Mama Mary's Birthday at Duck Lake

What are the odds of two total strangers meeting each other and what one of them needs is with the other?

I was taking photos and asked permission to include the lady in red who was praying at that time. And she agreed.

I showed her the photo and was happy to be wearing red as the colour blends well with the flowers and the whole picture. I told her my favourite colour is red.

I sat in front of her, admired the flowers and took photos of the flowers and the bees. Then she started the conversation. Her name is Sylvia. 

Sylvia:  The flowers are very pretty and bees are still very busy. 

Me:  Yes, busy gathering pollens that will help them produce honey. 

Sylvia: Where are you from? 

Me: We are staying in Saskatoon but we are from the Philippines.

Sylvia (showing me a stampita):  Do you know Fr. Fernando Suarez? I saw this with the healing prayer at the back. Somebody must have left it. I picked it up and been keeping this for 5 days.

Me: (She was not carrying a bag, so she was really holding that paper wherever she goes for 5 days).  Would you believe you are asking a person who personally knows Fr. Suarez?

Sylvia: How did you know him?

Me: He is a Chemical Engineer.  We went to the same university and we were both members of a religious organization called Children of Mary.  We met each other then every afternoon at the office. Now we join him every February to celebrate his birthday.

Sylvia: Do you know his number?

Me (now approaching where she is seated):  (Opened my phone contacts and looked for "Pando". )  He is a personal friend, so I do keep his number.

Sylvia: I am having this (she mentioned her illness) and would request him to pray for me.

Thank you for my sis-in-law, Jojie, for this photo.

We exchanged names and numbers. She is a Ukranian Catholic.  Everything is pretty the same with with the Roman Catholics but they do not have adoration. She loves adoration. Jojie who is an active volunteer and parishioner of St. Anne invited her to the parish. We hugged before we left each other.  She told Jojie she will call her if she needs someone to talk to and pray with.

Myself, Sylvia and Jojie

This is considered an answered prayer for her.  Instrumentally through me (Fr. Suarez) and Jojie (place for adoration). And my faith tells me, everything I prayed for is also heard. Thank you Mama Mary for bringing my prayers to Jesus... And I feel closer to Jesus with Mary.  Amen.

The statue of The Immaculate Conception at the altar.