08 March 2013

in just four days...

It was announced this morning that the conclave is due to open on Tuesday. March 12th.  
O God, eternal shepherd, who govern your flock with unfailing care, grant in your boundless fatherly love a pastor for your Church who will please you by his holiness and to us show watchful care. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Roman Missal, Masses for Various Needs and Occasions, For the Election of a Pope

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