Pausing to Remember
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, September 11, 2008 11:30 AM
At our Catholic school today, the children are invited to wear patriotic colors and will pause for a campus prayer ceremony in remembrance of those impacted by the tragedies on September 11, 2001.
I remember the morning of the attacks, watching the events unfold live on the television with disbelief. I had been up early that morning working in the California predawn hours when a friend sent me the first email, notifying me of the attacks.
Watching the television, I remember having a heated discussion with my husband about whether or not to send the boys to school that morning. I ended up going along with them, and staying with them all day. Blessedly, once the bell rang and school began, the entire student body and the many parents present went immediately to Church and began praying the Rosary. We had Mass together that morning as the events of the day continued to unfold.
We in Fresno, California felt so far away from what was happening, but our hearts were united with those impacted just as they continue to be today with those who lost loved ones.
September 11 has become one of those days when people pause and say, “Do you remember what you were doing when…?”
When we, as Catholic families, ask ourselves that question today and discuss it with our children, I hope we will take the next logical steps to pray for the repose of the souls of those lost and to ask our Blessed Mother to continue to intercede for peace in our world. I also hope we will look at ways that we, in our own little corners of the world, can work towards solutions that will end these kinds of tragedies.
What do you remember from September 11, 2001? How have you explained the events of that day to your children? How do you pause to pay tribute to those who lost their lives or loved ones?
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