The Blessing That Was 2020 (Day 3)

Gift # 3: The Gift of Regrets

There were moments when I felt that I could have done more but did not.

During the national lockdown, I closed the church gate since I do not want anyone coming in or out. You can call me paranoid with the COVID-19 since I am asthmatic and hypertensive.

Of course, to make sure that the people feel the church’s presence, I placed a statue of Our Lady, which I brought from Ephesus, in front of the chapel. I also set up another image of the Blessed Mother on the terrace of the rectory. Furthermore, we prayed the Holy Rosary every 6:00 PM.

I also distributed rice to my poor parishioners.

But, looking back, I could have done more like going around the chaplaincy carrying the crucifix, perform a Via Crucis, or have a procession of the Blessed Sacrament just like what other priests were doing.

Besides the fact that I do not have manpower to do these activities, most of those helping me in the chaplaincy are senior citizens. I do not want to endanger them.

However, it is also because I am afraid of the virus that I do not have the guts to go out of the compound where I felt safe.

All these left me with a tinge of regret. But at the same time, it reminds me that my work as a priest is not mine but which I only share with the Lord.

This gift of regret also reminds me that in the end, all good things come from the Lord and whatever is lacking in the good we do, the Lord will supply.

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