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So sorry to hear about your loss. Catie was an *** little girl who touched so many people including us. You are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Jill, Mark, Carlee & Brooke
I am praying for your family for strenght and courage in this most difficult time. Catie is now playing with all the other angels that went before her including her sister. NO more pain and COMPLETELY healed. May God Bless you all. C.O.L.E. Prayer Team www.colesfoundation.com
We are praying for your family. Please contact us for anything you need. Darren, Carol, Kaleigh and Kendra
Dear O'Brien Family, Thank you for sharing your story. Your faith and love has touched so very many. Your journey has been inspiring. Know that you are in our thoughts and prayers as you continue your journey. I have no doubt that Catie's legacy will live on...what an *** angel!!
catie's family,we prayieng for you during this time ,really i donot know what to say but we loved her and we loved your family , she always touched our hearts . she an angle now ,she was always an angle,i had so much strength from you christin ,kevin and from all of your kids ,god bluss you . tala's family
Hi Catie's familiy. Our family is praying for your family during this sorrowful time. We will miss Catie and her story. We drew so much strength from this little angel and the love she shared. We also want to thank you for your faith filled witness to the Catholic faith. It was so pure and so truthful. Our calendar shows that January 25th is the feast day of the Conversion of Saint Paul, the Apostle. It is also the year of St. Paul. I was just pondering how fitting it is that the Lord should call Catie home on this day. Her story has brought so many people closer to God. If her story is published (I did hear that someone has contacted a publisher already) she'll continue to bring more people to God. What a legacy. What a little saint........... God bless you all ... Joan, Mark and Patrick Zadroga
Dear Christine, Kevin, Maggie, Max, Mia, Molly, and ME, Our hearts go out to you and your extended family. We cannot imagine your loss of Catie- but know that she has triumphed and is pain free- looking over all of you now. We continue to cheer for you, while grieving for you, in Maine. All of our love, Gretchen, Phil, Finn and Neve
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Your beautiful Catie holds the hand of Our Lady until she can hold yours again. We are praying for you all. The Heils
May the Lord give you his peace. I wish you all the love and care in the world. Catie has changed so many peoples lives and I know she is watching us all right now with a beautiful smile. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for bringing her story into my house each and every day. I feel so lucky to have been blessed to know you. I am sure you already know she was an angel the day she was born and God had a plan for her that no one could ever imagine...she truly is an angel now. God Bless You SO MUCH May the Lord give you his PEACE and LOVE --jeff braconnier
To the O'Brien Family - We didn't know Catie but we knew of her. We also are a St. Jude family. Our daughter Ellie did the Thanks and Giving commercial with Jennifer Aniston and we saw the beautiful commercial of Catie. She has the best smile. We wanted to send our condolences and to let you know that your journal entries are beautiful. You are so right that Catie is now in heaven and she and all the other St. Jude kids are running in perfect bodies and having fun. God Bless you and thank you for sharing your daughter with us. -Colleen, Steven, Emma and Ellie Bouchard
I am very sorry for you loss. I struggle everyday to keep believing that God has better things in store for Catie and all of the other children that are fighting Pediatric Cancer. I know that doctors and treatments and all the suffering and fighting that comes with pediatric cancer is NOT the way that they deserve to be living. My daughter has recently become very involved in fundraising for a CURE for Pediatric Cancer since our good friend Faith was diagnosed (and who is now a DIPG Angel) and I am sure riding bikes in Heaven with your Catie. Through my daughter I have been following and meeting many children with cancer and it is so hard understand why so many children must carry the cross of cancer. I have been following Catie
Thank you for privilege of allowing us to have a glimpse to a real saint on this earth, it has been an honor to be on this personal journey with you and your family. We are heartbroken for your loss, but we are certain that Catie is with our Lord and Our Blessed Mother. I hope she will continue to pray for all of us. Our love & prayers, Cookie, Ray, Christine & Andrew
I know that Catie had said that she wanted to be a saint...not for her own glory, she was much to wise for that...she wanted to be a saint so that she could pray for other children with cancer. Catie, my love, congratulations! You made it! This is not the end of the story, my friends. Catie's life and legacy will serve a purpose for our salvation, according to God's plan. We just have to wait and see how it unfolds. It is hard not to be sad at this time, but remember something...Catie got all of us to pray. Those prayers were not wasted. God will use them for greater good. God did not ignore our prayers. He did not abandon us. God the providential Father will not let Catie remain dead. Today she is healed! God the compassionate Son, cries with us today, but through the grace of God the Holy Spirit, we will have the strength to wipe away our tears, and to carry on Catie's legacy of love and faith.
Dear O'Brien Family - We are so sorry to hear of your physical loss of your beautiful little girl. We send our prayers for God to comfort you through all measures. Our hearts ache. We know that Catie went straight into the arms of God, I don't think there is anyone who doesn't believe that! We mourn for you and mostly with you. Thank you for sharing your most intimate moments with us along Catie's journey. And we hope to hear the miracles continuing from your Angel and Saint to be in heaven!! God Bless and know our love is with you! The Winter Family
dear kevin and family, i am sorry to hear about catie. you and your family are in my prayers. god bless you and your family sinercly, angie
All of our thoughts and prayers are with you today as you mourn the loss of your sweet, smiley girl - the beautiful Catie. May you find peace and comfort in all of your wonderful memories and in the knowledge that Catie is home with our Lord - free of pain and suffering and once again, celebrating with that million dollar, megawatt smile! Prayers and hugs, The Neeson Family - Tom, Marisa, Michael, Molly, Max, and Megan
Dear O'Brien Family, I am so sorry to here about Catie. This morning before Mass started I lit a candle and prayed for a miracle...I also dedicated my communion for her today as well. I guess the miracle is, is that she is now home with the Lord; watching from above. Thank you for sharing her story with us, she is truly a blessing, a Saint, and an Angel. God bless, Michelle Khawam
Dear O'Brien Family - My heart is with you at this time, having lost my son Bryan to a brain tumor in early 2006. I am thinking of you, as many are, and I want you to know that I am certain that Bryan greeted Catie with a big smile and an outstretched hand to come and play with him up in heaven. Our children are angels and we are forever blessed by having them. Wishing you and peace and comfort, Nancy
In her short time on earth Catie has touched the hearts of many. We will keep you and your family in our prayers during this difficult time. The Kinney's
I am so sorrry to hear of your loss, but happy that Catie is not suffering any longer. I found your story a few months ago through my niece, Mary Kate Rushing's, site. Catie was a beautiful child with a contagious smile. I will be praying for God to heal your hearts and bless you with His Peace.
Dear O'Brien Family, I am so sorry to hear the loss of such a wonderful gift, Catie. I know for a fact that Catie went straight up to heaven and is watching over us right now. I feel so honored to have known such a wonderful child. Every Malvern Family Retreat with the O'Brien kids was like a weekend of fun. They always suprised me with new crafts and funny jokes. Although Catie has passed, i see that bright kilowatt smile on every one of the sensational six faces. Catie will always be in my heart and the hearts of many. May God bless you, O'Brien Family, and turn your tears of sorrow to tears of joy and happiness. Catie soul has not left, we can all feel the warmth of her presence around each of us. I now know i have a new angel to pray to. Sincerly, Kristin McGrath
Dear Christine, Kevin, Maggie, Max, Mia, Molly and M.E. You and Catie have been in my thoughts this entire weekend and my heart goes out to you all at this very sad time. It has been an honor to share this journey with you and I have loved getting to know each and every one of you. I hope in some small way that I helped to brighten yours and Catie's days. It was fun to send her packages and I know I will always think of Catie every time I see An American Girl doll or book! And, I will always cherish the St. Jude heart ornament from Catie which will hang in a special spot on my tree every year. While some of us only knew Catie for a short time, you were so lucky to have this special angel with you for almost 8 years. I know she is now watching over you all , no longer in pain and with that sweet smile of hers. Love, Pat
Kevin O'Brian Family I'm sorry to hear about Catie passing, but how wonderful to know she is with our Lord.You and your family will be in my prayers. may God be with you now and aways. Danny Bolin
Dear Kevin, Christine and family, We want to thank you for sharing Catie's story and although we've never met, we feel like we know you guys. Catie was very blessed to have such a loving and faith-filled family by her side every step of the way. She has touched our hearts and souls forever. We will be praying every single day for you. The Lord will surely continue to give you the strength and courage you need every moment of every day. May God bless you all, Diana and Paul Hennessey
Dear O'Brian Family, I am deeply sorry for your loss. In a way this is a bitter sweet thing. Bitter because she is not with us anymore, sweet because she's home with God and will be safe forever. I lost an old friend to cancer and I know how hard its been. I have also lost my cousin. I can relate. I just want you to know how deeply sorry I truely am. I wish there was something I could do. Catie inspired me to do so much and to live my life to the absolute fullest. My basketball team has dedicated our past game to Catie and we hope she enjoyed it. Remember that you will always have a special, perfect, beautiful, little angel watching over you now and forever more, until you are re-united with her in Heaven. -Annoymous-
I just learned of your loss from Mary Kate's webpage and wanted to let you know that while we don't know each other, you and your family are in my thougts and prayers. God needed another angel.
Hi Catie, We hope you had a wonderful, blessed Christmas. We sure were thinking of you and praying for you as you received your 1st Communion! We also hope you enjoyed the celebration of your Poppy's 80th birthday! What a week for you! As promised, we will send you photos of the Love Light tree at St. Columbkill. Of course there's a story behind this and I know it will make you chuckle. We told you a bit about this before, but here's the quick recap. We were supposed to cut the tree down from our yard on Friday, 12/19 but we had an ice storm...so we didn't get to do so till the next day, then we let it sit in our garage over night till it was time to decorate the church on Sunday. The tree was 16.5 feet tall and took 6 guys to handle when we got there. While 1/2 the tree had thawed and dried out, the other 1/2 was still very wet. The guys were soaked by the time we had it standing, as if they were out in the rain themselves! We had fans in the narthex and had mop duty for quite some time (almost 2 hours) until the tree dried enough to put lights on it. Then we added the ~150 paper doves. As promised, we put the dove labeled "Catie O'Brien and Family" as high up as we could. Beautiful!!! We left with a great deal of pride in a job well done and were very excited about the grand unveiling to our church congregation on Christmas Eve. We arrived early and anxiously approached the narthex. My heart sank. The tree was not lit. WHAT? I asked Fr. Quinn who the Patron Saint of Unlit Christmas Trees was and he just chuckled. He told us that it was lit as late as 2:00 that afternoon and they didn't know what happened. This bothered me all through Mass, needless to say. First of all, it's called the Love Light tree and I was thinking we'd have to refund half the donations made as now it was really only a "Love Tree", since there were no lights!!! Friends of ours who had helped us with the tree and had accompanied us to Mass were about as disappointed as we were. They recently retired from owning a Hardware Store andI knew if anyone could fix this, it would be them. After Mass, they jiggled wires, changed fuses and extension cords, trying every possible combination. It took quite some time, but eventually they came up with the winning combination and the tree was lit again. We all cheered LOUDLY!!! Of course no one really heard us as Mass was over for at least 1/2 hour and everyone had gone home. But we were ecstatic and with any luck at all, it remained lit for the 11:00 Mass that night as well as the two masses on Christmas Morning!! What a time! But a happy ending for sure. We continue to pray for a happy ending to your story also, as we join you all in prayer for a miracle. Lots of love and hugs, Candee and family
Dear Catie, I'm glad you had a great Christmas and congratulations on your First Communion. I hope you enjoy your trip to Lourdes. I'm glad you have been back to school for so many days. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Your Friend, Christopher :)
Dear Catie, I am glad that you came back to school and were in the Christmas program (I stood right behind you for the 2nd/3rd grade song). I heard your sister yell "boo-boo and it made me smile" Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Your Friend, Maria Carroll (Christopher's sister)
Congratulations on your First Holy Communion, Catie! What a very special day for you to receive such a holy sacrament on Jesus' birthday! You are a very blessed little girl indeed. Merry Christmas to you and your family and a happy new year. Praying for a miracle, The Neeson Gang - Tom, Marisa, Michael, Molly, Max and Megan
