• 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐲
      “Feed my Sheep…”

      In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
      and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

      A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

      𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟, “𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛, 𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛, 𝑑𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒?” 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑚, “𝑌𝑒𝑠, 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢.” 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑚, “𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑠.” 𝐻𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, “𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛, 𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛, 𝑑𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑒?” 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑚, “𝑌𝑒𝑠, 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢.” 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑚, “𝑇𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑝.” 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑎 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, “𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛, 𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛, 𝑑𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑒?” 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑎 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, “𝐷𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑒?” 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑚, “𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔; 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢.” 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑚, “𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑝.” (21:15-17)

      Pause for silent prayer.

      Pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.

      Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
      — And let perpetual light shine upon him.

      O God, immortal shepherd of souls,
      look on your people’s prayers
      and grant that your servant Pope Francis,
      who presided over your Church in charity,
      may, with the flock entrusted to his care,
      receive from your mercy
      the reward of a faithful steward.
      Through Christ our Lord. Amen.