The Bells Have Rung

Thank you Father, for bringing home your Servant, Pope John Paul II.

Thank you that he followed your dear Son Jesus Christ's example, embracing suffering, dying at peace with you and himself.

Thank you for the resrurrection, so that as Christ resurrected and sits by your side, so also JPII now is in your presence. Thank you for the resurrection of the body which is to come.

Thank you for the Church, Christ's holy bride, and for the gospel she proclaims in the name of Christ. Particularly, I thank you for the Catholic Church, lead by your Holy Spirit.

In the coming days, I pray for healing, unity, and vision, and an ever-strong desire to serve you in humility, truth, and love.

Amen. Let it be so.