Công Giáo posted an update in the group
6 weeks ago
Dio HelenaIt is with sadness, but with great trust in the promise of eternal life, that we share that Bishop Vetter’s beloved mother, Loretta, passed away yesterday at the age of 94.
Bishop wished to share the following message:
Dear Fathers, Deacons, Sisters, Parishes, People of God,
My mother dear, Loretta Vetter, died yesterday afternoon at the age of 94. It is touching that she reached the end of her earthly pilgrimage at the end of the Easter Octave, Divine Mercy Sunday, and it is a great reminder of our faith in the Resurrection. Please join me in praying for the repose of her soul. She was a wonderful lady, a true disciple of the Lord, who loved the Church and our family so well. I am so grateful that God chose her for my mother, and that I was able to visit her recently on Palm Sunday weekend.
Tomorrow, I will travel back from Rome to Bismarck to be with my brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, and many other friends and family. The funeral will be later this week.
Thank you so very much for the many prayers for my mother and my family in these past weeks and in these days to come. I am touched by your care for me as your Bishop. Know also of my prayers for you.
In Christ, I am
Bishop VetterEternal rest grant unto her, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon her.
May the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
