Last night was a sad one for me. I felt lonely and I began to wallow in what other's may call the Holiday blues. I began to think that this Christmas would be like the past Christmas. While I was online, I fell asleep and I woke up to the voice of my sister saying it was time to go to the Misa de Gallo.
Misa de Gallo is the Spanish phrase for Midnight mass, more literally translated as "Rooster's Mass".It is said that the "Rooster's Mass" owes its name to the idea that a rooster would have been among the first to witness the birth of Jesus, and thus be the one to announce it.
As the mass started, I was still a bit sleepy and sad. Then after the readings came the homily. The priest started to talk and he kept on reiterating "And morning came...". At first it was a bit annoying but then he explained it later on. He said that today was a new morning. We should start pondering on what each morning means to us. Like in the bible, a new morning meant another day of creation was done or when Peter denied Jesus and the cock had crow. It was after his homily that I started to think about how I felt every morning was as Christmas is approaching.
Most of those who are away from their loved ones may feel the same way as I did. As the day continue to grow so does our sadness. We start to think that Christmas is just like another ordinary day. WE become drenched in negativeness. We think that we are all alone for various reasons. Some maybe sad because the are far from their family. Others maybe sad because the have no special someone to celebrate the season with. I personally felt sad because of those things. My mother is in the U.S and we haven't spent Christmas with her for two years already and my father is with another family. I don't have a special someone as well. For the past two years, I have been spending Christmas with nobody else but my sister. Last year, we were not able to go to the Misa de Gallo and even the Christmas Eve mass because my sister had her appendectomy. I was busy caring for her since her movements and activities were limited. I was sad last year though I received gifts and had a delicious Noche buena. I kept on remembering these things til yesterday. I thought that this Christmas would be blue like last year. The homily made me think otherwise.
Every morning is always a brand new start. It signals the end of a day and the start of a new one. Christmas is not about who you're with or what you have but with who you have. It should always be a celebration of love. You have all the reason to be happy. God gave up his precious son for us. That alone is good reason to be happy and it doesn't matter whether your far from your loved one or that you don't have a love life. We should be thankful for the people we have that continues to love us. Christmas should be a celebration of the gift of life. God blessed us with wonderful people around us yet we continue to take them for granted. We keep on focusing on ourselves or material stuffs that we fail to recognize that we have the best gifts. Our life, our family, our friends and Jesus. These gifts are more than for us to be happy in a lifetime. Through them we feel how God loves us. A constant reminder of how blessed we are despite the problems and troubles that we face.
For those who are feeling blue think about these things. Keep in mind that every morning is a new day. A new opportunity to make your life and another person's life better. A new gift from God that should be enjoyed. Add and multiply happiness and subtract sadness this Christmas and for all the days to come. It is only you that can give yourself the one of the most priceless gift and that is true happiness.
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