We now know that our Pope will likely die in the next few days, baring a miracle. "Pope Said Conscious, in Grave Condition states that the chances of him surviving the "septic shock" that he is said to have and be experiencing, is very very low. The other day I found "The Blessed Sounds of Silence" from some blog, most likely Michelle Malkin's. It is a very lucid, very moving reflection. Pray for our Pope, as he finishes his life, but more, pray for us who he leaves behind, we are all loosing a great Pope, a great man. We are all, in a very real sense, loosing our father. At least, that is how it feels to me, the Church is my home, and the Pope is the head of that family, just as my father was unquestionably the head of ours. An self-proclaimed atheist in #gaim said to me yesterday "either way, I hope the Church has half the wisdom of appointing a suitable replacement. He is a much beloved man, even by many of us non-Catholics." He is a man who has touched the whole world, truly lived as "pope," which I understand is a derivative of "papa."
Yesterday my mom and brothers went to the Gift of Peace house in D.C. The Sisters expect that we will see an increase in evil as a result of this ending mess surrounding the life, and now death, of Mrs. Schiavo. Pray for us, Holy Father, before God, we are in need of your intercession, for us, before Him, more than ever.