There is a steady stream of people that visit the tomb situated in an unobtrusive part of the Jesuit Church of St. Francis Xavier on Gardiner Street in North Dublin, Ireland. The mortal remains of John Sullivan are interred in this vault. Impressive in its simplicity, it is a tribute to the character of the man himself. Most great men leave to posterity a chronicle of their life in the form of memoirs. History immortalizes them.
Biographers delve into their lives and writings and succeed in analyzing their innermost feelings.
Occasionaly there is a great man who does not seek to capture the public imagination and whose literary career begins and ends in a few personal letters. These are the men whom the world knows least, and such a man was John Sullivan. A steady stream of people, throughout the day, often having to wait in line, honor this Christ-like humble priest. All who come to pay tribute to this unique man end their prayers with a petition to God that this humble servant of God and man will some day be named among the saints of heaven. We make this our prayer through Christ our Lord, Amen.