Christians, to the Paschal Victim, Offer your thankful praises! A Lamb the sheep redeems; Christ, who only is sinless, Reconciles sinners to the Father. Christ indeed from death is risen, our new life obtaining. Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning! Amen. Alleluia. (Easter Sequence)
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Today is the funeral and internment of Pope Francis. Our hope is in Christ’s Resurrection. Blessed be the dead who die in the Lord. Let them rest from their labors for their good deeds go with them. Eternal rest grant unto Pope Francis, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. And may his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Saturday of the Octave of Easter
