The Faithfully Departed: Memories & Prayers

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I am doing this post for m:grouphug: :blessyou: y Family. Today of all days is the anniversary of the day I buried my 4yr old son 27 yrs ago. Who I miss with all My heart. Also
to Both my Parent Who Loved Me so Much. Also My 4 Brothers who have died
at different times in mine life. I also can’t forget my youngest son who died christmas eve 27 yrs ago. I pray to God to Please have Mercy on their Soul
Forgive them their sins and allow them into His Heavenly Kingdom
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I am so sorry for your terrible losses!
May the Holy Family be your strength and consolation in your grief.
You and your loved ones will be in my prayers.
*Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us, and increase Your mercy in us, so that in difficult moments we might not despair, nor become despondent, but with great confidence, submit ourselves to Your Holy Will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen
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Eternal rest grant unto them all, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed, through the Mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
 
May God bless you, Michal, and love you and take care of you until we meet again.
 
Please pray for the repose of the soul of one of our long-time neighbors, D.U., who passed away on Saturday.

Thank you.
 
Please pray for the repose of the soul of my son, Stephen Vincent Howell, who died August 2nd (first Saturday of month when we honor Mary). This is my second son to die on a special day of Mary (the other being the feast of Mt. Carmel on July 16th).

His Jewish wife would not permit him to have a funeral mass - but finally did agree to allow us to pray the rosary at the funeral home and a lifelong friend/priest led the rosary. He later said he would have a funeral mass for my son the following day (without a body present), which was a great consolation to me as it was my heart’s deepest desire (which St. Ignatius says Our Lord will grant our deepest desires).

I am now having masses said as I have always done for the souls of the faithful departed. My brother said that was not a funeral mass but a memorial. Either would console me - but my priest friend had been former chancellor of diocese (with Licentiate from Rome), so doubt he meant memorial mass when he specifically said funeral mass without a body.

I would be greatly consoled if all in this group would pray for my son Stephen, and for his wife and children/grandchild - that they be consoled and blessed with graces from our Lord.

In peace, Julett
 
Praying that all these faithful departed rest in peace. Amen

For my husband Johnny passed away January 19th 2006.
 
Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen

Eternal Father, I offer you the body and blood, soul and divinity of your dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for their sins and those of the whole world. For the sake of his sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Amen
 
Hi, Yulejule,

My wife and I will include your intentions in our prayers.

I would like to offer a thought at this time concerning your (ex?) daughter-in-law’s decision concerning the funeral mass. Right now, with the hurt, loss and suffering going through all of those who knew Stephen it would be easy to be resentful for this unfortunate decision.

Stephen has left a legacy with his children and grandchioldren - and they undoubted will look to you for whatever example you set at this time. Being strong for them is very important. Everyone knows where you stood on this issue - now is the time to continue setting the good example.

Yours in Christ
 
Thank you, Tom, for your kind message and prayers. I am grateful to our loving Father that my son has been released from the many months of extreme suffering he endured so courageously and with such a keen sense of humor that he used to help us who watched helplessly on the sidelines.

I am also very grateful to his wife for her faithfully caring for him with such vigilance and dedication - her decisions at the funeral were hers to make and I continue to be supportive and responsive to her in her grief. Throughout their short, three year marriage - I have offered her my friendship and support - and will continue to even though she continues to distance herself from me.

I ask for prayers for her specifically - she is in great distress - and pulls away not only from me - but from my son’s two children. She seems to see us as enemies, rather than people who share in the grief of missing our beloved Stephen, yet who live in the promises of Christ that he will be redeemed into everylasting new life - free of the burdens of his body.

In peace,

Julett
 
+JMJTJ+

All these intentions will be in my prayers.
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us, and increase Your mercy in us, so that in difficult moments we might not despair, nor become despondent, but with great confidence, submit ourselves to Your Holy Will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen
 
please pray for the soul and repose of Levi who died unexpectedly this week he was a friend who was always willing to help others and he was always in a good mood. A memorial service was held in his honor today.
 
+JMJTJ+

Levi and all his loved ones will be in my prayers.
May he rest in pace, and may his loved ones be consoled in their sorrow.

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us, and increase Your mercy in us, so that in difficult moments we might not despair, nor become despondent, but with great confidence, submit ourselves to Your Holy Will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen
 
In memory of the Irish ancestor I never knew I had: Mary Greene, born in Ireland in 1830, died in 1867 of Tuberculosis in Camberwell. She was married 152 years to the day I took my first communion. Would love to have known more about her.
 
Crepusculum said:
In memory of the Irish ancestor I never knew I had: Mary Greene, born in Ireland in 1830, died in 1867 of Tuberculosis in Camberwell. She was married 152 years to the day I took my first communion. Would love to have known more about her.
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Mary will be in my prayers.
 
My son Phil died of lung cancer that had spread quickly to his liver and spine. My heart is broken not just because I lost my son who was 45 but because he left a loving wife and 3 children. His wife is not a “practicing” chrisitan. In other words, she does not attend church services. Phil was raised Catholic and did receive the annointing of the sick and went to confession prior to dying. His 3 children were never baptized and consequently did not receive any of the sacraments. I prayed that Phil would live in order that he would be able to direct his family to God. That was my prayer…not just for Phil to recover but that he would recover and turn his family towards God. God, however, had His own set of plans and now I am here at 74 left to watch and see if my grandchildren will ever get baptized and receive the sacraments. HIs wife is a wonderful young woman but has no interest in any type of religion. She is raising the children to have good sound morals but only because she thinks it is necessary in order to live in harmony with each other. My heart is broken. How can I direct my grandchildren to praise God. They know I was praying that he live and now he is dead. What can I say to them? Where in the bible is there a passage that says Jesus didn’t" cure the sick? Where in the bible can I point and say " here Jesus didn’t cure this person but it was because"… My son asked me if I would help them with their faith if anything happened. He was at the point that he wasn’t able to do anything to direct him. He was already in the hospital and dying. Of course I told him I would do whatever I could. There is a mass for him this Tuesday. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.
 
Millie and Bob,

My heart and prayers go out to you in the loss of your son, Phil, to the terrible ravages of cancer. May he and my own son, who suffered greatly and died August 2nd - dance together with all our other loved ones in the joy and peace of God’s love - they have fought the good fight and won peace everlasting.

And we who are left - how can we influence the lives of their offspring and other loved ones? By living life with Christ as our role model. WE cannot preach and obtain what we desire, but we can pray and live our lives in such a way - that others too will want the joy, peace and celebration we exemplify with our efforts to strive toward perfection.

There is much sorrow in the loss of loved ones, but let us try to celebrate their lives and rejoice that they are free of pain and are where we all long to be - safe in the arms of Christ and His mother. By loving people just as they are - totaling accepting them whatever their choices, we can exemplify how Christ loves us. Love your daughter-in-law as she is - by accepting her, you will give her the freedom to make choices that may bring her closer to our loving Father. As you love their Mother, your grandchildren too will be influenced by your show of strength, love and support.

In peace,

Julett
 
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I am so sorry for your loss!***
May your son rest in peace, and may you be strengthened and consoled in your grief.
The Holy Spirit will open doors, and your faith will be a good example for his children.
You and your family will be in my prayers.
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us, and increase Your mercy in us, so that in difficult moments we might not despair, nor become despondent, but with great confidence, submit ourselves to Your Holy Will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen
 
millieandbob said:
My son Phil died of lung cancer that had spread quickly to his liver and spine. My heart is broken not just because I lost my son who was 45 but because he left a loving wife and 3 children. His wife is not a “practicing” chrisitan. In other words, she does not attend church services. Phil was raised Catholic and did receive the annointing of the sick and went to confession prior to dying. His 3 children were never baptized and consequently did not receive any of the sacraments. I prayed that Phil would live in order that he would be able to direct his family to God. That was my prayer…not just for Phil to recover but that he would recover and turn his family towards God. God, however, had His own set of plans and now I am here at 74 left to watch and see if my grandchildren will ever get baptized and receive the sacraments. HIs wife is a wonderful young woman but has no interest in any type of religion. She is raising the children to have good sound morals but only because she thinks it is necessary in order to live in harmony with each other. My heart is broken. How can I direct my grandchildren to praise God. They know I was praying that he live and now he is dead. What can I say to them? Where in the bible is there a passage that says Jesus didn’t" cure the sick? Where in the bible can I point and say " here Jesus didn’t cure this person but it was because"… My son asked me if I would help them with their faith if anything happened. He was at the point that he wasn’t able to do anything to direct him. He was already in the hospital and dying. Of course I told him I would do whatever I could. There is a mass for him this Tuesday. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.
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First let me say I am so sorry for the loss of your son I will be praying for you and your family. Now regarding your grandchildren not being baptized. My brother was not baptized until he was 12 because that’s when he was introduced to the Lord I myself was baptized but I was not raised in the faith at all and I did not even know what Jesus was until I was in my mid-20s
I am Catholic but most of my family is not including my brother who was a baptized Christian. God put the people my life in the form of my best friend to lead me to the Catholic Church. So don’t lose hope there’s always a chance they might go through RCIA later on. Just tell them about Jesus tell them about your love for him, teach them about your love for God and teach them the Bible. That’s how you can guide them you never know what seed you might be planting. Also don’t forget about baptism of desire. When my brother wasn’t baptized I desired truly in my heart that he was in a few years later he was actually baptized. So your grandchildren are already baptized simply because that’s what you desire in your heart. And when you get a chance and you think the time is right sitdown with your son’s wife and explain to her that it was really important to your son that his children be baptized.

Lord Jesus I ask that you assuage this grief of this family help this loving grandmother to deal with her grief and fulfill the wish of her son by giving her the strength and courage to pass on the faith to her grandchildren. You know that she desires to have her grandchildren baptized give her the peace of mind to know that they are already baptized simply through her desire and I ask that you open the heart of his wife so that she may know who you are Jesus and have her children baptized. And please welcome her son is your kingdom. I ask this in your name Amen
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