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Surabaya
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Sharing
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Tintin Magbitang
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few weeks ago, I watched a
Filipino movie about a widow who left her three children to work as
a domestic helper (DH) in Hongkong.
I got carried away with the scene towards the end of the
movie when the mother tried to explain to her children why she had
to sacrifice, leave
them and work miles away from home and serve other people instead of
her own children.
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above scene is typical of many Filipino mothers who leave their husbands and children for greener pasture by
working as DHs not only in Hongkong but in other parts of the world
as well. Indeed, this is truly a heroic act by these loving mothers
who want only the best for their children.
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heavenly Mother, Mama Mary, is not to be outdone! She intercedes and
prays a lot for us, her children, so that her son Jesus
Christ will grant our prayers. She is the greatest intercessor there
is. With so many people requesting for her intercession, I believe
that she no longer “sleeps!” And she loves us so much that she
also encourages us to pray the Rosary regularly.
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his article “The Everywhere Prayer” (New Covenant Magazine), the
late Fr. Dale Francis said, “I pray the Rosary wherever and
whenever it seems like a good idea to me.” Furthermore, he said
that he prays the Rosary sometimes while walking, queuing, while
waiting for a ride or while riding on trains. Also during baseball
and football games. He was quick to add though that the best place
to pray the Rosary is in the presence of the Blessed
Sacrament.
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I was still in college, our aunt would
call us every evening to pray the Rosary. I slept almost all
of the time when we prayed the Rosary then. I couldn’t last long
because it seemed like “eternity” to me and I was too lazy. Then
I would finally wake up when I could
“sense” that they were almost through when the
“Hail Holy Queen” is recited.
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the above article inspired me a lot that I now pray the Rosary at
least three times a day, i.e., all the three mysteries, Joyful,
Sorrowful and Glorious. Praise the Lord! Upon waking up early in the
morning, I finish praying one mystery. After hearing the daily 5:30
AM Bahasa Indonesia Mass, I say the Rosary with my wife. On my way
to the office (walking distance), while inside the elevator, I start
saying the Rosary and would normally finish
three decades before reaching my office.
After having lunch, I would continue saying the last two
decades. In the evening, on my way
home, again I
would pray a decade or two. (I think I am getting addicted to
praying the Rosary.) Now you may say, it is not the “quantity but the
quality.” I agree. But I would rather have both of them.
However, in all of those Rosaries I prayed even those in
church, I never have prayed a perfect one, wherein my mind never
wandered.
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the same article, Fr. Francis related a story. A worker in a field
saw a monk on a horse,
praying the Rosary and he said, “I wish I had it that easy. Just
riding on a horse and praying. “ The monk smiled
at him and said, “You think it is easy?” I’ll tell you
something, my friend, if you’ll just say one Our Father with
perfect attention, I’ll give you this horse.” The man said,
“Oh, boy I’ll take you on that and said, “Our Father, who art
in heaven, hallowed……. do I get the saddle too?”
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Fr. Francis emphasized, chances are, we’re not going to pray with perfection, but the important thing to do is to
pray. I remember what Bro. Bo once said, “Just keep on praying
even if you do not feel like praying.”
In closing, Fr. Francis said, “Pray the Rosary and Our Lady
won’t mind, I’m sure, where you pray it or where you are when
you say it or even if your mind wanders -
because your love is there even if your mind
wanders.”
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and sisters, I pray that you too will be inspired to pray the Rosary
regularly, “whenever and wherever” you have the opportunity. If
our mother here on earth could work so hard for our cause, how much
more with our mother in heaven, Mama Mary. Amen!
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