[Magdalen] Cat prayers

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

That story dampened my eyes. I am sure that all of the souls were joyous at
being reunited again!

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 9:10 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> A good friend died several years ago, and she had directed that her ashes
> be taken to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. On the process of taking
> care of some of her things, we found a lovely metal tea box on the mantel
> that contained the ashes of her two cats.  We took them with us to the
> beach and scattered all of the ashes together in the ocean near the
> Hatteras Light.
>
> > On Jan 1, 2017, at 2:13 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > My wife has mentioned that whenever we lost a cat, they came to her one
> > more time. I don't disbelieve, but I've not had any experiences to speak
> of
> > either.
> >
> > However, my mother-in-law had a very unusual cat named Topaz. When she
> > passed away, we brought Topaz to live with us. He was a dear cat,
> although
> > I just didn't feel like I could connect with him.  On the other hand,
> > Christine would come in and pet him and she would lie on his bed and
> Topaz
> > would go to sleep in her lap, and they would be there for hours.
> >
> > After Topaz had to be put to sleep, I heard these noises on the steps to
> my
> > office.  I tried to chalk it up to house settling and whatnot, but they
> > just kept happening. It was like a tiny cat coming down the steps.  I
> would
> > think I would be upset, but I wasn't (grace is a marvelous and widely
> > effective thing) and I got so I would chat a little bit with him, tell
> him
> > we love him and would not forget him, but his Helen and Vince are just a
> > little ways off on the other side. Eventually, the noises became less
> > frequent.  I felt very blessed and privileged. Maybe he wanted to let ME
> > know that he appreciated me too. He was very attached to Helen, my
> > mother-in-law, and to Christine, my spouse.
> >
> > We have the cremains of all our beloved cats and hope to be buried with
> > them. Keeping them makes us feel we're still connected...
> >
> >
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> >> On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 9:00 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Prayers for my cat-boy. I still miss him and think about him often.
> >>
> >> On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Marion Thompson <
> >> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> They do get used to it, and you avoid trips to the vet.  It's a jungle
> >> out
> >>> there!
> >>>
> >>> Marion, a pilgrim
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On 12/31/2016 2:10 PM, Susan Hagen wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I haven't been letting the cats outside much because with the new cat,
> >>>> I can't leave the cat door open.  Last evening I got home early enough
> >>>> to let the boys out for a run.  Later Don Bosco came in with blood on
> >>>> the white fur at his throat.  I washed it up and checked it but
> >>>> couldn't see much damage.  I checked again this morning and was able
> >>>> to find a small wound so got him straight to the vet before they
> >>>> closed for the holiday.  It looks like he tangled with one of the
> >>>> tough cats who have been roaming the neighborhood and got bitten.
> >>>> He's already running a temp but Dr. Ann admitted him and got him
> >>>> started on antibiotics and fluids so we hope to head off an abscess.
> >>>> He'll stay over the weekend, poor boy.  I didn't hear any sounds of a
> >>>> fight though I usually hear the yelling at each other through the
> >>>> screen when one of the strangers is around.  I will just not be able
> >>>> to let them out in the evening.  They will resent that very much.
> >>>>
> >>>> Susan
> >>
>