Birthdays to celebrate

Birthday is a day of appreciation for the Lord, our mum and dad who have given us life to live. A day of reflection for our existence, so much of accomplishment in the past years since the first beat of our heart and wishing for better years ahead.

And this week is going to be a celebration week as there are several birthdays to celebrate. Beside spending more, I guess I have to differ my weighing session for 2 weeks as to ensure my weight could stay the same officially after wnjoying so much good foods..

It has started with my old buddy yesterday, then my sis-in-law 2 days from now and then my lovely wife and finally the Kuching City Day on Saturday.

It is a happy ocassion and will cherish every bit of this special moment.

Are we ready to face our Creator ?

I have attended vigil mass for late Reverend Father Joachim Pang last night...and it was well attended by many. Fr. Pang has gone back to the Lord on 3pm last Friday afternoon and the funeral is scheduled on this Tuesday, 17/7/2007. His age is 88 years old.

I came to know Fr. Pang when I am still very young/small in Sibu in the 80s as he is the fatherly figure in Sacred Heart Church then. Only when I joined Legion of Mary (Mater Misericordiae Praisedium), St. Peter's Church, I have the real opportunity to mingle with him directly as he is our Adjutorian and we have spent few occasions together.

In the vigil mass sharing by Fr. Vincent Chin, Fr. Chin shares that for the past 19 months where Fr. Pang has been staying at St. Peter Church's priest home since his full retirement from active priest works, he has spent all his time in prayers. If it is asked, who is most ready when the Lord called upon, it would be Fr. Pang. At the last moments, Fr. Pang still praying to the Lord to welcome and accept him to His Kingdom and asked Mother Mary to intercede his prayers. Before he breathed his last, he informed that he is going back to home.

A reflection to us all, have we really prepare ourself well when the Lord called on us, like Fr. Pang ?