“The day is coming soon Father. When I am going to get there (I Hope) I have strived all my life to respond to the gifts of my Baptism. To live who I am called to be. I’ve asked forgiveness when I have fallen short. And, I have set myself on it again. But the day is coming soon father and I hope that I am invited into that Kingdom. And I am looking forward to tapping Barb on the should telling her to move over and standing next to her gazing upon the Lord for all eternity and singing His praise” – Bob Iafolla
Faith
Paraclete
Loved this article from Aleteia
In a brief letter released February 8, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI gives a further response to the report on sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich, Germany, including during the few years that he was archbishop there.
While the letter has various deeply piercing reflections, it also includes a brief remark about Benedict’s preparation for death. His reflection can serve in our own preparation for the day that will one day come to all of us, when we go to stand before the Creator.
The 94-year-old writes:
Quite soon, I shall find myself before the final judge of my life. Even though, as I look back on my long life, I can have great reason for fear and trembling, I am nonetheless of good cheer, for I trust firmly that the Lord is not only the just judge, but also the friend and brother who himself has already suffered for my shortcomings, and is thus also my advocate, my “Paraclete.” In light of the hour of judgement, the grace of being a Christian becomes all the more clear to me. It grants me knowledge, and indeed friendship, with the judge of my life, and thus allows me to pass confidently through the dark door of death.
aleteia.org/2021/07/20/8-powerful-quotes-from-nightbirde-that-will-fill-you-with-hope/Juju
From Juju – “You’ve been a great godson and I love you so much. You are a great husband and father and I am SO excited for another McLean. That Mary is one hot ticket and I’ve loved seeing all the pictures. Know that I will be watching over you. Take care of Frankie, Ruthie and Mikie. All my love, Juju”
Covid-19
Just so I NEVER forget….. April 2, 2020
Gas prices a mile from home were under $2
School cancelled for the rest of the school year – yes cancelled!
Self-distancing measures on the rise.
Tape on the floors at grocery stores and others to help distance shoppers (6 ft.) from each other.
Limited number of people inside stores, therefore, lineups outside the store doors.
Non-essential stores and businesses mandated closed.
Parks, trails, entire cities locked up.
Entire sports seasons cancelled.
Concerts, tours, festivals, entertainment events – cancelled.
Weddings, family celebrations, holiday gatherings – cancelled.
No wakes or funerals
No masses, churches are closed.
No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, now 5 or more.
Don’t socialize with anyone outside of your home.
Children’s outdoor play parks are closed.
We are to distance from each other.
Shortage of masks, gowns, gloves for our front-line workers.
Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill.
Panic buying sets in and we have no toilet paper, no disinfecting supplies, no paper towel no laundry soap, no hand sanitizer.
Shelves are bare.
Manufacturers, distilleries and other businesses switch their lines to help make visors, masks, hand sanitizer and PPE.
Government closes the border to all non-essential travel.
Fines are established for breaking the rules.
Stadiums and recreation facilities open up for the overflow of Covid-19 patients.
Press conferences daily from the President. Daily updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths.
Government incentives to stay home.
Barely anyone on the roads.
People wearing masks and gloves outside.
Essential service workers are terrified to go to work.
Medical field workers are afraid to go home to their families.
This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, declared March 11th, 2020.
Why do I write this status?
One day it will show up in my memory feed and it will be a yearly reminder that life is precious and not to take the things we dearly love for granted.
We have so much!
Be thankful.
Be grateful.
Be kind to each other.
Love one another.
Support one another.
We are all one! ❤️
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Wintley Phipps
It is in the quiet crucible of your personal private sufferings that your noblest dreams are born and God’s greatest gifts are given in compensation for what you have been through!