The experience of my father-in-laws death has moved me and I wanted to share this. It reminds me that there is always hope. My father-in-law died on Jan 1. He had been married for 56 years. At that time, he basically had one foot out of the door of the Church. His wife was not Catholic and they did not marry in the Church. All six of their children were Baptised, but only one, my loving husbands, remains Catholic. My husband has been fully aware for years of his father's rejection of the Church and ultimately Christ. But apparantly dying affects people in miraculous ways, and prayers never go unanswered. In his last days, my father-in-law went to confession, was reconciled and recieved the Precious Body of Christ. Nothing moved my husband more than hearing these words from the Monsignor at the Funeral Mass. He cried and finally felt at peace with his father's death. I wanted to share this here, especially since my father died 6 years ago without being reconciled. It leaves a lingering question...But for all, please pray for their souls.
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Returning to the Church
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Cindylou,
Peace be with you and your family.
I will pray for your father, and father-in-law, and for you and your husband and all your family.
And, by the way, "Welcome Home."
Peace be with you and your family.
I will pray for your father, and father-in-law, and for you and your husband and all your family.
And, by the way, "Welcome Home."
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God give you Peace.
The work of the Holy Spirit never ceases to amaze. I have seen things like this often in people who were Baptized and Confirmed at some time. Just when you think that they have no trace of the Spirit left in them from those blessed Sacraments, the Spirit rises up and shows that the mark of those Sacraments is, in fact, indellible.
Praise be to God.
God Bless,
P12
The work of the Holy Spirit never ceases to amaze. I have seen things like this often in people who were Baptized and Confirmed at some time. Just when you think that they have no trace of the Spirit left in them from those blessed Sacraments, the Spirit rises up and shows that the mark of those Sacraments is, in fact, indellible.
Praise be to God.
God Bless,
P12
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Cindylou, put the names (first names will suffice) of your father and father-in-laws into this thread (Prayers for the Departed) and we will pray for them daily.
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