The last part of the homily of Benedict XVI, delivered during the Mass in Pilsudki Square, in Warsaw, was dedicated to the relationship between the faith of the Polish people, the history of this country of origin of Pope Wojtyla, and his future task. Benedict XVI actually pronounced these words: "Twenty-seven years ago, in this place, Pope John Paul II said: “Poland has become nowadays the land of a particularly responsible witness”. I ask you now, cultivate this rich heritage of faith transmitted to you by earlier generations, the heritage of the thought and the service of that great Pole who was Pope John Paul II". He then added: "Stand firm in your faith, hand it down to your children, bear witness to the grace which you have experienced so abundantly through the Holy Spirit in the course of your history".
