A Glorious Mystery

In Novemeber , we said goodbye to my childhood cat named Pooter. My husband and I had brought him home from my mom's on Novemeber 2nd to stay with us until his final appointment on November 5th which was at the vet clinic I work at. He was 17 years old and deeply loved and cherished every year of his life. 

In the last few hours leading up to departing for the vet office, I decided to pray the rosary. I knew this would help provide me peace in difficult moments and help me focus on God in the midst of that darkness and sorrow. 

So there I sat with Pooter curled up next to me on my bed and began. It was Wednesday. The Five Glorious Mysteries are traditionally prayed on the Wednesdays and Sundays outside of Lent and Advent:

1. The Resurrection

2. The Ascension

3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit

4. The Assumption

5. The Coronation of Mary

It struck me as I prayed the rosary and spent time dwelling on each mystery that God had nudged me to take the time to do so at the perfect time. The rosary is such a power tool to have. 

In the Glorious mysteries, the first, second and fourth mysteries especially got me reflecting on how Jesus has conquered death and that one day everything will be made right and perfect...just how God intended when He created the world. 

Death in any circumstance or form is a terrible thing that wasn't supposed to be a part of how things are. And then we fell and there is now the consequences that came with it. It is painful and it hurts. Pooter's death still hurts and that is why it took me so long to write this post finally after letting it sit in my drafts for months. It is still difficult to find the words to write. 

Pets are such a gift and a blessing from God and I am thankful for mine and especially for the years Pooter was part of our family. I am equally thankful that when it became clear he was declining and his quality of life was no longer good, that we didn't allow him to suffer needlessly. I also am thankful for my coworkers and Dr Reist and that they were the ones helping us and being there during such a difficult moment. I learned to that working in the field I do and even after having worked closely with the end of life side of things, didnt make it any easier even if I knew how things were gonna go and what would transpire. 

Yet, even though my heart aches deeply still, I trust that I will see our sweet old man again one day. ♥️

Pooter Logan Harris 

2008-2025