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MEMORIES OF A BIG LOSS: THE KAROL WOJTYLA'S DEATH
(APRIL 2ND, 2005)

At exactly 3 years of anniversary from that day, which occured on April 2nd, 2005, I want to stop some minutes to write my memories of a big loss: the Karol Wojtyla's death.

Some days before we all had an inkling, wafting everywhere in the air, that something big was going to happen to the Pope John Paul II, even if anyone gave declarations yet.

In that day the whole word felt that it was the last one.

On April 2nd, 2005 during the late afternoon, more than 60000 believers and pilgrims met naturally in the St Peter's Square, in a solemn unreal silence they started to pray, to wait for the inevitable moment of the passing and to look constantly at the window in the Pope's apartment at the third floor of the Apostolic Palace.

During the dinner hour (Italian time), the last medical sources started to spread news about a health worsening.

After never-ending minutes, the light of the apartment were turned on and all the people in the Square and also the ones who were tuned "live" with the worldwide tv stations understood that the Pope John Paul II passed away.

After a general sense of confusion and strenuous weepings, a long big clapping started spontaneously to thank Karol Wojtyla for his wonderful pontificate, for his great actions, for every single minutes of his life, which was totally dedicated to a real deep love for people and God.

For that day, the Vatican really became the middle of the world.
Newspapers, tv stations and radio stations immediately reported about the strong and impatient desire of people to see the Holy Father recognized of being a Saint just since that evening.

During that evening I followed the whole wake.
I was personally touched by the Pope's way of living the Christian Mystery.
Until the end of his days he wanted to be a sharp-witted model of courage and dignity even in diying and not simply in living, he really was a witness of deep love and unconditional faith in God.
He showed proudly of being able to live exactly his always repeated message, mentioned in several occasions during his papacy: "Have no fear".

We will never forget him.

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