Paul L. Kelly Sr.

I am sending my condolences to the Kelly family. I spent many days after school and on the weekends playing with my best friend in middle school Erin Kelly. She was the epitome of what a friend should be today. Mr. Kelly was a signature to the Milton Fire Department. And Mrs. Kelly always greeted me with open arms when I arrived at her home to see Erin. Thank you to each and every Kelly family member and you will always be in my hearts and prayers.

Dear Family Members of Paul Kelly,

My name is Mother Olga of the Sacred Heart. I am writing this message on behalf of our Community, Daughters of Mary of Nazareth. We live in Quincy and part of our ministries is visiting all the local nursing homes, including Atrium where our dear Paul Kelly resided before his passing to Eternal Life.

Our Sisters visited Atrium every Sunday for Holy Communion and once a month for music ministry and birthday celebration. All the Sisters have always commented on the graciousness of Paul Kelly. He was as one of the Sisters said, "a gentleman through and through." Another Sister said his smile lights up the room.

As you all stated in his obituary, Paul was a man of deep faith and profound reverence to the Holy Eucharist. He never missed his Sunday Communion. I thought you might wish to know that on Ash Wednesday I personally visited Paul and gave him his last Holy Communion and blessed his forehead with Holy Ashes. He had a very beautiful, memorable visit that will always stay with me. I talked with him about his journey and that he was about to go to Heaven, and he asked me if he would see Jesus there and I assured him to have peace of mind and heart, that Jesus will be waiting for him. After our deep spiritual conversation about Heaven, he rested peacefully in bed and that was the last time Paul received his Holy Communion before he was taken again to the hospital and began his hospice journey.

On Ash Wednesday I also invited a priest to come and visit Paul and he gave him the Sacrament of the Last Rites and the Apostolic Pardon. On that day, Paul received 4 Sacraments, Anointing of the Sick, Reconciliation, Holy Communion, and the Last Rites. On this side of Heaven, Paul always wanted to dress so well and physically be ready whenever the Sisters went every Sunday to give him Communion. At the end of his life, Paul´s soul was also ready to receive the Risen Jesus on the other side of Heaven.

I pray and hope these sentiments of admiration towards your dear father, grandfather, will give you comfort and peace knowing that Sacramentally he was so well prepared for his journey to his Eternal Home where he met your dear mother of whom he often spoke to the Sisters.

Please be assured of our Community´s prayers for all of you as you grieve the loss of such a great man whom we were very blessed to know. He will be greatly missed.

God bless, Mother Olga and the Sisters