Summary: <br> Day 4<br> <br> Reflection by Saint John Paul II:<br> “Faith is strengthened when it is given to others! It is in commitment to the Church’s universal mission that the new evangelization of Christian peoples will find inspiration and support.”<br> Prayer for the Intercession of St. John Paul II<br> <br> O Blessed Trinity, we thank you<br> for having graced the Church with<br> Saint John Paul II and for allowing<br> the tenderness of your fatherly care,<br> the glory of the Cross of Christ<br> and the splendor of the Spirit of love<br> to shine through him.<br> Trusting fully in your infinite mercy<br> and in the maternal intercession of Mary,<br> he has given us a living image of<br> Jesus the Good Shepherd.<br> He has shown us that holiness<br> is the necessary measure of ordinary<br> Christian life and is the way of<br> achieving eternal communion with you.<br> Grant us, by his intercession,<br> and according to your will,<br> the graces we implore,<br> through Christ our Lord. Amen.<br> A Prayer composed by St. John Paul II<br> May your faith be strong; may it not hesitate, not waver, before the doubts, the uncertainties which philosophical systems or fashionable movements would like to suggest to you. May it not descend to compromise with certain concepts, which would like to present Christianity as a mere ideology of historical character, and therefore be placed at the same level as so many others, now outdated.<br> May your faith be joyful, because it is based on awareness of possessing a divine gift. When you pray and dialogue with God and when you converse with me, [may you] manifest the you of this enviable possession.<br> [L’Osservatore Romano, 11-3-80, 3]<br> St. John Paul II, pray for us. Amen<br> For the full <a href="http://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/novena-st-john-paul-ii-mp3-audio-text/">9-day Novena to St. John Paul II with Mp3 audio and text</a> visit <a href="http://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/novena-st-john-paul-ii-mp3-audio-text/">here</a><br> <br>
