Pope Francis commences our 500 years of Christianity on Laetere Sunday.

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Can't feel but be joyous yesterday. For a few hours, my small family was complete again. Home after relentless duty in a hospital with Code Yellow, the Hot Zone full and menacing, my younger daughter slouched on the couch. Snored in no time. But at 5 pm, she willed her self to sit up. She heard Tagalog Mass hymns being sung by a real good choir. The Mass was live from the Vatican. My daughter loves singing. My elder daughter rounded up her chores and sat by the counter. Pope Francis wore pink. A sight for tired eyes. There must be a reason why the pandemia has to happen in time for our commemoration of 500 years of Christianity. Filipinos are a merry people extravagant and lavish. This event would have been hyperbolic in every way. But as we were reminded yesterday, the celebration should be joyous but solemn, the way it should be. The picture is our own Cardinal Chito Tagle thanking Pope Francis for recognizing the devotion of the Filipino to our God under the banner of our Blessed Mother.