Totus Tuus - Totus 2us

NEW ZEALAND

Blessed John Paul II was a pilgrim to New Zealand in 1986, on his 32nd apostolic pilgrimage, when he also visited Bangladesh, Singapore, Fiji Islands, New Zealand, Australia & Seychelles.

Here below are responses to Totus2us podcasts given by Kiwis
- many thanks to you all    ♥

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

David       ♦

_{"Mary is the icon of the Church for me. She's the mother of my beloved Lord."}

James

_{"I do love my mother, Mother Mary."       ♦}

_{In his response for John Paul II We Love You, James mentions JP2's legacy of the World Youth Days, his devotion to Our Lady, how in his old age he showed how those who are suffering are important, and how he was never afraid to preach the Gospel.  ♦}

_{Blessed John Paul II on his 1st address on becoming Pope, 16th October 1978:}

"Do not be afraid.  Open wide the doors to Christ."

Father John

_{"I have discovered that it is more important to try to be like Mary in faith. So that's my ideal - to try to be like Mary, to live as Mary lived. Amen."    ♦}

_{Father John Rea sm is a Marist priest. In Man for Others, he looks back over 55 years of priesthood and recalls some of the priests who have inspired him, in particular, from the early days - Father Alex, Father Joe, Father John O'Connor; from his trips to the Pacific Islands (Fiji in particular) - Father Lucien Souberonne, Father Mickey Bransfield; and 3 chaplains in the 2nd World War - Father Jess, Father Leo & Father Wilfred:}

_{"All through these 55 years there have been other priests who have inspired me. In my earlies years they were elderly priests, men who had born the burdens and the heats .. All of them were what I would call big men - big in mind, big in heart. A broadness about them that made them affable and friendly towards all, wonderful priests. I retain these memories all my days, examples to me to live up to. Amen."   ♦}

Loretta       ♦

_{"For me Mary is absolute warmth .. I consider her a real true friend. In dark times she always seems to be appearing there in the light behind my eyes."}

Paola       ♦

_{"Our Lady to me is our Mummy in heaven and she looks after us and we can pray to her and hand everything over to her and ask her to help us."}

Paul

_{On Word on the Street Paul chose as his favourite bit in the Bible Philippians 3:8 - I will go further because of the supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus, my Lord: "Nothing compares to Christ - I can go on searching the world, go to the highest mountain, to the lowest sea earning so much money but nothing compares to having Christ as my Lord Jesus Saviour."  ♦}

_{"Christmas for me is to reflect on how God entered this world, but came to this earth in such a fragile way, but allowed us to look after him. I think in turn celebrating that love of being so weak, allowing Himself to be at our level instead of someone so high up that we can't reach."   ♦}

Sister Ruth PCC       ♦

_{"Mary walked unflinchingly enfolded in the sweeping firestorms of His Spirit's space, engulfed in His tremendous, timeless love.  It probed her heart with flame and found it true, unscarred my sin, unmarred by evil's taint. God's tornado Spirit swirled to rest in her still centre, concentrating there the living flame of His immensity to form a fragile speck, destined to raise the poor wrecked world to sunshine once again." - from Sr Ruth's poem 'Fiat'.}

_{Sister Ruth is a Poor Clare Sister in enclosed community at Ty Mam Duw in North Wales. 9 of the Poor Clare sisters gave their something about Mary during a novena to the Holy Spirit in preparation for Pentecost in 2010.}