God, Father of mercies, as we begin our Lenten journey and look towards Easter we lift up to you Pope Francis. We pray for his wellbeing in body, mind and spirit at this time of illness and infirmity in his long life of service to your people as Jesuit priest, Archbishop of his beloved Buenos Aires and now as Pope. As you know the hearts of all people, in your heavenly care may Pope Francis continue to trust completely in your truth and tenderness.
Jesus, Son of God, compassionate Christ, in choosing to be called Francis the Pope shared in your care for marginalised and excluded people, going to the peripheries where the poor are placed, living a precarious existence and looking for liberation for their loved ones from 
the economic strictures of society. His concern for the earth as the common habitat of humanity and nature has struck more than a chord, indeed a chorus with all who are anxious about the environment and ecology around the world. With so many individuals and communities praying for and wishing him well, now in his own hour of need may your healing gaze give him strength and peace of soul.
Holy Spirit, eternal Comforter, we thank you for the hands that are caring for Pope Francis in his illness, the medical and support staff serving him in hospital, his own entourage and all anonymous assistants at this time. Above all we ask, in this Jubilee Year, that you continue to be the hope billowing the sails of our beloved brother and Bishop of Rome, bringing him through this present health crisis.
Our Lady, Untier of Knots, pray for Pope Francis:
Saint Ignatius, pray for him;
Saint Francis, pray for him.
Fr Kevin O’Gorman SMA