Dear Sister Heidi,

My prayers go out for Sister Joan and for yourself, and for the other members of your congregation, parish and community who were all touched by her life.

I can understand your grief, having lost my mother in the same way several months ago. Her accomplishments you have listed show how surely she was welcomed by Our Lord as a good and faithful servant into the joys of eternal life.

Requiescat in pace.

David, Obl.S.B. Cam.