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| Today's All Souls Day, Dia de los Muertos, honoring the dead No matter the name we use, we remember our dearly loved dead with prayer.Our three Catholic parishes, St. Mary, St. Lawrence and St. Francis, came together for Mass at Elm Ridge Funeral Home's chapel to honor and pray for all our beloved dead. |
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| After Mass, we walked to the grave site of St. Mary's much-loved former pastor, Father William Grady. Father Dudzinski, current pastor, led us in prayer. |
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| birthday bouquet placed by my husband's sister September 26, 2013 |
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| my husband's grave stone |
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| Near Father Grady's place of repose are the gravestones of two friends of my husband and me. In addition to their being friends, I had the fortune to teach two daughters and one son of the Greens; and the three Schmaltz sons. Both men were honorable examples of outstanding Catholic husbands, fathers and friends. Indeed their families and friends miss them. |
Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace.
Amen.
blessedly linked
to Rebecca's
Such a heart felt post Nonnie. Thank you for sharing these loved ones with us. Your altar is beautiful... we all come together to honor those before us. Much love to you.
ReplyDeletethank you, Lea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tradition. Next year, I just may do this myself.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful tradition. I look forward to receiving your patch for the gratitude quilt.
ReplyDeletethank you, dear Laura
DeleteWhat a beautiful day you shared with me. It was so peaceful and loving and innocent, thank you
ReplyDeleteI was pleasingly surprised by the calmness that this brought to me, Peggy.
DeleteAwww... the bouquet on your husband's gravestone... makes me want to cry. Father William Grady's grave looks so beautiful with the colorful leaves. What a nice tribute to loved ones and friends who have passed away. I love this post, Nonnie.
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thank you, Hazel. It was my sister-in-law's idea for his birthday. My family did not follow the tradition of placing flowers on graves, but now I have adopted that tradition along with the Dia de los Muertos home altar even though I have no Mexican heritage. I discovered that doing so brought me solace.
DeleteWe remembered so many of our loved ones, relatives and friends, over the weekend. May they all Rest In Peace.
ReplyDeletePeace
Amen, Spadoman
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