Prayer for the Healing of Pope Francis

03-02-2025Pastor's CornerFr. Bob Deehan

As of this writing, Tue, Feb 25, health updates about our Holy Father, Pope Francis indicate that he is slowly improving from his recent health challenges, although he is not “out of the woods.” He did meet with some Church officials to carry out some of his responsibilities from the hospital. I offer the following for you to use in your prayer for his continued healing.

PRAYER FOR THE HEALING OF POPE FRANCIS

Father, for nearly twelve years, You have blessed us with an earthly father who has guided Your Church towards greater love, acceptance and concern for those most in need of mercy. From the first moments of his papacy, we have been taught to see You in the faces of the rejected, the homeless, and the criminal. Through the years, he has shown us how to pursue humility even in positions of power and how to value the true treasures of the Church. We thank You for giving him to us as a faithful witness to Your steadfast love and we ask that You help us to faithfully live out all that we have learned from him. We come to You today, asking that You will hold him close to Your heart as he battles illness. Please surround him with Your peace that surpasses all understanding and Your strength to continue to witness to Your love despite physical discomfort. If it is Your will, please heal him so that he can continue his work as Your servant here on earth. Please guide and protect those who care for his physical, spiritual, and medical needs: the priests, doctors, nurses, housekeeping staff, kitchen staff, security guards, and all others who labor to meet his needs today. Please let them feel Your presence in a special way.

Lord, we know that You are a God who works all things together for the good of those who love You. Please use even this time of sickness for the good of Your Church and of our Pope. Amen.

Source: Where Peter Is