Kahapon Divine Mercy Sunday di ba, akala ko wala ako makukuwento about this day pero meron pala! Napakagaling talaga ni Lord, walang imposible sa Kanya. Bakit? Dalawang bagay lang naman ang nangyari kaya nakita ko na naman kung gaano kadakila ang Panginoon. šš
At Parish of the Lord of Divine Mercy (PLDM), during the prayer to the Divine Mercy | source
Ang Kuwento Kung Paano Ako Nakapunta sa Fiesta Mass
Thursday night pa lang naisip ko bigla na hindi pala ako aabot sa 3 pm fiesta mass. Meron kasi akong meeting dapat ng 1:30 pm and 2 hrs usually tinatagal non. Meaning if a-attend ako nun magiging 3:30 ang end or lampas pa so hindi ako aabot sa Pontifical High Mass. (Yan e pag bishop ang magmisa.) Aba e sasakay pa ako ng jeep at maglalakad papuntang simbahan, malamang some time before 4 pm na ako makarating dun.
So nung Thu kahit 9pm na nag-pm tlga ako sa kagrupo ko na baka pwede di ako umattend ng meeting. Ay naku, ang reply sa akin, ako raw yung magre-report. Luhhhh. So malamang hindi pwede mag-absent. Kako pwede ba maaga na lang umalis? Basta tapusin ko raw yung report pwede. E usually ang pagre-report bandang dulo na yun. So hindi tlga ako aabot.
Kako kay Lord, "pa'no ako makaka-attend ng 3 pm mass Lord? Huhu." Hanggang dumating na yung Sabado wala na talaga akong maisip na pwede magawa para makapunta ng 3pm mass. Kaya nagplano na lang ako na umaga magkukumpisal sa Linggo tapos magsimba after para umabot ako sa meeting. Di ko na lang pupuntahan yung 3 pm mass kasi di naman required yun para makuha ang promise ni Jesus sa Divine Mercy Sunday eh.
Ang sabi Niya kasi kay St. Faustina:
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O di ba? Yan lang dapat gawin so anytime na misa pwede ko puntahan, kahit saang simbahan pa nga eh. Pero shempre dahil mas malapit ang PLDM sa akin dun talaga ako magsisimba at magkukumpisal.
So eto na ang pa-himala ni Lord. Haha. Sabado ng hapon nag-pm bigla sa gc ung president ng group namin. Move earlier daw ang meeting, 1 pm na raw kasi yung invited speaker pwede lang ng 2 pm. Ay wow! Hahahaha. Ang saya-saya ko nung nabasa ko yun! š
Amazing talaga gumalaw si Lord! In short, nakaabot ako sa Pontifical High Mass kahapon dahil sa Kanyang pagpapala. ā¤ļøš Walang imposible sa Diyos talaga. Salamat po Panginoon!
Pruweba. Pic after mass. Nasa 2nd flr ako kasi daming tao. Buti may naupuan pa ako sa loob pagdating ko. haha.
But wait, there's more!
Ang Kumpisal kay Hesukristo
Umaga ng Divine Mercy Sunday (April 27) shempre kailangan magkumpisal muna ako bago magsimba di ba. 8 am start ng pakumpisal sa church kaya plinano ko gumising ng maaga. Kaso ang kupad ng katawan past 9 am na ako nakalabas. š
Pagdating ko sa simbahan nakupo, ang haba na ng pila sa kumpisalan. š E mag-alas diyes na nun feeling ko hindi ako aabot sa 1 pm meeting pag dun ako nagkumpisal.
Dahil mahaba pila ng kumpisal gawa nga ng pista, pumunta ako sa Sacred Heart Parish sa may Kamuning. Doon kasi pag Sunday ang dami nilang sked ng kumpisal. Every mass halos meron. ā¤ļø (Related: Longest Confession Hours Available in Churches Within Metro Manila!)
š At doon may nangyari na naman during my confession. I find this fascinating eh kaya ikukwento ko na. Hindi lang once, twice or thrice nangyari and hindi lang sa isang church, city or pari.
FYI, gala po ako when it comes to confession. Haha. (Basahin nyo rito: Who Says It's Boring or Scary To Go to Confession?) Kahit saang simbahan ako nagkukumpisal (sa mga may sked) lalo nung 2023. Pero binawasan ko na paggala, pag kelangan lng saka ko na lang ginagawa. š Dapat kasi sa isa lang na pari palagi para ma-guide ng tama (for spiritual development).
Kahapon sa ibang simbahan ako pumunta for confession dahil sobrang haba nga pila sa Divine Mercy.
Anyway so eto nga... Nagkumpisal ako doon sa kabilang simbahan habang nagsisimba na rin. May pila rin doon pero di sobrang dami kaya shempre while waiting nagsisimba ako. Haha. And then nung turn ko na e di pumasok na ako sa kumpisalan.
So sinabi ko na lahat, tas nung nasa huling part na ako ng listahan ng mga kasalanan bigla na nagsalita yung pari after ng last sentence ng sinabi ko. Walang dead air moment, tlgang hapit nagsalita agad. So ako napaisip, "wow, nangyari na naman". Haha. š±
Napansin ko na kasi yun, ganun pala tlga may times na "parang alam na nila" na tapos ka na kahit di nila nakikita binabasa mo. (If madalas ka magkumpisal napansin mo na rin siguro ito.) Hindi ko pa nga nasasabi yung, "and all the sins I may have forgotten" uunahan na nila ako ng advice/talk nila before absolution. š
One time di ako makapaniwala tlga na "alam nila" yun na ang huli kong sasabihin so I tried to contradict and say na meron pa ako sasabihin (but actually nakumpisal ko na ung idadagdag ko pero gusto ko lang ulitin w/c is mali po, wag gagayahin. š). Pero sabi ng pari, wala na raw, like tapos na alam na daw niya sasabihin ko or something like that. And I'm like... whoa. š± Haha.
And so pag nangyayari yun (yung nagsasalita na ang pari without me "properly finishing" my confession) di na ako umiimik kasi alam ko si Jesus na ang nagsasabi at gumagalaw tlga sa pagpapakumpisal ng mga pari. Nakaka-amaze di ba? š±
Pic ng mga pari w/ Bishop Eli of Cubao Diocese.
Kaya always pray for the priests everyday. š They are truly in Persona Christi kapag inaadminister ang Sacraments and pati during mass.
Salamat Lord sa iyong walang hanggang awa at pagmamahal. ā¤ļø
Kayo ba, may kwentong himala or kahit abt sa kumpisal? Ikwento mo na rin, kahit sa comment lang. š
ENGLISH version:
Yesterday was Divine Mercy Sunday, right? I thought I wouldn't have anything to share about this day, but I do! The Lord is really great, nothing is impossible for Him. Why? Two things happened that made me see once more how amazing the Lord is. šš
At Parish of the Lord of Divine Mercy (PLDM), during the prayer to the Divine Mercy | source
The Story of How I Got to the Fiesta Mass
Thursday night, I suddenly realized that I wouldn't make it to the 3 pm fiesta mass. I had a meeting that was supposed to be at 1:30 pm and it usually lasts 2 hrs. Meaning if I attended that, it would end at 3:30 pm or later so I wouldn't make it to the Pontifical High Mass. (That's when the bishop is celebrating mass.) Well, I still have to take a jeepney and walk to the church so I'll probably get there some time before 4 pm.
So on Thursday even if it was already 9pm, I actually messaged my groupmate if I could be absent from the meeting. Oh my, the reply to me was, I would be the one reporting. Whaaat. So obviously I can't be absent. I asked if I can leave early. She said, as long as I finish the report, it's fine. But usually the reporting is done near the end. So I really won't make it!
I asked the Lord, "How can I attend the 3 pm mass, Lord? Huhu." Until Saturday came, I really couldn't think of anything I could do to go to the 3 pm mass. So I just planned to confess in the morning on Sunday and then go to church afterwards so I could make it to the meeting. I just won't go to the 3 pm mass anymore because that's not required to receive Jesus' promise on Divine Mercy Sunday.
He said to St. Faustina:
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See? That's all I have to do so I can go to mass anytime, no matter which church. But of course, since PLDM is closer to me, I'll go to mass and confess there.
So here's the Lord's miracle. Haha. On Saturday afternoon, the president of our group suddenly sent a message in our group chat (gc). She said the meeting would be moved earlier. It will become 1 pm because the invited speaker would only be available at 2 pm. Oh wow! Hahahaha. I was so happy when I read that! š
The Lord really moves amazingly! In short, I made it to the Pontifical High Mass yesterday because of His blessing. ā¤ļøš Nothing is really impossible with God. Thank you Lord!
Proof. Pic after mass. I was at the 2nd flr because there were a lot of people. Good thing I still found a seat inside when I arrived. haha.
But wait, there's more!
The Confession to Jesus Christ
On the morning of Divine Mercy Sunday (April 27), of course I had to confess before going to mass, right? Confession at the church would start at 8 am, so I planned to wake up early. But my body's slow so I was able to leave home after 9 am. š
When I arrived at the parish, oh my gosh, the line at the confessional was already long. š It was around ten o'clock by then, so I felt like I wouldn't make it to the 1 pm meeting if I confessed there.
Since the line for confession was long due to the fiesta, I went to Sacred Heart Parish in Kamuning. They have a lot of confession schedules there on Sundays. Almost every mass it's available. ā¤ļø (Related: Longest Confession Hours Available in Churches Within Metro Manila!)
š And there, something happened again during my confession. I find this fascinating, so I'll tell you about it. It didn't just happen once, twice or thrice and it wasn't just in one church, city nor with one priest.
FYI, I go places when it comes to confession. Haha. (Read here: Who Says It's Boring or Scary To Go to Confession?) I confess in various churches (those with a schedule), especially back in 2023 . But I've stopped my wandering, I only do it when I need to. š We should always confess to one priest so we can be guided the right way (for spiritual development).
Yesterday I went to another church for confession because the line at Divine Mercy was too long.
Anyway, so here it is... I confessed in the other church while I was also attending mass. There was a confession line there too but not too long so I just waited while I was at mass. Haha. And then when it was my turn, I just went into the confessional.
So I said everything, then when I was at the last part of the list of sins, the priest suddenly spoke after the last sentence of what I said. There was no moment of dead air, he actually spoke almost immediately. So I thought, "wow, it happened again". Haha. š±
You see, I've noticed, there are really times when "they seem to know" that you're done even though they don't see what you're reading. (If you frequently confess you've probably noticed this too.) I haven't even said the words, "and all the sins I may have forgotten" and they would start giving me advice/talk before absolution. š
One time I really couldn't believe that "they know" that was the last thing I was going to say so I tried to contradict and say that I had more to say (but actually I had already confessed what I was going to add but I just wanted to repeat it w/c is wrong, don't do this. š). But the priest said, there's nothing more, like it's over, he already knows what I was going to say or something like that. And I'm like... whoa. š± Haha.
And so when that happens (when the priest starts talking without me "properly finishing" my confession) I would keep quiet because I know it is already Jesus who is really speaking and moving during the confession to priests. Amazing, isn't it? š±
Pic of priests w/ Bishop Eli of Cubao Diocese.
So always pray for priests everyday. š They are truly in Persona Christi when administering the Sacraments and also during mass.
Thank you Lord for your endless mercy and love. ā¤ļø
Do you have a miracle story or even one about confession? Tell us, even if it's just in the comments. š
XOXO,
