Công Giáo posted an update in the group
7 weeks ago
Dio HelenaBishop Vetter, who is traveling today on a prior-planned trip to Rome, took the time to issue the following statement:
“With sadness, we mourn the death of our Holy Father, Pope Francis. In this Jubilee Year of Hope decreed by Pope Francis, we are now witnesses to his ultimate pilgrimage of hope to the embrace of our loving God and ask for all to join in praying for the repose of his soul. From the time of his election as Supreme Pontiff in 2013, Pope Francis has shown time and again his dedication to the poor and vulnerable, the marginalized, and the migrant. He has been for us a great model of proclaiming the mercy of God, of stewardship, listening, and discipleship of Jesus Christ. Today we entrust his soul to our Blessed Mother, asking her intercession to accompany him to the house of the Father.
Eternal rest grant unto Pope Francis, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.”
