Prayer for the Beatification of the Servant of God John Paul II

O Blessed Trinity,

we thank You for having graced the Church

with Pope John Paul II and for allowing

the tenderness of Your Fatherly care,

the glory of the cross of Christ,

and the splendor of the Holy Spirit,

to shine through him.



Trusting fully in Your infinite mercy

and in the maternal intercession of Mary,

he has given us a living image of Jesus the Good Shepherd,

and has shown us that holiness is the necessary measure of

ordinary Christian life and is the way of achieving

eternal communion with You.



Grant us, by his intercession,

and according to Your will,

the graces we implore...,

hoping that he will soon be

numbered among Your saints.



Amen.



Prayer approved by the Diocese of Rome.

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