Pray for me, and may God bless you all.

 

This was the request Pope Francis made to people of Sri Lanka and the Philippines as he flew home to Rome Monday afternoon (PHL time).

 

Sa aking mga kaibigan sa Sri Lanka at Pilipinas: Naway pagpalain kayo ng Diyos. Sana´y patuloy niyo akong ipagdasal.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) Enero 19, 2015

 

To my friends in Sri Lanka and the Philippines: May God bless you all! Please pray for me.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) Enero 19, 2015

 

Pope Francis on Monday concluded his Asian trip that included Sri Lanka and the Philippines.

 

His chartered Philippine Airlines flight departed Manila at 10:12 a.m. and is scheduled to land in Rome late afternoon.

 

It was the sixth Filipino tweet the Pope made since visiting the Philippines, but it was the first since he  departed the Philippines en route to Rome. —Joel Locsin/NB, GMA News