Miracles in a book collected

The book "Miracles of John Paul II" by Paweł Zuchniewicz will soon debut on the publishing market, collecting moving stories of people who experienced the miraculous power of the Pope. The publication will include accounts of witnesses who claim that their healings were the result of John Paul II's prayers and mediation. The book, which will hit bookstores on January 26, asks questions about the nature of miracles and their meaning in the context of faith, providing both moving stories and reflections on spirituality.Through His touch, deadly diseases receded, His prayers caused the sick to rise from their beds and escape death, through Him God gave people "signs of supernatural order". In a few days, a book about the miracles performed by John Paul II will hit bookstores.

On May 12, 1990, Javier Lozano Barragan, Bishop of Zacatecas in Mexico, greeted the Holy Father at the local airport. Not far from him stood a couple with a five-year-old boy, Heron Badillo. The child looked terrible. Pale, sunken cheeks, a head without a single hair. Heron, held in his mother's arms, was clutching a small dove that he was to release in honor of the Holy Father. He sensed that something important was happening. Finally, he saw it up close. A gentle, smiling face, a white skullcap on his head, a cross on a chain gleaming in the bright sun. What did this man want from him? The Pope raised his hand. Heron continued to clutch the bird. The Pope repeated the gesture. The boy understood. The dove flapped its wings and rose into the air. John Paul II smiled broadly. He leaned down and kissed the child's hairless head. After a moment, he walked away.

"Mom, I'm hungry," the boy said once they were in the car.

- Hungry? - the mother was surprised, because her son, who suffers from leukemia, had not eaten any normal food for two weeks.

- Yes, I want chicken, he replied.

Fall 1990. Javier Lozano Barragan arrived at the Vatican to meet John Paul II. They were to meet for lunch and the bishop wanted to surprise the Pope. Before lunch, he checked to see if he had two photographs with him that he wanted to show the Holy Father. One was from May 12, 1990, showing the Pope being welcomed at the airport. Next to the Pope was a hairless boy who was letting a dove fall from his hands. The other was of the same boy. The same, but not the same. His face had rounded out and hair had sprouted on his head. A few hours later, during lunch, Barragan showed the Holy Father one photograph, then, with a triumphant expression, offered the other. At the sight of the photographs, John Paul II became serious.

- God does great and wonderful things, he said.