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Thanks, Cannoli....I pray that, if they are already in Heaven, they will intercede for private petitions...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Identical twins Julian and Adrian Riester were born seconds apart 92 years ago. They died hours apart this week.

Both died of heart failure, said Father James Toal, guardian of St. Anthony Friary in St. Petersburg, where the inseparable twins lived since moving from western New York in 2008.

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An interesting story and not that uncommon among married couples.

Doctors have long known that stress hormones … [More]

Yes, Sister Carol--what beautiful lives!

Together on earth, together in Eternity. Beautiful story and life. Thanks for this. I wonder how many other twins there are in the Catholic Church serving God. What beautiful souls.

Frailes Gemelos mueren el mismo día a los 92 años
Julian y Adrian Riester fallecieron con una diferencia de pocas horas en un hospital de Florida. Ambos eran frailes franciscanos y la comunidad a la que pertenecían calificó a la insólita fatalidad como "un final casi poético".

Los hombres habían nacido con pocos minutos de diferencia en Buffalo. Tras enrolarse en la orden de los Frailes Menores, pasaron 35 años trabajando juntos en tareas de carpintería y jardinería en la Universidad de St. … [More]

NY-born twin friars die on same day at age 92
Fri Jun 3, 9:39 pm ET
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Identical twins Julian and Adrian Riester were born seconds apart 92 years ago. They died hours apart this week. The Buffalo-born brothers were also brothers in the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor. Professed friars for 65 years, they spent much of that time working together at St. Bonaventure University, doing carpentry work, gardening and driving visitors to and from the airport and around town.
"It was … [More]