Passage

 Passage

Pope Framcis, dead at 88 Monday April 21, 2025

Pope Francis has died, and we gather to speed him on his way into the light of Christ which he tried to reveal at every turn regardless of what he suffered. He participated in the cross of Christ by His invitation, and so having suffered, he has participated in the salvation of each man, woman and child of the whole human race.

We commemorate the beloved of this world in order to count the passage of so many flames of His love. The light of God is always present in the world; let us never forget we are family, and try to reconcile differences so that we might live in peace and defeat the hatred and violence which continually assaults the world to destroy it and all of us.

Let us remember the life of Jesus in order to conform to it. Let our prayers never cease, and let no prayer be lacking to those who most need help. 

In the conflicts of the world, let our love prevail and our love of Christ prevent violence and defeat it as the failure not of love, but of the inimical being that hates what we love. Never give up praying, and never forget those we promised to pray for and add to our efforts, the intercession that saves souls, mindful that we are all on our own way to depart from this life of struggle. God help us and fill us with His light to guide us and His love to overcome evil.