A Visit to Mother Mary

It has been our family’s tradition to pay our Lady of Antipolo a visit once every summer.

And this trip really was truly a blessed one. Made me feel like my soul was replenished to it’s full health.

We attended mass at the Shrine of our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, and the homily melted my heart. The priest said Mother Mary will always lift us up for us to reach Jesus.

I always attend mass on Sundays but there always are masses like this that really touch my heart. Our next stop is the Regina RICA, or Regina Rosarii Institute for Contemplation in Asia.

I’ll show you later the picture I took. This place lifted me higher and closer to Mother Mary. On the 308 steps up to the hill we prayed the Rosary, and then one of the Dominican sisters oriented us about the place

Which I think helps a lot for visitors to be able to reflect well instead of going just for a picture and all the fun. I have learned how to “Contemplate”. You close your eyes and stop for a moment of silence, for about twenty silent minutes you shall free your mind from worrying, and thinking, and surrender yourself in peace. That way, God can enter us and help lighten our burdens. You end the contemplation with a prayer and again get back to whatever it is you are doing. I decided I’ll do this whenever I get so upset. ‘Cause you know me, and how I tend to just fall apart sometimes. I also bought two candles at Regina RICA. The pink one is dedicated for Love, and Family. And the green one for Hope to pass examinations. We can just light it there but I decided to take it home. I was thinking of lighting it when depressing times come. So somehow I’ll be able to find the light from those dark times. I believe it’ll really help me JJJ

Another thing is that Mama Mary’s number is 8. I remembered you-know-who, he’s teasing me that I should say yes to him on the eighth of June, ‘cause when it symbolizes infinity also. I kinda flushed when I heard that it was also Mama Mary’s number. It’s because her birth day falls on that number and also the number of her angels is 17, that is 1+7=8. I was thinking maybe one time we can visit Regina RICA together, and ask guidance from Mama Mary so she would guide us together. And maybe in the future, our wedding may be at the chapel here. :PP Hahahahahaha. MAYBE. Oh, let’s just ask guidance from Mama Mary so she’d keep us closer to Jesus.

And the last silly thing I did was that I counted my way down the hill and asked for a sign. Wanna know what it is? :DDD

I said if I counted my way correctly down the hill, and that the steps were really 308, it means I have Mama Mary’s blessing to say YES to you-know-who on 8. And theeeeeeen, I counted it correctly. I have Mama Mary’s blessing! Yaaaaay :”>

Thank you Mama Mary for sharing with us your sacred and enchanted place, I will always thank and love you for the motherly love you have for us. You are truly a woman’s role model. We should be more of like you. :*