I was not criticizing you in any way and I apologize if you thought I was. I was criticizing her lack of knowledge on a topic that has special significance for my wife and myself. We lost our only child 18 years ago and the only thing that got me through a lot of sleepless nights was the belief in “BOD”
I understand what you’re saying. In the Funeral Mass for an unbaptized child, we commend that child’s soul trustingly to the Mercy of God. The way He loves and cares for them, will be exactly the right way, and in the end every heart will see this, and rejoice.
And... I meant to add... I can’t even imagine the loss of an only child. The thought of it wrings my heart. How can anyone go on living, if they did not cling to God in trust?
My prayers are with you, because I know it hurts even now, dear verga.
Perhaps for someone in a similar situation -- Beginning Experience, a peer facilitated weekend for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one