Sanctuary of Mary

In Memoriam - for people of all faiths. We ask the Higher Power, God the Father, for help and for mercy. God help us all. Amen

April 23, 2012

Returning Soldiers - Pray that they all Return Home

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Grief

Time does not bring relief;
you all have lied
who told me time would ease me of my pain.
I miss him in the weeping of the rain;
I want him at the shrinking of the tide.

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950)

Grief...Again

It's so curious: one can resist tears and 'behave' very well in the hardest hours of grief. But then someone makes you a friendly sign behind a window, or one notices that a flower that was in bud only yesterday has suddenly blossomed, or a letter slips from a drawer... and everything collapses.

Sidonie-Gabrielle Collette (1873-1954)

The Last Judgment

"Do not wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day."

Albert Camus (1913-1960)

Memories....

War turns young men into memories.

Past War

U.S. Civil war - 1863 - dead teenager

"It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it."

General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870)

Future War

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

The face of grief in War...Today

This is a man who has just found out that his family was blown away in the War in Afghanistan. God help him and us all. God save us from our wars. Amen.

Impermanence

"Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them."

Paul Coelho (1947- )

Saint Michael

Michael, Prince in Heaven, pray for us.

Saint Gabriel

The Archangel who stands in the presence of God, pray for us.

Archangel Raphael

The forgotten angel... the Archangel of healing. Pray for us, Raphael. Help us all.

Saint Jude

The saint of difficult causes - pray for us.

Father Vincent Capodanno

Vincent Capodanno, was a Priest in the Vietnam War who went among the wounded and dying, giving last rites. Wounded in the face and hand, he went to help a wounded corpsman only yards from an enemy machine gun and was killed. On your way to Sainthood, Vincent, pray for us.

Father Emil Kapaun

A Catholic priest who is remembered for his great humility, bravery, his constancy, his love and kindness and solicitude for his fellow prisoners in the Korean War. He died of starvation. On your way to sainthood, Emil, pray for us.

Saint Maximilian Kolbe

The saint who volunteered to take the place of another in Auschwitz which ended in his death. Pray for us Maximilian.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta

The woman who dedicated her life to the dying and the destitute in India. Pray for us Teresa.

Saint Elizabeth Fyodorovna

She was a Grand Duchess of Imperial Russia who renounced her wealth, became a nun and helped the poor. She was buried alive during the Russian Revolution as a punishment for being related to the royal family. She is a Saint in the Russian Orthodox Church. Elizabeth Fyodorovna pray for us.

Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis, who dedicated his life to God, pray for us.

Saint Benedict

Saint Benedict, who dedicated his life to God, pray for us.

Saint Dominic

Saint Dominic, who dedicated his life to God, pray for us.

Saint Edith Stein

Saint Edith Stein spoke up against the Nazis and died in Auschwitz. Pray for us, Edith.

Saint Bernadette of Lourdes

She said "I am ground like a grain of wheat." So are we all in the end. Pray for us, Sister.

Father Jerzy Popieluszko

Jerzy Popieluszko was a Catholic Priest who was tortured to death in 1984 for speaking out against the Communist regime in Poland. He has been recognized as a Martyr. On your way to Sainthood, Jerzy, pray for us.