During the German blitz of Clydebank near Glasgow in Scotland in 1941 a miraculous and amazing thing happened one night as the bombs where falling and destroying the place.
My mum, Catherine Brown, who actually has Kathleen on her birth certificate because Grandpa Brown couldn’t spell Catherine, had a life changing experience.
Somehow, my mum got lost out in the street where she lived at 31 Newbattle Avenue, Calderbank, during a blitz by the German Luftwaffe, she was terrified and in tears as it was so black and noisy with the bombing in the distance, that she couldn’t see her way to her house.
Just as she was in total despair she seen a bright light in the sky at the bottom of the street and gazed upwards only to see a Lady with bright shining light who lit up the road for her to go to her house.
She was completely astounded by what happened and didn’t know what to do or who to tell. Upon sharing it with her Mum, she was warned not to tell anyone otherwise she would be locked up in the Asylum. After this profound experience she seriously thought about becoming a nun. One day, nun’s where in the village and got talking to her, saying “Catherine, you know we need good Catholic Mothers as well as nun’s. At this point my Mum knew her vocation in life.
Praise God!! When she met the love of her life and soon to marry Les, who had tremendous faith and believed in Our Lady, she could openly share this profound experience. And praise God, she shared it with all her children and tried to her best to follow her faith, but most of all to show love to everyone by serving her family and community.
What an utterly amazing person and example of kindness and humility she was!!
I miss You Mum,
God Bless You with Our Lady now for sure!
Your loving Son,
Les