Hey, everybody, welcome to the You Are Born for this podcast with Father John Ricardo.

That's me and Father John, your host.

I'm the executive director of Acts 29, where we talk about anything and everything, having to do with transforming the church.

And we're back together as a threesome right now. Nick and Mary, guys, good to see you again.

You've been off. We've been off. We've been not podcasting. We've been trying to take care of mental

health, right? That's what it feels like. It's a full-time job. So mental awesome, the three of us have

hopped on together, so this is exciting to get back after it. Yeah, you know, I just want to give a quick shout out again to Father Patrick and to Father Ryan. Guys, we just want to tell you

how much we love you and what a gift it was to be on podcast, Mary and myself with the two of you.

The feedback from people with regards to that podcast has just been off the charts.

Yeah, thanks. So let's continue to pray for them

and for all priests in these days and for all disciples, for our country, for the church, for the

world, for pretty much everything, right? That's what we're going to cover today. Nick,

what is this topic today? Today's topic, because this recording is on his feast day, is what would

JP2 say? There's a lot being said right now. Now, some people are young. They don't know who

JP2 is. Oh, gosh. What would St. John Paul II? Ah, St. John Paul II, who I usually refer to as

St. John Paul the Great, right? Awesome. So, because he is great. He was. He was a man

who deeply marked my life and I think of him, talk to him, remember him all the time in my own

prayers and daily goings on, huh? So what's pray, shall we? Yes, please do. I'm going to,

I'm going to open us if I can with the excerpt from chapter one of 2 Corinthians.

Here's what Paul writes.

We do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of the affliction we experienced in Asia.

For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.

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