THE FINAL CHAPTER : A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY (Sept 2009 to Jan 2010)
At the Grotto of Our Immaculate Conception, in Lourdes
Daniel (14+ years old) (Wednesday 23/9/2009)
Day 14 in Lourdes
NOVENA DAY 6
"Let's come here again next year," Mom suggested.
Dad agreed, "Same time in September."
You exclaimed excitedly,
"Yezzz, we can have that pasta again. Hmmm ..."
There was a shop we discovered on our first day in Lourdes, which happened to serve the best spaghetti -
"in the world" ... according to You.
You were not exaggerating. It really was the best spaghetti bolognese we have ever tasted - "in our lives."
That night, along the dimly lit streets, we made a pack ... a solemn pack ... as we placed our palms on top of one another, to bring You back to Lourdes again the following year.
Our spirits were high as we thought of our next trip in September the next year. This time, we have to plan properly, we said, and get all your aunties to come along too.
Back in the hotel room Mom told Dad about her rosary, and asked if Dad could fix the chain. She dipped her hand into her pocket, brought the rosary out, and cupped it in her palm.
As she picked up a bead and lifted it up with her other hand, the rosary chain snapped again, in two other parts.
Mom could not believe her eyes.
The rosary broke - again?
How could a rosary snap in three parts?
How?
And all in one night ...
