Over the past week, the community of Tagaste Monastery and the parish of Sacred Heart Church have been observing a period of mourning for the loss of our Holy Father Pope John Paul II. It has been a sad time, but also one with a certain happiness. For it also offered us the opportunity to recall how the Holy Spirit has touched the lives of us Catholics in a very concrete way in the person of John Paul II.
This past Monday, Sacred Heart Parish offered a special memorial Mass in remembrance of our Holy Father. Many people from our Hispanic community joined the rest of the parish community in such prayer. Two days later at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, the Hispanic community of Sacred Heart Parish joined with other parishioners in a candlelight procession and rosary around the parish church grounds, culminating in a brief video biography presentation of the life of the Pope. Father Ronel and Monsignor Meehan were in attendance, with Father Ronel leading the service.
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Pope John Paul II
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