PRAY FOR OUR HOLY FATHER, POPE FRANCIS

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

As our Holy Father, Pope Francis, continues to battle serious illness, I call on all people throughout the Diocese of Harrisburg to join me in praying for him. We ask God to strengthen Pope Francis, ease his suffering, and return him to health so he may continue his ministry for our Universal Church.

The following is a prayer from the bishops of the United States which we may say over the next several days for our Holy Father.

O God, shepherd and ruler of all the faithful,
look favorably on your servant Francis,
whom you have set at the head of your Church as her shepherd;

 Grant, we pray, that by word and example
he may be of service to those over whom he presides
so that, together with the flock entrusted to his care,
he may come to everlasting life.

 Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

 Amen.

Sincerely in Christ,

Most Reverend Timothy C. Senior

Bishop of Harrisburg