I was referred to this video through an email & then came across this article on a blog written by a Catholic priest.
It’s a touching story & an emotional video.
Although it is not among my typical pattern to re-post articles not focusing on the political arena, sometimes I’ve found that I need a reminder of the value of life.
A reminder of the value of children.
A reminder from God that we must NEVER take a moment for granted.
All I ask is that you take a moment, put aside your biases on abortion & human life, and really watch & feel the passion shown in the video.
Thank you & God Bless.
-LaGoldEyez of American Salsa
The direct link to the video of Baby Irena Marie: [vimeo http://vimeo.com/5557000 ]w=500&h=400
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Building a new culture of life - Personal Reflections from a faithful Catholic priest in the trenches
I asked Miguel if a nurse had baptized the little baby. He did not know. So, I rushed over to the other hospital in order to baptize the little baby.
I rushed into the Neo-natal ICU unit. “Where’s the baby?” The nurse looked at me rather strangely. “Which baby?”, she asked. “The Peitz baby that was sent over from the Catholic hospital”. She looked at the computer screen. “The only baby that arrived is the baby being prepared for surgery.” I thought fast (not easy late on Monday night) and I assumed that this baby must be the baby that I am supposed to baptize. I baptized the baby and thanked all of the nurses that were present.
As I left the N-ICU unit and entered once again the waiting area to take the elevator down to the first floor of the hospital, a gentleman approached me and asked me if I could baptize his baby who was in really bad shape. We returned to the N-ICU unit and the man told the nurse that he wanted me to baptize his baby.
I then asked the nurse to check the computer regarding the Peitz baby. New updated information had just arrived and she told me that the Peitz baby was still at the Catholic hospital and would not arrive for another two hours.
Rushing back to the Catholic hospital, I was able baptize little Irena Marie Peitz.
The next day the first baby that I had baptized died after surgery. A few days later, on Friday night, little Irena Marie joined the first baby in Heaven. Thanks to Irena Marie, the first baby is in Heaven.
Yesterday afternoon, at our little parish, a little saint was laid to rest. Although we are saddened by a great loss, we celebrated her life and rejoiced because she is truly in Heaven.
Throughout this entire ordeal, I could not stop thinking about the amazing example of Windy, Brian, their children, our parishioners, the doctors, the nurses and the chaplains. Everyone was doing what they could to save a life. Meanwhile, not too far down the road, the abortion doctor is doing all that he can to destroy little children.
