Madrid, Spain, May 19, 2004 / 22:00 pm
An article in the Spanish newspaper ABC has published several excerpts from the new book written by Pope John Paul II about his life as bishop.
In “Get Up, Let’s Go!” an autobiographical work published on his 84th birthday, the Holy Father writes of the relation of his vocation with the sacrament of the Eucharist.
“I find that the source of my vocation is in the Upper Room of Jerusalem. I give thanks to God for having been able to pray there in the ‘upper room’ where the Last Supper took place, during the Jubilee year of 2000. In this moment I hearken back to that memorable Thursday, when Jesus Christ made his apostles priests of the New Covenant,” reveals the Pope.
In another passage from the six-chapter book, John Paul II offers some reflections on the relationship a bishop should have with the world of science. According to the Pope, “It is well known that some bishops show a particular interest in dialogue with scholars. However, in my opinion, it is worthwhile that priests and bishops personally enter into contact with the world of Science and its leaders.”