FROM FATHER JOHN: “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43)
This morning, the Church shared with us that our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has passed away and has returned home to be with our Lord. As we mourn the loss of our Holy Father, let us turn to God the Father in prayer and supplication; prayer for Pope Francis and for the Church he so loved. In faith, hope and love, we ask our heavenly Father to welcome Pope Francis into His Heavenly Kingdom and to guide and protect our Church as we mourn the loss of our Shepherd.
The following is a letter from Bishop Hicks to the people of the Diocese of Joliet:
Easter Monday, 2025
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Easter blessings and peace to you!
With deep sorrow today, we received the news of Pope Francis' passing. As we mourn the loss of our Holy Father, let us come together in prayer, remembering that he has passed during this Jubilee Year of Hope. A few years ago, in one of his many memorable homilies, Pope Francis boldly preached, “Christ is risen and with Him rises our creative hope, a hope that encourages us to start anew.”
Pope Francis will long be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church and of society. He renewed for us the mission to bring the Gospel out to the ends of the earth and offer divine mercy to all. Pope Francis also took the opportunity of the present Jubilee to call us to a profound hope: one that is not an empty or naïve hope, but one grounded in the promise of Almighty God to be with us always.
This is a providential moment for us witnessing that our Holy Father has died so soon after the celebration of Easter, the season of our Lord’s resurrection. Together with great gratitude, hope and faith, let us pray: "Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him."
May we continue to hold him and each other in our prayers during these Holy days. And may God bless you always.
As I remain,
Sincerely Yours in Christ,
Bishop Ronald A. Hicks
Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois
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O God of all the nations,
the One God who is and was
and always will be,
you willed that your Church
be united to the suffering of your Son.
Look with mercy on your servants
who are persecuted for their faith in you.
Grant them perserverance and courage
to be worthy imitators of Christ.
Bring your wisdom upon leaders of nations
to work for peace amoung all peoples.
May your Spirit open conversion
for those who contradict your will,
that we may live in harmony.
Give us the grace to be united
in truth and freedom,
and to always seek your will in our lives.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Our Lady, Queen of Peace, pray for us.
Prayer composed by
Archbishop William E. Lori, Baltimore
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