"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Tim. 4:7 Visitation of Martin B. Lowery

Welcome 3:00 pm by: Rita L. Gitchell Film of Martin's Life 3:05 pm Produced by Mary Schellhorn "If" 3:15 pm Recited by: Timothy J. Lowery 3:20 pm Led by: Meagan Gitchell Eulogy 3:40 pm Presented by: Daniel L. Lowery Prayer Card Story 3:55 pm Read by: Thomas Martin Gitchell Prayer of St. Francis 4:00 pm Sung by: Meagan Gitchell Songs Performed by: Clare Schuch Song List Our Lady of the Rosary Played by Clare Schuch Feast Day October 7th

Oh My Papa Martin B. Lowery was born on October 7, 1926. His birthday Morning Has Broken coincided with a rich Catholic feast day to "Our Lady of the Rosary." Martin had a deep devotion to Our Lady's intercession and often Rocky theme song prayed the rosary to ask God for grace. Eye of the Tiger Fight Song/Amazing Grace The rosary is a Catholic prayer filled with meditations on the life of Over the Rainbow/Simple Gifts Jesus portrayed in the gospels. It is a powerful prayer that Our Lady entrusted to St. Dominic in the 12th century. To Everything Turn Turn Turn 100 Years to Live Throughout Church history the rosary has been prayed by monks, What a Wonderful World mystics, and lay people as a way to grow closer to Jesus and cover You’ve Got a Friend their loved ones in grace. It is a powerful tool in spiritual warfare that aids us in the epic battle between good and evil. Bridge Over Troubled Water To Dream the Impossible Dream Martin often prayed the rosary and offered the prayer on behalf of his Battle Hymn of the Republic family. When his dearly beloved spouse, Rita, passed away, he led his America family in the rosary to pray for the repose of her soul. Why did he do this? Because Martin knew that the hour of death mattered. The soul Proud to Be an American of his wife mattered. He knew Rita was destined to live for all My Country 'Tis of thee eternity with Jesus in the place He had prepared for her, but he also This Land is Your Land know that Rita had an enemy who wanted to rob her of her eternal If I had a Hammer happiness. Amore This enemy is Satan, "the thief who comes only to steal kill and Kiss Me Once and Kiss Me Twice destroy" (Jn. 10:10). Satan preys on our weaknesses and hits us when I Can’t Help Falling In Love we're down to make us think that God is the enemy and not him. He Perfect Symphony tries his hardest to steal souls away from God especially at the hour of their death so that humans can be drenched in eternal misery with Sunrise Sunset him. Martin understood this. This is why he fought for his loved ones I Just Can’t Wait to Be King through prayer. Circle of Life Prayer of Francis As a boxer, Martin taught his children to fight. If a bully is starting to approach you, hit him first. This is exactly what Catholics do when Hallelujah they pray the rosary. The rosary claims the graces of Christ's life and Only Time obliterates obstacles so that we can live in Truth, Beauty and Tura Lura Lura Goodness for all eternity. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Today, we will honor Martin's life through the Glorious Mysteries of Lord of the Dance the holy rosary. Martin's Favorite Poem Recited by Timothy J. Lowery

If (you'll be a man, my son)

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream -- and not make dreams your master; If you can think -- and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build them up with worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with kings -- nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds worth of distance run -- Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And -- which is more -- you'll be a Man, my son!

Author: Rudyard Kipling Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary

The First Glorious Mystery Introductory Prayers After Concluding The Resurrection of Our Lord Prayers Each Mystery Prayers

Hail Holy Queen A young man, clothed in white, said to the three women Apostles Our Father Our Father 10 's Let Us Pray... at Jesus’ tomb, “Do not be amazed! You seek Jesus of St. Michael 3 Hail Mary's Glory Be Nazareth, the crucified. He has been raised; he is not Prayer Glory Be Fatima Prayer here; but he is going before you to Galilee.” (Mark 16:6- 7) The Fifth Glorious Mystery The Second Glorious Mystery The Coronation of Mary The Ascension of our Lord as Queen of Heaven and Earth A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman Two men dressed in white garments said, “Men of clothed with the sun, with the moon under her Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven (Revelation 12:1) will return in the same way as you have seen him going The Fourth Glorious Mystery into heaven.” (Acts 1:11) The Assumption of Mary into Heaven

The Third Glorious Mystery Arise, my beloved, my beautiful one, and come! The Descent of the Holy Spirit For see, the winter is past, the rains are over Through the prophet Joel, God says, “I will pour out my and gone. The flowers appear on the earth. spirit upon all humankind. (Joel 3:1) (Song of Songs 2:10-11)

Our Father

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.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death Amen. Glory Be

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. The Legend of the Albrecht Hands

In the 15th century, in a village near Nuremberg , Germany there lived a goldsmith named Albrecht Durer, who had eighteen children. In order to keep food on the table for them, he had to work long hours at his trade, and at any other paying chore he could find. Despite their poverty, two of Albrecht Durer the Elder's children had a dream. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, but they knew that their father could never afford to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy. Their names were Albrecht and Albert. Finally the two boys made a pact. They would toss a coin. The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother while he attended the academy. Then, when the brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy, either with sales of his art work or, if necessary, by laboring in the mines.They tossed a coin and Albrecht Durer won and went to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous mines and for the next four years financed his brother, whose work at the academy was an immediate sensation. Albrecht's etchings, woodcuts, and oils were even finer than those of most of his professors, and by the time he graduated, he was earning considerable fees for his commissioned works. When Albrecht returned to his village, the Durer family held a celebratory dinner to mark his homecoming. After dinner, Albrecht raised a toast to his brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to fulfill his ambition. His closing words were, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn. Now you go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream, and I will take care of you." All heads turned to where Albert sat. He shook his lowered head and, holding up his hands, said softly: "No, brother. It is too late for me. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands. The bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and I now suffer from arthritis so that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less wield a brush. No, brother, for me it is too late." Some years later, to pay homage to Albert for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht Durer drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing simply "Hands," but the world opened its hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it "The Praying Hands." More than 450 years have passed. Today, Albrecht Durer's portraits, sketches, watercolors, charcoals, woodcuts, and engravings hang in every great museum in the world, but chances are that you---like most people---are familiar with one of them above all others: "Hands." The next time you see a copy of that great creation, take a second look, and let it remind us that "no one ever makes it alone. So let us always acknowledge and be in Gratitude for every known & unknown source of contribution in our lives." Saturday's Schedule

Beldelman-Kunsch Funeral Home 10:30 am Prayer "Minstrel Boy"

St. Raphael's "Procession Cliffs of Doneen" 11:00 am Funeral Exit Church "Danny Boy"

Assumption Cemetery "When the Battle is Over" 12:15 Interment Prayer US ARMY Military Honors Dove Release "Amazing Grace"

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Music provided by bagpipes4hire Paul Palmer