The Empty Chair

"Sede Vacante": that's where we are right now. Peter's Chair is empty, but ready for the one who will become the visible head of the Church of Jesus Christ.
What is your prayer during this time of waiting?

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The Four Doctors holding up that Chair tell us to watch and pray!

...Time to Say Goodbye

Blessed James Alberione's personal reflection from 1954 (written in the third person) is more than apt today:

As for his poor self: he has accomplished part of God’s will, but he must fade from the scene and from people’s memories... So, too, at the end of Mass, the priest removes his vestments and stands before God as the person he is.

Photo by Rod Halpert. Used with permission.