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Diane I was touched beyond words when despite all you are going through…and I’ve had some nights I didn’t sleep so well because your situation was haunting me…but you still prayed for my son and his boy. Thank you.

For you and for God’s mercy for you and your Mom

Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth, as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
 
Still praying for you Diane. Praying for happiness and peace of mind to return to your life and a job that you will love.
 
You are in my prayers and thoughts today Diane. May God grant you peace. I will also pray that you find a job you enjoy that will help ease your financial burdens.

Sincerely,

Maria1212
 
Hail Mary,
full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the Fruit Of Thy Womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen
 
Prayer of Thomas Merton
My Lord God
I have no idea where I am going
I do not see the road ahiead of me
I cannot know for certain where it will end
Nor do I really know myself
and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so
But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it
Therefore I will trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will never fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone

From “Thoughts in Solitude”
 
The grieving heart

Dear Mother Mary, please comfort the grieving heart in the waves of pain that frequently engulf it. Sustain it when dark mourning closes out all light of comfort and hope , and when prayer seems no longer possible. Obtain the gentle understanding and warm companionship of others to nurture the stricken heart and lead it towards hope and new life. Sustain it with faith and bring it to true generosity of spirit even in its sorrow.

You deeply experienced the laceration of suffering and bereavement, Mother. It entered and filled your Son’s life, piercing your soul, echoing through all your years. You watched your beloved Child follow a path that led to His earthly annihilation. Grieving, you were powerless to murmur or to prevent Him who must be about His divine Father’s affairs. You suffered, prayed, and loved in silent faith, as so many loved ones must.

Like innumerable mothers throughout the ages, you watched with anguish the struggling progress of your Son’s destiny, amid rising danger of circumstance and others’ opposition. Finally, you beheld as others’ selfishness, unbelief, ambition, fear and pride, destroyed Him who only loved them and sought their salvation.

He hung there, your boy, cruelly nailed, struggling for breath and faith. You helplessly watched life drain from His pure, loved body as His struggle deepened in pain, fever and weakness. You would have protected Him whom you loved in excruciating intensity, but you could never choose to betray the divine intention that entrusted Him to you. “Your will be done!” your being replied endlessly with His to the divine Father.

Have pity on the anguished helplessness issuing from inability to alleviate the sufferings of dear ones. Mother crucified of heart, as we suffer with our dear ones’ pain and grief, please obtain for us such courage, obedience and selflessness as your own and His, so that the highest will of divine love shall be fulfilled in each of our lives.

Mother have pity on that terrible grief, that chasm of loss, the emptiness that stretches before the bereaved as they embrace their dead in their desolate hearts, as you have done. Let them find hope in Your dead son’s resurrection even when their hearts are still frozen with grief.

Thank you, dear Mother.
 
Dear Diane,

You need to find some support services, also. caring for a very sick husband and an elderly parent is extremely hard, while trying to hold down a job…too difficult without support. You need to get established in a local parish/church, as well as contact the surrounding hospitals to check for support groups for family members of those struggling with cancer. The church may be able to help you with some financial assistance while you are going through these transitions. The key is surrounding yourself with positive and helpful resources right now. Prayer will sustain you also, but don’t forget that you must remain proactive to help yourself and your family right now.

I’ll keep you in prayer-
CKnickerbocker
 
It has been a hectic nervewracking week. I am in a very bad state emotionally. Joe’s brother called me and told me to stay away from Joe’s funeral. He confirmed that I would be trashed. i was not mentioned at the mass or the obituary. His brother said he wishe he had talked to me years ago before I married Joe about what I was gertting into (meaning his kids). His son took everything out of the apartment. There is nothing to sell. His son said as executor he could do it but it was joint property he took. He also lied and told me he would pay the last months’ rent (which he didn’t) if I would agree to let him handle the funeral arrangements (so I did). His brother said Joe told the family at the hospital I was a parasite bleeding off him and took everything. He lied and told them he was even sleeping on the floor. None of this is true. Fr. Jim gave him last rites. I talked to Fr. Jim and told him what was happening and what had been said. Fr. Jim explained he is only an agent of God and God has the final say so. His brother that I thought liked me said he hadn’t talked to me and hangs up when I call (not true). Joe said he hung up on me too (also not true). The ex wife received everyone at the funeral. His brother wouldn’t take communion at the mass because he hadn’t been to confession and heknew the truth about how things were and he didn’t feel right about taking communion under the circumstances. I told Fr. I just couldn’t forgive Joe for all he said about me. I know I need to but I can’t. His brother even said the only reason he married me was because I was a paralegal and he though I was “wealthy” and my parents are wealthy (not true). Turns out that there were more than 1 affair that joe had while we were married. Joe never even once went to confession during the entire marriage. He only went to the community confesion. Right now I don’t even want his last name. Hate is a strong word but it is almost how I feel. . Some day maybe I can forgive him for the lies, deceit and money he emptied my mom of. His brother said I was not the first person this was done to and there were several other family members he borrowed money from and never paid them back. he has a secondary insurance bill due (overdue) that needs to get paid for the time in the hospital up until he died. If it isn’t paid…some medical bills may not get paid. What do I do. I pray and pray for answers yet they haven’t come…I’m stressed to the max and knowing this man used me and my family makes my anger so great. Perhaps it is a normal feeling. Counseling is helping…I don’t know how but I’ve got to find a way to get to PA to get his car from the body shop and sell it down here. I am asking God to helpme with this. To get out of the lease mess it will cost 1900 which we are trying to borrow from mom’s sister. His son cleaned out the bank account completely and the bank gave him the money on the spot.I did have the locks changed on the apt so no one could get it. When I get there I suspect it will be empty and I don’t know whether to file a police report or what. I love you all. Mentally, it is hard to post a lot right now but know you are all in my prayers.
I love you. Diane
 
I’ll keep praying for you and your mom.

Hail Mary,
full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the Fruit Of Thy Womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen
 
Dear Diane,

If Joe`s son is treating you so horribly, I bet he treats others the same way, and am sure those who know him know he lies and distorts things. So please do not worry about that his family might think. All that matters is what God thinks of you.

Please do not be hard on yourself for how you are feeling, whatever the range of feelings might be. We are called to love our neighbors, and you love Joe. Just because you feel angry does not mean you love him. If you hated him, you wouldn`t care as much as you do. It is okay to feel like you hate him right now, and you have a right to be angry. Let yourself feel because that is the only way to heal.

I am not sure if it would help, but sometimes journaling during times like this can help.

I know we arent supposed to give advice on these threads, I just dont want you to beat yourself up. I will keep praying for you. You are in my daily thoughts and prayers. I am so sorry you are going through this right now. But our Lord is with you and will not leave your side. Remember how all of Jesus`s friends abandoned him during his passion. But God will not abandon you. And we will not abandon you either. You can count on our prayers.

Sincerely,

Maria1212
 
Father in heaven,

You know all about Diane’s incredibly painful journey. Please I beg you to help her to find the answers to her problems. Help her to continue to seek the strength to bear up under all the stress through Word and Sacrament, Prayer and Devotion. To forgive those who hurt us deeply is very hard - you know Lord of the five years it took for me to forgive my brother - please help Diane to heal and from that place of healing to forgive all who have been so hurtful. Help her to meditate on that moment when your Son said from the cross, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Help her to plumb the depths of your love that allowed your Son to be crucified not merely for his friends, but for his enemies. Help her to trust that you are big enough to carry any burden and that indeed you will see her though this, reminding her that you have gotten her this far and that indeed you will get her the rest of the way - that Easter Sunday does indeed follow Good Friday. Please for the sake of Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.
 
Diane,
If I knew a way to help you I would. Can only ask the Lord though. Know that I care. Love, Trishie

As Steve said, after the crucifixion, the Resurrection. I pray that will come for you

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us our daily bread.
Forgive us of our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
 
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done, on earth, as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
 
Diane,

There is such a thing as justifiable anger. You have good reason to feel angry. Just remember, Jesus was no slouch when it came to expressing His anger. Healing is a process. Take care of yourself.

God Bless you and keep you. You are in my prayers.

Hail Mary, full of grace
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
 
Diane, every thought for Joe’s family must end in a prayer. You have no control over them whatsoever, and you can only destroy yourself by focusing on the entire tragedy. Joe is in the most merciful hands that exist. Trust them. Pray for him and for his family. You have been mercifully freed from all of their control over your life. Rejoice in that. Know that Joe is also free from them. What you do have control over is your relationship with the Lord and with your mother. Draw nearer to both and love them with all of your strength. Prayers are, of course, continuing for all of you.
 
It’s a real tragedie Diane … But you are so strong to overpass it.
Continue to pray, that’s what GOD Wants From You right now.
You, sure , are in my prayers
 
YOUR CROSS
Code: 
                           The everlasting God has in His infinite wisdon forseen from all 
                            eternity, the cross He now presents to you as a gift from His 
                            innermost heart. This cross He now sends you He has considered
                            with His all-knowing eyes, understood with His divine mind, tested 
                             with His wise justice, warmed with loving arms and weighed with his
                            own hands to see that it not be one ounce too heavy for you. He has
                           blessed it with His Holy Name, anointed it with His grace, perfumed 
                           it with His consolation, and taken one last glance at you and your 
                           courage, has sent it to you from heaven, a special  greeting from 
                           God to you, an alms of the all merciful love of God


                                                 St Francis de Sales
 
Hab said:
YOUR CROSS
Code: 
                           The everlasting God has in His infinite wisdon forseen from all 
                            eternity, the cross He now presents to you as a gift from His 
                            innermost heart. This cross He now sends you He has considered
                            with His all-knowing eyes, understood with His divine mind, tested 
                             with His wise justice, warmed with loving arms and weighed with his
                            own hands to see that it not be one ounce too heavy for you. He has
                           blessed it with His Holy Name, anointed it with His grace, perfumed 
                           it with His consolation, and taken one last glance at you and your 
                           courage, has sent it to you from heaven, a special  greeting from 
                           God to you, an alms of the all merciful love of God


                                                 St Francis de Sales
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Beautiful. What a blessed Saint! Amen.
 
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