tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post5171555417290543926..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Pray for Paul, Now and At the Hour of His DeathFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-89311466513428754902014-03-03T21:00:12.230+00:002014-03-03T21:00:12.230+00:00Thanks for the post, Father.
Since you posted thi...Thanks for the post, Father.<br /><br />Since you posted this, I've told the kids I teach at school, and they (150 or so of them) have been praying for Paul. Several have asked me since then, in total concern and sincerity, "have you heard how Paul in England is doing?"<br /><br />Either way, they'll be praying for a while longer for Paul in his final days and/or the repose of his soul.Bp. Neumannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192171628794648128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-51770017241393477142014-02-27T04:56:53.191+00:002014-02-27T04:56:53.191+00:00imagine the joy when he does reach heaven; for you...imagine the joy when he does reach heaven; for your poor man and for GodAlberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135942239524974100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-19050156639852838552014-02-19T05:43:19.004+00:002014-02-19T05:43:19.004+00:00Praying. Praying. Diane Korzeniewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06085979986006926002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-90764581948035461022014-02-13T04:57:54.678+00:002014-02-13T04:57:54.678+00:00I hope I have the last perseverance before death a...I hope I have the last perseverance before death as well as an excellent priest. Paul knew what to do. Prayers.<br /><br />Any one of us could be Paul. But more importantly, the Crucified One reveals Himself to us in such poor ones as Paul.Supertradmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829935047036023159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-45980767883737669992014-02-11T14:32:25.613+00:002014-02-11T14:32:25.613+00:00Father,
Deo Gratias for your spiritural and human...Father,<br /><br />Deo Gratias for your spiritural and humane response. God told you he was genuine,remorseful and above all in fear of Our Lord.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04420579988405739097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-22592952142092931792014-02-10T13:18:23.859+00:002014-02-10T13:18:23.859+00:00The vast majority of homeless people suffer from m...The vast majority of homeless people suffer from mental illness. I hope God blesses that poor man, and I hope that when he dies, he can see the Face of God forever. http://tranquillitascatholic.blogspot.co.uk/ (My blog on mental illness)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953618894709697190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-61380954050210467372014-02-08T15:05:29.225+00:002014-02-08T15:05:29.225+00:00When I read your post about Paul, Father, it remin...When I read your post about Paul, Father, it reminded me of the life of St. Mark Ji Tianxian, a Chinese opium addict, canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2001 and who died rather than renounce his Faith during the Boxer Rebellion.<br />Here is a link which mentions his life briefly:<br /><br />http://www.patheos.com/blogs/diaryofawimpycatholic/2011/09/the-addict-saint/<br /><br />It is both a humbling account and worthy of reflection in regards to Paul's struggles.Liam Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376666519733160167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-84979445801495003552014-02-07T17:59:57.403+00:002014-02-07T17:59:57.403+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481730297658525937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-54097508389013911792014-02-07T16:22:50.284+00:002014-02-07T16:22:50.284+00:00K
Alcohol addiction has never been classed as a mo...K<br />Alcohol addiction has never been classed as a mortal sin, though its consequences might be.<br />The consent of the will is so reduced that at this stage it would be impossible to remove drink from his life, therefore all that seems to be possible is to increase his desire to do God's Will, trusting in the fact that 'God judges our hearts and not our actions'.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-18958007960376911852014-02-07T15:50:18.017+00:002014-02-07T15:50:18.017+00:00"he'll want the right to die with bottle ..."he'll want the right to die with bottle in his hand, and probable a crucifix in the other hand."<br /><br />Father, granted that's the case, what will Paul's eternity look like? I will catch lots of flak for this, but it sounds like Paul might lose his soul. If he doesn't want to abandon drinking, he's an unrepentant sinner who shouldn't receive absolution.<br /><br />You're running out of time here, because you never know when he will lose the use of reason, just as he has already lost control over his bowels and blatter. Make him give up drinking before it's too late and he really dies that way...likely minus the crucifix. <br /><br />Please don't let that happen, Father.Konstantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701303189143549671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-91001638772801997062014-02-07T12:12:12.444+00:002014-02-07T12:12:12.444+00:00Father,
I thank God that you existFather, <br /> I thank God that you existAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-42082130976229032412014-02-07T00:41:52.502+00:002014-02-07T00:41:52.502+00:00No, Gem, he has ample opportunity to ask for help ...No, Gem, he has ample opportunity to ask for help from DSS if he wants to, it would be violation of his freedom to impose something he would not choose on him.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-19275691488301028022014-02-06T22:05:45.816+00:002014-02-06T22:05:45.816+00:00Oh, Father, please notify your council social serv...Oh, Father, please notify your council social services about this man. He really needs to be in the hospital or a hospice. The thought of that poor man dying alone on a street somewhere breaks my heart and there are tears running down my face now at the thought. He may feel too ashamed or too proud to ask for help like that, but everyone deserves to die in a clean bed in a warm place, with any luck with someone beside them holding their hand. Of course I will pray for him, and you, and that a place can be found for him. Let him die with some human dignity.gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-9271409943042186662014-02-06T21:09:43.390+00:002014-02-06T21:09:43.390+00:00
Rezaré por Pablo. Dios tenga misericordia de él, ...<br />Rezaré por Pablo. Dios tenga misericordia de él, pobrecito.Alehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09117261606545308069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-67003162698038022762014-02-06T21:03:08.444+00:002014-02-06T21:03:08.444+00:00I serve breakfast to the Homeless here in melbourn...I serve breakfast to the Homeless here in melbourne ,Oz,once a fortnight,from out of an Anglican church hall.Paul's last memories will be of those who helped him-his priest and a fellow parishioner. God Bless you Father for you are a faithful and true priest,and all priestsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-31359229062717557572014-02-06T20:49:45.327+00:002014-02-06T20:49:45.327+00:00Gertrude, Forgive my nitpickiness but what is &quo...Gertrude, Forgive my nitpickiness but what is "that place to which we will all find our way"? Do you mean Judgement?<br /><br />Lynda, I think there most probably isn't but I think Paul wouldn't want such a place, he has been free and on the streets for 16 years, he'll want the right to die with bottle in his hand, and probable a crucifix in the other hand.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-70906342799022617142014-02-06T18:41:50.641+00:002014-02-06T18:41:50.641+00:00Yes, the brown scapular. Would any Catholic hospic...Yes, the brown scapular. Would any Catholic hospice be able to take Paul. Lord, protect him in body, mind and soul. Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714204002726632689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-67997383301635736502014-02-06T18:10:22.683+00:002014-02-06T18:10:22.683+00:00Prayers for Paul, and may he remember us when he r...Prayers for Paul, and may he remember us when he reaches that placeto which we will all find our way. His purgatory has started on earth. Bles hom and may the Immaculate Mother of God hold him close, as only our mother can.Gertrudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443302079077125890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-44910076553376541552014-02-06T16:49:33.151+00:002014-02-06T16:49:33.151+00:00What a beautiful and very moving story, Father. Yo...What a beautiful and very moving story, Father. You are a good and holy priest. Your congregation are truly blessed to have you as their spiritual father. May God bless you always.Michael Gormallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029418775349258302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-46166777008795150412014-02-06T13:44:32.179+00:002014-02-06T13:44:32.179+00:00Praying with tears in my eyes. God bless him and y...Praying with tears in my eyes. God bless him and you.Mr Grumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317128956060393033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-4721905929279071272014-02-06T13:33:04.181+00:002014-02-06T13:33:04.181+00:00"Let me die, like Jesus on the Cross, with th..."Let me die, like Jesus on the Cross, with the most lively hatred of sin, of charity toward Thee, O heavenly Father, and of perfect resignation in my agony. Holy Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit. Be merciful unto me. Jesus, Who didst die for me, grant me the grace of dying in an act of perfect love for Thee.<br /><br />"Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for me now and at the hour of my death. <br /><br />"My Guardian Angel, my holy Patron Saints, forsake me not at the hour of my death. <br /><br />"Saint Joseph, obtain for me the grace of dying the death of the just. Amen."Mark Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138095328541163796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-34453232785571780692014-02-06T12:45:46.334+00:002014-02-06T12:45:46.334+00:00Dear Father
Thankyou for posting this. I have quo...Dear Father<br /><br />Thankyou for posting this. I have quoted from it as I found it very affecting. Your blog is an inspiration to many. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-62555608202818131122014-02-06T11:00:03.199+00:002014-02-06T11:00:03.199+00:00Thank you for your faith, Father Blake, and for sh...Thank you for your faith, Father Blake, and for sharing the faith of your parishioner Paul. May his prayers be heard by Our Lord and His Blessed Mother and his Heavenward journey be swift and sure.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915120760049904431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-49271000520173202572014-02-06T09:20:49.619+00:002014-02-06T09:20:49.619+00:00Prayers for Paul.Prayers for Paul.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653640127655491512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-71800599001709486022014-02-06T04:15:59.645+00:002014-02-06T04:15:59.645+00:00God bless Paul and may his angel lead him to parad...God bless Paul and may his angel lead him to paradise. Paul's purgatory may be on this earthSupertradmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829935047036023159noreply@blogger.com