tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389410365846038121.post1718473600187141126..comments2024-03-28T05:13:57.330-04:00Comments on Can We Cana? A Community to Support Catholic Marriages: The Tale of Raphi and the Lost Wedding RingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565037705407249484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389410365846038121.post-75991373080440868552013-04-09T22:03:21.614-04:002013-04-09T22:03:21.614-04:00Sharon, thanks for your awesome story! Truly beau...Sharon, thanks for your awesome story! Truly beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565037705407249484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389410365846038121.post-51889173288260911972013-04-09T20:13:48.119-04:002013-04-09T20:13:48.119-04:00That is a great story! Reality is truly the most ...That is a great story! Reality is truly the most creative storyteller.<br /> My ring is a family heirloom; my great grandparents lived into their eighties; one was deaf one was blind near the end of their lives and they depended on each other for their existence. They died within one week of each other. My ring was lost three times: once in a garbage can wrapped in glove at work, once on a beach, and once in my office. All three times, it was found against all odds. The third time was the most peculiar. I used to wear it on a gold chain with a medal of Mary. One day the chain broke without me knowing; I was devastated by the loss. I had no idea where it was. Exhausting searches were unsuccessful. I thought it was gone forever. My mother told me to pray to St. Anthony, so I did, not expecting much. A week later I was crawling around on the floor looking for something else and found it: the ring was there in the middle of the floor all by itself with no sign of my chain or the Miraculous Medal.I just decided that it was a sign, God wanted the chain and medal but I needed to have the ring since I was not done using it yet. Next year will be the 100th anniversary of my ring according to the inscription. As an object, it is simply a hunk of precious metal. As a symbol, is a physical manifestation of the bond between a married couple; several married couples actually, one that promotes life and love as higher level goal. During marriage we may lose that symbol every once in a while; inherently it is a difficult situation to meld two individuals into a partnership as one. If the spirit lives on so will the union, and what was lost will be found.<br /><br />Much love<br /><br />Sharon G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com