Three days before the ‘Easter’ of Pope Francis, the prevailing sentiment is one of gratitude for the GIFT that God gave us through his person and his ministry – a gift that reaches far beyond Roman Catholics.
His ministry began and ended with a ‘blessing’ for the ‘holy people of God’, as he liked to think of us. He was a giver of ‘blessings’ and, at the same time, someone in need of them - of prayer. He always asked insistently: “Don’t forget to pray for me.”
Today, it is we who ask him: “Don’t forget to pray for us.”
We do not know what the future holds, but we will not easily forget his legacy, for he challenged us to live the Gospel with consistency.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, POPE FRANCIS.
Sr. Ana María Alcalde
Superior General