Dear Parishioners, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was a faithful son of the Church, and he used his considerable spiritual and intellectual gifts in service of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. On New Year’s Eve, Pope Francis reflected on the life of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: “And speaking of kindness, at this moment, my thought naturally goes to dear Pope emeritus Benedict XVI who left us this morning. We are moved as we recall him as such a noble person, so kind. And we feel such gratitude in our hearts: gratitude to God for having given him to the…