At the beginning of the new millennium

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Oct 22, 2026 · 8m

Today, October 22, as our Church celebrates the Memorial of John Paul II, pope, we are encouraged to read and reflect on a passage of the apostle Paul to Titus (1:7-11:2:1-8), entitled "The teaching of the Apostle on the qualities and duties of bishops". Our treasure, which follows, is an apostolic letter "At the beginning of the new millennium" by John Paul II, pope.

Saint John Paul II (1920–2005), born Karol Józef Wojtyła in Poland, served as pope from 1978 to 2005 and is remembered as one of the most influential Catholic leaders of the modern era. Having lived through both Nazism and…