Join us as we lift up our Holy Father, Pope Francis with Mass Friday Within the Octave of Easter for the intention of the Soul of Pope Francis, April 25, 2025, at noon at St. Stephen Cathedral with Bishop Willim F. Medley and concelebrated with many priests from around our diocese.

“Death is not the end. Death is a door that opens to eternity. And this door is open for all of us, if we approach it with trust in God’s mercy.” -Pope Francis

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Novena in Memory of Pope Francis

The entire Church mourns the death of the Holy Father, Pope Francis. In cathedrals, basilicas, parish churches, shrines, and chapels the Holy Eucharist will be offered for the repose of his soul. Communities and individuals will ask God to bestow his infinite mercy on the man who served the Church as Bishop of Rome.

This novena has been prepared to help pray for the Pope during the time of mourning. The daily novena – lasting for the novendiales period from April 26 to May 4, 2025 – consists of a short reading from Scripture or some other ecclesiastical text and some brief prayers, including orations drawn from the Roman Missal and the Order of Christian Funerals.

Novena in Memory of Pope Francis