Rockford woman attends small Mass with pope, speaks with him

Editor’s note: Let’s hear it for Janet! Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com


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Janet Bedin of Rockford stands in the chapel in Santa Marta, a dormitory-style residence near the Sistine Chapel.

By Corina Curry
RRSTAR.COM
Posted Apr 23, 2013 @ 12:46 AM


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ROCKFORD —

Rockford resident Janet Bedin has met previous popes several times but never had a visit to the Vatican like the one she had Monday.
 Bedin, a lifelong member of St. Anthony of Padua Church of Rockford, attended a small, private Mass with Pope Francis on Monday morning in Casa Santa Marta and had the opportunity to speak one-on-one with the new pope for several minutes afterward.
“I couldn’t sleep at all the night before,” Bedin said by telephone from Italy on Monday afternoon. “I just kept thinking of what I was going to say. ... That was the first thing I ended up telling him. I said, ‘I didn’t sleep at all. I felt like I was 9 years old and it was Christmas Eve and I was waiting for Santa Claus.’”
Francis gave a homily that was simple, but serious, Bedin said.
“He spoke about how Jesus Christ tells us the way to my father is through me. I am the door. ... He said, ‘He didn’t say go through the window. He didn’t say go through the back. ... It’s very simple.’”
Bedin sent a letter to the Vatican on April 15 asking if she could attend one of the Pope’s Masses the next week. It was a long shot, she said, but she had heard about the small morning Masses the Pope had been having for visiting priests and Vatican employees and wondered if she could get an invitation. The 15-year anniversary of her father’s death was Monday, she said, and she could think of no greater honor than to attend in his memory and that of her mother, who died in 2011.
 Bedin heard nothing. Then, on Saturday, she received a call with instructions to be at the Vatican at 6:15 a.m. Monday.
 She brought numerous photos of friends and family members for Pope Francis to bless and a letter to the pontiff from the Rev. James M. Ciaramitaro of St. Anthony, inviting the pope to visit the Italian-American parish founded in Rockford in 1909.
 She also brought along newspaper clippings about her mother’s death and spoke with the pope about fighting abuse and medical mistreatment of the elderly in the United States.
 Francis blessed the photos, Bedin said, and as her eyes filled with tears when she spoke of her father — Americo Bedin, a U.S. soldier during World War II — Francis put both hands on her head.
“He was praying, and then he said, ‘God bless you and keep you strong,’” she said.
 There were about 35 other people at the Mass, Bedin said. The intimacy was overwhelming.
“It was magical,” she said. “He is so soft-spoken and unassuming. ... He is winning over the hearts of everyone over here.”
 Corina Curry: 815-987-1371; ccurry@rrstar.com; @corinacurry





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Let’s see what Probate Court does better–Rockford or the 18th floor

Let’s see what Probate Court does better–Rockford or the 18th floor

by jmdenison



Dear Readers

As you may or may not know, John Howard Wyman has written an excellent book on the Probate court in Rockford, and his harrowing experiences there. If you don't have a copy, please go and get a copy. Out of stress and strife, John Wyman has done a great deal of good.

While I am not going to provide you with much comment on this case because there's no reason--the pleadings speak for themselves, I did want make sure you have the pleadings in case you face a similar situation. Therefore, I am publishing all the documents in that case, namely,

John's original Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction (Sodini)

(to be published later today)

Attorney Sharon Rudy's Brief in Response

(to be published later today)

My Reply Brief, filed yesterday:

JMD Reply Brief--Motion to Dismiss, Lack of Jurisdiction (Soldini)

I will be ordering all the transcripts today.

I am also publishing the hearing date, time and place of September 28th, Court room 217, 400 West State St, Rockford Illinois, Judge Fabiano so all the Probate groups can come out and watch and publish. This should be a major victory for the Probate groups. If the Honorable Judge Fabiano does her job, this should be a dismissal/nonsuit QED.

Judge Fabiano will be our heroine. She can then tell all the other Illinois probate judges to carefully check and question that all adult children, siblings and parents have been given notice of the date, time and place of hearing, in writing, 14 days in advance of the hearing.

thanks

JoAnne





I am publishing this because PLEADINGS SHOULD BE PUBLIC. The Rockford Court house has been given about 80 million dollars so far to get their court records computerized, and so far, nada. Attys cannot upload, the public cannot download and the system, like the Cook County system, is an electronic dinosaur.

I hope to also get all the transcripts and publish them for you in the Rockford case.

While I am actively involved in the case, I will refrain from commenting on it, you can still get the book (on Amazon), and read the pleadings and transcripts because I intend to do the job of the Illinois county courts and make them all public, as they should be.

thanks

joanne