Oh its CHRISTMAS DAY!!!!!
Let me start on the week before Jesus was born, it was called as Simbang Gabi or Misa de Gallo. This Simbang Gabi is a tradition for most Filipinos especially Christians. It is composed of a nine dawn masses every 3 or 4 AM until 6 or 7 AM. It usually begins at the 16th of December and ends on the night of December 24, which is the Midnight Mass.
I admit that I was too lazy to go to mass and so I only had a 3 day of attending it but for my parents, they could no resist going and so they completed it. We usually prepare plastic chair for us to use during the mass because the chapel is too overcrowded. Some people said that if they completed the nine dawn masses there wish would be granted. After the mass we would go straight to the city and buy Bibingka or Puto Bungbong.
After all the happenings and preparations, it was our Noche Buena (meaning: Good Night) and we started eating. I could not eat properly because I had a toothache because of my braces. It was too painful for me to eat but still I could not reject the foods on the table. I was fighting with the pain and so I ate a lot. Then it was the opening of gifts. I transferred all the gifts then I started giving it out. At first I was too excited for my Mom, Dad and Grandma to open their gifts given by me then we started getting the video. At last we all finished and I was too overjoyed, I can’t believe that I had a new Nike Shoes and a set of Stuff toys…..WOW!!!! I thank d all of then and we started to kiss one another. Ahhh, eating is not yet over, we finished talking at 2 pm then we started fixing things then we went to our room and sleep.
Hours later……
I waked up at 7 AM then I started getting food on the table, I ate and ate until I finished what’s left. hahahahahahaha. They were all laughing at me because I had no Self Control. They were joking that my uniform would not fit next year then I would stare at them and smile. After all the restroom is just near and I could go there anytime of the day.
I can connect this happening to the beatitudes especially those who are in pain because of sorrow and need some comfort and love by people around them. Those people who are alone and are in need should be taken care by those people who have the right to do so.
I can help those people by giving shelter for them. I can also help them by giving what is left for me to share and by praying. I can encourage them to go to mass so that they’ll realize their wrong doings and that they can change into better persons. These things will make a big change throughout their life and so I need to make it into actions. :))
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