Maundy
Thursday 2026
Come Oh
Holy Spirit, please fill the hearts of thy faithful, please enkindle in us the fire
of Your Divine Love, send forth Your Spirit Oh Lord, and it shall be created,
and You shall renew the face of the earth.
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Today, my
mom and dad would have celebrated 66 years of married life.
Unfortunately, in
2001, mom succumbed to the big C .
They had a
total of 41 years married. Mom was 64 years old.
Dad
survived her for 14 years more, and finally passed on in 2015 at age 83.
Yesterday,
I got to pray and chat with a 60 year old mom of 3 grown up children. She had
her first born at 19 years old.
I loved her
philosophy in her children choosing their partners in life.
One of her
children was just served divorce papers after 17 years of married life.
I was
inquiring if she had an inkling or a vibe that this would happen.
I was
trying to see if she was able to see some red flags early on.
I guess
what I want to see first of all are the following:
1. Was God a central figure in their
life choices?
2. Did service to one another figure in
their day to day choices?
3. What was the couple’s end goal?
I want to
put out first and foremost, that I am a believer and follower of Christ Jesus.
As such, I
check in on Him for His thoughts and words on Marriage.
I believe
that God, The Father, Creator of heaven and earth instituted marriage.
Thus, what
He has joined together, no one must break.
There are 3
parties in the union. God, the husband and the wife.
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Dad and mom
had a lot of challenges in their married life. They had 9 children as products
of this union.
When I was in
3rd year high school, the challenges came one after the other.
There is
the hint of infidelity that resulted in a possible offspring.
Mom was
super stoic about it.
She chose
to stay in the marriage.
Dad said,
only time can tell. He did not say yes or no to the question of his extra
marital affair.
Their life
after the supposed betrayal, was marked by a radical change in lifestyle and
direction.
Dad
supported mom in her activities to draw closer to the Lord and serve Him.
When one is in rock bottom, there is no way but to look UP.
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I hope this
particular story of our family, will inspire this young mom on the process of divorce.
I had the
chance to be the 2nd person to read the divorce papers that was just
served to her 2 hours earlier.
It made my
head spin.
April fools day to be so coincidental!!!
My mom’s steady
and calm reaction to the case of a possible extra marital affair was a super
power.
I just hope
that it did not cause her own health deterioration.
The kryptonite
that killed her eventually?
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The
decision to forgive is not easy.
It requires
a continuous and super natural effort not to lash out and put matters in your
own hands.
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This young husband,
made a promise to his young wife, that he will never allow what happened to
him, a product of a broken relationship, happen to his own children.
And what
has happened now?
He runs
off with another young mom he met through online gaming.
The son of
whom is the age of his 2nd child with his legal wife.
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My prayer
and my hope:
The world
is really lost and confused without the knowledge and relationship with Our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
He came so
that we can have life. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
We can do
nothing good apart from Him being in our lives.
He is the Word made flesh, who died for our sins as a ransom for us so we can be redeemed
from the snares, traps and fight of the Evil One.
We all have
a God shaped hole in our hearts brought about the pain and trauma of living in
a fallen world, and only God can fill it with His healing graces.
United with
Him, we can conquer all our wounds with His graces.
May we have
the grace to go to Him, this Holy Week and endure our Good Friday with the hope
of Easter and salvation every step of the way.
He is the
answer.
He can save
us.
Praise to
You Oh Lord Jesus Christ.
