2014-04-26 15:11:41

Blessed John XXIII: feeling of sanctity


(Vatican Radio) On the eve of date on which Pope Francis will canonise Blessed John XXIII join Veronica Scarisbrick as she delves into her personal archive to bring you testimonies from some of those who lived through that era.
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This programme provides you with an opportunity to listen once again to Vatican Radio archive recordings of the election of Pope John, of the calling of the Second Vatican Council as well as sound clips of some of his speeches in Italian .
Among the guests who share their personal testimonies are Cardinal William Wakefield Baum, Monsignor Charles Burns, the late Princess Orietta Doria Pamphilj, the late Carmelite Redemptus Valabek and the late Ursuline Sister Kathleen England.
Some tell of their feelings regarding this pope highlighting the charm and feeling of sanctity that exuded from him. Others share memories of the excitement in Saint Peter's Square on October 28,1958 when Pope John was elected, how many bandied about bewildered comments when they discovered the newly elected pope was an elderly man. And others still recount how the initial bewilderment swiftly muted into amazement at the speed with which Pope John launched the Catholic Church into one of its most momentous epochs.











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