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To: Cicero
I asked her if she wanted to be a Catholic, and this time she said yes.

My step father was raised in by non practicing Lutherans who never had him baptized. When he married my Catholic mother, he promised the Church that he would raise me as a Catholic. I was only 8 at the time but began praying that my "dad" would be baptized a Catholic. In late March this year, my mother called to say that my "dad" had asked to be baptized a Catholic. Needless to say, I was overjoyed.

Since dad was confined to home in a wheelchair, the priest came to the house. He met privately with him for 1/2 hour to ensure that this was his wish. Afterwards, my daughter and I served as his witnesses. It was such a joyous occasion for us all, especially the priest who had never performed a home baptism. Last week, he said to my mom: "I don't know why I waited do long. I am finally at peace".

33 posted on 05/16/2015 4:18:05 PM PDT by NYer ("You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears." James 4:14)
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To: NYer

That’s great. I don’t know of anything else that the expression “It’s better late than never” fits so well.


43 posted on 05/16/2015 6:47:49 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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