Feb 11-Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes (World day of the Sick)

Ever heard the name Bernadette?? ..Well my 4 year old cousins name is BERNADETTE GITUEN BATUNCANG..she is a Sabahan mix..anyway I'm not going to talk about her..though I'm missing her terribly..!!

If there was a place i want to visit before my last breath..it will be Lourdes...
Bernadette was a sickly girl who lives in Lourdes..One day, she saw a Lady dress in white robes, white blue belt..together with a white veil and blue roses..with a rosary in her hands.. She said..'I am the Immaculate Conception'
This place where this beautiful Lady appeared, is where the fountain starts flowing..yeah the fountain that healed many and miracles after miracles took place..well..she is known as OUR LADY OF LOURDES..

I attended mass today..and Fr William's sermon was all about HER..an amazing story it was.. actually it was more than just a story..
After that was anointing of the sick..two whole rows was reserved just for the sick, the crippled and even the blind..from every corner of Kajang..they came not only to experience but also to witness the GLORY OF GOD.. I watched from afar.. (not very far just from the choir side) ..and as I was watching, something was beginning to sting my eyes..I'm sure it wasn't my contact lenses..I felt goosebumps all over my hands..I shivered a little..There was something stuck in my throat as the song 'SPIRIT OF GOD' was sung..I knew a miracle was taking place at that moment..

When it came to the song 'ABOVE ALL'..God..it was AWESOME!! ..the part where..
'LIKE A ROSE..TRAMPLED ON THE GROUND..YOU TOOK THE FALL..AND THOUGHT OF ME..!!'
I don't know why..everytime i see a rose with it's broken petals..it's just so sad..
How beautiful the name 'ROSE' is..
even beautiful the flower it carries..
To see it on the ground all broken..is unbearable!!
The good thing about a rose..is that the stem comes with thorns..
Protecting it from predators..from intruders..
Jesus was crowned with torns..
It makes sense doesn't it??..
JESUS IS THE ROSE..CROWNED WITH THORNS..
so tender, fragile HE is..beautiful just like A ROSE..
but here it's a little bit different..the thorns were not meant for protection but as an ASSURANCE!!..that HE should fall to the ground..and trample..broken...for us..SINNERS!!

well..fr William mentioned this too..

FOR ALL THOSE WHO BELIEVES IN GOD, NO EXPLANATION IS NECESSARY..
FOR ALL THOSE WHO DOESN'T BELIEVE IN GOD, NO EXPLANATION IS POSSIBLE!!

take care..God bless!!
Happy feast Day!!