May God bless you and your...
Dear Randy,
I celebrated Mass for your mother, you, and your loved ones as soon as I received word. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Through the years I have found helpful the prayer which I have adapted from that composed by Saint John Chrysostom at the time of the death of his mother:
"The one whom I knew and loved is no longer where she is. She is with me because she is with God. And God in his love for me is closer to me than I am to myself."
Paul
Rev. Paul V. Redmond
April 28, 2008 | Emmitsburg, MD