Friday, November 13, 2015

I have a habit - assumed or drummed into me by some often frightening but hopefully spiritually directed nuns - I take the time and tend to look to see which individual is being recognized for their saintly nature on any particular day - There's a Saint identified for each day! - i.e. That Person's Day of Recognition and Example!  My crowd, Roman Catholics, have extablished a post death series of criterial, most of which are not know by most of we who are RC's - but even those who stand at a distance or may not belong, seem to see positive values in the identified heavenly resident's although dead person. Im additionally lucky that my parish's administrator/pastor does a daily FB thing in which he informs any one of the name of he individual for which the Church is calling attention on that particular day. Many of the other responding FB'er merely join in with a "PRAY FOR US!" Sadly I think that the "Pray for us" folks are just sucking up to our Parish's Monsignor without being aware of any spiritual benefits/activities for which the recognized individual is credited! It like a knee-jerk suck up! Unfortunately, I am of the opinion that their "Pray for us" statements maybe as spiritual as those of us who offer an uncaring "God Bless" each time we hear a sneeze - Sounds Good but without any inherent religious/spiritual thoughs or hopes! Anyhow today is identified for Mother Cabrini, I'm not about to besmerch the lady, her concerns or her work (as I know them through Reading or hear say!) But her remains (most of her uncorrupted body) lies under the altar in a Cathlic Church near Columbia Univ. Hospital - and IS viewable through a sheet of glass, placed for viewing on the front of the altar which faces the attendees!  BEEN THERE - SAW IT!  To be honest, I'm not completely in the "No Corruption of her Body" Crowd " - But I was S T R U C K and SURPRISED and have thought about the experience occasionally! Mother, let God know that I do LOVE him but I'm a little shaky on a lot of the Faith Things!

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