- Nov 16, 2016
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I will certainly ask Saint Raphael for his prayers. It looks like he has three blocked arteries, and two can be fixed with stents, the third one can't be fixed and he'll just have to live with it as is. I wish that his health was my sole concern, but I am more worried about his soul at this point. He fell away from the Church years ago. I asked him today if he would like me to call the priest in his city and have him visit, and while he objected less than I expected, he still didn't want me to. After Pascha I will make a trip out to see him myself, but the blockages in his physical heart are minor compared to the blockages in his spiritual heart. I want so badly to see him reconciled to the Church, and would be happy to do whatever I need to for that to happen, but he has to want it, and right now he's not there yet.