Living Monstrance

I was out walking and doing some errands yesterday when I passed by the little local art and framing shop. The shop is owned by Donna, and she is the one who generously framed - and re-framed - the large Divine Mercy image.
After some greetings, she gave me her condolences on my mother’s passing. [...]

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When my brother and sister-in-law came home from DC after my mother died, we had to scramble for some sleeping arrangements in my parents’ house. When it was all said and done, my brother and I slept in the room that my mother had been staying in, with the large Divine Mercy image.
Well, anyway, [...]

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Funeral Mass for Mom
Ruth S. (Topjian) Kiley
August 4, 1932 – September 2, 2008
St. Theresa of Avila Church
West Roxbury, MA
Saturday, September 6, 2008
11:30 a.m.
Main Celebrant:
Fr. Bill Lohan
Concelebrants:
Msgr. William Helmick, Fr. Charles Higgins, Fr. Andreas Davison, Fr. Greg Staab, OMV
Acolyte:
Br. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV
Readers:
Jennifer Stevenson, First Reading
Sonia Frissora, Second Reading
John Amuzzini, Prayers of the Faithful
Gift Bearers:
Andrea and Lauren [...]

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Mom
Ruth S. (Topjian) Kiley
August 4, 1932 - September 2, 2008
Thank You, God, For Everything

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One of the joys - yes, joys - for me is to do the yard work around my parents’ house. I’m no landscaping expert, but there’s a good feeling to doing gardening, trimming, mowing, and digging in the warmer months. Maybe it’s being outdoors in nature, maybe it’s the satisfaction of building or [...]

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