Totus Tuus - Totus 2us

AUSTRALIA

Blessed John Paul II was a pilgrim to Australia in 1986 and 1995.

Pope Benedict XVI visited in 2008 for World Youth Day Sydney.

Below are responses to Totus2us's podcasts given by Australians
- many thanks to you all ♥

_{You can download the free mp3s individually by right clicking where you see this diamond     ♦}

Ashley       ♦

_{"At World Youth Day Mary showed me to the Catholic Church and she is the reason I became a Catholic."}

Bernadette       ♦

_{"I really thank God for that and pray that Mary can be a more visible presence in my life."}

Elaine       ♦

_{In her response for John Paul II, We Love You, Elaine chose the JPII quote -}

_{"True compassion leads to sharing another's pain.  It does not kill the person whose suffering we cannot bear."}

Brother Felice CFR       ♦

_{Brother Felice, a Franciscan Friar of Renewal, chose John 15 for Word on the Street - Abide in me and I in you.}

_{"For the reason that it's a call to be united with Jesus; that he comes to live in our hearts, that Christ lives in our souls and He asks us to come and live in him."}

Joanne       ♦

^{"Whenever I'm in trouble I pray to Mary, and she comes and helps me straight away. I've heard one saint say that she anticipates your problems and your needs before you even do and she's always there, and that's been my own experience with her."}

Mairin      ♦

^{"Mary is there to bring us to Jesus, in a relationship with him, and to help us to lead a better life, with a motherly touch."}

Mary       ♦

_{"I have a particular devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe .. the story of Guadalupe is a story of hope and it's always something I like to remember when I have worries or concerns; it's also a particularly beautful image of Our Lady."}

Sister Maureen       ♦

_{"Mary is very important to me.  I was dedicated to her even from a baby and from my First Communion I was taught to say 3 Hail Mary's in honour of Our Lady's purity, which I did  all through my teens, every night."}

Olivia      ♦

^{"For me Mary is just so incredibly beautiful because of her absolute strength in letting God enter into her and her ultimate submission to Him."}

Rochelle       ♦

_{"I am very grateful for the guidance that the Holy Family and God have given me and my family."}

Stephen       ♦

_{"Mary for me is like my other mother in heaven, who watches over us and she watches over also those that I love and keeps us close to her heart."}

Vicky       ♦

_{"Mother Mary is very special to me."}