Dear Brother,

Thank you for your response about the youth group Charasmatic Invitation that my daughter was asked to. I read your response aloud to her. The part that gave her the most peace was when you stated "The Charismatic Renewal can be a great gift to the Church, and a benefit to the people within it..." She thought that was nice, but she seemed to be very aware of the dangers involved if those leading don't stay true to the Faith. Needless to say, she is comfortable with her decision not to attend.

I have another question for you. A few months ago I was driving some teenagers (friends of my children) to church and when we passed a cemetary they made the sign of the cross and silently prayed. My children later asked me why they did this. I told them that when you pass a cemetary it's a nice thing to do, remembering the souls in purgutory and asking our Lord to shorten there stay. Anyway, I told them I would look up some prayers and teach them one so that when we pass a cemetary we would start this tradition.

We tried memorizing the Requiem Prayer and St. Gertrude's Prayer but I always ended up saying the meal blessing instead (accidently). After thinking about the Fatima Prayer, I thought maybe this would be a better fit since the words ask for mercy on our own souls as well as,"lead all souls to heaven especially those in most need of thy mercy". Our family now prays this as we drive by a cemetary. Since this is not a traditional "purgatory" prayer, I just want to know if this prayer is appropriate.

Again, thank you for this ministry. You have helped our family grow in our Faith. You are a blessing!