THE NUNC DIMITTIS OF JOHN PAUL II Ralph McInerny The final prayer of the final hour of the Divine Office that Pope John Paul II has said throughout his priestly life is the Nunc dimittis. Lord, now you can let your servant go in peace, your word has been fulfilled; my own eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared in the sight of every people, a light to reveal you to the nations and the glory of your people Israel. The words are spoken by Simeon in Luke 2:29-32, and if in English they lose something of the...
