THE PASSING OF FATHER PAUL R. SCHAAF, C.P.P.S.

Estimado SANGASPARINO encontré en la web este obituario del Padre Pablo, fallecido en el 2007. Espero te traiga buenos recuerdos:

“On Sunday, September 16, 2007, Father Paul (81), passed away after concelebrating Mass at the St. Charles Center infirmary, Carthagena, Ohio. The cause of death was an aortic aneurysm, the presence of which had been identified about a week before, after Fr.Paul had complained of chest pains.

He was born July 24, 1926, in Dayton, to Fred and Vera Meyer Schaaf. He entered into the Precious Blood Society in 1950 and was ordained a Catholic priest May 28, 1960. He was an assistant pastor in Virginia and later a missionary and director of seminarians in Chile, where he served for 12 years. In 1975, he returned to the U.S., and presided over many healing services and pilgrimages. He was one of the founding members of the Association of Christian Therapists and served on its board of directors. He was appointed coordinator of the charismatic program of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Fla., and served there several years before returning to St. Charles in 2002.

The circumstances of his death are full symbolism. His heart, full of love for his friends, simply overflowed and could not be contained. In speaking to people who talked to Fr. Paul the day before his death, we learned that knowing his time was short, expressed concern not so much for himself, but for those who would be left behind; those he would miss, and those who would miss him. Paul’s love for his friends, which mirrored that of Jesus for us, was also the theme of the Gospel reading at his funeral Mass. John 15:11-17, “I call you friends…Love one another.” We have lost a dear friend but we have gained an intercessor in the heavenly courts.

If you wish a holy card commemorating Paul’s life. please send a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope to: Bob Rohde,1319 Kingston Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22302.

May he rest in peace in the hearts of Jesus and Mary.”