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Blessed John Paul II was 5 times a pilgrim in Spain: in 1982, 1984, 1989 for World Youth Day Santiago de Compostela, 1993 and 2003. Pope Benedict XVI has visited Spain in 2006 and 2010, and in 2011 for World Youth Day Madrid, making Spain the 1st country to host 2 World Youth Days.

Spain is home to one of the most popular pilgrim destinations in the world, Santiago de Compostela, where St James (the 1st of the Apostles to be martyred) is buried. The pilgrim way is known as Il Camino.

There are Totus2us recordings on the Spanish saints: St Dominic (founder of the Dominicans), Jesuits St Francis Xavier and St Ignatius of Loyola, and Carmelites St John of the Cross and St Teresa of Avila.

Here below are responses to Totus2us podcasts given by Spaniards
-muchas gracias a todos ustedes    ♥

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

Oraciones en español en Totus2us

El Santo Rosario
_{- escuchar aquí en Totus2us o descargar el mp3 gratis aquí en iTunes o aquí en XML.}

La Coronilla y Novena a la Divina Misericordia
_{Por su dolorosa Pasión, ten misericordia de nosotros y del mundo entero.}

El Vía Crucis
_{con meditaciones y oraciones del Cardenal Joseph Ratzinger}

Oraciones por los Sacerdotes

Acto Mariano Nacional por el Beato Juan Pablo II

_{Zaragoza, 1982 - in español & italiano}

_{"Doy fervientes gracias a Dios por la presencia singular de María en esta tierra española donde tantos frutos ha producido. Y quiero finalmente encomendarte, Virgen Santísima del Pilar, España entera, todos y cada uno de sus hijos y pueblos, la Iglesia en España, así como también los hijos de todas las naciones hispánicas.}

_{¡Dios te salve María, Madre de Cristo y de la Iglesia!
¡Dios te salve, vida, dulzura y esperanza nuestra!}

_{A tus cuidados confío esta tarde las necesidades de todas las familias de España,
las alegrías de los niños, la ilusión de los jóvenes, los desvelos de los adultos,
el dolor de los enfermos y el sereno atardecer de los ancianos.}

_{Te encomiendo la fidelidad y abnegación de los ministros de tu Hijo,
la esperanza de quienes se preparan para ese ministerio, la gozosa entrega de las vírgenes del claustro,
la oración y solicitud de los religiosos y religiosas, la vida y empeño de cuantos trabajan por el reino de Cristo en estas tierras.}

_{En tus manos pongo la fatiga y el sudor de quienes trabajan con las suyas;
la noble dedicación de los que transmiten su saber y el esfuerzo de los que aprenden;
la hermosa vocación de quienes con su ciencia y servicio alivian el dolor ajeno;
la tarea de quienes con su inteligencia buscan la verdad.}

_{En tu corazón dejo los anhelos de quienes, mediante los quehaceres económicos, procuran honradamente la prosperidad de sus hermanos;
de quienes, al servicio de la verdad, informan y forman rectamente la opinión pública;
de cuantos, en la política, en la milicia, en las labores sindicales o en el servicio del orden ciudadano, prestan su colaboración honesta en favor de una justa, pacífica y segura convivencia.}

_{Virgen Santa del Pilar: Aumenta nuestra fe,
consolida nuestra esperanza, aviva nuestra caridad.
Socorre a los que padecen desgracias, a los que sufren soledad, ignorancia, hambre o falta de trabajo.
Fortalece a los débiles en la fe.
Fomenta en los jóvenes la disponibilidad para una entrega plena a Dios.
Protege a España entera y a sus pueblos, a sus hombres y mujeres.
Y asiste maternalmente, oh María, a cuantos te invocan como Patrona de la Hispanidad. Así sea.}

Arancha      ♦

^{"Mary is the one who takes me to Our Lord, she takes me by the hand and never allows me to be frightened.  She teaches me to be happy, to trust."}

Azahara       ♦

_{"For me Mary is the way to get to Jesus Christ, she is my mother."}

_{Azahara gives her algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}

Beatriz      ♦

^{"Whatever we do and whatever mistakes we make, whatever good things we do, we are completely loved by Saint Mary and that's why I always feel very, very relaxed when I pray to her or when I share with her something."}

Carlos       ♦

^{"Mary is not only our queen and our mother but also like the friend every day - the one who is always there with you, the one who in every circumstance of your life shows you the way to Jesus."}

Christina      ♦

_{"For me, Our Lady is my Mum."}

_{Christina gives her algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}

Claz       ♦

_{"Mary is my mother and I love to call her Mama Mary. I guess my relationship with her really sprang to life when I was walking El Camino, to Santiago de Compostela … Before this pilgrimage my faith wasn't alive for me - I didn't truly believe and I didn't know what it meant to believe. But that was really the beginning of my conversion, what I call my initial conversion experience, which brought me into full faith, in true belief of my Father in heaven and His love for me and for every single soul that was ever created and it was Our Lady that led me to that moment of conversion. .. That's really what she did for me on El Camino... I don't know where I would be in my faith without her love and without her mantle of protection."}

Daniel      ♦

_{"For me, Mary is a model of discipleship. She is the first disciple of Jesus and she was with him all the time - since the very beginning until his death and resurrection. So that pushes me to be as Mary: a disciple of Jesus. Also to bring the Gospel to all the people as Mary did: at Cana, to her cousin Elizabeth, or to be available fpr the faith as she was at Cana, or to be with the Church, the new born Church at Pentecost, to be with the suffering as Mary was at the foot of the Cross. And also to approach people with mercy, simplicity and humility."}

_{Daniel gives his algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}

David       ♦

_{"Mary has always been for me like a second mother and a great gift."}

Eduardo       ♦

_{"Holy Mary is for me my mother because I can speak with her; everything I can do with her."}

_{Eduardo gives his algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}

Eva       ♦

_{"The Virgin Mary for me is a model and I am so grateful to her."}

_{Eva gives her algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}

Felicity       ♦

_{"Our Lady means a lot to me: she's my mother and she's my friend and she's my company. Amen."}

Gonzaga       ♦

_{"For me the Virgin Mary is the pure example of selfless behaviour and also of parenthood."}

_{Gonzaga gives his algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}

Father Javier

_{3 2us on the Epiphany: "The best gift that we can give is the gift of ourselves. The best gift is not a material thing but it is our heart and it is what we truly celebrate in the Feast of the Epiphany: God has given himself to us, God has given our heart to us in the Incarnate Word, the baby Jesus, which is given to humanity. The invisible God has made himself visible in the flesh of Christ."   ♦}

_{3 2us on Santiago: "After Christ sent his apostles to the end of the world, St James came to the end of the world which was thought in those times to be in North Western coast of Spain … The city of Santiago where his tomb now is is one of the main sanctuaries of Christianity, a place of pilgrimage .. Pope John Paul said that Santiago and the Camino was a prominent part in the construction of Europe .. To say Santiago is the same as to say to become a pilgrim, to pilgrimage .. Life is a pilgrimage, a pilgrim has to travel with a very light backpack...somebody who goes through, who is weak, who goes through dangers ..All these symbols are symbols for life. We cannot carry many things in our life, we have to love God above every other thing. . A true pilgrim in life has to be poor, has only to put what is needed in his life which is the love of God our Saviour, a pilgrim should always be moving, in spiritual life we say that a pilgrim cannot stop growing, cannot say 'it is enough, I am not going to continue walking, I have loved enough, I do not need to grow in love' ..that is not going to the goal of our pilgrimage which is the greater Love."   ♦}

_{Father Javier Igea is a priest of the Archdiocese of Madrid (he organised the Days in the Dioceses before World Youth Day Madrid 2011.)}

José       ♦

_{"For me Mary is our mother, the Mother of God.
La Virgen María es la Madre de Dios, nuestra madre."}

Father José Alberto       

_{"I have been in a parish in Spain for 14 years in Alcaraz, in which there is a shrine to Our Lady. La Virgen de Cortes is a shrine from the 13th century and I've seen people coming there to pray to Our Lady about all their worries and all their necessities. I have been a witness of how Our Lady conserves the faith on poor people and normal people, and this has been very encouraging to me. I have always thought that during these 14 years it has been the Virgin who has strengthened the faith of my people; it hasn't been me who has helped these people to believe, but it has been the Virgin."     ♦}

_{Father José Alberto Garijo, currently studying in Rome, speaks about his vocation to the priesthood in Man for Others:}

_{"From this parish have come 10 priests. It has also been an experience of brotherhood among us; I can rely on them on my 10 friends. In the life of a priest it is a very important thing to have other priests as your brothers. .. I think we are not supermen, we are very ordinary people. That is what amazes me is that God has chosen us to be priests. I have discovered along the years that God knows me better than I know myself, he knows me very well and even though he knows how I am, God has chosen me." ♦}

Juan       ♦

_{"Holy Mary never lets us down."}

Maite       ♦

_{"For me Mary is like a mum .. Mary is someone you can ask for help and she is a great help every day."}

_{Maite gives her algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}

Marcos       ♦

_{"Mary is the mother of Jesus but I would say she is also the mother of every Catholic boy out there as well.
María es la madre de Jesus pero también la madre de todos los niños católicos en el mundo."}

Maria       ♦

_{"Our Lady is half way between us and the Cross of Our Lord, because she was there at the foot of the Cross and when we find the Cross difficult, she is there for us as well."}

Maria-Isabel       ♦

_{"Mary is a mother, a second mother who takes care of me and who is going to take care of me during my whole life."}

_{Maria-Isabel gives her algo acerca de María in Engish & Spanish.}

Ramón    

_{"For me, Mary is very special."     ♦}

_{Ramón gives his algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}

_{Ramón's Word on the Street is Mark 10: 46-52 (where the blind man asks Jesus to have pity on him) - "I like the audacity, the eagerness of this man who stops Jesus and asks openly what he wants."    ♦}

Raquel       ♦

_{"I know that she is a very good intercessor for us because I know that God cannot resist anything which comes from Our Lady.  So I pray the rosary every day because I know how much she loves it and also because I have a lot of things to pray for and it's always powerful, the rosary."}

_{Raquel gives her algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}

Rosario       ♦

_{"The very important thing to me about Our Lady is that she is the one who Our Lord chose to be his mother and that to me is everything."}

_{Rosario whispers her algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}

Sylvia       ♦

_{"For me Our Lady is like a model of what is a mother and I really feel she is taking care of me so that I can take care of my child."}

_{Sylvia gives her algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}

Teresa       ♦

_{"Para mi Maria es el espejo donde mirarse para poder educar bien a mis hijos, con carino, ternura, amor que para mi eso es la fe, osea me lleva a Cristo."}

Tina       ♦

_{"Every time I come to see Our Lady, Maria, I feel she gives me serenity and I feel more confident in myself and yeh, I feel happier every time I come to see her."}

_{Tina gives her algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}

Tomas

_{Tomas's favourite bit in the Bible Word on the Street is the Wedding Feast at Cana - John 2: 1-11 : When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”}

_{"This is my favourite passage because it's a party and it shows how this really works: Maria asks something to Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ did it. So many times I ask things to Maria, just thinking about the Cana wedding and how Maria convinces Jesus to do things.'"}

_{Tomas gives his Word on the Street in English  ♦  & Spanish  ♦}

Zulema       ♦

_{"As a mother of 5, sometimes I feel that I need some strength and I need to know a way to follow in my life. I need her and, when I pray to Mary, I find what I am looking for - I have her love and her strength, and I feel more sure about my goal in my life and about my commitments with my family and the community in which I am living."}

_{Zulema gives her algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.}