Angel,
Hang on to those beautiful memories and concentrate on the person he was
before the illness shut him off from the world. Praying for you and your
son.
Virgie and Hoshi
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From: "Angel" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: A though about my husband:
> Thank you Your prayers and support have been such a help to me.
> After I sent that previous message, I thought of another instance in which
> my Russell illustrated this days Gospel. I shared it with another list on
> which I participate and thought I would share it with you as well.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rita" <
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 4:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [blind-catholics] A thought concerning my dear husband
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>> Angel this is beautiful and what a good heart he had! Thank you for
>> sharing this with us. Hug, Rita
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 20 Jun 2006, Angel wrote:
>>
>> > My Russell couldn't have sighted this gospel but he lived it every
>> > day.
> When we were children and were sent to an all white area of the city, our
> blind and sight saving classes were the first to integrate this particular
> middle school on the southeast side of our city. He and the other black
> children were besieged every day by groups of white children seeking to
> fight with them. They had to walk home taking public transport each day
> in
> that atmosphere of constantly being either beaten or being afraid of being
> beaten because of their color. This stopped, when a big black man who
> looked as though he could have boxed for a living who taught our sight
> saving class came out to the bus stop where the classes were waiting and,
> seeing this, said if they touched one of those blind children they would
> have to fight him first. At that point the intimidation stopped. Even
> after that, my Russell said nothing mean about those children who caused
> him
> such anxiety. As I said at the funeral, even after he was stabbed in 93
> he
> paraphrased these words. That is what made him such a beautiful person.
> We
> need more like him in this world. If we had such the world would be a far
> better place. Gospel for June 20, 2006
>> >
>> >
>> > Gospel
>> > Mt 5:43-48
>> >
>> > Jesus said to his disciples:
>> > "You have heard that it was said,
>> > You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.
>> > But I say to you, love your enemies
>> > and pray for those who persecute you,
>> > that you may be children of your heavenly Father,
>> > for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good,
>> > and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.
>> > For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?
>> > Do not the tax collectors do the same?
>> > And if you greet your brothers only,
>> > what is unusual about that?
>> > Do not the pagans do the same?
>> > So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect."
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