The procession of the monstrance around the church began, while the parishioners sang songs of praise and worship to the Blessed Sacrament.
The adoration of the Blessed Sacrament took place in the church gardens.
Altar servers positioned themselves beside the altar where the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament was taking place. 
The sun is warm,
the air is fresh,
the beauty of nature is around us,
God's love and graces abound,
what more can we ask for ?
Life is truly beautiful !
A video of my favorite historical character, Marco Polo. The TV movie was produced in 1982 and DVD copies were released in 2004, but unfortunately are no longer sold. I'm still hoping to find a copy in video stores here in Bangkok.
After months of non-attendance in English masses at our parish in the city due to the political crisis, we were finally able to leave home in peace to attend Sunday mass in Thai in a nearby Catholic church. We're still afraid to go where the red shirts used to be because the clean-up is not yet over, but trust me, we've never felt better. I noticed that the dry, brown grounds of the church compound have turned green ! Continous, heavy rains did the trick. The air is fresh and smells like newly mowed grass and has become cooler !
Here's JM sitting at the stairs of an antique house.
And enjoying the fresh smell of grass and cool morning air.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them ,“Receive the Holy Spirit.Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
The scent of fresh Jasmin flowers filled our home office. With no fresh Jasmin flowers in sight, I searched everywhere, in every corner of our home and found none. The scent reminded me of the daily floral offering of children to the Blessed Mother in every church and chapel in the Philippines this month. My son has never exprienced this tradition and I thought SHE could be reminding me of what this special month means. I decided to buy four Jasmine garlands and asked my son to offer these on our family altar. We will continue with this beautiful tradition during the remaining days of May.
Today, Mother's Day, we remember our mother Esperanza who passed away nearly two years ago. Sadly missed, lovingly remembered.
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
This is how it's been during the summer school break, late bedtime all the time. Too many things occupy his time before sleeping : reading books, surfing the net, talking to dad and more. And he enjoys these with gusto !
Pretending to have fallen asleep while reading . . . . with a BIG SMILE !
And enjoying every page of his How to Swim Book. Not so long from now, schools will open and early bedtime is going to be a MUST !
Schools are still closed and he has all the time to move around with us everywhere we go. Three Sundays ago, we went to a mall to buy him a new swimwear and while doing so, we ended up looking around the mall's amusement center.
This photo was taken at the sports complex where he practices swimming daily. Summer has officially ended last week, but for JM, summer is forever.
Monday this week, I went shopping for science books at dk, Royal City Avenue. He got bored browsing and the now tanned JM finally obliged to pose for a photo so he can go back home to play computer games. Schools will open in two weeks, so I let him enjoy the remaining days of his summer school break.
"In dangers, in doubts, in difficulties, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let not her name depart from your lips, never suffer it to leave your heart. And that you may obtain the assistance of her prayer, neglect not to walk in her footsteps. With her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear; if she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal."
Dad with my youngest sister Belle and grandson Michael during a family outing in Tagaytay.
You were three years old.
May all your dreams and wishes come true!
A procession in honor of the Divine Mercy was held in the grounds of Chair of Saint Peter Church.
The Most Holy Image of the Divine Mercy.
This statue of Saint Peter is found in the grounds of Chair of Saint Peter Church.
