All Souls

I continue to have good days and bad days. I miss Rich terribly. And I know I always will. The grief support group has ended. I am not yet sure if that is good or not.

However, the leader may start a session for Surviving the Holidays. Now I know I could use that. I am already dreading them. I try not to anticipate what they will be like. Better for me to just take each day as it comes. Live in the moment.

I talk to Rich every day. I am so thankful for the Catholic teaching about the communion of saints. I truly believe Rich hears me. (However, he never answers! At least not yet.)

My sons and I attended the All Souls Day Mass at our parish. What a beautiful and emotional service. The name of each person of our parish who had passed away since the last All Souls Day  was read and and their photo displayed on a big screen along with their name and the date they passed away. That was an emotional moment for me to see his face and hear his name. We all cried.

They had a list of all who had died on a scroll in the narthex. We saw it the moment we walked in and that grabbed me as well.

It was all so beautifully done. And I know it helps me heal a little more.

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