I would like to share a kind graceful memory I have of Father Manuel Maya, OSM.  My mother was dying at Martin Luther King Hospital, previously located in Anaheim, California, January of 2000.  A Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints registered nurse that was familiar with my mother's medical and health condition, was kind to get a hold of Father Manuel Maya, OSM, at St. Philip Benizi Roman Catholic Church, located in Fullerton, California.  Ten minutes before her death, my mother was able to be blessed by Father Manuel Maya, OSM.  My mother died smiling on January 9, 2000, as a result of Type II Diabetes and other serious health complications.

Several weeks later I found an ad in the Orange County Register, in need of a school secretary, for a local Roman Catholic School.  I applied for the position and was called that very same day, by the school principal, who previously worked for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

While on my break, working for St. Philip Benizi Roman Catholic School, that is located next door to St. Philip Benizi Roman Catholic Church, I observed Father Manuel Maya, OSM, praying.  I came forward and reminded him of what he had done.  Father Manuel Maya, OSM was sent to other Roman Catholic Churches, such as in Illinois and Texas and I was always in contact with him.  In kind appreciation to his graceful gesture, of my mother's blessing, he was sent monetary amounts, so that he could use personally to purchase things of his need.

In his memory, I would like to achnowledge his caring and kind soul and heart.  May God be with him always.

Maria Luisa Diaz  

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Fr. Manuel M. Maya, OSM

May 26, 1932 – August 28, 2018

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