The Real Pandemic is Fear
A Prayer for the Dead
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When I die please pray for me,
Pray for my Soul, to be joyful and free,
For Earth has such limits, Eternity does not,
And for that Glory I hope, I have successfully fought,
But nobody knows surely, the judgement of our Soul,
So pray we must that we make it, and from our suffering are made whole,
For the path is narrow, that we traverse,
The obstacles disorienting us, sometimes into reverse,
The journey of life is difficult, the lessons so hard,
But the prize of Heaven worth the burden, that we can only carry so far,
If we land in the place for atonement, prayers and devotion will be prized,
For deliverance to salvation and to be divinized,
Please mourn my death with prayer, for the purification of my being,
For that deliverance I devote my life, and in that experience true freeing,
Please don’t waste your effort on sadness and fret
Devote your efforts to prayers and praise, and not to any regret
And praise our Savior and Father, who will welcome me home
As I arrive in the Power and Glory of that Kingdom to come.
2 Maccabees 12:46; “Thus he made atonement for the dead that they might be freed from sin”
About the Author
I am a 57 year old, wife and mother of two grown sons. I am Cradle Catholic and experienced a reversion to the faith several year ago that moved me to dive more deeply into an understanding of the church and it’s doctrines and dogmas. The more I read, and discover, the deeper my love of the Catholic Church and her teachings becomes.
I become the Executive Director of a very active and busy Crisis Pregnancy Center on the West side of Cincinnati in October 2021. God is so good and answers prayers even though He knows at times, we have no idea what we are asking for. I left this job a few days ago, after having my heart broken and idea of working for a Catholic institution disallusioned. I am so honored and humbled to have had the experience to serve women and the unborn in this capacity! I am also very grateful for God, allowing me to see for myself, that perhaps such a calling was not His long term plan for me. Perhapos returning to Catholic 365 is more to his liking and fits more into his plan for me. I hopefully can once again be more active with content to this wonderful website.
I live in Cincinnati, Ohio where I attended the same parochial grade school and public high school that my two boys attend. I sang in the choir for 35 years and have also been a cantor. I recently left singing in church because i found it to be a grave distraction to the awesome significance of the Liturgy. I haven't looked back, and love the Mass now more than ever! I have been a past member of the Education Commission and have devoted many hours to the well being of St. Ann Church and School (now Our Lady of Grace).
I look forwad to being back and submitting more articles and content. I love being able to share my faith and use this platform as a way to express my deep love and devotion to our Lord. We need each other, and what a wonderful way to connect with others!
