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Bishop Coleman F. Carroll's wishes were everyone else's commands. When Bishop Carroll took charge of the newly-created Diocese of Miami on October 7, 1958, his flock numbered fewer than 200,000 Catholics spread over 16 counties, exactly half of the state.
Born on February 9, 1905, he was the second of three sons of Irish-born parents.
Coleman was ordained for the Diocese of Pittsburg in 1930, and spent 23 years as a parish priest before being named auxiliary bishop of his home diocese. The years in Miami were turbulent ones: Black Americans' struggle for civil rights and the war in Vietnam shook and almost tore the country apart; Vatican II "opened the windows" and a storm of change engulfed the Catholic Church.
When he died in office 19 years later, the sleepy southern diocese had turned into a booming, bustling, metropolitan See with more than 700,000 Catholics in eight counties, approximately one quarter of the state. |
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A PRAYER AFTER MISCARRIAGE
O my Jesus, My life has changed forever.
I'm separated in this world from my beloved baby [name].
I beg for Your Mercy for me, and for all who mourm.
I rely on Your promise that all who mourm will be comforted
(Mt 5:4).
Help me to persevere in faith, so that one day I may praise You in the company of My baby and all of the saints.
Please accept my suffering and unite it with Yours for the salvation of all souls, and fill my ernptiness with Your mercy that I may continue to love and serve others in my life.
I surrender to You all my needs, doubts, and anger.
You are the Source of my strength, hope, and consolation.
Even when I don't understand what is being asked of me, help me to live in imitation of You and Your Blessed Mother in acceptance of the Father's plan of loving kindness.
Lord, thank You for hearing rny prayer, even at times when the depth of my sorrow won't allow me to speak it aloud.
I entrust my baby to Your mercy, as l entrust my life to You.
Amen.
