Proverbs 31:10-12 and 25-31

A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies

Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.

She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.

She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.

She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:

"Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

(Reading selected by Kumu and read by Mrs. Kelli Babu) 

Dear loving Mom, it is your 80^th birthday !

I thank the good God for the gift of your rich life !

A very happy birthday and God’s blessings in abundance !

Your life reflects the beauty of a brilliant diamond sparkling with  thousand fires.

Your sons and daughters, grand sons and grand daughters,  brothers and sisters,

relatives and friends have experienced something of its blaze

and your children  today must be enriching this account

with their memorable stories of the past and present.

Thank you dear Lord !

Your life,  witnesses the inbreaking of God’s wondrous and infinite love for us.

As the first hours of the day unfolds, you are there fully awake,

Thanking , praising and entrusting to the  great Lord

The joys, cares, concerns and struggles of each one of us.

You are there with the rosary in hand to invoke the blessings of our dear Mother on all of us.

It’s always a great experience to come home, after all home is not just a place, it’s a feeling !

The feeling of being loved as you are, the feeling of being wanted and cared !

Every call of yours has this question « Now tell me, when are you coming home ? ? ?

And right away I am at home. Feeling so much loved and wanted.

Thank you dear Lord !

How can I forget our dear loving Dad

I’m sure  from his place in Glory  he continues to support us and encourage us

These days we had not just celebrated  dear Vinodh’s marriage with Kelly,

but we have celebrated the blondeness of love and support  as an unique family

This only reminds us  how truly he stands by us, 

how much we owe to the two of you, who have laboured to bring us to where we are

Our dear Dad continues to live on in our memory  and his presence with us is felt even today !

Thank you Lord for the great gift of our dear loving parents.

By

Rev. Sr. Fatima Kattar