29 August 2013
Being the center of Catholic Faith of Region 10, Cagayan de Oro is a home of numerous beautiful churches. That is why we had a hard time choosing our ceremony venue.
Our first choice and the bride’s dream ceremony venue is the chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe which is located in Xavier Estates. Unfortunately, the chapel only caters to those homeowners and its immediate family members. Since bride and I is neither, we were declined by the chaplaincy.
Second choice was Our Lady of Fatima Chapel in Velez St. We are in luck for the few weeks but they also declined us because they will have a TV mass every Sunday morning and they have to close the chapel every Saturday afternoon for all preparations.
Third choice was ECO Church in Kauswagan. They did not accept our reservations by saying that we should wait until September for they will still determine the church’s activities. Unfortunately, due to unknown reason and reasoning, they accepted other couple’s reservation even before September.
Fourth choice is the Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Brgy. Camaman-an. Even before I reached its gates, I found myself praying “Mommy Fatima?! Why are you calling me here?”
I asked the Parish Secretary if our desired date is open and she said "yes". So I immediately asked for a copy of list of requirements. On 03 of September 2013 we placed our reservation making this church as our official venue. Come next day for our initial interview we just found out that many couples desired our date thus we are so glad that we are the first one to get the 4pm slot. Recalling what my heart prayed last 29th of August, I heard again my heart sing in praise "Thank you Lord, Thank you Mommy Fatima".
He lead us into this Place. This is truly a God’s gift to us. We might not understand His wisdom but we do believe that He will grant us Understanding. Thank You Mommy Fatima for interceding for us.
