In Christ you will discover the true greatness of your awn humanity; he will make you understand your own dignity as human beings ‘created to the image and likeness of God’.

• Pope John Paul 11, 30 September 1979, Galway

This booklet remembers the pope’s landmark three-day visit to Ireland in 1979. Giving a brief overview of his early life, it explores each day of the pope’s visit, with reflections on his homilies.