Our final day was spent visiting the home of St. John Paul II in Wadowice, Poland. JPII grew up right next to the church where his parents rented an apartment. It is now a museum and we spent an hour or so visiting the museum, then toured the church and celebrated Mass there. We saw the baptismal font in which the saint was baptized and we spent time enjoying this small town where Pope John Paul II grew up and cherished. We also learned a lot about his life and his family.
John Paul II’s bedroom (which he shared with his brother), faced a sundial on the church with the inscription; “ Time Flies, Eternity Waits” This phrase definitely influenced JPII from his early childhood and would help give his life direction, meaning and purpose.
Our final night in Poland we had dinner at a local restaurant and it was wonderful! Besides enjoying one another’s company and our great tour guide, Philip, we had the opportunity to listen to a polish concert and dance show and some of our priests even participated in the dancing (who knew they could dance so well). We were grateful for each other’s company during these days together and will cherish the thoughtful and inspiring discussions as well as our prayer together.
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