theological seminary. There we prayed
for the intentions of our donors before
the cassock bearing the drops of blood
of the sainted Holy Father, blood he shed
during the assassination attempt of May
13, 1981 in Saint Peter’s Square. Wojtyła was
especially hated by the KGB for his support
of Solidarity, the Polish trade union that
resisted control by the Communist Party.
Against the backdrop of a land that had
suffered the horrors of two materialist
errors of the 20th century - Communism
and National Socialism - World Youth
Day 2016 was a testimony that the Gospel
outlives the ideologies of any age, because
only Jesus Christ fulfills the deepest longing
of the human heart!
to preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ
against the false ideologies of our own
time. We couldn’t do it without YOU, our
donors. Thank you and may God bless you!
Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P.
Executive Director
Dominican Foundation
Whether
by
serving
the
poor
and
marginalized,
defending
the
reasonableness of the faith, or building
up our nation’s parishes to the glory of
God, the Dominican Friars are committed
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