REMEMBERING LOLO A YEAR AFTER...

Time flies really fast…it’s been a year since their Lolo died. Everyone has already coped up withhat happened. We have kept good memories of him and he will always be here in our hearts.
We visited his remains yesterday at the St. Eugene de Mazenod Columbary. Then, we offered him a mass at the Our Lady of Grace Parish.

Continuation…Sunday was the official celebration of the “babang luksa”. This is to give chance to close relatives and friends who were not able to come last Wednesday. As a part of the tradition, a “padasal” was lead by the church’s religious group. Then, a “salu-salo” was prepared and shared by everyone.
This is actually a small gathering of all the familiar faces I saw during the wake of my late father-in-law one year ago.

GOODBYE, LOLO

Last September 12, my father-in-law died due to lung complications. My sons, were not at the right age yet to comprehend the misery of losing a loved one. When they saw their Lolo in a casket, they wonder why he was just sleeping in a narrow bed. We told them that their Lolo will be sleeping endlessly. They cannot be able talk or play with him anymore. But he will still be there, watching both of them in the distance if they were good or bad.

In the interment, they were confused why everybody around them was crying. With anxiety, they both told me that they don’t want to see me cry.

In the crematorium, we showed them the ashes of their Lolo and encouraged them to touch it. Yaku said, “Is that Lolo?” He cannot believe what he’s seeing. Their Lolo's ashes was placed into a huge vase. I even didn’t expect for a boy like him to fully understand what is really happening.

It is sad that they had only a few memories with their Lolo. May these memories remain in their hearts so they will have something to look back into as they grow up.