” “"Holocaust" is the Biblic word from the Book of Wisdom (3,5-6), which was used today by Benedict XVI to interpret the mission and the figure of John Paul II, the Servant of God. "This word said the Pope during Mass for the repose of his predecessor refers to the sacrifice in which the victim was completely burnt up, eaten by fire; it was therefore the sign of one’s total offering to God. This Biblical phrase reminds us of the mission of John Paul II, who gave his life to God and the Church and experienced the sacrificial dimension of his priesthood especially in the celebration of the Eucharist. He never hid his wish of becoming more and more of one thing with Christ the Priest through the Eucharistical Sacrifice, the source of indefatigable apostolic dedication. This total offering of the self was obviously based on faith". "A fervent, strong and real faith, free of fear and compromise", that of Pope Wojtyla, "that caught on in the hearts of so many people, partly because of his many apostolic pilgrimages all over the world and especially thanks to that last "jurney" that was his agony and his death". (to be continued)” ” ” “
