Juliusz Slowacki ( 1809- 1849) Polish prophetic poet .Prophecy to be fulfilled two hundred years later." Posrod niesnaskow Pan Bog uderza..- Among murmurs The Lord God strikes the Great Bell. Behold,for Slavic Pope the Throne opens. This one will not run away before the swords like that Italian.He boldly,like God will face the swords;for him the worldliness - it is dust.His face ,lit by the Sun,Lamp for His servants.Behold,him rising tribes will follow Towards Light - where God is. When he prays and commands,not only the people, If he commands - the sun will stand still, For might - that's miracle.He 's already approaching - a new giver of global powers. The blood in our veins will run backwards at His words.In the hearts will begin the flowing movement,What will think in his mind,He will create,Because might - it is the Ghost. And might is needed to lift that God's world up...Behold,there comes a Slavic Pope, The brother of the people...Behold,already he pours the balsams of the world into our bosoms.Army of Angels - with flowers is sweeping his Throne.He will give away love,like the mighty of today give away weapons; Sacramental power he will display Taking the world in the palm of His Hand. The Dove of the Word - will fly out as a Word,carrying the message away,The sweet tidings,that the Spirit shines already and receives His homage.The Heavens will open above him- from both sides,For he ascends the Throne and creates the world and the Throne.He trough the nations united in brotherhood ,having given voice will cause,that spirits will go into final battle To the pyre of sacrifice. The sacramental power of hundred nations will help him,That the work of the Spirit - will become visible before his funeral casket here.He will throw away all decay from the world,The vermin and the beasts,Bring in the healing - ignite love and save the world.The interior of the churches He will sweep clean,Cleanse the entry hall.He will show God in creation of the world As bright as day." Faithfully translated from the Polish original,1952 edition,by alinagrace

Pope John Paul II's Travels in 1979
Apostolic Voyage 1 After receiving the Soviet Foreign Minister, Andrei Gromyko on January 24th, John Paul II then made his first Papal Visit abroad. From January 25th to February 1st, Pope John Paul II visited Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic); Mexico City, Puebla, Cuilapan, Oaxaca, Guadalajara and Monterrey (Mexico) - for the Third General Conference of the Latin American Bishops - and Nassau (The Bahamas). Apostolic Voyage 2 From June 2nd to June 10th, Pope John Paul II made a Pastoral Visit to his homeland, Poland. While there, the Pope visited Warsaw, Gniezno, Czestochowa, Kraków, Kalwaria, Zebrydowska, [hometown] Wadowice, Oswiecim-Brzezinka and Nowy Targ. Apostolic Voyage 3 Pope John Paul's third voyage came in the Autumn of 1979. From September 29th to Octocber 8th, the Pontiff visited Dublin, Drogheda, Clonmacnois, Galway, Knock, Maynooth, Limerick and Shannon in Ireland before flying on to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Des Moines, Chicago and Washington in the United States. While on tour, The Pope made his first address to the General Assembly of the U.N., on October 2nd and became the first Pope to set foot in the White House; when he met with President Jimmy Carter, on October 6th. Pope John Paul II in New York City: Pope John Paul II gestured to the crowd at New York's Shea Stadium, on Oct. 3rd, 1979. Apostolic Voyage 4 From November 28th-30th, Pope John Paul II visited Turkey, taking in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Ephesus. www.travelnotes.org/…/79-80.htm