Pope Francis: Rest in Peace

Jesus Christ lives. Life burst forth from the tomb on that Easter Sunday two-thousand years ago. And he, the first-born from death, offers mercy, not condemnation; love, not destruction; friendship, not slavery; peace, not strife. At the end of his life, that is the ‘good news’ Pope Francis expressed and one he tried to share throughout his earthly pilgrimage. 

Saint Francis of Assisi, who inspired the pope’s name and ethos, is credited with praying that “in dying we are born to eternal life.” Through God’s grace, may Pope Francis now be born into that eternal life as a child of the Eternal Father. And may He, the author of everything, watch over the Church and guide the conclave in the coming months in the selection of the next holy father. 

May Pope Francis rest in peace.

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