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Paul C. Cronin's avatar

Beautifully written Sarah. I lost my mother April 4th, 1991 at the age of 62. She was raised Catholic but stopped going to Mass when I was very young. During her final months of suffering from ovarian cancer I would sit and say a rosary at her bedside. Not long before she died she asked me to have the priest from their local parish come by to administer the Anointing of the Sick to her. It was a very special moment for her and for me.

I'm sure your mother is very proud of the woman you have become and your love of the Church and our beautiful faith. I wish you a very blessed Holy Week and Easter season.

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Mac Thompson's avatar

Good piece. Never knew who wrote that poem.

Sorry about your mum.

Lost mine just a few months ago.

I think my Easters will hit me a bit harder from now on, as well. I'm finally being Confirmed into the Church this weekend. My mother will not be here to see. I'm sure she'll 'know' from her place in Purgatory or Heaven... but it's not quite the same.

She waited her whole life for me to come around and become Christian.

This Easter will be bittersweet.

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