We went to the post office today, to submit an official notice of Robert's father's death and to have his mail forwarded to us. As we were talking to the postal worker, another customer, who looked vaguely familiar, silently handed us the holy card shown here; the man gave one to everyone he passed.
As you can see, the prayer is for souls of the deceased, attributed to St. Gertrude. Coincidentally, Gertrude was Robert's paternal grandmother's name. So, receiving this card today was in one sense a bit eerie, but in another way a blessing and a connection with the eternal.
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