Last year a dear lady who was a member of our parish died suddenly of cancer. Her death was a shock and somewhat ironic because she had started and directed a prayer shawl ministry at our church and ended up being a recipient of one of the shawls during her sickness. However, her funeral and rosary were one of the most life-affirming events I have ever attended. Everyone she knew loved her and was touched deeply in some way by this caring, loving woman.
After her funeral, my mother and I went to purchase a silver charm or medal for my bracelet, and I chose an angel to be in memory of our friend Jan. A few days after adding Jan’s angel to my bracelet, I was running errands downtown and did not notice immediately when the angel caught on something and fell loose from my bracelet. When I discovered, hours later, on my way out the door to go to work, that the angel was missing, I was heartbroken. As I sat down in my car to drive to work, I bowed my head and prayed:
“Saint Anthony, I loved that little angel and I’m very sad to have lost her. Please find her and take her to someone who really needs her to look after them.” And then I went to work.
Hours later, my mother called me at work to tell me that she had found my angel. She was lying on the center cushion of our couch, perfectly centered, as though someone had laid her there for us to find.
Just say what’s in your heart. He does answer special requests.
