I was given this prayer today at Mass:
O Blessed Trinity, we thank you for having graced the
Church with Pope John Paul II and for allowing
the tenderness of your fatherly care, the glory of the cross
of Christ, and the splendor of the Holy Spirit,
to shine through him.
Trusting fully iin your infinite mercy and in the maternal
intercession of Mary, he has given us a living image of
Jesus the Good Shepherd, and has shown us that holiness
is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life and is
the way of achieving eternal communion with you.
Grant us, by his intercession, and according to your will,
the graces we implore, hoping that he will soon be
numbered among your saints. Amen.
with ecclesiastical approval
Cardinal Camillo Ruini
Vicar General, Diocese of Rome