Three Days is a Lifetime
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Father Burke and Matthias at his Confirmation.
James speaking-
The tests showed Matthias’s heart had thee holes and a bad valve. His aorta was misshapen. I was still thinking Down’s Syndrome or someone like Simon Birch when they began the genetic testing. They suspected Trisomy 18. I knew nothing of Trisomy 18 .
I replied, “Yes, but Father, I am requesting of the
church, confirmation for my son. His delighted
response was “ another gift of the Holy Spirit, let me get my oils.” And Matthias was confirmed. I cried through that sacrament too.