"You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church"

Living the Gospel this Week. "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church" (Mt. 16: 18)

This Sunday offers us an opportunity to reflect on the Ministry of St. Peter as the Bishop of Rome. The "ministerium petrinum" or the Chair of St. Peter, is the service proper to the Bishop of Rome, which is exercised in collaboration with the college of all Bishops. As the Vicar of Christ, the Pope acts as Christ's representative, in guiding, governing and sanctifying the Holy Catholic and apostolic Church on earth. The Pope has the responsibility to preserve the deposit of Faith and doctrines and morals handed unto the Church by Christ. Let's pray for a faithful and dynamic Vicar of Christ in our Church.

Prayer: Lord, of all wisdom, send your Holy Spirit to guide the Cardinals in their choice. May they select a Pope who will be a faithful witness to your truth and a shepherd of Your Church in the name of Jesus, Amen.

Fr. Georges BIDZOGO sac