Wednesday, April 19, 2017
It was with sadness that I read the obituary of Rosemarie. I had been planning to visit her at the Brothers of Mercy this weekend. The St. Patrick's card she sent me last month stands on my kitchen table to remind me of this. I believe from the message she wrote in the card that she seemed to sense that her day to meet her Lord was near.
I am grateful to Rosemarie for her kindness and love that she so generously shown me throughout the many years that I have known her as my parishioner and friend. Her strong faith built upon good works of love, compassion and kindness, is now her passport into a life that frees her from the infirmities and struggles she endured these last few months, as she greets her Risen Lord in her new and eternal homeland. Her passing on Good Friday is a promise to us of the ecstasy and joy of an eternal Easter in the next life that awaits those who love God. Having carried her cross faithfully, "eye has not seen and ear has not heard what God has ready for those who love him."
My sympathy and condolences to all those who have loved you and cared for you, Rosemarie. May your immortal soul now rest in peace!
Fr. David
