[Siobhan]

Thank you Salvation for pinging me to this thread. It takes my breath away just now, as if my father just called me on the phone to offer counsel and encouragement like he would do every Sunday evening.

I have been praying for complete revelation, complete reconciliation, and for the complete renewal of the Church. Likewise, I will pray for all priests and deacons with renewed vigor. My father always told me I should pray for the clergy (no matter if they were faithful or not), and I should pray for them until I wept tears for them. May God grant me a portion of my father's love for the priesthood and the diaconate in Christ. And may I beat my anger into prayers of blessing that are more effective before the face of God than all of my fuming and fretting.

[Salvation]

Thank you Salvation for pinging me to this thread. It takes my breath away just now, as if my father just called me on the phone to offer counsel and encouragement like he would do every Sunday evening

Oh, dear lady, you bring tears to my eyes with your post. The tears take me back to the days after my husband's death when I was too angry to pray and I just basically wandered through each day in a torrent of emotions. Only pausing to say the AA prayer about serenity, courage and wisdom, sometimes to make it through only the next five minutes!

[Polycarp]

And may I beat my anger into prayers of blessing that are more effective before the face of God than all of my fuming and fretting

I forgot you Da started this thread, Siobhan. When I got pinged back to it and saw it was his post, it brought tears to my eyes.

You have his wisdom.

Thank you.

[Sock]

Siobhan

My sincere condolences to you and your family on the loss of your father. I became active here only after his death, but I truly enjoyed reading his posts. He was one of the really nice guys and a very knowledgeable Catholic whose personality came through his writing.

May God bless and guide you.