Father James Downey, O.S.B., died January 29, 2008 at St. Benedict's Abbey, Atchison, KS.
We decided at about 1230 last Thursday that we should take a road trip to the funeral Mass on Saturday. So we took the youngest 8 children with us and spent the weekend on a pilgrimage, praying for the repose of the soul of Fr. James.
Please pray for him.
While up there, our nephew/godson's wife had a miscarriage very early on in her pregnancy. Nephew's family was even closer to Fr. Downey than we were, and so I am sure it was a double blow for Nephew and his lovely wife.
I have a dream, and it is only that, that somewhere in Heaven Fr. James is sitting in a rocking chair, smoking a pipe, and holding this little child of Nephew's.
It's only a dream, and I insist on repeating that you all pray for him.
May his soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, rest in peace.
I shall put up a picture of Fr. Downey once I figure out what's wrong with the scanner....
I shall explain the 'blessing' part later.
2 comments:
No, no, no!
I'm glad you went for the funeral. I'm glad you were there for the miscarriage. I'm awfully sad about both events.
I will pray for him.
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