Today, Deacon Ron Gerwatowski, gave the homily to Luke 2: 41-52. He talked about losing his daughter, on a Fourth of July. This tied in nicely with the Gospel about finding Jesus in the temple.
A parent losing a child is a nightmare. Fortunately, I have never had the experience. My children were always hanging on me. But I can relate to the feeling of a child losing their mother.
Back in the 1950's, my family didn't have a car. We walked to a corner store and shopped. It was a small store, like 7-Eleven, Cumberland Farms, etc. The aisles were small compared to Big Y, Stop & Shop, etc.
I was around five years old and still remember that feeling of looking up and not seeing my mother. She was only around the corner--less than 10 steps away.
Now back to the Deacon's homily. He spoke of how parents take care of their children and then twenty plus years, those same children are taking care of their parents.
It struck me that no priest could have given a better homily. They don't know that feeling of fear, of losing a child, nor will they ever experience their child taking care of them. Priests aren't parents.
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