Food for the Body, Food for the Soul

This afternoon, I was left home alone. I took a sleep with the head phone, listening to senti music. I woke up at 4pm and finding out that there was no drinking water anymore, I brought along with me an empty mineral water container and drove to Aqua Serve refilling station. When I went back home, along the way, I saw Sir Bobby. To my mind, he must be fetching Ma'am Bebs for the 5:15 mass. That made me reminded that it's been quite a while since I partook in the Holy Eucharist. When I got home, I dressed up and rushed to St. Joseph's Cathedral.

The mass was not yet starting when I arrived. Auntie Rosmin requested me to read the Holy Scriptures and I said "yes". Father Elmer was the celebrant, and his opening words were so fitting to my thoughts at the time - "food for the body, food for the soul". I had no idea what the reading was. As I read through the Words, I came to realize that it was about Saul, persecuting Jesus, but eventually he turned out to be Jesus' significant disciple. I was kind of moved by the reading but I really tried to read the Words as clearly as I could. Father Elmer's homily highlighted the spiritual importance of celebrating the Holy Eucharist - a moment of remembrance of Christ's life, death and resurrection and a time to receive His Body and Blood. When I got home, there was still no one there. I cooked (stir fry ampalaya and talong with shrimp) and ate. My Sister Daday arrived later from a seminar in Zamboanga. Then I left home to come to where I am seated now... Oh, this Internet cafe is somewhere in Purok Kaimito in Tirso Babiera.