We are here tonight to pray for
the soul of Ditas Dayan Salido as we celebrate this mass. I know that many
priests have already offered their mass and prayers for her. I know you have
listened too to their reflections and homilies. So let me just make a short reflection
tonight by focusing on the nature of a woman particularly that of a mother.
If we might observe the birth
month of Aunty Ditas, it is October; it is a month for Mama Mary as we are
called to pray the Holy Rosary. If we might also observe the death month of
Aunty Ditas, it is May; it is also a month for Mama Mary as children are called
to offer flowers to her. Why do we pray the Holy Rosary and offer flowers to
Mama Mary during these months? Well, it is because she is the mother of Jesus. If
we might be allowed to say this then, from the moment of her birth until her
death, the mission of Aunty Ditas is to be a mother to her children. Being a
mother, it is in her nature to take care of her children. It is in her nature
to bring forth life. It is in her nature to comfort her children when they cry.
But tonight, here we have Aunty Ditas, a mother who used to take care of her
children, has been taken care of by her children when she got ill. She who was
once a bearer of life is now lifeless. She who was once comforting her crying
children is now the cause of their crying. Her death marks the end of her
mission to be a mother to her children. Yet, her death also makes way for her
children to realize how they love their mother. Now, that Aunty Ditas is no
longer with them, I believe her children shall surely miss her. But I remind
you, her children, that the best way to show how you appreciate her as a mother
is not how you cry tonight. It is neither through your speech nor through eulogy
that you can prove you love your mother. It is on how you live your life that
you can truly show the world the worth of your mother. She gave you life by
risking her own life during your birth, so what shall you do with that life she
gave you? As I have said, I will just make a short reflection so I end my
reflection with this question. I hope her children will live a good life so
that their mother, Aunty Ditas may rest in peace. Amen.
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