READING LIST
The Community of Saint John Paul II
Reading List
Future readings will be taken from the following documents and other writings from St. John Paul II and the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.
No.
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Title
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Subject
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Date
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Latin
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English translation
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Redemptor hominis
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"The Redeemer
of Man"
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On Jesus's Redemption of the world; the central importance of the
human person; the Pope's plan of governance
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4 March 1979
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*Humanae
vitae
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Dives in misericordia
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“On Human Life”
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"Rich in
Mercy"
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By Pope Paul VI, Subtitled On the Regulation of Birth,
it re-affirmed the orthodox teaching of the Catholic Church regarding married love,
responsible parenthood, and the rejection of artificial contraception.
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On God's mercy
given to the Church and the world
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25 July 1968
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30 November 1980
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Laborem exercens
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"On Human
Work"
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On the 90th
anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum
novarum; the conflict of
labour and capital, and the rights of workers
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14 September 1981
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Slavorum Apostoli
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"The Apostles
of the Slavs"
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In commemoration of Saints Cyril and
Methodius
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2 June 1985
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Dominum et
vivificantem
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"The Lord and
Giver of Life"
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On the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church and the world
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18 May 1986
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Redemptoris Mater
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"Mother of the
Redeemer"
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“Letter to Artists”
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On the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of the pilgrim Church
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In honor of artists,
image of God the Creator and who search for new epiphanies of beauty
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25 March 1987
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4 April 1999
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Sollicitudo rei
socialis
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"On Social
Concerns"
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On the 20th
anniversary of Pope Paul VI's encyclical Populorum progressio; on the social concerns and teachings of
the Church
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30 December 1987
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Redemptoris missio
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"Mission of the
Redeemer"
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On the permanent
validity of the Church's missionary mandate
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7 December 1990
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Centesimus annus
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"The Hundredth
Year"
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On the 100th
anniversary of Rerum novarum; on capital and labour; and on Catholic
social teaching
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1 May 1991
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Veritatis
splendor |
"The Splendor
of Truth"
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On fundamental
questions of the Church's moral teaching
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6 August 1993
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Evangelium
vitae |
"The Gospel of
Life"
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On the value and inviolability of human life
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25 March 1995
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Ut unum sint
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"That They May
Be One"
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On commitment to ecumenism
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25 May 1995
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Fides et ratio
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"Faith and
Reason"
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On the relationship
between faith and reason; condemning both atheism and faith unsupported by reason; affirming the place of
reason and philosophy in religion
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14 September 1998
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Ecclesia de
Eucharistia
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"The Church of
the Eucharist"
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On the Eucharist in its relationship to the Church
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17 April 2003
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Other important writings such as: Rosarium
Virginis Mariae, Familiaris Consortio, Mulieris Dignitatem, Salvifici Doloris, Dies Domini,
etc.