On Sunday evening, when the sky above the center of the Eternal City  was illuminated by the traditional fireworks show on the holiday of Epiphany, at the Polish Church of St. Stanislaus a meeting devoted to the subject: "I believe in Christ the Redeemer" was held. This meeting was dedicated to the Christological catechesis of blessed Pope John Paul II. A lecture was given by Fr. Tomasz Trafny PhD, of the Pontifical Council for Culture. It was a meeting to conclude the cycle of "Power and Beauty of Faith", organized jointly by the Centre for Research and Documentation of the Pontificate of John Paul II and the Polish Chaplaincy at the church of St. Stanislaus in Rome.

On Tuesday, December 18, 2012, in the John Paul II Foundation House in Lublin, an extraordinary event took place.  During the Holy Mass, relics of the Blessed John Paul II were brought and placed in the chapel.  The relics were brought by the longtime friend and secretary of the Holy Father, Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz.  The relics were placed in a specially prepared altar in honor of the Blessed.  The ceremony was attended by many invited guests, including, among others, Fr. Krzysztof Wieliczko, the Administrator of the Foundation, Rev. Prof Marian Radwan, the first Director of the Foundation House in Lublin, Rev. Artur Sanecki, Provincial Superior of the Sacred Heart Fathers, Mr. Maciej Bednarkiewicz, the Chairman of the John Paul II Foundation Representation in Poland, members of the John Paul II Foundation Chapter along with the President, Mrs. Ewa Bednarkiewicz.  After the Mass, a wafer Christmas meeting of the invited guest and the Foundation’s stipend recipients was held.

In the birth of the Son of God. Christians recognize the infinite descent of the Most High to man and the whole of creation. In the Incarnation, God comes to visit his People. God´s visit is never ineffective: he frees us from affliction and gives us hope, he brings us salvation and joy.
- John Paul II, Rome, January 2, 2002
 

My Dear Friends of the John Paul II Foundation

Let Mary, Mother of the Savior help us fully experience Christmas; may She supports and guide us in our testimony of His truth, love, and peace to the world.

Friends and benefactors of the John Paul II Foundation met during the traditional Christmas wafer meeting on December 9^th in the Princess Manor Restaurant at Greenpoint.

As it is among friends – there was joyful, holiday atmosphere; we were breaking Christmas wafer and expressing our wishes.

The celebration was honored by an artistic performance prepared by children from the Polish School by the Parish of Our Lady of Czestochowa and St. Casimir from Brooklyn.

St. Claus did not forget about the youngest and brought them presents.  For adults, an attractive raffle was prepared.  Proceeds from the raffle will be presented to the Foundation to ensure its continuous development.