Suicide survivors

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Someone I knew committed suicide last year on Good Friday. I’m agnostic lapsed RC, but the part of me that has half a mustard seed says, for the spouse and children in such a situation, we ask that their Holy Day not be stained more than needed for natural grieving. Let not this grief process turn into anger and let them remain confident as their question, Why? Must remain unanswered.
 
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.
 
Lord, accept into the eternal kingdom this departed soul. Grant many graces to the surviving spouse and children, that they might endure every suffering in life in union with your Passion. With angelic help, turn their occasions of suffering into joy by granting them a heavenly foretaste of your divine light. Lead them into courage and fortitude, that they might reflect your light unto others, all the way to the eternal kingdom themselves. Touch them with your divine, healing hand, and heal all their wounds, spiritual, physical, or emotional. Have mercy, Lord. Our Lady, angels, and saints, pray with us. Amen.
 
May the LORD have left HIS 99 for the 1, and rushed out to meet him.

May HE save us all.
 
Some things we will simply never understand. It is so very difficult to contemplate another person’s reasoning in this type of situation. Let this person’s family know that nothing is impossible with God, and only God truly knows the heart of an individual. Be there for the family as much as you can so that they can know you care for them.

I also want to give you a gift today. I would like for you to watch the video I made when I “died” in August 2010. I was very very ill and in a coma, and in ICU. The doctors told my family several times that I would not make it. My heart stopped, kidneys failed, and I stopped breathing. I went to Heaven and was enveloped in the purest, whitest light one could ever imagine. I felt the most powerful sense of peace, love, and joy one could imagine. I heard God tell me that it was not my time because he still has work for me to do. Then I saw my husband who told me that I had to go back, but that he would be waiting for me there. I didn’t want to come back. But the doctors revived me. I was in a coma for weeks. I awoke only after my brother-in-law prayed over me. I remembered nothing else but that experience–not what was wrong with me or why I was in ICU.

You mentioned that you are an Agnostic, yet you are worried about the family of your friend. Please watch my video so that you can have peace of mind and know that God is Real! and Heaven is Real! There is only one God, and He is all loving, all forgiving, and wants us all to love Him in return. Here is the link:

youtube.com/watch?v=DV_IeRlIWVU

You may also want to search for “near death experiences” on YouTube to view others’ testamonies of going to Heaven, or Hell, or Both. Many are by children, Atheists, and Agnostics who all come back believing in God, and knowing His great love for us. He is not just a “higher being.” He is the one and only true living God.

I pray with you for your friend’s family that they will know peace in the knowledge of a loving and forgiving God, who is there for them every moment of every day. He will not leave them, not for a second.

May God bless you and keep you in His loving arms today and throughout your life.
 
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

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.

†
 
I’m so sorry for your loss. I am a suicide survivor myself. I don’t even know how to describe the pain. I was ANGRY, sad, in shock, hopeless and alone. I wanted to know WHY. He apparently suffered in silence. It was a man I had dated for seven years. He was the light of my life. I know he suffered from depression. I told him that treatment was readily available and that medication works wonders. He refused to see a doctor. I never nagged him about seeing a doctor and only mentioned it once. I know he never would go… No one knows what goes through the mind of of those contemplating suicide. I forgave him within the first week. I think he just wanted to escape the pain and thought he had no other option. I pray for his soul everyday and hope he is in heaven with our Holy Father.

His death is what led me to The Church. I had no clue about about anything Catholic but a friend told me to go and sit in an Adoration Chapel so I did out of desperation. I felt so peaceful the very first time I went. I started going everyday and felt like a huge burden had been lifted off of me and actually feel better than I did when we were together. :o I try to go everyday and it is the highlight of my day. Jesus is there. I’m in RCIA and so happy now.

I pray the family you mentioned will find peace. God is with us always and He will give them the strength to find happiness again. Please don’t worry that it happened on Good Friday as it really doesn’t make a difference.

God Bless 🙂
 
Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blest 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. :bible1:
 
MarcoPolo said:
Lord, accept into the eternal kingdom this departed soul. Grant many graces to the surviving spouse and children, that they might endure every suffering in life in union with your Passion. With angelic help, turn their occasions of suffering into joy by granting them a heavenly foretaste of your divine light. Lead them into courage and fortitude, that they might reflect your light unto others, all the way to the eternal kingdom themselves. Touch them with your divine, healing hand, and heal all their wounds, spiritual, physical, or emotional. Have mercy, Lord. Our Lady, angels, and saints, pray with us. Amen.
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Yes, beautiful! 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.
 
PATER NOSTER,
qui es in caelis,
sanctificetur nomen tuum.
Adveniat regnum tuum.
Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie,
et dimitte nobis debita nostra
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem,
sed libera nos a malo. Amen.
 
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