Creating ChanttheRosary.com has proved an eventful journey. Sadly, one of the events that happened along the way was my mother’s death.

Mama died of complications of congestive heart failure, in the wee hours of the morning of Wednesday, September 26, 2007. She died at home, with my sister Linda at her side. It happened around 2:30 am, Linda says.

Top three rows: my mother and father in happier days. Below left: Mama’s high school graduation portrait. Below right: Mama in recent years.

I could not write about this when it happened. A year later, words still fail me. Someday, perhaps, when I have more distance from this matter, I will write something more on it. For now, I can only pray.

My mother’s name was Lillian. I loved her with all my heart and soul. May God have mercy on her. May she rest in peace.