My greatest grief was the loss of my mother . We were aware that she had a malignant tumour..the doctor called us in and told us by the time the autumn leaves fall down , most probably your mother won’t be alive . My poor sister could not accept this , started praying that this may not be so. I embraced my dear mother , of course she also was aware of what the doctor said , and she said “my son  , be not afraid, I am not afraid whatever number of days God gave me I give to both of you .

Every evening I went wherever they invited me to say mass, to give a sermon , but during the day I was with her. . We prayed the rosary together ….She told us many things , perhaps I never talked so much with my beloved mother as during those six weeks . My sister asked why does it have to be like that ? I told her “look our mother taught us how to walk, to speak to pray and now she’ll teach us how to die. To take leave with dignity from life , our loved ones . Believe me ,it is very important for us to learn this, as the day will come , when we will also find this very useful. “

Father Csaba 

translated by dr k.e.