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Please pray for the repose of the soul of Father Ralph Biernacki (St. Nicholas Church, Burton, MI, OCA) who fell asleep in the Lord Wednesday evening.
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Lord have mercy on your servant Father Ralph. May his memory be eternal!
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I first met father Raphael when he was the pastor at Burr Ridge, IL. I will remember him as a warm and friendly priest with the capability of strong medicinal words when they are needed. I liked his sermons.
I am truly saddened by this news. God has called his good priest home.
May his memory be eternal!
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May the Lord welcome and comfort His servant...
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O God of all spiritual and corporeal beings, You Who trampled death, broke the power of Satan and granted life to the whole world, now, O Lord, grant rest to the soul of Your departed servant, the Priest Ralph, in a place of light, freshness, and peace, where there is no pain, sorrow, or mourning.
As You are a gracious God and the Lover of mankind, remember his years of service to You and forgive him every transgression committed by him in word, deed, or thought, since there is no man alive who has not sinned, for You alone are without sin and You are the Resurrection and the Life, O Christ our God, and we render glory to You, together with Your Eternal Father, and Your most Holy, gracious, and life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
May his memory be eternal and blessed.
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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May Fr Ralph be eternal memory+
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen....
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