My father was a very devout Catholic. He prayed, on his knees by his bedside every morning and every night. He encouraged me to do the same. Growing up in the Sixties and Seventies, I was not as prayerful as he would have liked. I had other things on my mind: school, boys, dances, music [...]
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My Father’s Prayer
Posted in Catholic books, Catholic prayers, Catholics of Note, Christian values, Music and Poetry of faith, My Faith history, My faith practices, Saints, Some fun stuff on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another Favourite Night-time Prayer
Posted in blessings, Catholic prayers, Music and Poetry of faith, My Faith history, My faith practices, Saints, tagged die, duvet, God, goodnight, guard, Lancelot Andrewes, links, night-time, peace, prayer, rest, sleep, slumber, St. Francis of Assissi, The Little Flower, toil on February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Even in our tiredest moments, we end our day, huddled together, under the duvet and we say a prayer to thank our Lord for the day and His blessings. One of our favourites is a version of this prayer/hymn from the 1800s. (Scroll down to see our version taken from a small paper prayer book [...]
Death, where is thy sting?
Posted in Catholic prayers, My Faith history, My faith practices, tagged battle, brain injury, burial, Catholic, Death, dementia, Father, losing someone, Parkinson's, prayer, small mercies on November 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
My father passed away on Monday, November 17 and was given a Catholic burial today. We mourn the loss of him on earth, but are comforted by the knowledge that he has gone to a better place, in the presence of our Lord and Saviour. He was 81 and lived a full and happy life, [...]
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