Vien Sancte Spiritus Reple Tvorum Corda Fideliva, Come Holy Spirit Fill Hearts and Minds of Thy Faithful Servants, the words inscribed on the triangular part of the interior ceiling of Casa Santa Martha Chapel where at 655am, Pope Francis holds his daily mass.
Pope Francis’s homily today is distinguishing moments of history, an upward building of the flock with harmony, peace and growth then, a battle, where the church will be pulled by evil spirits that destroy.
Do you know what tools the evil spirits use, he asked? Tools of jealousy, envy, bitterness, anger of temporal power, recall how the high priests spoke against Jesus, by going to the upper classes of noble women and men, too? It is the power of the world, money behind power against the Power of God.
My prayer: Lord, by your sacrifice, You saved us that we may join you in eternity. May Your Grace and Mercies help the world’s scientists develop billion doses of safe and efficacious vaccines to protect us vs. Coronavirus. May we renew our ways to protect the lands, the seas, the mountains, the trees, and living creatures You made. May we show reverence towards Your hard work. We, the humanity, have abused your creations, yet, You show us love by healing the ozone layer in the northern hemisphere so the planet Earth is not destroyed by the Sun’s rays.
We want all cultures, not one, not the other, but for all to prosper with excellence.
Kumu Keala Ching.
If we put culture and economics on the same playground, we get to play with these concepts together, we can change the world.
Jamie Borromeo Akau
These are simply moments in our human history. Moments where each day, worldwide, the numbers increase. Source: John Hopkins Dashboard on #coronavirus.
4,018, 342 confirmed new cases
278, 756 deaths
US has 23.59 deaths per 100,000
UK has 47.10 deaths per 100,000
Italy has 49.98 deaths per 100,000
Spain has 56.29 deaths per 100,000
France has 39.16 deaths from 100,000
Belgium has 74.60 deaths per 100,000
Top 10 countries with highest number of deaths: Belgium, France, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Brazil, Iran, United States and Germany. It is like a shaving off of populations in each country showing double digits of fatalities.
How then do we console one another? Pope Francis mentioned three movements of how the Lord consoles: Lord’s presence (to hear Him, be still), as the Lord does it with silence, Truth and Hope.
3 months of seeing family at a distance, 5 to 6 ft.away, 2 to 3 times a week, just to say Hi, how are you, here’s your dinner, and we exchange from what we bake, cook, juice, one pantry to another. On my 3 times to accompany hubby to the groceries and to the bank.
We console with each other’s presence, even at a distance. We console with facetime and meaningful conversations. We listen. We pay attention.
Like this morning, my granddaughter shared her plans – to ride her bike without training wheels and help from a parent. What about a helmet? “Always with a helmet, Grandma, to be safe.”
I had an impromptu visit from her. It filled up my love tank. I asked her if she had seen my youngest son. She noticed I was sad. She promptly consoled me, “Grandma, next time I see my Uncle C, I will ask him if we can walk to your place to see you, okay?”
I smiled and said, “Princess, that is a lovely statement of hope and love.” Thank you! That was my Mother’s Day present from my granddaughter – her physical presence at a distance of six feet, but with much soulful, loving connections. Our conversations are always marked by love and her wisdom. I allow her the space to teach me while I pretend to be her student, she the teacher. It is about humbling myself so she can surface her wisdom. I am #grateful.
Two hours later, my youngest son shows up with his partner. They both just rode their bikes, with masks. He looks at all the plants he gave me, making sure they are okay. We laughed at how meticulously he inspected for new growth. He said I pass his test of nurturing the plants that he gave me. My day would be complete, waiting to hear from the eldest.
“You are in charge of your health, not your doctor’s, nor your spouse’s,” I told hubby, to which, he said, “you are asserting what’s scientifically accurate and morally responsible.”
