On the 100th birthday of Sanctus Joannes Pavlvs PP II, aka St. #John Paul II’s letter #31: “In this holy place, the Church gives thanks to the Most Holy Trinity for the mystery of woman, and for every woman, for her eternal dignity and for the wonders God has worked in and through her in the history of humanity.” Pope Francis paid tribute to St. John Paul II, illustrating the 3 pillars of his life: prayers, nearness to people and love of justice.
He was a model bishop who prayed a lot. He sought people out, travelled around the world to be near his people.
He wanted social justice to drive out the war, because he was a man of mercy. Mercy and Justice go together, one does not exist without the other, said the Pope.
Vatican reopens to the public today.
At Fordham university’s baccalaureate mass, 5/17 Fr. James Martin received an honorary degree and gave the homily, in “chapels in your own homes.” He traced the journey of dejected disciples in the Road to Emmaus, and in their sadness and confusion, Jesus appears to them. Much like these graduates experiencing confusion, sadness in this pandemic, there’s calm, peace and hope in God’s voice.
To be woman and man for others is to love foreever.
Congratulations to Carina Oriel, who made her mark in Fordham.
Haley Williams, one of the commencement speakers, spoke of doing for the sake of giving, rather than receiving, and being present to the suffering of others, to being bothered by the needs of the world.
Carina did just that and organized well- attended conferences on fintech and attracted Venmo to collaborate with Fordham’s Business School.
# 1 – Vatican City Guide photo
# 2 – Altar
# 3 – Peonies
#4 – Natas plus homegrown strawberry and avocado
#5 – Remembering Zion’s Virgin River
#6 – Carina Oriel with fellow Fordham students, posted by Cora Oriel
#7 – Lychees for #princess2015la
#8 – Champagne mangoes
#9 – An angel/good friend surprised us with a most valuable gift, mangoes, thank you Ana Burog
#10 – Our dinner of fresh tuna sashimi, steamed vegetables and mango.
