Sunday, Dec 20, 2015
9:00 o'clock AM-. From home I drove northwest to Maryhill Cemetery
with my 2 sons Neil & Ted to pay respect to my
wife, Evangeline Rueles Magallanes Caermare Trabanca
who silently and lovingly left us Nov. 29 (Sunday ) for
eternal repose. Fr. Manny Duterte from Toronto, Canada
was waiting for us with Boy Briones, my wife's neighbor
mate back home, whose wife Aida was laid to rest also
on this burial place. Fr. Manny had a blessing & prayer
(responso ) in Latin. The temp was in the 40's with clouds
and sun. Beautiful Sunday.
We ate at Old Country Buffet for breakfast and went home.
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Saturday, December 19, 2015
On Beauty
" The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller.
I must admit and believe the veracity of the statement yet my heart hurts and my eyes flow tears of shame because we, who have eyes that can see and complete arms to touch, do not feel the way Helen Keller felt with her heart. This world is a beautiful and wonderful place lacking only over with the exploration and compassion of the human heart. And the more beauty glows like the star of Bethlehem where the beauty of redemption explodes with wonder in our hearts.
December comes with the most beautiful thing in the world that could be seen, touched, and felt by the human heart as the Savior will appear in a manger of the Christian churches. A beautiful Filipino tradition of welcoming the Infant Child is a 9-day novena mass beginning on the 15th known as Simbang Gabi or Dawn Mass, Misa de Gallo or Misa de Aguinaldo. This beautiful religious tradition has gained popularity in California, New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Illinois, and even across the globe.
There was a 19th of December Simbang Gabi celebration at the Queen of All Saints Basilica at Sauganash in Lincolnwood, Illinois. That day was also the date that I was released from a 9- month of captive love in the womb of my dear mother to begin the discovery journey of this planet Earth. The splendor spread before my eyes and the beauty mesmerized my very being when for the first time I saw the light of shall we say freedom. I felt the fascination. The will to live engulfed me to do more exploration and investigation. I wriggled with a cry of acceptance but have no clue of its aftermath.
Indeed, Beauty belongs to the beholder but is felt with the heart.
I must admit and believe the veracity of the statement yet my heart hurts and my eyes flow tears of shame because we, who have eyes that can see and complete arms to touch, do not feel the way Helen Keller felt with her heart. This world is a beautiful and wonderful place lacking only over with the exploration and compassion of the human heart. And the more beauty glows like the star of Bethlehem where the beauty of redemption explodes with wonder in our hearts.
December comes with the most beautiful thing in the world that could be seen, touched, and felt by the human heart as the Savior will appear in a manger of the Christian churches. A beautiful Filipino tradition of welcoming the Infant Child is a 9-day novena mass beginning on the 15th known as Simbang Gabi or Dawn Mass, Misa de Gallo or Misa de Aguinaldo. This beautiful religious tradition has gained popularity in California, New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Illinois, and even across the globe.
There was a 19th of December Simbang Gabi celebration at the Queen of All Saints Basilica at Sauganash in Lincolnwood, Illinois. That day was also the date that I was released from a 9- month of captive love in the womb of my dear mother to begin the discovery journey of this planet Earth. The splendor spread before my eyes and the beauty mesmerized my very being when for the first time I saw the light of shall we say freedom. I felt the fascination. The will to live engulfed me to do more exploration and investigation. I wriggled with a cry of acceptance but have no clue of its aftermath.
Indeed, Beauty belongs to the beholder but is felt with the heart.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
A Tale of Dignity 1
Evangeline's Journey to Eternity
(Nov. 29, 2015 - Sunday)
You go calmly amid the din
And disdain to settle in silence;
Sans retreat you are always in
Awareness of human existence.
You are caring yet careless of
Haughty and oppressive person.
You are loving, loyal and soft
To those who live without reason.
You speak the truth with discipline;
Cautious not to hurt other's feelings
And to follow what is written
No matter what the result brings.
You are happy with your career-
Your faith, family and neighbor
For dear life is not forever
And living is a metaphor.
You are the daughter of our Lord.
You serve well this wonderful vale.
The nursing career you adored:
Yarn of a Florence Nightingale.
Note: Florence Nightingale (May 12,1820/ Aug 13,1910) was a trailblazing figure in nursing who greatly affected 19th -and 20th-century policies around proper care. She was known for her night rounds to aid the wounded, establishing her image as " the Lady with the Lamp". She is the pioneer of Modern Nursing. She was born in Florence, Italy.
N.B. (Words of love flowing with memories of :
Evangeline Rueles Magallanes Caermare Trabanca, RN, BSN,
Born into Life: March 3,1940. Born into Eternal life: Nov.29, 2015.
Education: Labason Central Elementary School, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte, Phil
High School: Ferrer High School, Labason, ZDN, Phil (Valedictorian)
College: RN, San Pedro Hospital School of Nursing, Davao City, Phil
BSN, Far Eastern University, Manila, Phil
Employment: District Nurse - Zamboanga del Norte Public Schools, Dipolog City, Phil
Labor & Delivery Nurse - Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, IL USA
Marital Status: Married ( May 29, 1973) to Gregory Intas Caponong Alcala Trabanca
Children: Nathaniel "Neil" & Theodore "Ted"
(Nov. 29, 2015 - Sunday)
You go calmly amid the din
And disdain to settle in silence;
Sans retreat you are always in
Awareness of human existence.
You are caring yet careless of
Haughty and oppressive person.
You are loving, loyal and soft
To those who live without reason.
You speak the truth with discipline;
Cautious not to hurt other's feelings
And to follow what is written
No matter what the result brings.
You are happy with your career-
Your faith, family and neighbor
For dear life is not forever
And living is a metaphor.
You are the daughter of our Lord.
You serve well this wonderful vale.
The nursing career you adored:
Yarn of a Florence Nightingale.
Note: Florence Nightingale (May 12,1820/ Aug 13,1910) was a trailblazing figure in nursing who greatly affected 19th -and 20th-century policies around proper care. She was known for her night rounds to aid the wounded, establishing her image as " the Lady with the Lamp". She is the pioneer of Modern Nursing. She was born in Florence, Italy.
N.B. (Words of love flowing with memories of :
Evangeline Rueles Magallanes Caermare Trabanca, RN, BSN,
Born into Life: March 3,1940. Born into Eternal life: Nov.29, 2015.
Education: Labason Central Elementary School, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte, Phil
High School: Ferrer High School, Labason, ZDN, Phil (Valedictorian)
College: RN, San Pedro Hospital School of Nursing, Davao City, Phil
BSN, Far Eastern University, Manila, Phil
Employment: District Nurse - Zamboanga del Norte Public Schools, Dipolog City, Phil
Labor & Delivery Nurse - Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, IL USA
Marital Status: Married ( May 29, 1973) to Gregory Intas Caponong Alcala Trabanca
Children: Nathaniel "Neil" & Theodore "Ted"
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