Bl. John XXIII

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1881 - 1963
Beatified By: 3 September 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Pope John was elected on 28 October 1958. He called the Second Vatican Council (1962�1965) but did not live to see it to completion. He died in 1963, only four-and-a-half years after his election, and two months after the completion of his final encyclical, Pacem in Terris. He was beatified, along with Pope Pius IX, on 3 September 2000.

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Michael Varger
4 months ago
Dear Pope John XXIII,

You are universally and affectionately known all around the world as 'The Good Pope", it is because you possessed an incredibly warm personality and your heart was overflowing with love for God and ALL human beings. It is common knowledge that you risked your life many times over to save the Jews from the gas chambers, and Israel recognises your acts of mercy and extraordinary courage in face of overwhelming odds to save the Jews.

'Oh how I wish to embody your love and courage in my life and to never give up the fight for justice and peace. Above everything else you were a peacemaker who faught long and hard all your life for peace to all those with whom you lived with and whom you represented, and what greater cause is there in this world than to devote ones own life for peace .

'Oh how I wish to embody your love of peace for ALL men and love for Christ the Risen Lord.

GOD BLESS

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