tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post6592608851311892654..comments2023-09-22T06:56:46.508-05:00Comments on Adoro te Devote: Comedy Among TragedyAdorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-31235811420142703602011-08-19T00:17:08.193-05:002011-08-19T00:17:08.193-05:00I'm a little late here, and already read the p...I'm a little late here, and already read the post-op post, but I am praying for continued recovery and healing. My only major surgery was August 15, 2007, when I had my thyroid removed because of cancer. It was also the day I was making my Marian consecration. I will especially commend your mother to the prayers of <em>the</em> Mother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-46370537187564675862011-08-05T00:21:44.246-05:002011-08-05T00:21:44.246-05:00Norm ~ Thanks for your prayers and I pray your int...Norm ~ Thanks for your prayers and I pray your interview goes well!<br /><br />Beloved ~ The age of Christ when He died, and all you've had to endure!<br /><br />Thanks for your insight. I spoke with Mom tonight and apparently my Godfather has had this procedure 3 times! (I didn't know!) <br /><br />My Mom is a very holy woman, definitely right with God, so in that sense she is "ready", but let's just say we her adult children are NOT ready for her to leave us! The risks are real, and scary, but she has faced death before, with something far closer than this. Still...when God calls, he calls, doesn't He?<br /><br />We don't have to agree, but yes, he is with us all.<br /><br />Thank you for your prayers and know that mine are also with you. <br /><br />Wondering ~ Well, Job comes to mind, but not on my behalf. I think rather of my friend, who, as he lay dying, considers his entire family who went before him in the same type of suffering, and who prays day and and day out, sleepless, for his children and grandchildren who have left the Faith and for the souls of his family members in Purgatory. He prays for the boys he has taught, and has, as a dying wish, for them to be actively involved (very properly and in a very holy way) in his funeral. <br /><br />I suffer mere anxiety and anticipation of grief; my friend and his family suffer so much more. My Mother suffers more in pondering my brother and I than she does in her own "discomfort". <br /><br />I apologize for coming across in a way that may seem overly dramatic. In real life I take a balanced approach but here I write what I cannot speak so that it does not take me over. Ponder Job, yes; but not for my sake or my condition, but theirs. <br /><br />Not many of us can REALLY call upon Job as an example but only to put our own suffering in perspective. <br /><br />I know what you meant, though, and thanks. I love the book of Job! <br /><br />It really speaks, doesn't it? The language is so poetic, the theology of suffering so revealing! The faith of Job so... undaunted!<br /><br />If only we could all be so holy as to imitate his example!Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-34530367117745815972011-08-04T20:25:11.998-05:002011-08-04T20:25:11.998-05:00Adoro, please know that I am so sorry for all this...Adoro, please know that I am so sorry for all this news that is coming at you at once. Think of Job during this time.<br />I fully believe your prayers wont go unanswered.Beth Lemerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11102891039762027551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-74663396746817232742011-08-03T11:52:30.701-05:002011-08-03T11:52:30.701-05:00Dear Adoro,
First let me say your friend, your mot...Dear Adoro,<br />First let me say your friend, your mother and your family are in my prayers. <br /><br />I'm 33 years old and I was diagnosed in January with heart disease and a heart condition (minor block on LAD, middle third and coronary vasospasms). I had to have a cardiac catherization in February and at the time was fighting despair, convinced I'd go straight to Hell if I died. With the help of some very holy priests I got through it, receiving the anointing and their prayers and masses offered for me. I faced death, resting in the arms of Jesus and He gave me life. I still struggle with despair and with a hard to treat heart condition, I'm learning every day to live abandoned in His arms, trying to trust that when its time for me to die, He'll take me to Himself and Our Lady will plead mercy for me.<br /><br /> I tell you all this so you know I can understand your mother's and your fears and I will carry you all in my heart as I pray daily. I believe that whatever happens with your mother's surgery He'll be right there, in the room with her, with her doctors and nurses and with you. His mercy is above all His works and He loves more than we can ever realize. <br /><br />May God bless you for all the good your blog has done me and may He carry you all in His arms, as He said to St. Faustina, "Tell aching mankind to SNUGGLE CLOSE to My Merciful Heart and I will fill it with peace."Belovedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385965793298841204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-63180038634157718932011-08-03T07:26:58.208-05:002011-08-03T07:26:58.208-05:00I will definitely pray for your mother and your fr...I will definitely pray for your mother and your friend. <br /><br />Funny thing, I have an interview this week for a position at a university in Memphis that is run by the Christian Brothers.Normhttp://deusnobiscum.comnoreply@blogger.com