It has been months since I last posted a decent article. It has been a busy year. But, in retrospect, we had such tremendous blessings in 2013. To name it one by one will take forever, but the most important blessing we have received is becoming a Third Order Benedictine also called an Oblate.
My husband, my daughter and I made a solemn promise before the Eucharist to live according to the Rule of St. Benedict. Since that time, our life changed. We have attained so much peace.
Like as St. Benedict prescribed, we pray 7 times a day. He believed that we should pray unceasingly and he described the hour and the content of those prayers that will punctuate your day.
We thought we would be losing time but instead, we felt our time multiply.
We ended 2013 with our usual Filipino Tradition, an article I have written in 2009 summarizes this called “How to Have a Unique New Year Celebration” .
We also went to Holy Mass at 11 pm and followed it with Eucharistic Adoration at midnight. It was very peaceful.
The best thing is my children looked forward to the New Year Celebration and the tradition of having FILIPINO food on the table. They were so excited. It is nice to see that on their faces.
The Filipino tradition states round circular stuff represent money, for me, it represents God in our lives. He created the world round and not square. For me, that tells something. The circle shape is more profound than we care to think about it. It is like God, the Beginning and the End but we cannot pinpoint and have no knowledge of the Beginning and the End, we just have an idea and a clue. Same goes with the circular shape – we do not know the beginning and the end, but God knows.
Noodles represent “long life” and that is our inheritance from God – an abundant long life. It is the devil that wishes to STEAL, DESTROY and KILL. Thus, on this New Year’s Day, we will be reminded of our inheritance – we are meant for a happy, abundant life that can share boundless love to one another.
PALITAW or white floaty sticky desserts. It floats out of the water and yes, it is another circle, and you put grated coconut (purity) and some toasted sesame seeds (golden) and it represents “golden pure blessings sticking on you all year round”.
I like putting this seemingly God-less tradition back to God.
Happy New Year!
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