Can anyone help me identify this writing by JPII?

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Hello,

I once heard a talk by a priest that was based on a writing of JPII’s. The document (I’m not sure if it was an exhortation, a message, or a homily or what) talked about how sainthood is attainable and something that every Christian should reach for. According to JPII, there were only three things you had to do to become a saint:
-Daily offering
-Daily examen of consiousness
-The third one was a broad concept that I can’t remember.

I am preparing to facilitate a series of retreats in Catholic schools for thousands of students, and looking for this document to feature in our content, but I can’t find it. Does anyone know this document or the title of it?

Pax Caritas et lol,
-Clark
 
If you are going to give retreats to the public, especially in an education context. you should correct that ‘consciousness’ to ‘conscience’.

Consciousness refers to level of alertness and is usually a term used by medical personnel.

Conscience refers to a person’s awareness of right and wrong.
 
I think I read this from the “Mary Society,” perhaps, one was quoting the other. It was on a pamphlet included in a purchase I made from a Catholic website. It suggested a list of things such as:

Mass everyday
So much time in prayer a day
The rosary daily
Self examination
So much Biblical reading everyday
Praying the Angelus every day without fail.

The last one eludes my memory, but I think it included participation in good acts, as “faith without acts is nothing”

Hope this helps some. Please let me know if this does not, and I will help you look further.
 
paperwight66 said:
If you are going to give retreats to the public, especially in an education context. you should correct that ‘consciousness’ to ‘conscience’.
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It sounds like you are confusing the examination of conscience and the consciousness examen. They are two completely different things. The consciousness examen is a Jesuit exercise developed by St Ignatius of Layola. 😉

esieffe, do you have any more concrete information on that flyer? Do you know where I could get a copy, or where they get their list from?
 
I beg your pardon for correcting you, ClarkJaman. I didn’t realise that.
 
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