Yes Mama Mary

A little diamond is worth millions in our world.
A little diamond given symbolizes a world of love.
A little diamond placed on a finger in marriage symbolizes a whole new world of life.
A little diamond worn on a finger shows power and success.

Am I a crude diamond of Mama Mary?

Little things mean a lot. A beautiful healing love song that inspires me to see how Mama Mary touched my heart in three meaningful occasions in our country.

A little thing. A touch of Mary, like a diamond, made a joyful, luminous, sorrowful and glorious meaning in my spiritual life. A touch of Mary, implying for me “to do as my son tells you” to follow the life of Jesus, to imitate her virtues. Mama Mary first touched my heart in the shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag in Pangasinan. Coming from a family vacation in Baguio, on our way back home, we made a side trip to the shrine. While praying in the front of the image of Our Lady, with my eyes closed, I suddenly felt a gentle touch and a loving divine presence of someone, lovingly, hugging and embracing me, then I felt an indescribable feeling of serenity and peace. Was that a birthday gift that I got from Mama Mary? A gentle and loving touch of a mother. Looking back, it was just a “little touch of Mary”…

Mama Mary touched me with love. Lovelier the second time around in the shrine of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Grace in Lipa. On a pilgrimage, we went to the Carmelite Church where the shrine of Our Lady was enthroned. Once again, I had the same feeling similar to Manaoag, Mama Mary touching me but this time, with something more meaningful. I met a Carmelite sister who gave me a glass locket with a rose petal inside and told me with conviction or vision, “this is for you, you have a mission for Mama Mary”. Was she an instrument of Mary telling me of a mission? Again, just a simple touch of Mary but this time with a message, from Mama Mary? A mission for Mama Mary?

Mama Mary touched me in front of the image of Our Lady Queen of Heaven and Earth in Agoo, Pangasinan. When I personally saw the supernatural divine manifestations of Mama Mary referred to as the Agoo apparitions. Mama Mary’s touch because more meaningful when I saw the wooden image of Our Lady shedding tears of blood radiantly entering the Basilica clothed in the golden rays of the sun that showered me with the most wonderful, indescribable feeling in my life.

A divine presence that captured me while in deep slumber suddenly awakened at 3 o’ clock a.m., the blessed hour, with the message still in my mind “if you placed yellow ribbons for the country, why don’t you put up blue and white ribbons for me?”. For weeks on end, more messages relayed my “dreams”.

Struggles within my inner soul was now unveiling… so to hard to believe and more difficult to face and accept thoughts to ponder on, rationalizing, evaluating. For weeks, I would suddenly wake up everyday at 3:00 a.m., wondering why??? Find the reasons. Confused, restless, uneasy but I just try to sleep again… but I could not sleep! I cannot understand why there were so many questions pondering inside my mind, how could I? I succeeded to sleep then wake up wondering why??? A thousand and one questions were simply popping out from nowhere but I do not know what to call them… message from Mama Mary… my creative mind… a calling??? Hello!!!!! I can erase and dismiss any thoughts. I’m good at doing that. However, two questions stuck in my mind… First, if you placed yellow ribbons during the struggle, why can’t you organize a blue and white ribbon crusade for me??? Second, why can’t you organize a crusade for me??? Of course, being a “wise guy”, my simple reply was, why me????

Pressures started compressing me from different directions. I could not get away from it, when friends and members of our community offering support to follow me, urging me to lead by organizing a movement dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mother. That was not easy, I kept saying, No thanks!!! How can I lead when I’m not a devotee of Mama Mary??? How can I organize when after my cleansing, I can’t even organize my life? How can I dedicate my life when I wasn’t financially liquid? Like lot of us, we are excellent in giving excuses!!! Then I do not know when, where, how and why… the answer just came…

My firm reply was always, WHY ME??? I hope it was a dream but an undeniable statement came crushing down my defense mechanism… that struck me like a thunderbolt from heaven!!! I prayed, prayed, prayed hard like I’ve never done before!!! My answer was “born” in the silence of my heart in all humility and obedience to the will of God… I made a covenant of love with Mama Mary and as a loving child, I simply said “YES MAMA MARY!!!”

WHY NOT YOU!!!  The simplicity that is, Mary, Mother of God, a simple answer to my mind… Why not you? To understand and to accept episodes of my life. Trying to look back in my life, rather than to understand, realize acceptance is the key of life… to resolve the answer: Why not you?

My upbring as an Atenean, from grade school to college, a strong foundation on the fundamentals, learning of the teaching of the Catholic church, on October months, Mama Mary medallion on blue ribbon, a devotional habit of making the rosary a part of you life. I must confess, I always carry my rosary wherever I go but I seldom pray the rosary. I only memorize the mysteries until I started serving Mama Mary.

Yes, Mama Mary…is my resolve to you, my fiat.

Yes, Mama Mary…my reflections, my meditations, my search is over, my inner mind and soul is at peace.

Yes, Mama Mary…to see my life, as clear as day, to realize, to understand especially to accept the gospel truth.

Yes, Mama Mary…to realize my past life was a preparation for challenges as I continue my spiritual journey, to find meaning and fulfillment in my life, for more than myself and my life itself.

Yes, Mama Mary… to understand the truth, realities of everybody and everything in our world, problems, trials, persecutions vis a vas blessings, love, happiness and joy, will give one inner peace of mind and heart.

Yes, Mama Mary, I HAVE ACCEPTED MY DESTINY…

NOW, MAMA MARY’S MOVEMENT FOUNDATION INC. WAS BORN.