{"id":28031,"date":"2012-11-22T12:23:55","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T20:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=28031"},"modified":"2019-03-07T17:37:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T01:37:19","slug":"a-thanksgiving-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/a-thanksgiving-death\/","title":{"rendered":"A Thanksgiving Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nM<\/span>y parents are visiting for a week, and this morning my father and I attended a beautiful Thanksgiving Day Mass at Holy Rosary.<\/p>\n

Crazy manic running around now, to prepare everything for the feast.<\/p>\n

One sad bit of news: Vera the Dominique<\/a> (beloved sister of Violet) did not survive the night. Although Francine had treated her enlarged crop, this was just the last of many health issues for poor Vera. She was a champion layer, and she’ll be missed.<\/p>\n

It turns out that the big book of Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers<\/a>\"\" doesn’t contain an Order of Pet Funerals, so I improvised.<\/p>\n

I sang the “Salve Regina<\/a>” and prayed Psalm 130<\/a> (Out of the Depths\/De Profundis), and buried Vera between the rose bush and the winter garden box on the side of the house.<\/p>\n