Prayer to Damien of Molokai by Pope John Paul II
Homily in the Beatification Mass
4 June 1995
Blessed Damien,
you let yourself be guided by the Holy Spirit
as a son obedient to the will of the Father.
By your life and your mission
you manifest the tenderness and mercy of Christ,
who reveals to us the beauty of the inner person
that no sickness, no deformity, no weakness
can completely disfigure.
By your work and your preaching
you remind us that Jesus took upon himself
the poverty and suffering of every person,
and by doing so he revealed its mysterious value.
Intercede with Christ,
healer of bodies and souls,
for our sick brothers and sisters,
so that, in their anguish and pain,
they may not feel abandoned
but united to the risen Lord and his church.
May they see that the Holy Spirit has come to visit them and thus may they experience the consolation promised to the sorrowful.
Amen.
06/04/2018