VATICAN CITY, MARCH 28, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Pope John Paul II's longtime secretary, wished to celebrate one of his first Masses as cardinal at the Polish Pontiff's tomb in the Vatican Grottoes. The cardinal assured the faithful Monday that the deceased Pope "continues to serve the Church." In a brief homily, when concelebrating Mass with several cardinals, archbishops, bishops and priests in the presence of numerous faithful, Cardinal Dziwisz, the archbishop of Krakow, said that "the 'cause' of Jesus of Nazareth, of the Son of God, continues." "One of the great witnesses of this 'cause' of Jesus was the Servant of God John Paul II," the 66-year-old cardinal added. "A year ago we buried his mortal remains in the earth, precisely a few steps from here. "However, we are acutely aware that he continues to guide us with his word, he continues to serve the Church and does not cease to confirm us in the faith." That same day the new cardinal returned to Poland, and publicly gave thanks for "having been included as archbishop of Krakow, unworthy successor of St. Stanislaw, bishop and martyr, in the College of Cardinals."
Pope John Paul the Great....Pray for Us!
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