You are Mine

Chapter 17 Defining Priesthood

Bro. Niel's POV

Pagkasabi ni Sr. Angelica na iexplain ko daw ang bokasyon sa pagpapari ay agad naman akong pumunta sa harapan ..

" Brother Niel, you may take the floor .. " sabi ni Sr. Angelica noong nasa harapan nako

Hindi dapat ako ang magi-explain nito ee pero dahil si Sr. Angelic naman nagsabi kaya okay nalang ..

" Thank you Sister .. " sabi ko sabay kuha ng mikropono sa kanya

" Okay .. Good Afternoon again .. I am going to tell you what Priesthood is .. A priest is to be a leader of his people who would be like Christ, to become a Good Shepherd .. He is to lead his people more closer to Christ .. A priest is also called, Alter Christus or Another Christ because he imitates Christ in all his ways .. " at nag-explain pako sa kanila, buti naman at nakikinig sila ng mabuti

" Tapos na po ba brother?? " tanong ni Sr. Therese

" Yes Sister, tapos na .. "

" Okay, do you have any questions to our vocation talk?? If yes, then it is your chance to ask Sr. Therese and Bro. Niel .. " sabi ni Sr. Angelica at nagpaalam siya na maghahanda ng meryenda

" Ako Sister, may tanong! " sigaw ni Ara, ang isang searcher

" Yes Ara?? "

" Sister, nagkaroon na po ba kayo ng boyfriend noong nandito pa po kayo sa labas?? "

" No .. Hindi ako nagkaboyfriend .. "

" Have you been inlove Sister?? " asked Janice

" Yes .. I've been inlove before .. "

" Ano po nangyari?? " asked Allina

" Nothing happened .. "

" Hindi naging kayo?? Bakit?? " tanong ng isa pa

" Hindi .. Kasi - "

" Girls, baka masyado namang personal ang itinatanong ninyo kay Sister .. " putol ng isang searcher sa sasabihin ko sana

" It's okay dear .. Well, hindi naging kami simply because I was just a younger sister for him .. "

" Is that the reason why you chose to enter in a monastery?? "

" No .. My reason for entering the monastery is solely for Christ alone and not because I was heartbroken .. "

" What if he comes back and tell you that he loves you .. "

" Well, I'll tell him to stop his feelings for me because I'm already a nun .. "

" Hindi mo na ba siya mahal?? "

" I love him but I love God more than him .. I'm pretty sure he is happy with what he chose .. It's not that I don't love him, I just love my vocation even more .. " she said while smiling

" Sister, paano po kayo nag-decide na maging madre?? I mean paano niyo po nalaman na may calling kayo?? "

" Well, it's a hard question to answer because everyone of us has a different experience of that call but you know, things fade, things break, they don't fulfill .. For a moment they fulfill and then it's emptiness again, I wanted to live a life of love and ultimate sacrifice and I could start that now .. It's a great mystery, it's the mystery of God, I listened to the beat of my heart and it's God who beats within me .. That's where I found my source of genuine peace and happiness .. "