Today is Good Friday, and for me this is the most important day of the holy week for this is the day we commemorate the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ on the cross. Some may say that’s it’s Easter, and I heard some priest say this as well, but nevertheless everyday of this week should be equally important.
I had never really been so active on any religious activities but Aphilo is. Since I really can’t argue with her on not doing any religious practices, I oftentimes just join her if she does to these things..well, as the saying goes, “If you can’t beat them, join them.”. 
So just this morning, I was surprised to see her all dressed up and about to go out. When I asked her where’s shell go, she replied that she would go to the church to do the “Stations of the Cross”. Well, I really can’t stand the fact to let her go alone, so without any hesitation, I hurriedly dressed up and off we went to the church. As a Catholic, it might be embarrassing to admit, but this is really the first time that I did the “Stations of the Cross”. Aphilo laughed when she learned this, but what the heck, it was pretty obvious when were doing it as I had no idea what to do or how the prayer goes. Oh well, to be honest I enjoyed spending time with the Lord doing this, and I have a feeling this would be a start of a new religious practice for me.
It didn’t actually end there, since there was another “first” that happened this afternoon. At 3PM, Aphilo asked me to pray the “Chaplet” with her and I had no idea what this prayer is. She just said that it’s a novena that’s resembles the praying pattern of the Holy Rosary. So again, without any arguments or hesitations, I sat beside here infront of the altar and we started praying. Since this is a novena, we’ll be doing this everyday for the next 9 days.
I guess my “first expriences” today made me realize that I had never really spent that much time with the Lord, and I had never done enough to practice my faith. Well, it’s not too late for a change, and with Aphilo around, I don’t think it would be hard to find the way. 
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March 21st, 2008 at 10:36 pm
“Chaplet” pala tawag dun… =)
I am happy about your realizations, bro, and I know that you will definitely find the way. Along the way, I ask that you pray for me because, unfortunately, I feel that I am starting to lose my way
God bless and have a blessed holy week…
March 22nd, 2008 at 5:45 am
Thanks for the comment, Rye.
Oftentimes, life for people like us are inevitably on the fast lane. We work and work, and spend too much time on things that are not really that important with life. Because of this we forget to bring back the favor to Him whom we owe everything we have and everything we are. So at the end of our day, we are all but exhausted but never fulfilled, or find the true meaning of our existence.
Not losing our way, is just a matter of slowing down, and taking a look back at where we’ve been. Then start thinking if we are really going His way, or just our way. I’m not overly religious, but I do talk to Him not only on the hard times, but as well as the good times, even just to say “Thank You”.