Day 8, JP2 Novena - "The same logic of love presides at the Incarnation of the Word in Mary's womb, and at his becoming present in the Eucharist. It is "agape", charity, love in its beautiful, pure sense. Jesus insistently asked his disciples to abide in this love of his"

Day 7, JP2 Novena - "Mysterium fidei! Every time he proclaims these words after consecrating the bread and wine, the priest expresses his ever-renewed amazement at the extraordinary miracle worked at his hands. It is a miracle which only the eyes of faith can perceive."

Day 6, JP2 Novena - "Dear young people, the Church needs genuine witnesses for the new evangelisation: men and women whose lives have been transformed by meeting with Jesus, men and women who are capable of communicating this experience to others. The Church needs saints. All are called to holiness, and holy people alone can renew humanity."

Day 5, JP2 Novena - "In sickness, or in any other suffering, we must abandon ourselves to the love of God, like a child who entrusts everything he holds most dear to those who love him, especially his parents. Thus we need the capacity that children have to entrust ourselves to the One who is love."

Day 4, JP2 Novena - "May you experience a look like that! May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love!"

Day 3, JP2 Novena - "Christ is with us: this certainty spreads immense peace and profound joy in our hearts. We know we can count on him here and everywhere, now and forever. He is the friend who understands us and supports us in our dark moments, because he is the "man of sorrows who is acquainted with grief."

Day 2, JP2 Novena - "By dying on the Cross, Christ reveals to us the meaning of our suffering. In His Passion we find the encouragement and strength to avoid every temptation to bitterness and, through pain, to grow into a new life."

Day 1, JP2 Novena - "We are called on to be great in small things. It is also the attitude of Mary, who at the angel's announcement said: "Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord, let it be to me according to your word."