Beatification of John Paul II
It is expected to be ten of thousands of pilgrims attending the sacred ceremony of beatification of John Paul II in Rome. One of the French nun named Marie is in the crowd at Circus Maximus park on Saturday, and she was miraculous healed by the Pope from Parkinson’s Disease.
Among the crowd in the event, Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean leader was granted the special permission to fly into Italy despite the travel ban from Zimbabwe to Italy.
The Mexican’s president as well as the president of Poland are also due to attend the beautification.
There will be a huge gathering of pilgrims of the late pope which means at least half a million of people will pay attention to this event.
Unfortunately, Tony Blair is not in the invitation list.
A huge gigantic screen showing the life story of Pope John Paul II at the St Peter’s Square.
The late pontiff’s coffin has already been exhumed from the crypt below St Peter’s Basilica to be placed in front of the altar.
It will be moved to a different part of the basilica after the Mass.
Although, some have questioned the Church’s speed in beatifying the late pope, just six years after his death, but such concerns are not likely to surface during what the Vatican hopes will be a special service for a pope who led Catholics through 26 momentous years.
For this Beatification to happen, the Vatican must declare the person to have performed a miracle.
In this John Paul II’s case, Sister Marie, 49, said she and her fellow nuns had prayed for the intercession of the pope after his death to cure her from Parkinson’s Disease.
Vatican indicates that her sudden cure had no logical medical explanation.
Appearing at Saturday’s vigil, she told the crowd: “I was cured on the night between June 2 and June 3, 2005.
“I woke up at four in the morning and felt that something had changed in me.”
For this miracle alone he will be eligible for the sainthood.
Many backpackers are in for the night of the special events and with the feeling of a youth festival, they are groups of young people singing and dancing.
It is a truely blessed event as John Paul had showered the love claimed Matea (croatian) who is travelling the long 10hours to attend the event.
