Happy New Year 2023 !

12 o'clock midnight the fire works were dancing in the sky mark the new year.

We spent the New Year at home, drowning in the wine and getting drunk.

In the morning, we had New Year mass together in the church. I was still drunk and hang over from the sadness on the New Year Eve.

The homily from Fr Antony stroke me most. His message was a strength for me. It's the feast of Mary Mother of God.

He told us that why the church celebrate Mary, Mother of God in the beginning of the year, it's because we need Mother Mary's intercession to pray for us so that we could gain strength and wisdom from God and able to journey this unknown year.

There are two things that we could learn from Mother Mary.

1. Pray faithfully - Rosary prayer

Prayer is a source of strength, wisdom and peace. By praying, it shows that we are humble enough to let God in charge in our life.

2. Stay in the foot of the cross

Mother Mary was not the one hung in the cross because she's not God, but her obedient to stay with Jesus in the food of the cross shows her faithfulness.

"Be done to me according to God's will and not my will"

I have been "holiday" from my prayer life and this is the time to detox and getting myself to the prayer habit again.

After that we had family lunch at Din Tai Fung and in the evening I had a date night with hubby at Seorae Korean Restaurant and he bought me a new iphone.

It seems that we starts New Year with a sweet note.