tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812308120903721165.post8023449753811594191..comments2024-03-14T19:44:12.544-04:00Comments on The Not-So-Perfect Catholic: How My Faith Helps Me With GrievingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11533317405680450964noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812308120903721165.post-72599916821523460972018-01-04T07:36:21.810-05:002018-01-04T07:36:21.810-05:00I am so sorry I am just now seeing this. What a be...I am so sorry I am just now seeing this. What a beautiful comment! I visit the graves on their birthdays, anniversaries of their marriage & deaths, All Souls' Day. We do receive indulgences for visiting the graves of those passed away. I have family members who have not visited at all, but that's their choice. <br />Thank you again for reading and commenting!The Not So Perfect Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638381875389441358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812308120903721165.post-86538017168059918032017-07-01T13:22:15.459-04:002017-07-01T13:22:15.459-04:00Dear Blog Entry Author (Mary Cooper?) Thank you fo...Dear Blog Entry Author (Mary Cooper?) Thank you for sharing about your grieving. My parents have both passed away and I have struggled with the very different grieving processes for both of them. I think you are right about the real message behind a person saying they are sorry. Like you, I think they mean they are sorry you are grieving. I like the way Terri D. (prev. comment) phrased it - They are sorry to learn of your loss.<br /><br />As for not visiting your parents'"shells" in which their souls were encased. If they have gone to heaven (none of know for sure what another's final judgment is), those shells will be the foundation for their risen and glorified bodies when Jesus comes one final time. I decided awhile ago that that fact alone merits grave side visits from me to the grave sites of those who have passed away. May God bless you. + <br /><br />Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11614831661509531420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812308120903721165.post-43441141065843292682017-06-13T20:30:49.439-04:002017-06-13T20:30:49.439-04:00Saying I'm sorry does always seem rather lame....Saying I'm sorry does always seem rather lame. I usually respond that I am sad to learn of (your) loss. This post came at a good time for me. I just learned that my dear blogging friend (who I had met in person) died yesterday after a fairly short battle with brain cancer. Yes, I'm sad. I will be missing Melanie.Terri Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333024343069943295noreply@blogger.com