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| Pope Francis 1st - 266th successor of St Peter |
We pray for Pope Francis that the Lord will bless him as he continues on his journey in faith with new responsibilities of following in St Peter's footsteps. Argentinian, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has taken the name of Francis, which reminds us of St Francis of Assisi.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen
