This is from Ryan, my parents' Godson:
Hello Everyone!
I wanted to write a little bit to tell you about something that our family has added to our daily routine for Ms Rosie. But first, some background. When I was talking to Paul and Rosie a couple weeks ago, they mentioned that they had read an article in the paper about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and the miracle that had most recently been attributed to her. (the healing of Phil McCord) I told them that when I had heard of Rosie's tumor, I had immediately asked for Mother Guerin's intercession... mostly because I knew that she had interceded for other people with tumors, and also when her remains were exhumed, her brain was found to be intact... after 50 years! Julianne and I have a special connection to Saint Theodora... Julianne was a student at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (founded by St Theodora) and her shrine is currently located in the church where we got married.
(If you haven't heard of Saint Theodora, you can find more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9odore_Gu%C3%A9rin
I know that there are probably a lot of you out there who have felt the same way as our family: We would love to help more, but how? Well, let me give you an idea. Our family has added a small prayer to our evening dinner blessing. It's very simple, easy to remember, and doesn't ask for much. After we bless our food, we add 7 simple words: "Mother Guerin, please pray for Ms Rosie." Of course, you can say more! But this one is easy for the kids to remember and understand.
I hope that you'll join our family in this simple prayer.
Regards,
Ryan Vande Water
PS. For non-Catholic readers of the blog, I've included links to how saints are "made" and why Catholics say prayers of intercession to saints.
More information on the canonization process:
Why Catholics pray to saints:
Ryan,
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful idea. Thanks for sharing and giving us the idea to join you!
Christen K.