‘GOD’S PROVIDENTIAL coincidence?’
I always believe in Kairos, Qadar, God’s Perfect Timing. After attending the Beautiful Mass of the Holy Spirit for the ADZU MEDICAL SCHOOL LEVEL 1 till Batch 2026, we sought the Holy Spirit to guide our Ignatian doctors. Dr. Dulce Amor Dagalea Miravite was an alumna, who celebrated her birthday with the Eucharistic celebration. Thanks to Boya De Los Santos who invited us and Fr. Koko, S.J., who echoed Jesus as the Divine Healer.
I visited the memorial and brought flowers to Tita Pilar Molina, who recruited me to the CLC CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNITY in 1984. This is the Lay community of Marian-inspired devotees following Ignatian Principles to praise and reverence. Serve and love God. After visiting my parents, I joined our virtual National Convention sponsored by LUZON CLC’ers. I partly saw the sharing of Ate Didi and missed the stories of hope in times of Pandemic.
By the time I got home, they put us in Breakout Room No. 20. I do not know them personally, but Ate Rose visited Zamboanga City since we sponsored the 2019 National Convention. We started sharing and I stressed that “ang mahalagang natutunan ko sa pandemia ay ang kumapit sa Panginoon.”
It was a wonderful mix in our group. Kuya Cesar said he would ask me a favor later. By evening, I got a most unexpected text. Kuya Cesar was asking for the Homily of a dear friend, Fr. Manoling, in our wedding in 2009. He was informed by my cousin-in-law, Mary, that Joe married; to Kuya Mon and that Fr. Manoling Francisco, S.J., mentioned them.
A Husband’s Request: “If that homily was captured on video, I hope that you would be so kind enough to share it with me and my family in time for Christmas, and the 45th anniversary of my marriage to Pin on December 23. If this request would find favor with you, you can. Here is a love story within a wedding Homily which points to God’s eternal love. There was a magazine with Sharon Cuneta on the cover. The ad was calling for people to write a letter, the best story would receive a diamond pendant. Josephine, Cesar’s wife, wrote that she would want to win the diamond pendant because she was suffering from cancer and did not know if she would live to see her grandchildren.
One day, their son, a seminarian, opened the magazine and lo and behold, their mother Josephine won the essay. Josephine called her daughter and opened the box with the beautiful diamond pendant and put it on her daughter to remind her of her eternal presence. Cesar, her husband, affirmed his eternal love for Josephine who died of cancer. May we make our eternal pledge: LORD TA AMA YO CONTIGO ETERNAMENTE!
Just like my Dad’s eternal pledge of
love to my mom who died of cancer. They are buried together in the memorial.
God’s eternal love enables us to love and experience his eternal love by
allowing us to find the love of our lives, as a couple and as priests and lay
responding to our vocations of Love for God. (MBC)
