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My mother is actively dying now. It has been a long hard path. Probably tomorrow she will go to the hospice. As she approaches her 91st birthday, she is finally succumbing to pulmonary fibrosis. I have reason to believe her other “dies natalis” is much nearer.

With this in mind, something happened today that I’ve prayed for for years.

Today, the local parish priest, a good friend by now, heard my mother’s confession, received her into Holy Catholic Church and confirmed her.

He was exactly the right priest for the questions and explanations. To him I will be always grateful.

As it turns out, her mother converted. Her only sibling, her brother converted. Her only child, her son converted and is a priest. She looked at me when I came into the hospital room after Father had left and, with a smile said, “I’m Catholic!”

The room was full of the scent of Holy Chrism and it was quite strong on her forehead as I went to her.

Her confirmation name is “John”.

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