{"id":3994,"date":"2015-10-08T06:34:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T11:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/tomzampino\/?p=3994"},"modified":"2015-10-08T06:46:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T11:46:37","slug":"praying-with-the-saints-st-john-paul-and-blessed-mother-theresa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tomzampino\/2015\/10\/praying-with-the-saints-st-john-paul-and-blessed-mother-theresa\/","title":{"rendered":"Praying With The Saints – St. John Paul and Blessed Mother Theresa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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I ran across this YouTube video just yesterday.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just a bit difficult to hear in spots, even as the words appear on the screen.<\/p>\n

But oh, the voices!<\/p>\n

Yes, the voices are those of St. John Paul II and Blessed Mother Theresa, together, as they take turns praying, in English, one of the mysteries of the Rosary.<\/p>\n

It is, at once, both haunting yet peaceful, earthly yet other-worldly.<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t yet been able to track down the when and the where of this recording.<\/p>\n

But I can only begin to imagine what it must have been like to have been a part of that audience. An audience that may have reached a bit closer to the heavens above than perhaps any other.<\/p>\n

The video runs 37 minutes.<\/p>\n

Just below, I\u2019ve also posted a 6 minute version.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t yet made a concerted effort to understand this unique contemplation \u2013 one which Padre Pio has described as a\u00a0weapon for these times<\/em>,\u00a0and through which many have deepened their faith as a result of what have been called its\u00a015 promises<\/a> \u2013 this might be a good starting point.<\/span><\/p>\n