It is difficult to comprehend that my dad has been deceased for 25 years today. My brothers and I have lived a quarter of a century without our dad. My mom, although now deceased as well, carried on with life for over two decades after dad's death. I can only imagine the many challenges my mom faced during all of those years after his death. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in good health, but it did not take long for things to abruptly change.
While I found great comfort in knowing that dad's death occurred on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, it did not remove the fact that he was no longer in our midst. He has been greatly missed all these years.
"Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace! May his soul, and the souls of my mom, my grandparents, and all of my relatives, friends, and benefactors, and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace! Amen."
While I found great comfort in knowing that dad's death occurred on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, it did not remove the fact that he was no longer in our midst. He has been greatly missed all these years.
"Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace! May his soul, and the souls of my mom, my grandparents, and all of my relatives, friends, and benefactors, and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace! Amen."
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