Their Country and Ours

What a sermon! Makes one want to board the “A” train immediately. Haven’t received the boarding pass yet so I’ll just have to keep on working out in the vineyard. ????

On my parents memorial prayer cards;

We seem to give them back to Thee oh God, who gavest them to us. Yet as Thou didst not lose them in giving, so do we not lose them in return. Not as the world givith givest Thou, O Lover of souls. What Thou givest, Thou takest not away, for what is thine is ours also if we are Thine. And Life is eternal and love is immortal, and death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing, save the limit of our sight. Lift us up, strong Son of God, that we may see further;
cleanse our eyes that we may see more clearly; draw us closer to Thyself that we may know ourselves to be nearer to our loved ones who are with Thee. And while Thou does prepare a place for us, prepare us also for that happy place, that where Thou art we may be also forevermore.

Fr. Bede Jartett, O.P.

I was at the funeral of a Carmelite Nun at our local monastery many years ago. I saved her card. When my father was slipping into his final sleep I brought it out to share with my mom. She loved the inspired sentiments as much as I did. She said yes to it for my Dad’s card. She also had it on hers when she passed away 18 months later.

I hope you like it too.