Every Saturday evening
Danny and Dolores used go to
to the vigil Mass at St Agnes’
together.
Then, on Sunday morning,
Danny and Dolores used to sit in the kitchen,
listening to Mass on the radio
together.
It was part of how they lived their lives
and it was part of how they shared their faith.

Danny’s gone now
but Sunday mornings still see Dolores
sitting in the kitchen,
now alone,
and listening to Mass on the radio.
This is Dolores’ memorial to Danny
and it helps Dolores to feel connected to Danny
in a special way.

This prompts me to wonder
what I should be doing
in my daily life
to remember Jesus?
What should my memorial to Jesus be?
Then it dawns on me.
Jesus gave us very specific instructions
about how we should remember Him.
Jesus celebrated the first ever Eucharist
at the last supper
and told his disciples
to “do this as a memorial of me”.

To be honest
I am taken aback.
This was practically a death-bed instruction
and was so glaringly obvious –
how could I possibly have missed this before?

Every time we celebrate the Eucharist
we are gifted with the opportunity
to remember Jesus
and to connect with Jesus
in a special way
just like Dolores
when she remembers Danny every Sunday
in a very special way
as she listens to Sunday Mass
on the radio.

© Claire Murray 16th July 2014