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Priest blesses Terri Schiavo with rose petal March 24, 2005, Holy Thursday We have some good news to report even amidst this deplorable state of affairs in Florida and the wanton disregard for human compassion and the culture of life. About ten days ago, the long-suffering Terri Schiavo was blessed by Msgr. Thaddeus Malanowski with the rose petal in his hand and he placed it also on her forehead.
What a wonderful comfort and consolation this is for Terri and for all the faithful knowing that this powerful instrument of grace and peace, blessed by Jesus and His Blessed Mother on Their sacred grounds in Bayside, touched this poor and anguished soul in her final agony. Even if her death is now presumably imminent because of the perverse court decisions, Terri has been visited and refreshed from On High by Jesus and Mary in a personal way and has been graced and strengthened for the last leg of her torturous journey.
Msgr. Malanowski was sent the blessed rose petal by Marion Morris, long-time devotee and Stamford, Conn., organizer. Monsignor would often help out in Mrs. Morris’ parish church and they have remained good friends even after he retired to Florida. Mrs. Morris had specifically requested of the good monsignor that he bless Terri with the rose petal and apply it to her forehead. In their recent phone call, monsignor said he had fulfilled both requests. If you follow the news, you might recognize his name. For years, he has been the principal priest administering to Terri’s spiritual needs (or trying to). He has encountered great opposition from many sides and has even been barred from Terri’s hospital room. As we write this now he is not allowed to give Terri Viaticum. We commend the monsignor for his courage and faith, especially for his good work with the rose petal. We have been storming Heaven with prayers and Rosaries, as we know you are, in our lay community and on the sacred grounds that true justice, compassion and common sense prevail. Even a condemned criminal is granted a final meal of his choice but Terri Schiavo cannot even get a drop of water! May God forgive this nation and help us or we could be the next victims of the new Auschwitz mentality so cruelly exhibited in Florida in the Year of Our Lord 2005. Stay strong through Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers. |
