"I Woke Up Dreaming of St. Anthony"
Marian with her special rosary made from the roses from her husband Don's coffin.
Patti G. of the Friar Works office
gave us her mother's St. Anthony story.
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My dear husband Don and I had a long and fruitful marriage of 66 years, 7 children, 18 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren. Two years ago he went to Our Lord but I have my memories and a beautiful rosary that my son had specially made for me. The beads of the rosary are made from the actual flowers that adorned his coffin.
Don and Marian
Every day I walk to Mass at Visitation parish and every day I remove the rosary from its plain black leather case to say my prayers. It is a source of comfort and a tactile remembrance of my beloved Don. When I return from church, I always keep the rosary in the drawer of a cabinet.
I have a tendency to lose things and worried that I might lose such a beloved item. My daughter Patti suggested that I keep my name and address inside the leather case. I never got around to doing that and one day, a few weeks ago, I couldn’t find the rosary!
I distinctly remember putting it in the drawer of the cabinet. My daughter and I searched and searched. We pulled out everything in every drawer of the cabinet. Then we searched the whole house and the car. Finally, I wrote a letter to our church hoping against hope that someone had found it. Nothing.
I was heartbroken but I couldn’t ask the rest of the family for help because I didn’t want my son to find out that I had lost his wonderful gift to me. When Don was alive I was always asking for his help with the many things I misplaced. What to do now?
My daughter reminded me that I had always instructed them as children to call upon St. Anthony. So I prayed to St. Anthony and to my husband, Don.
That night I was very stressed when I went to bed. At 4:00 AM I woke up dreaming of St. Anthony and Don. I immediately knew to check the jacket pocket of a jacket that I rarely wear. I had gone to a different church that day, St. Jude, and wore that jacket… reached in and there it was!
Thank you St. Anthony!
--Marian
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