Hello Son,
Sunday @ 11:56 am.
This morning, at 7:30am,
we left for Holy Rosary.
We as in Dad, Mom and
Grandma.
Aunty D and family will
meet us in church.
Today is Ryan's 1st Holy
Communion Mass
Celebration.
Holy Rosary Church.
That's the church that
you were serving as an
Altar Boy.
The church that you were
baptised in.
The church that you had
your Farewell Mass.
The church that Mom ...
in her quivering voice ...
delivered a song to you
for the very last time ...
during her eulogy.
On Jan 21, 2010.
Since that day,
Mom had found it difficult
to be in that church and had
gradually left Holy Rosary
for St Francis Xavier.
So ...
We arrived in Holy Rosary
about 7.45am.
We walked in, made our
way to the front, and sat
down on the pew on the
right side of the church,
3rd row from the front.
Aunty D and family arrived
Some 10 minutes later.
Ryan joined the
Communion kids and sat
right in front on the left pew.
handphone.
Mom picked up her cell.
She had forgotten to put
her phone on flight mode.
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| Your mother saw that ZAP instantly. Mom showed her handphone to Dad. Excitedly. "Look, 44." On my WhatsApp. Son is calling me." He's near. Her Son is, that's for sure. |
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| Grandma's friends came over to say hi. It was still early. Rosary session has not started. |
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| The projection came on. Ryan is at number 5. Mom spotted her name at number 2. Grin. |
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| Ryan was doing the Responsorial Psalm. At the mike. |
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| Communion Song came on. Mom leaned over to Dad and whispered, "My favourite song ... made famous by a Daniel ..." Yup. Trye story. Your mother had googled to check who wrote the lyrics to this hymn. It's such a good hymn. The lyrics are great. The tune is somewhat - haunting. That's how she discovered this song was made famous by someone called Daniel. This song came on today? Zap Zap Zap! |
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| Ryan taking Holy Communion. |
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| During communion, there was a small commotion that happened at the 2nd pew ... See the 2 girls in dark outfit and then a boy in a white shirt. |
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| Zooming in. The boy ... after taking his 1st Holy Communion, went back to his seat, when suddenly, he slowly slid down the bench with his head looking up. Like he had fainted. Or fell unconscious. Or maybe slain after receiving his very first Body of Christ. Mom saw the whole incident. Omg. (The photos were taken after the boy was OK). Mom whispered to Dad, "Omg. Do you remember a similar incident with Son? Remember he vomitted .... and I was on the floor trying to clean the mess ... it was a big puddle ... and people at the back started passing tissues to me ... We had durians before that and he vomited so much ... we were seated on the left side of church towards the middle ... you remember?" Dad shook his head. Your father doesn't remember that incident. What? How could one forget such an incident? Dad said he must have blocked that incident. Mom looked over to that boy in white. Seriously.... She had to see that? Yes, Daniel. Mom recalls. Of course, Mom remembers. Zap Zap Zap! |
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| Ryan is at extreme right. The boy who was slain just now is the tall boy on the left of the Priest. He's good after a few minutes. That incidenr probably happened for your mother's benefit. |
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| Dad and Mom gave Ryan this pretty 1st Holy Communion candle and a children's Bible Stories book. |
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| Aunty D and family. |
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| All of us. |
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| After taking that above all-together photo, Mom suddenly noticed a little feather that was fluttering on the ground a few steps away. |
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| Mom walked towards it. Omg. As your mother was taking a few snapshots of that tiny feather on the floor, a few people were watching her. Mom said aloud, so that all those who were observing her could hear ... "Here's an angel feather ..." |
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| Can you see the angel feather? |
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| Mom called Dad to come over. "See my angel standing beside me." Big smile. Angel feather. Think about it. Did that insignificant feather have to flutter to catch your mother's attention? Mom thinks. Mom suspects. Mom believes. Her Son must have been blowing it so his mother notices it. Zap zap zap! |
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| The Visitor Priest from Myanmar read the Gospel today. No no. The Priest is not in the photo. It so happened that the Priest read the wrong passage. The whole congregation knew that the Priest was reading the wrong passage because the Gospel passage was on the big screen. After an awkward few minutes, one of the Altar Boys quietly walked over to that Priest ... said something ... and the Priest quickly corrected himself by continuing with the actual Gospel today. Pause. Reflect. Altar Boy. That Altar Boy who helped the Priest is the one on the right of this photo talking to Grandma. Mom spoke to him a minute ago. Your mother asked him whether he went to that Visitor Priest's aid on his own ... voluntarily ... or the Resident Priest had signalled him. The Altar Boy replied : "Voluntarily." As in helping the priest- voluntarily? Grandma and Mom praised him and said that was nice of him, good of him to make that move etc. |
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| At the back of your mother's mind, she remembers her Altar Boy Son ... how Dad and Mom have encouraged you to be an Altar Boy so you can always be of help to the Priests. We see you in your Altar Boy gown ... is that what you call it? standing in position at the altar and executing your duties. Today, Mom had to witness an Altar Boy helping the Priest? Say no more. Zap Zap Zap! |
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| Daniel Phua. Mom can feel you with us. You are always in our presence. Mom is so happy to receive all your ZAPS today and everyday. Keep them coming Stay close. Stay near. Watch over us. We miss you so very much. Over to you. Kisses, Mom xoxo |
