Together with the universal Church, we mourn the death of Pope Francis. . .
Loving God, today, we grieve for our beloved Pope Francis. We know you join us in our grief, that you too weep at the death of your dear friend and companion as Jesus did at the tomb of Lazarus.
Welcome our beloved Pope Francis into your waiting arms. Envelope him in your eternal love. And comfort us in our mourning as we strive to continue to follow his Gospel example to encounter Christ in all people and in all places.
We thank you for the gift of Pope Francis. Through his life and teaching, you showed us how to love and serve one another, how to hear the cries of the poor and the cries of the earth and respond in compassionate love.
Pope Francis, pray for us, Mary, Mother of Sorrows, comfort us. Amen.
A Prayer from the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States