Every year during yuletide
season, the Belen is always a crowd drawer. In our parish the art depiction of
the birth of Jesus in a manger assembled at the altar has become a favorite
pictorial background for souvenir purposes. After each Sunday Masses, it takes
time before one can really have a nice pose at the nativity scene of Jesus.
Being a photographer in
our parish, the Belen helps me augment my income. Churchgoers flock to the
altar as soon as a Mass has ended and some of them are requesting me for snap
shots. And yesterday being the Feast of the Epiphany, afterwhich the Belen
would already be dismantled; I patiently waited for the chance to have my own
picture taken. I wanted so much to have my own souvenir pose wearing my new Lee
shirt at the site to remind me of the love sacrifice of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
for the salvation of humanity.
Last December I received a
Lee shirt from one of my tutees. No offense meant to others who have given me
gifts but the Lee shirt is my favorite among all the material gifts I received
from my students. The chosen color white is likened to the pure love and
chastity of Mama Mary. Besides, the color is suited for our choir uniform. The
shirt is made of 100 % high quality pure cotton giving very soft and smooth texture
for the skin. Similarly, Mama Mary softens the heart of devotees and helps
smoothen relationship to our Lord Jesus as she interceeds for each one of us.
Lee and the Belen… what a
keepsake to start a blessed new year! Mary and Joseph traveled a long journey to find a place for Jesus' birth but not welcomed. It is a challenge then to allow Jesus' birth with at least a manger in our hearts.
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