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Intercession
May those near the end of their lives receive
medical care that respects their dignity and protects their lives.
Prayers
Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory
Be
Reflection
When Maggie’s active father
suffered an accident that eventually led to his passing, her conversations with
him turned to life’s more serious topics, and his final days became a time that
was cherished by the whole family. During this time, Maggie’s dad taught her
that “dignity can’t be diminished by pain or loss of personal control,” that “Jesus
was walking along with him,” and that “our suffering is not meaningless when we
unite it with Christ's own suffering.”
As a 50-year-old wife and
mother of three, Maggie needed this message in a dramatically new way when she
was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Instead of giving up hope, she embraced
the legacy her father had left her, cherishing the life she still had left: “[M]y
life is, always has been, and always will be, worth living.” Read more about
her experience in “Maggie’s Story: Living like Dad.”
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