Thank you God! Thank you to everyone who voted. Beyond thankful to my teammates and coaches for all the work they have put in all year. More to be done!
#TitanUp
V. Let us pray for Leo XIV, our Pope.
R. May the Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies. [Ps 40:3]
O God, Shepherd and Ruler of all Thy faithful people, look mercifully upon Thy servant Leo, whom Thou hast chosen as shepherd to preside over Thy Church. Grant him, we beseech Thee, that by his word and example, he may edify those over whom he hath charge, so that together with the flock committed to him, may he attain everlasting life. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Pope Francis was a holy man
You can criticize him all you want
But you can't deny it
Some of his decisions were imprudent
But holiness ≠ prudence
And even then, who am I to judge his decisions?
God gave me authority over my family, 4 people including myself
And I fail all the time
Francis was given authority over 1.4 billion Catholics
Responsibility for 2 billion Christians
And 8 billion souls worldwide
No one, not even a Cardinal, can comprehend the weight of that responsibility
Christ left a heavy burden for the head of His Church to bear
So we ought to pray for and support our next Pope whenever we can
Criticism may be warranted
But it only adds to his burden
Over these next several weeks as we await the election of the next Vicar of Christ, pray for the strength of that man
Repeat with Christ the words He said to the first Pope:
"When you return, strengthen your brothers"
From the hospital, #PopeFrancis issues decrees on sainthood causes and recognizes U.S. Father Emil J. Kapaun's "offer of life" -- a category similar to martyrdom.
The Kansas-born priest died in a prisoner of war camp in North Korea in 1951.
(📸CNS/courtesy Raymond Skeehan)