November 9. Sunday 32C.  After some time Bryan was coming to realise that widowhood can be seen as the last stage of marriage but it is also not a static condition.  “Becoming widowed,”  like “Becoming Married” are ongoing journeys in life.   While it is almost impossible to accept at the time the overwhelming sense of loss at the death of a spouse does change gradually.  Very sad moments do happen even after some years, but there is a definite spirituality of widowhood, of aloneness, remembering and forgiving and forgetting.  “I do still long to be reunited with Joan” he shared and other men and women agreed.        

Reflect, share, act. Scripture:  Jesus said, “the sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, but those who are accounted worthy to attain to the age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, for they cannot die any more, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God and the resurrection. But that the dead are raised even Moses showed.  Luke 20 :27-38    Pope Francis:  If we accept death we can prepare ourselves for it.  The better we live on this earth, the greater the happiness we will be able to share with our loved ones in heaven. AL 258.    Jubilee. 14. The elderly, who frequently feel lonely and abandoned, also deserve signs of hope. Esteem for the treasure that they are, their life experiences, their accumulated wisdom and the contribution that they can still make, is incumbent on the Christian community and civil society, which are called to cooperate in strengthening the covenant between generations. Snc14.  Act and Pray for compassionate concern for those suffering loss in their families.