Taipei (Fides Service) – The Archdiocese of Taipei has launched a special prayer campaign to render homage to His Holiness Pope John Paul II on the occasion of his 25 years of Pontificate. On 13 September Taipei diocesan office issued a notice to parish priests asking all Catholics to offer make “spiritual bouquets” for the Pope.
The bouquet, made of Masses offered, frequent recitation of the Holy Rosary, works of charity, will be noted in a letter. At the end of the month bouquets will be collected from the parishes and handed over symbolically to the diocesan office.
The notice says: “We ask everyone to pray that the Lord will protect the Holy Father so he may continue to lead humanity along the path of salvation” NZ (Fides Service 26/9/2003 EM lines 17 Words: 150)