Yesterday at 9am my phone vibrated. My first reaction was like, "Hmm? Is it a birthday reminder? I couldn't remember any birthdays today." It turned out that it was a reminder of 3 years taking promise as a Legionary. Hahaha.
3-years is a long and short period for me. It's long because the first time I came to Legion of Mary, I was only based on following people's question, "Are you coming for welcome tea?" Since I was free, I came to their welcome tea. "Do you want to visit our meeting?" "Ok." Then, I came 2nd time and 3rd time, still with limited English (I couldn't even remember the Lord's prayer and Hail Mary in English), was blur when they talked about 'monstrance', 'benediction', 'Patrician Meeting' bla bla bla... Then they asked the question, "Do you want to be probationary?" I also didn't know what that word meant. Hahaha.
Last week I was digging my Yahoo! inbox to find the reflection on Legion promise that Imma sent me three years ago. Re-reading her email reminded me how she (and other Legionaries) helped me in my first semester. I remember Imma asked stuff like, "How do you find Legion so far?" or "How's university life?" (coz she knows I'm busy in hall). Imma was the one who told me the importance of spiritual input and in my second year (my busiest year), there was a time when she kept giving me morning call for mass. There was one time I picked her phone, said yes, and SLEPT AGAIN!!! HAHAHAHA...
At the same time, recalling how in Legion seminar or Senatus level mass I saw lots of uncles and aunties who have been legionaries for soooooooooooooooooooooo looonggg, I am amazed. Hehehe. Things will be different, especially when you go to the next phase of your life, there'll be lots of challenges. Working life will be different from univ.life, the composition of the people will be different (let's say when you transfer to other praesidium). Of course I should think of the basics, what Legion of Mary is all about, why I'm (still) here, and so on and so forth, but humanly speaking, I know things will keep changing.
I think God is very amazing. Well, I don't to think about it, God IS amazing. I mean...His working style is very unique. Hahaha. Whatever happens now or in the future, He is really amazing. This journey in Legion of Mary started 'only' when Lloyd talk to me in Matric Fair booth, gave me the miraculous medal, when Carina was waiting for me at McDonalds engineering to show me the way to welcome tea, when Krizia led the presentation on what Legion of Mary is, when I 'watched' the senior legionaries shared their reports, knelt saying the rosary, explained A-Z to me.
Thank you, Mother Mary :) it's a beautiful journey... :)
3-years is a long and short period for me. It's long because the first time I came to Legion of Mary, I was only based on following people's question, "Are you coming for welcome tea?" Since I was free, I came to their welcome tea. "Do you want to visit our meeting?" "Ok." Then, I came 2nd time and 3rd time, still with limited English (I couldn't even remember the Lord's prayer and Hail Mary in English), was blur when they talked about 'monstrance', 'benediction', 'Patrician Meeting' bla bla bla... Then they asked the question, "Do you want to be probationary?" I also didn't know what that word meant. Hahaha.
Last week I was digging my Yahoo! inbox to find the reflection on Legion promise that Imma sent me three years ago. Re-reading her email reminded me how she (and other Legionaries) helped me in my first semester. I remember Imma asked stuff like, "How do you find Legion so far?" or "How's university life?" (coz she knows I'm busy in hall). Imma was the one who told me the importance of spiritual input and in my second year (my busiest year), there was a time when she kept giving me morning call for mass. There was one time I picked her phone, said yes, and SLEPT AGAIN!!! HAHAHAHA...
At the same time, recalling how in Legion seminar or Senatus level mass I saw lots of uncles and aunties who have been legionaries for soooooooooooooooooooooo looonggg, I am amazed. Hehehe. Things will be different, especially when you go to the next phase of your life, there'll be lots of challenges. Working life will be different from univ.life, the composition of the people will be different (let's say when you transfer to other praesidium). Of course I should think of the basics, what Legion of Mary is all about, why I'm (still) here, and so on and so forth, but humanly speaking, I know things will keep changing.
I think God is very amazing. Well, I don't to think about it, God IS amazing. I mean...His working style is very unique. Hahaha. Whatever happens now or in the future, He is really amazing. This journey in Legion of Mary started 'only' when Lloyd talk to me in Matric Fair booth, gave me the miraculous medal, when Carina was waiting for me at McDonalds engineering to show me the way to welcome tea, when Krizia led the presentation on what Legion of Mary is, when I 'watched' the senior legionaries shared their reports, knelt saying the rosary, explained A-Z to me.
Thank you, Mother Mary :) it's a beautiful journey... :)
Congratulations on the anniversary! You've been a blessing to the praesidium and us all.
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