In the days of our retirement
What are we to do?
No different than we’ve always done
Be good to me and you
The question to Pope Francis
Were he to step down
He said he’d go and settle
In another part of town
And go each day into the church
And sit there in a box
And let the people come to him
To counsel them and talk
To be a helpful person
Until his dying day
To greet each one who came to him
To smile and yes to pray
So here is our vocation
As the years go rolling by
To live our days in patience
Be friendly by and by
To share the wisdom of our days
Give courage to the young
And show the way to freedom
And the life of kingdom come
Brian Fahy
13 July 2022
+ Pope Francis, in a recent interview, was asked what he would do if he retired from being pope. He said he would go and live in another church in Rome, as the retired bishop of Rome, and he would go each day to sit in a confessional and invite people to come to talk to him, and so be useful to them that way.
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