This will be short, you're welcome.
In January of this year my nieces husband was admitted to the ER with a very dangerously low O2 level. Joe was in dire straights. Through the intercession of a super wonderful saint he was given a miracle. Post here. And video here.
We then began praying with Fr McGivney to intercede for a friend I've never met in Texas. And a baby in Oklahoma. And a young boy in PA. And two dying men in NY. And a priest who doesn't have a diocese (cancelled). And others. My family has been talking to Blessed Fr McGivney for most of the year, and I have been making our daily rosary a bit long for the 6 year old and 4 year old who already have short attention spans. We had some miracles and some prayers that we won't understand how God answered them until we meet Our Lord face to face.
The relic (acts 19:12) above is from that priest. This rib bone that once was so close to Father's heart has been to many places. Today he is in my home.
I'm going to be honest, Blessed Father Michael McGivney is not the saint I would have thought to turn to. He is pretty much the founder of an insurance company that is maybe a bunch of Catholic masons. Or so I thought. In reality he is a Christian like any other who strove for heaven and now in being in heaven is bringing souls to Christ.
I am super grateful that Father is here. I've especially grateful he visited with a priest I love very much in Colonial Beach. I am beside myself that he was with beautiful Zelie and her parents who I've never gotten the chance to meet in real life. I am eternally grateful that he has prayed for a family I feel I let down in Oklahoma and never visited but whom I've prayed for for many months. And I'm humbled he's with me today; after all I've been harassing him for months.
We are poor banished children of Eve, and we are living in a veil of tears, but we will get consolations, and when we do, embrace them. I am not worthy to have saints in my life, so many holy souls brushing past me, and maybe imparting little bits of grace. But stop and notice it, and thank God for his goodness, because we are yes living in a dark time but we are also participating in awesomeness. Even if only as a bystander to so much beauty. Thank you Father McGivney. Please let me know how I can thank you for so much. And thank you to all the people I've harassed for months and moths to pray for strangers; I'm not worthy to know so many people who are offering up so much for others. Do know you're efforts are not in vain. There has been according to God's Will loses but also many miracles big and small.
House keeping: David Rodriguez from the Fatima Center wishes to visit the area in February. I would ask you to please invite folks to this conference. We will have dates in the coming weeks/ months. It's a great chance to meet other Catholics and also learn more about Our Lay of Fatima.
Second, farmer Adam does still have chickens to kill and I wish to encourage you to learn to do what your grandmother knew; when Adam plans his date.
Thirdly we will be looking to learn how to shoot on the 8th (I think the 8th). As important as it is to me that all you people be saints it's also important that you learn to use the guns you own (secure out temporal selves until we are saints). I am one of those former pinkos who doesn't know which end of a weapon is dangerous so I'm excited to learn. You can text me for more info.
Lastly, we had a great discussion about the TLM, I'd love to continue this at the next book club meeting. I love discussing smart things; even if my contributions are not smart. Please share with friends, I'd like to extend this book club and encourage other sincere Catholics to network and also develop lost skills, and most importantly encourage sainthood.
Blessed Fr McGivney Pray for us. Pax, Sean
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