https://www.franciscanmedia.org Sharing God's love in the spirit of St. Francis Mon, 12 May 2025 21:06:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.franciscanmedia.org/st-anthony-messenger/february-2020/i-was-a-stranger-and-you-welcomed-me-father-ruskin-piedra/#comment-35217 Mon, 12 May 2025 21:06:15 +0000 https://freedom.franciscanmedia.org/uncategorized/i-was-a-stranger-and-you-welcomed-me/#comment-35217 Was sorry to hear of the passing of Father Piedra yesterday May 11 2025 , as I stopped to talk to a parishioner and X coworker from where we worked at LMC hospital now NYU Langone hospital. My parents also from Cuba and devoted Catholics from OLPH loved Father Piedra , in fact I the son have a picture of Father Piedra with my parents, who have.passed away a few years. I the son would at times run into Father Piedra and he would give me a blessing. I ran into him around 8 months ago or so, as he was returning a package at a UPS store near where I live and he was waiting for his pickup and we spoke for awhile. And gave me a blessing. He was very much loved . RIP Father Piedra and May his memories be a blessing.

]]>