Our daughter leaves for college for the first time in less than a week. Last Sunday at the conclusion of Mass, our Parish Priest called all of the first time college students forward for a Blessing. I must say I had not cried about her leaving home until that moment. As we prayed together, sending them forth, I realize this is part of God's plan. She has grown up and become independent. She will enter a new life with new challenges. In her Thank-you letter for the gifts and prayers that was published in the church bulletin she wrote about her plans to join the University Parish while in college. She will encounter many new and bright people much like herself. She will also encounter people who will be blocking the road of her journey to a more mature relationship with Christ. Praying daily for her to have the strength to overcome those blockades tops our prayer list.
One of the gifts from the Parish was the English version of YOUCAT, The Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church. While reading it I came across this quote,
"The greatest gift that man can have this side of heaven is to be able to get along well with the people with whom he lives." Bl. Egidio of Assisi (?-1262, one of the closest companions of St . Francis of Assisi)
We pray many prayers for our daughter. One prayer is the gift to get along well with people. God Bless Our Daughter.
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