Facing the Death of Those You Love

Everyone you know and love is going to die someday. You will too, but... the thought of losing everyone else can sometimes be all the more frightening. This is a natural response to the ugly, "unnatural" reality of death, and those feelings of fear are not "wrong" to feel.

But, today, Fr. Mike implores you to take heart. There is yet one person who will never leave you.

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[TheCombatartist]

Lost both parents in 7 weeks, Mom’s service is Friday. Please pray for her and my father ❤️🙏🏼

[farmersdaughter]

I lost my dear husband almost 3 years ago. When we were in his final days, God gave us the grace of great peace. We have a picture of Jesus dieing on the cross hanging right where we could see it plus a picture of Jesus hugging someone in heaven who had died. My dear husband loved looking at both of these pictures. Our priest came as often as he could but was not there when my husband died only myself praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and our daughter holding his hand. He was ready to go home and with all the angels, Saints and Jesus Mary and Joseph there laying in our bedroom in a hospital bed surrounded by peace and golden light, he passed from this life and was born into new life. I was so very grateful God blessed me and our daughter with
the grace to witness such a holy death. Do not be afraid. Trust in God.❤

[jessicagrimsland]

This is what I needed. My mom died a month a go today unexpectedly. I am crushed. I am beyond sad . My father is left alone and that is killing me. To see him lonely without the love of his life is torture. I ask that you pray for me and my family that we will have peace, joy, hope and happiness again. Father, I have wanted to talk with you about this. If you do read this please pray for me and my family. Fair is so overwhelming.

[CodingByDay]

I lost my mom today. Please pray for her she was the biggest blessing in my life.

[ohwhataday]

Just going to sit in church in adoration really helps. Before I know it one hour flies by and I have felt peace. Our Lord is truly there.

[annemariemcgowan]

The thing that keeps me up at night is My late Husbands salvation. He wasn't Christian but he was a beautiful good man. I was so fearful for him, walking through the valley of death. Imagining all kinds of demons trying to grab him. I kept thinking of Dante and his nine levels of heaven. Where is he. It's the biggest fear I have ever faced. I pray with true raw feelings for our Lord to look after him I've always felt Jesus, close, throughout my life but his presence has been overwhelming. Bible passages becoming clear as if it were just written for me. But it's the Lords presence, that is the most merciful gift of all xx

[v-veritas]

It is really comforting to see how this message can also refer to any type of fear in general. The fear of loss, the fear of failure, the fear of abandonment.... In these anxious times, thank you, Ascension Presents for notifying me that God is always present and closer than I think He is. God bless you

[lajazz]

My dad just died suddenly, and our family is in shock and in terrible grief. We are all so close, and it hurts terribly. People say it will get better, but it seems like every day without him is just as terrible as the day before. I thank God for the time we had with him, but each day is a struggle to get used to this new normal without him. Thank you, Fr. Schmidt, for your soothing and kind words. We need them right now. 😓

[AlexCoombes]

Lost my brother on the 1st of September 2023. This came just in time, thank you 🙏

[cathieshelinbarger]

Lost my dear brother unexpectedly 11 weeks ago! His Wife, kids and my family are just so sad . Pray for us all

[pattisiedlicki]

The anniversary of my mothers death, many years ago, is coming up on September 12th. Watching her die of cancer, I never knew how I would go on without her. Surrender to God, and His loving grace got me through. As Hebrews 13:5 says,
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” God was with me every day. 🙏
I will see my mom again, and you will see yours Father Mike, and everyone who has lost a loved one, and this will be for eternity! God Bless!

[patrickwolff]

My parents, both deceased, loved me and my siblings so much, that they never wanted to be separated from us. They knew death would come, but they gave us our Catholic faith so that ultimately, we would be reunited.
Now that I am older, I understand why my mom brought me (sometimes kicking and screaming) to the Sacraments. That’s where she is now, with my dad. And I do look forward to seeing them again!

[BrittanyBearMakeup]

I lost my dad this December. His life was taken from him in a terrible way. I surrendered that pain to the lord, he has given me much peace. I don’t know how we survived that my dad was my best friend but with God he can give you peace in the midst of a storm

[victorialoveday]

I’ve lost my husband. He was sick for many years with Huntington’s Disease. I grieve the loss of things that we will never do and that we won’t grow old together. But there was a relief when death came because it was very hard to see such suffering. God has been with us through it all.

[susanwilson]

My husband is on hospice after 40 years together. As a nurse I thought I could handle this, but death and grief is so different and all consuming when it is someone so close.

[Kim-rqmy]

“The one thing we know about the future— God will be there.” 🙌 Amen!

[rickros]

This month is the 2 year anniversary of my wife's death...at age 56. Way to young...after battling dementia for 12+ years and a lifetime of other chronic illnesses...and 35 years of marriage. I can share three truths about grief. 1) We all grieve as only each one of can...there is no right or wrong way to grieve. 2) Grieving a loved one...means...that you loved one...we only grieve those we love. 3) Grief never goes away...we can only learn to live with it...God does help in this with consoling the soul.

[joanlb-ldtw]

Dear Fr. Mike, thank you for this very timely video. It’s comforting to know that I am not alone in my fear of losing my husband and best friend of 52+ years. I live in fear and panic every day wondering how I will ever cope on my own. We have no family close by and since moving to FL in retirement have found it difficult to makes friends at this age. Most days I feel scared, isolated and anxious about the future. I pray to God for strength and courage but know I need to trust Him more. Praying for you Fr. Mike and all your followers….especially those grieving the loss of a loved one. Sacred Heart of Jesus I Place All My Trust In You. Come Holy Spirit.🕊️ Amen🙏❤

[angelacastellarin]

I just lost my dad suddenly and unexpectedly last week. I have had so many emotions. He was a Deacon in the Catholic church and I want to be ready for the funeral yet right now I don’t know how to live without him cause I miss him so much. I am sad for sure, yet Dad always taught me to trust in God and in God’s plans. Dad reminded me that God’s ways are higher than my ways and God’s thoughts are higher than my thoughts too. I am giving my sadness up to God and I am trusting in God to help me through this rough time.

[petraperez]

Thank you, Father. Losing your loved one is so incredibly painful, the worst pain. I don’t know if you read these but I want you to know that God used you in part to prepare me for my cross to carry. On Dec. 20th, 2021 I was very happily cleaning my house and listening to a video of yours about the meaning of Advent to prepare for the coming of Christ. But it was about meeting Christ at our particular judgment, and that we should be prepared for a holy death. About halfway through the video, at 7pm I got a phone call where I was informed that my husband had suddenly died in an accident. We had just found out the day before that I was pregnant with our fourth child, and my husband was a wonderful person. So I had been especially happy in the moments leading up to that call, but in those final moments before God called me to give my most loving husband back to Him, you were helping prepare me for that though you don’t know it. It is still really hard, so thank you for your other helpful videos. God Bless and you are in my prayers.