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Fr. Len MacMillan speaks during Mass at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Coeur d'Alene on Thursday.

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'An overwhelming sense of peace’: Coeur d’Alene Catholic church hosts rare Consecration of Widows event
October 16, 2026 1:08 a.m.

'An overwhelming sense of peace’: Coeur d’Alene Catholic church hosts rare Consecration of Widows event

Coeur d’Alene Catholic church hosts rare Consecration of Widows event

One widow could feel her late husband’s presence as Fr. Len McMillan blessed everyone’s wedding rings. “I felt like he had touched me on the back of the shoulder during the ceremony,” Robin Mitzelfelt said. “I’ve done that. I’ve felt him touch me, imagined or otherwise. He's here with us as well as Jesus.”