Sapieha's Dinner and the Heavenly Banquet
By Fr. Raymond J. de Souza
Given his decisive role in my priestly vocation, I pay particular attention to the anniversaries of St. John Paul the Great. We ought to call him that, as both his immediate successors argued, Pope Benedict XVI explicitly and Pope Francis implicitly.
This year's solemn feast of All Saints marks the eightieth anniversary of John Paul's priestly ordination, conferred by Cardinal Adam Sapieha in the chapel of the venerable residence of the Cracovian archbishops. Thirty years ago, for his golden jubilee, John Paul published a small book for the occasion, Gift and…
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