pope thanks us for our prayers

Catholic World News is reporting that Archbishop Franc Rode, the prefect of the Congregation for Consecrated Life, relayed that the Pope thanks everyone who had prayed for him upon his hospitalization yesterday.
Archbp. Rode conveyed this during his homily as he celebrated Mass in the Vatican basilica for the annual Day for Consecrated Life. Pope John Paul II had originally been scheduled to preside over the Mass until his recent illness forced him to cancel his public engagements.