OUR LADY MEDIATRIX OF ALL GRACE

"Active faith will praise in darkest nights"

I knew that my tears were falling
I felt they just kept falling
I was sure I did not want to cry
Vilma put her hand on my shoulder
She started to sing a hymn
Slowly and quietly we all walked in
My tears had dried

There was Don , waiting ready to be wheeled in.
He only saw eyes that spoke of faith and hope and love.

I held his hand to kiss him
and then
I heard a prayer

I saw Vilma
How she panicked

The prayer of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Grace
was being recited from her cell phone
from the yellow pone of Cory that we brought from Manila

"Hush" I said "let it be".
I felt this was an answer to our request
For Don to pray before he was wheeled in

Vilma was looking all over
Tumbling through the many contents in her bag .

There we all were praying, the Memorare with Don

Unashamed, we were praying before people who Doctor Salanga says are not keen to talk about religion or politics..

Then..

Each took turns to hold Don and assure him all will be well

I left Don for a while to speak with Raphael the Doctor Anaesthesiologist
I requested him to please remember that Don is not a good pain receptor. He assured me the anaesthesia will knock him out better than Manny Pacquiao.


I told him we have been praying for the entire team from the surgeon to the anaesthesiologist and the entire medical/nursing staff.

He assured me I can see Don by about 1 pm as I had promised Don I will be there when he wakes up from his anaesthesia.

We left the room carrying with us the peace on Don's face as we blessed him with holy water just before Marie , the nurse, they took him for a journey of faith in the hands of Doctor Edward Savage, the cardio thoracic surgeon.


more to follow

FOR US THE YELLOW PHONE ..THE MEMORARE.. AT THE PRE OPERATING ROOM ...
WAS A CONTINUING THREAD IN THE SERIES OF GODS LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS..
IN OUR LIVES AS FAMILIA VILLANUEVA