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Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. John Paul II, 1920-2005; made pastoral visits to 124 countries; promoted ecumenical and interfaith initiatives; encouraged the growth of the Solidarity movement in Poland, and the collapse of communism in central and eastern Europe; began World Youth Day; wrote 14 encyclicals and five books, canonized 482 saints, and beatified 1,338 people Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/22/21 Gospel Luke 12:54-59