DEATH OF THE POPE
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It puzzled me why the people at St. Peter’s Square grieve so much. Ganun ba sila ka-close kay Pope? Alam ko na kung bakit….
Pope John Paul II
(May 18, 1920 � April 2, 2005)
After attending the Sunday mass, I watched GMA7’s special news coverage for Pope John Paul II’s death at about 8pm. They featured the man who worked for Pope John Paul as a driver during his visit in the country in 1995. He too was deeply saddened by the Pope’s death. He can’t forget the words that the Pope has told him. Most of all, he can never forget the Pope’s hug. Parang niyakap daw siya ng isang “Ama”. And the feeling was like being hugged by Jesus. I become emotional after that news feature. Parang gusto kong pumunta ng banyo para umiyak. I want to release that emotion. It was so sad. It was like walking out of the theater after watching “The Passion of the Christ” for the first time. There’s this realization about the Pope. And then Chris phoned me and he told me that he felt the same way.
The Pope is such a wonderful man. To be embraced by the Pope is a holy experience. What makes me feel so emotional is that this man is so holy that just his mere presence can affect the person spritually and can truly inspire a man. I wish I could be like him. Now I further understand what it is to be holy and why we are called to holiness. How I wish I am a good Christian. Why is it so hard to be a good one? At that moment, I just want to go to the priest and confess all my sins. I feel sorry for what I’ve done in the past. And I feel sad because a great man has left this world…
