Latin Madness! Preparation

Sorry dear reader, my phone's "soul" returned to the manufacturing factory plus the busy meetings for the past days that I didn't managed to create a new entry. Anyway here is the continuation. In illo tempore...

While searching the newest craze on the internet known to me back then, I came across a poster for a Latin mass scheduled during the October festivities at Sto. Domingo Church (you know, that building where the La Naval aka Gran Senora de las Islas Filipinas resides and the mother house of the Dominican Order in the country) but in the evening! Happy to learn that *some* Dominicans are open to the TLM, yes. Same feelings with the schedule? NO! Long story short, I dismissed the idea going to that Mass. Luckily a certain group known as SEDSI (here is their Fb page https://www.facebook.com/edssj.uvphils?fref=ts) together with some Dominican Fathers organized a monthly TLM (every second Sunday of the month unless a change of schedule is announced) at the side altar of the La Naval starting March 2012 @ 1:30 pm! Hey, that is the perfect time for me. Just imagine how my heart jumped around my chest with the arteries and veins going gaga how to control the rapid gush of blood from my excitement. Ok, after calming down I decided to give it a shot but this time let me partake of the Sacred Species. By the way, the first TLM at Sto. Domingo fell on March 18, the fouth Sunday of Lent or more known as Laetare Sunday (Laetare meaning "be joyful" taken from the incipit of the Introit) and oh Sto. Domingo is a designated Pilgrim Church for the Year of Faith so I also got the chance to obtain some indulgences :)

The introit incipit

Learning of the the indulgence alert, my decision to go to confession after a very looooooong separation blazed more than ever. Of course its not the sole reason, but a contributing factor for a sincere and much needed Sacrament of Penance. I went to Tondo Church after school and luckily, a priest is available to hear mine. Off I went to the confessional! I can't explain the feeling standing there and slowly opening the door. The nerves! but hey, its too late to back up and would I let my Savior down again? I composed my self entered it and confessed EVERYTHING. Its quite long and tedious actually but when I emerged out of the confessional, i felt like a new man. God really loves everyone despite our sinfulness. I performed my assigned penance and went home. Two days after, its showtime!

Yeah, I told you so ;)