The response to the request for names of loved ones to be included in a special Book of Prayer and the the prayers of all of us in the Central Catholic Family has demonstrated an enormous amount of love and faith by those of us who remain in this "middle kingdom" of the Communion of Saints. I have inscribed 350 names in our book since yesterday afternoon. I have felt the love and care of those who recommended them, and in some instances, when a short comment on the deceased was made, I felt a bond with them, an admiration for their goodness and a love for them as a brother or sister in Christ. Writing their names has been a labor of love for me as well as a strong reminder of the power of faith. I will personally make an announcement, beyond what we have already done, to make the students and faculty aware of this wonderful opportunity to unite in prayer, sacrifices and love. I recommend to all of us that we include in our own daily prayers an intention for ALL IN THE BOOK OF PRAYER AT CENTRAL CATHOLIC. A prayer, a special effort to be charitable in speech and in action, even the "sacrifice" or giving up of a favorite food or TV program as for these Holy Souls, will bind us closer to them, speed up the process of their purification, and encourage them to help us remember that we too are mortal and must prepare ourselves now for the life to come.
So many of you have responded that I cannot reply to you all, but I assure you that your requests have been entered lovingly into our Book of Prayer, and are being remembered in our prayers as promised. Today and tomorrow morning are "Rosary Days" and our deceased will be especially remembered as we recite this favorite prayer of Mary our Good Mother.
United in prayer,
Bro. Rene
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