CULTURE
SHOCK
I
love travelling, I really do. I always make it sure that once I landed on a new
place; I should…must…need to pay a visit to, at least, one Catholic Church. But
due to my hectic itinerary, I can’t hear holy masses, only visitation. Of course, it’s not gotta be about hearing holy masses rather it is the genuine faith
that matters.
Anyhow,
three more days and I am already a month old here in Manila. Okay fine. Due to
my frenzied exclusive training schedules, I wasn't able to hear holy mass on my
first weekend but thank God, He let me discovered the beautiful-environmental
friendly catholic chapel found at the heart of Greenbelt Community. There I had
my confession and talked to God.
It
was just yesterday, YES! Don’t judge me now, I finally attended holy mass. It
was actually refreshing to hear mass in a new milieu. I mean, new priest, new neighborhood,
new atmosphere, and for the record, new culture! The priest along with the
church goers used very deep Tagalog language. For an instance, Sambayanan
Niyang Banal – His Most Holy Church and San Gabriel ng Ina ng Hapis – St.
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows. Mind you, even panggatong - utensils. Imagine? All throughout the holy mass my brain
was like farting. For heaven’s sake, I was having headaches after absorbing all the
profound words like a sponge. It was so deep that I almost can’t understand and my tongue is too stiff to pronounce such language! CULTURE SHOCKED!
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Well
after all, I will just get used to it. NO! Not to having headaches but to hear holy masses using profound Tagalog language. HAHA!
Keep
posted. I love y’all!
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