The #memorial experts
Rizal Philippines | January 19, 2015
T shirt for launch of Chapel and Memorial Services
His Holiness Pope Francis just ended his 5 day sojourn in the Philippines. (January 15 - 19, 2015) His visit marked many first - 1. the biggest ever crowd to welcome him and celebrate mass together in Luneta with 6 million in attendance; 2 first time to celebrate mass under the rain and with typhoon. There are other first in his visit: first Jesuit to be Pope first American to be Pope. Surely he will leave fond memories to to many people who saw, touched him and talked to him
(The INC centennial celebration pales in comparison (and there were no hakot; the pilgrims came and spent on their own)
But the biggest and most important take home lesson we should remember is
MERCY AND COMPASSION. His important mission was to empathize with the victims of typhoon Yolanda - who experienced grief with loss of loved ones and massive loss of properties.
The Passion of Jesus Christ
Mother Teresa caring for the poor and destitute at the streets of India
What are mercy and compassion?
Mercy to be kind; to be helpful to have pity. In the midst of growing disparity between rich and poor, growing selfishness of people we forget.
Compassion - to be one with people who love what they do in suffering. Missionaries, workers, OFW deserve compassion. As those who live in slum areas, street children, those who are victims of human trafficking, sleep children.
Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd possess these two important traits and the Pope simply wants to reemphasize this if we want to live as Christians
What are we doing at Holy Gardens about Mercy and Compassion?
1. We grieve with families of the deceased. Jesus Christ wept when his friend Lazarus died. We lessen the grief with: prayers, ceremonies, to make the pain of losing more bearable and superior customer customer
We make interments a joyful celebration as returning the life that has been borrowed from the Creator, as a Jewish celebration of the Jubilee
What are we going to do about Mercy and Compassion?
Without us having talked with Pope Francis, we are making a proactive response to this call for Mercy and Compassion. As we pursue the acquisition of a Memorial Plan Company (Destiny Financial Plan Inc) and the establishment Chapel and Memorial Services (and feverishly prepare for its start on January 24, 2015, we are indeed answering a call from the Lord to help his suffering flocks especially at their hour of need.
The cost of dying has been accelerating of the less fortunate, the destitute, and underprivileged
Karuwahe for about to be established Chapel and Memorial Services in in Holy Gardens Calamba
These are our business objectives:
1. Vision: To provide affordable memorial plans to one out of every 5 homes in the country.
"Every Juan (one) must have a memorial plan
2. Mission:
1. To provide unique and unforgettable memorialization services
2. To provide affordable memorial services to every one (with the P20 and P35 packages)
3. To assist the indigent in their memorial needs through free infant caskets, 10 to 12t services and help desk contributions from the Memorial Park, Chapel and Memorial services.
The HGMP Interment service, Chapel Memorial Service and Memorial Plans are tasked with making regular quarterly contribution of 5% of their gross profit
#2 and #3 mission statements are social and religious. We hope the Lord will give us good comments when we come face to face with Him
They are in line with the philosophy of Pope Francis on "Mercy and Compassion" Luck has it that we planned ahead for this
Everyone should understand that our vocation, what God calls us to do, and be the best in it, is to pursue these goals
Thus everyone should support what we are trying to do rather than slowing things down , or being a hindrance
