Since Rome was out of the question, I thought the next-best way for me to recognize the passing of Pope Francis was to attend Sunday Mass at Bellarmine Chapel. The parish is located on the campus of Xavier University, operated by Pope Francis’ fellow Jesuits.
While his photo was up near the altar and we offered prayers for the repose of his soul and for the Holy Spirit to guide the Cardinals in their selection of his successor, the focus of this Mass was elsewhere. Specifically, on Alice, Blair and Luka, the three children who became the newest members of the faith through Baptism Sunday.
I have to think Pope Francis would have preferred it that way.
May you soon join God our Father, all the angels and saints in his kingdom, Papa Francisco.
(Photo courtesy Xavier University)
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