van Fatima, aan wie Maria verschenen is | Hissink, Sonja | 1070 | 4-His | 1 | boek |
| Johannes neem jezelf toch niet zo ernstig | Hülsebusch, B. & Rothmann, R. | 1071 | 4-Hül | 1 | boek |
| Pelgrim zijn, een gestelijk notitieboek | Hume, Basil kardinaal | 1221 | 6-Hum | 1 | boek |
| Opdat de mensen beter worden | Johannes Paulus I | 1207 | 3-JPI | 1 | boek |
| Het wonder van Guadalupe | Johnston, Francis | 1213 | 4-Joh | 4 | boek |
| En God zag dat het heel goed was | Jong, Everard J. | 1072 | 5-Jon | 1 | boek |
| Geloofsboek | Jong, Mgr. Everard de | 1073 | 3-Jon | 1 | boek |
| Jean-Marie Vianney, Pastoor van Ars | Joulin, Marc | 1074 | 5-Jou | 1 | boek |
| Over de drempel van de hoop | JPII | 1001 | 4-JPII | 8 | boek |
| Ut unum sint | JPII | 1008 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Redemptor Hominis, De verlosser van de mens | JPII | 1009 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Dives in Misericordia, Over de barmhartigheid van God | JPII | 1010 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Laborem Exercens, Over de arbeid van de mens | JPII | 1011 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Redemptoris Mater, Over de heilige maagd maria in het leven van de pelgrimerende kerk | JPII | 1012 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Evangelium Vitae | JPII | 1013 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Sta op, laten we gaan | JPII | 1003 | 3-JPII | 1 | boek |
| Romeinse triptiek | JPII | 1004 | 5-JPII | 1 | boek |
| Heb vertrouwen | JPII | 1005 | 6-JPII | 1 | boek |
| Naar Gods beeld, man en vrouw | JPII | 1006 | 6-JPII | 1 | boek |
| Wat moet ik doen? Johannes Paulus II tot de jongeren | JPII | 1007 | 6-JPII | 2 | boek |
| Mulieris Dignitatem, Over de waardigheid en roeping van de vrouw ter gelegenheid van het mariajaar | JPII | 1016 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Redemptoris Custos, Over de persoon en de zending van de H. Jozef in het leven van Christus en de Kerk | JPII | 1017 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Gaat ook gij naar mijn wijngaard | JPII | 1018 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Redemptoris Missio, Over de blijvende geldigheid van de missie-opdracht | JPII | 1019 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Centesimus Annus, Ter gelegenheid van de 100e verjaardag van de encycliek Rerum Novarum | JPII | 1020 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Pastores Dabo Vobis, Over de vorming van de priesters in de huidige omstandigheden | JPII | 1021 | 3-JPII | 2 | encycliek |
| Veritatis Splendor, Over enkele fundamentele vraagstukken van de morele leer van de Kerk | JPII | 1023 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Brief van Paus Johannes Paulus II aan de gezinnen | JPII | 1024 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Fides et Ratio, Over de verhouding van geloof en rede | JPII | 1026 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Novo Millennio Ineunte, Ter afsluiting van het grote jubileum van het jaar 2000 | JPII | 1027 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Ecclesia de Eucharistia, Over de eucharistie in relatie tot de Kerk | JPII | 1028 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, Over de ontwikkeling van de mens en de samenleving | JPII | 1030 | 3-JPII | 1 | encycliek |
| Open de deuren wijd voor Christus, De boodschap van de zalige Johannes Paulus II | JPII | 1022 | 3-JPII | 4 | boek |
| De navolging van Christus in jonge taal | Kempis, Thomas A | 1161 | 6-Kem | 2 | boek |
| De navolging van Christus | Kempis, Thomas A | 1203 | 6-Kem | 2 | boek |
| Herinneringen van zuster Lucia | Kondor, Luis | 1169 | 4-Kon | 2 | boek |
| Jouw vragen Gods antwoorden | Kreeft, Peter | 1076 | 1-Kre | 3 | boek |
| Schepping of toeval? | Kuhn, Wolfgang | 1077 | 3-Kuh | 2 | boek |
| Christus legenden | Lagerlöf, Selma | 1078 | 7-Lag | 1 | boek |
| Conversi ad Dominum | Lang, Michael | 1079 | 6-Lan | 1 | boek |
| De stad der vreugde | Lapierre, Dominique | 1187 | 4-Lap | 1 | boek |
| Het leven van Bernadette | Laurentin, Rene | 1224 | 4-Lau | 1 | boek |
| Wijze woorden van de apostelen | Law, Philip | 1080 | 2-Law | 1 | boek |
| Drie (niet) geliefden, Maria, de Kerk en de vrouw | Léonard, A,-M. | 1083 | 4-Léo | 1 | boek |
| Kom schepper geest | Léonard, A.-M. | 1081 | 3-Léo | 1 | boek |
| Jezus en je lichaam | Léonard, A.-M. | 1082 | 7-Léo | 1 | boek |
| Vader, Uw Rijk kome! | Leonard, Andre-Mutien | 1194 | 1-Leo | 1 | boek |
| Jezus Christus, de mens van alle tijden | Leonard, Andre-Mutien | 1197 | 2-Leo | 1 | boek |
| De grote scheiding | Lewis, C.S. | 1085 | 8-Lew | 1 | boek |
| Het probleem van het lijden | Lewis, C.S. | 1086 | 1-Lew | 1 | boek |
| Onversneden christendom | Lewis, C.S. | 1087 | 4-Lew | 1 | boek |
| De Kronieken Narnia: Het betoverde land achter de kleerkast | Lewis, C.S. | 1088 | 8-Lew | 1 | boek |
| De Kronieken van Narnia: De reis van het drakenschip | Lewis, C.S. | 1089 | 8-Lew | 1 | boek |
| De Kronieken van Narnia: Het paard en de jongen | Lewis, C.S. | 1090 | 8-Lew | 1 | boek |
| De Kronieken van Narnia: De zilveren stoel | Lewis, C.S. | 1091 | 7-Lew | 1 | boek |
| De Kronieken van Narnia: Prins Caspian | Lewis, C.S. | 1092 | 7-Lew | 1 | boek |
| De Kronieken van Narnia: Het neefje van de tovenaar | Lewis, C.S. | 1093 | 7-Lew | 1 | boek |
| De Kronieken van Narnia: Het laatste gevecht | Lewis, C.S. | 1094 | 7-Lew | 1 | boek |
| De afschaffing van de mens | Lewis, C.S. | 1192 | 1-Lew | 2 | boek |
| Brieven uit de hel | Lewis, C.S. | 1198 | 1-Lew | 1 | boek |
| Met reden geloven | Lewis, C.S. | 1199 | 1-Lew | 1 | boek |
| Hemelse zaken | Lewis, C.S. | 1200 | 6-Lew | 1 | boek |
| Het groot middel van het gebed | Liguori, Sint-Alfonsis Maria de | 1214 | 5-Lig | 1 | boek |
| Kiezen voor de waarheid | Linssen, Michael | 1095 | 4-Lin | 1 | boek |
| Mijn levensverhaal | Lisieux, Thérèse van | 1096 | 4-Lis | 1 | boek |
| Niemand is zoals jij | Lucado, Max | 1097 | 7-Luc | 1 | boek |
| Hoe biechten wij goed? | Luna, F. | 1098 | 5-Lun | 1 | boek |
| Hoe bidden wij goed | Luna, F. | 1099 | 5-Lun | 1 | boek |
| Karl Leisner, Victor in vinculis | Malcurat, Marie | 1172 | 4-Mal | 2 | stripboek |
| Waar geloof en rede elkaar vinden | Matlary, Janne Haaland | 1100 | 1-Mat | 1 | boek |
| Augustinus, de zielzorger | Meer, F. van der | 1101 | 4-Meer | 1 | boek |
| Elisabeth, een jonge heilige in onze tijd | Meester, Koen de | 1102 | 4-Mees | 1 | boek |
| Thérèse van Lisieux, kerlerares van een geniale kleine weg | Meester, Koen de | 1103 | 4-Mees | 1 | boek |
| Jubelen met de Drie-eenheid | Meester, Koen de | 1104 | 4-Mees | 1 | boek |
| Op weg met Thérèse | Meester, Koen de | 1105 | 4-Mees | 1 | boek |
| Uw Nabijheid is mijn vreugde! | Meester, Koen de | 1106 | 4-Mees | 2 | boek |
| Heilige Edith Stein, Wat een diamant! | Meester, Koen de | 1107 | 4-Mees | 1 | boek |
| Wees stil, God wil je zoveel zeggen | Meester, Koen de | 1108 | 4-Mees | 1 | boek |
| Elisabeth, verteld door haarzelf | Meester, Koen de | 1168 | 4-Mee | 1 | boek |
| Thérèse van Lisieux, met de ogen en het hart | Meester, Koen de | 1220 | 4-Mee | 1 | boek |
| Louteringsberg | Merton, Thomas | 1185 | 7-Mer | 1 | boek |
| Christus mijn passie; Karl Leisner, Martelaar van de kerk | Mussinghoff, Heinrich | 1084 | 4-Mus | 1 | boek |
| Grote Heiligen | Nigg, Walter | 1228 | 4-Wal | 1 | boek |
| Eindelijk thuis | Nouwen, Henri | 1109 | 6-Nou | 2 | boek |
| Korte geschiedenis van de katholieke kerk | Orlandis, José | 1110 | 3-Orl | 1 | boek |
| Gewetensvorming | Penning de Vries, Dr. P. Sj. | 1211 | 6-Pen | 1 | boek |
| Marthe Robin, Het Kruis en de Vreugde | Peyret, Raymond | 1111 | 4-Pey | 2 | boek |
| De innerlijke rust | Philippe, Jaques | 1158 | 6-Phi | 1 | boek |
| De innerlijke vrijheid | Philippe, Jaques | 1159 | 6-Phi | 1 | boek |
| De helden van Assisi | Ramati, Alexander | 1112 | 7-Ram | 1 | boek |
| Alles heeft zijn tijd | Ratzinger, Joseph | 1167 | 5-Rat | 1 | boek |
| De kerkvaders | Ratzinger, Joseph | 1113 | 3-Rat | 1 | boek |
| Heeft het zin christen te zijn? | Ratzinger, Joseph | 1114 | 3-Rat | 1 | boek |
| Oefeningen in geloof hoop en liefde | Ratzinger, Joseph | 1116 | 5-Rat | 1 | boek |
| De geest van de liturgie | Ratzinger, Joseph | 1117 | 3-Rat | 1 | boek |
| Geloof, waarheid en tolerantie; Het christendom en de wereldgodsdiensten | Ratzinger, Joseph | 1118 | 3-Rat | 1 | boek |
| Door en eeuwig leven | Ratzinger, Joseph | 1119 | 3-Rat | 1 | boek |
| Waarden in tijden van ommekeer | Ratzinger, Joseph | 1120 | 3-Rat | 1 | boek |
| Jezus | Ratzinger, Joseph | 1166 | 2-Rat | 2 | boek |
| Jezus van Nazareth | Ratzinger, Joseph | 1029 | 2-Rat | 2 | boek |
| Zout der aarde | Ratzinger, Joseph | 1121 | 3-Rat | 1 | boek |
| Geroepen om te dienen | RK Priesteropleidingen | 1165 | 6-RKP | 2 | boek |
| Durf te biechten! | Schilder, H.C.W. | 1122 | 5-Schi | 1 | boek |
| Het verhaal van Beauraing | Schilte, Huub | 1218 | 4-Sch | 1 | boek |
| Heiligen antwoorden | Schlichting, Annemarie | 1123 | 4-Schl | 1 | boek |
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| Testament; De bijbel in animatie; Moses, Ruth en Jonah | 1141 | 2-dvd | 1 | dvd | |
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| Paus Johannes Paulus II – A Celebration of his Life | 1147 | 4-dvd | 1 | dvd | |
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The life of Saint John Paul II
By Father Michel Remery
A large fan club
Millions of people flocked together for the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005, and later again for his beatification and canonisation. What possessed these people, including a surprising number of young people, to stand in the heat in a crowd for hours, some six years after his death? Almost none of them had ever spoken personally to Pope John Paul II. Their experience had been limited to a view from afar, or to a quick handshake for the happy few. Yet they had welcomed this man into their hearts.
His secret? He never kept anything for himself. His listeners felt that he truly cared for them and wished true happiness for each of them. In everything he said and did, John Paul II was completely focused on Jesus, with whom he had a very personal relationship. “Anyone who sees me, sees the Father”, Jesus said (Joh 14,9). In turn this blessed Pope showed Jesus to his flock. From the beginning of his pontificate he knew how to speak to the hearts of the faithful. “Open wide the doors to Christ”, he said, raising his voice at the acceptance of his papacy. “Do not be afraid”, he shouted to the crowd in St. Peter’s Square. From the very beginning of his pontificate, JP2, as the young lovingly called him, had a special message for young people: “You are the future of the world and the hope of the Church! You are my hope!” (22 Oct. 1978).
Lolek
Karol Józef Wojtyła was born in Wadowice, Poland, on the 18th of May, 1920. From his earliest childhood Lolek, as his friends called him, loved sports. In 1938 he went to Krákow in order to study philology. He was also a talented writer, poet and actor. One year later the Nazis invaded Poland and he was forced into long years of arduous manual labour in a quarry. Together with others he founded a secret theatre. In this non-violent way, unlike that of some of his friends who took up arms, he took part in the resistance against the occupier. When in 1942 he discovered that God was calling him to the priesthood, he entered the clandestine seminary of Krákow.
Just after the Second World War, on the 1st of November 1946, Karol Wojtyła was ordained a priest. Shortly afterwards he was sent to Rome in order to continue his studies. He completed his doctorate in theology in 1948. During the summer months he visited a number of countries including France, Belgium and The Netherlands. In an article he wrote he made an interesting comparison between these countries. He noticed how French Catholics had a particular interest in spiritual growth. The inhabitants of the Lower Countries on the other hand were occupied with practical and outward matters like the founding of unions. Would this be the reason that in the 1970s new ecclesial movements flourished in France, while the Dutch Church became divided by conflict?
‘Uncle’ Karol
After his studies, Wojtyła was appointed as a priest in various parishes and as a chaplain at the university. Father Wojtyła spent a lot of time with his students. He regularly organised walking, skiing and kayak trips through the mountains. On a simple altar made of stone or on an inverted kayak, they celebrated the Holy Eucharist daily. During these trips they spoke about every possible theme regarding the faith and daily life of young people. They could ask anything they wanted to their wujek (uncle) Karol and he would always give them a candid answer. Later his bishop asked him to continue his studies. He completed his doctorate in philosophy in 1953 and became professor of moral theology and social ethics. Both at the university and the seminary, he continued his conversation with young people.
In 1958 Wojtyla was appointed auxiliary bishop of Krákow. As a bishop he participated in the great ecclesiastical deliberations of the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965. There he impressed the other bishops with his knowledge, his way of thinking and especially his engaging personality. He was appointed archbishop of Krákow in 1964 and he was elevated to the cardinalate three years later. Cardinal Wojtyła became a major opponent of communism. He continually pleaded for freedom, human rights and the position of the Church.
John Paul II
Twenty years after his episcopal ordination, Cardinal Wojtyła was elected Pope on the 16th of October 1978. He was the first non-Italian Pope after the Dutchman Adrian VI who died in 1523. The unknown Polish Pope made an unforgettable impression on the crowds gathered at St. Peter’s Square with his human and humble words: “If I make any mistakes in your, no in our language, please correct me.” He demonstrated his great confidence in the intercession of Mary by inserting a large M in his papal coat of arms and by his motto: Totus Tuus (totally yours), Mary.
The first of his hundreds of trips brought John Paul II to Central America, where he showed the world a new way of being Pope. He achieved a great deal through his attention for truth and freedom for everyone. His visits to Poland and the diplomatic work of the Church contributed to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. His fierce but peaceful fight to obtain this did not make him loved by everyone: on the 13th of May 1981 he narrowly survived an attempt on his life.
Young people
Two years later the Pope invited young Catholics from all around the world to a meeting of prayer, sharing and joy in Rome in April 1984. The next year he proclaimed Palm Sunday to be the annual World Youth Day (20 Dec. 1985). No other Pope ever managed to engage so many people as John Paul II did. Over 5 million people gathered at World Youth Day in Manila in 1995. The enthusiastic crowd called out to him: “John Paul II, we love you!” The Pope responded: “I am an old man”. And the crowd cried: “Lolek, Lolek!” At which the Pope responded with his particular sense of humour: “Lolek is not serious, John Paul II is too serious. You may call me Karol!”
His message was clear but not easy. Time and again he called on his listeners to dedicate themselves totally to Christ and to accept the consequences in their own lives. Still, the (young) people continued to come and listen to him. In his enthusiasm, he frequently departed from his written text, much to the despair of his staff. He would then call himself back in line with a comment like: “Back to the text” (e.g. 13 Jan. 1995).
Amongst the subjects of his teaching are, for example, the importance of prayer, the Christian vocation, the defence of human life for everyone – also for the weakest – and the dignity of man, which is attacked by oppression, enslavement and consumerism. He proclaimed Jesus’ message in terms of truth, peace, faith, freedom, liberation from fear, hope, and above all of love.
During the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, the moral influence of the Church increased. He wanted the Church to respond to the many modern challenges in the world. He started a worldwide New Evangelisation, using modern technology and communication methods. The Holy See gained diplomatic relationships with more and more countries. The Church’s opinion on matters of peace, world population, human dignity and human rights, the position of minorities and human freedom, is now of great importance in world politics.
Charisma
Through his unique charisma, John Paul II deeply touched many people from all over the world. In him, they each recognised something of themselves. This Pope was both a poet and worker, actor and academic, a political activist and a world leader, a mystic and a priest. He looked at the world with an open and friendly eye, and let himself be touched by what happened around him. Many remember the tenderness with which he kissed a baby that was handed to him from the audience, but also the fierceness with which he called out during the Angelus: “No more war!” (16 Mar. 2003). Furthermore he was a simple man without pretentions. Notwithstanding his heavy responsibilities, he always remained himself. He had attention for the people around him and had a love for Polish jokes and desserts.
The true source of the charisma of John Paul II can be found in his personal relationship with Christ. Everything he said and did was based on this indestructible foundation. The only way to understand this mystic Pope is by considering the way in which he devoted himself to God in everything. He rose early and started his day with prayer. He let prayer intentions from all over the world be brought up to his private chapel, so that he could pray for everyone. It is because of his intimate relationship with Jesus that he was able to speak everywhere with passion about the love for the Lord – in the streets, in churches or in stadiums all over the world.
A warm farewell
The Jubilee Year 2000 brought some 25 million pilgrims to Rome. The Pope repeated to the 2000 Dutch pilgrims what he had said earlier during World Youth Day, quoting Saint Catherine of Siena (Letter 368): “If you would be what you should be, you would set ablaze the entire earth” (7 nov. 2000). This was also a year of purification. The Pope asked forgiveness for the many wrongs done by people throughout the history of the Church.
During this year it was clearly visible that the Pope was ageing. Due to his illness it became more difficult for him to walk and speak. Nevertheless, he continued his apostolate and thus became a living example of the dignity of man, one which is not affected by illness or age.
Pope John Paul II died on the 2nd of April, 2005, while thousands of faithful were gathered in St. Peter’s Square, praying beneath his window. During several days the traffic around St Peter’s was blocked by a queue of several kilometres, in which people were patiently waiting until it was their turn to personally take leave of this great Pope. In total some 4 million pilgrims came to Rome in order to show their affection and to pray for the deceased Pope. He was beatified on the 1st of May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI and canonised on the 27th of April 2014 by Pope Francis.
[Cf. M. Remery, Year of Faith with John Paul II, CTS: London 2012, ISBN 978 1 86082 793 8, 1-11]
Youth
Following the example of blessed Pope John Paul II, the JP2 Foundation is committed to proclaim and explain the Gospel and the Tradition of the Catholic Church, recalling the words of Saint Paul: “proclaim the message and, welcome or unwelcome, insist on it”(II Tim 4:2). Here are some examples:
- The JP2 Group focuses on questions of young people concerning their faith. All questions can be asked. The objective is to deepen, in the light of faith and reason, the important themes of faith in order to give these a place in their personal life.
- The JP2 Library contains about 200 good Catholic books which may help young people to deepen their faith, to work on their relationship with the Lord and discover His guidance in their own life.
- The website: watwilgodvanmij.nl (What does God ask me) intends to help young people to think about important questions like: ‘What should I do in life?’ and ‘What does God ask from me?’ and thus discover their own vocation.
- JP2 Books in this way intend to help proclaim and explain the contents of the faith, especially to the younger generation.
- Academic studies will be supported especially where these are related to other disciplines in order to help people reflect on the role of the Gospel in society.
- New JP2 Initiatives focus on anything which may help the proclamation, preaching and teaching of the Gospel and the Tradition of the Catholic Church. Special attention is given to the promotion among the young of a vital relationship with Jesus Christ .
- The role of the new means of communication in the proclamation of the Gospel is fully recognized and valued.
The JP2 Foundation always works in accordance with the teachings, ethics and morals of the Catholic Church.
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Prayer to JP2
God, our Father,
we want to extend to you our gratitude,
because You have given
to Your Holy Church
Blessed Pope John Paul II.
Through his dedication to Your divine mercy
and his love for the Virgin Mary,
through the power of the Holy Spirit,
he has become a shining example of
Jesus, the Good Shepherd.