Internet is letting me down hugely today! Tears lept to my eyes this morning as I was aware that it is ST Agnes today! I don't have to even guess that our daughter , little sister Hallel, has a huge grin on her face today! St Agnes is her patron saint, and I have been trying all morning to download pictures that she took while studying in Rome of her and the Lamb! Agnes means lamb- hence her involvement with a lamb in many pictures of her! She did sacrifice her life for her faith and the preservation of her virginity... as she had chosen Christ as her spouse! She was young and beautiful and wealthy in the 300s and men were wanting her... She would not relent to their wishes and so she was put in a house of prostitution. The only man that tried to touch her was struck blind, and she left there totally pure and untouched! She then went to her death as a bride that is going to meet her Bridegroom! As the morning hymn states- "She called the Bridegroom and the Bridegroom came." So Hallel... we recall your purity and the gift that is for the world, and for your ability to model the power of chastity in a world riddled by sin and darkness - you have become a Bride of the Truth and Light and Life! There is much to rejoice about and celebrate today! There is hope for many youth that are daily put into a house of prostitution with all that surrounds them... Jesus, we trust in you! St Agnes show us the path to your Lord - the Divine Healer!
I came across this oh so typical picture of Susan in Rome - it appears that someone there has cut her hair for her. So many times we have seen this huge smile across her face! Today missing her like I am... as I remember her amazing patron saint - St Agnes - I just wanted to use this wonderful picture for a selfish moment! I burst into tears as I showed it to Pat, and he said - "She will always be my little Susan." Our youngest girl in a line of 4 girls and she weighed only 6 pounds 2 ounces - 2 pounds less than the other kids! Nancy had her ultrasound today and everything is good... we have already seen the face of their little one, and they were told that the baby is larger and it could be here a bit earlier in June... If they had ultrasounds like this when I was having kids... we probably would have been told that Susan was smaller than she should be and maybe that the cord was smaller or not doing as good a job or something, and we would have worried. But back 25 years ago when I was pregnant with Susan... I was unaware other than I had a baby for 9 months and she came out perfect and small, and proceeded to catch up to the others quickly! She was over the 100th percentile in height and weight by 1 year just like all of her sisters, and brother! WE grow big and healthy kids here on the farm! And Susan was supposed to be here - of that we have no doubt and thank God for her and the beautiful vocation every day!
The Bridesmaids with their torches lit go to meet the Bridegroom - a picture that Susan took while in Rome. Where she got in touch with her call to consider becoming a glorious humble Bride of Christ - and what joy she has found at His feet in the Community of the Lamb! And how appropriate is that with Agnes- Lamb!
I came across this oh so typical picture of Susan in Rome - it appears that someone there has cut her hair for her. So many times we have seen this huge smile across her face! Today missing her like I am... as I remember her amazing patron saint - St Agnes - I just wanted to use this wonderful picture for a selfish moment! I burst into tears as I showed it to Pat, and he said - "She will always be my little Susan." Our youngest girl in a line of 4 girls and she weighed only 6 pounds 2 ounces - 2 pounds less than the other kids! Nancy had her ultrasound today and everything is good... we have already seen the face of their little one, and they were told that the baby is larger and it could be here a bit earlier in June... If they had ultrasounds like this when I was having kids... we probably would have been told that Susan was smaller than she should be and maybe that the cord was smaller or not doing as good a job or something, and we would have worried. But back 25 years ago when I was pregnant with Susan... I was unaware other than I had a baby for 9 months and she came out perfect and small, and proceeded to catch up to the others quickly! She was over the 100th percentile in height and weight by 1 year just like all of her sisters, and brother! WE grow big and healthy kids here on the farm! And Susan was supposed to be here - of that we have no doubt and thank God for her and the beautiful vocation every day! 
The Bridesmaids with their torches lit go to meet the Bridegroom - a picture that Susan took while in Rome. Where she got in touch with her call to consider becoming a glorious humble Bride of Christ - and what joy she has found at His feet in the Community of the Lamb! And how appropriate is that with Agnes- Lamb! 
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