Positive outlook, not lucky charms, attracts good luck – priest
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 08:50:26 +0000
SOME Filipinos follow certain customs and traditions in welcoming the New Year in the belief that this will attract good luck.
Among these traditions include the scattering of coins around the house, wearing polka dots, and making noise.
But a Catholic priest reminded the faithful that it is God that make things happen.
“It is God who make things happen. It is God who blesses us things and not these things,” Father Roy Bellen of the Archdiocese of Manila Office of Communications said in an interview.
“Hopefully, more than that (lucky charms) it’s God’s grace that we look for,” he added.
In the past, retired Caloocan Bishop Deogracias Iniguez said the only way for Filipinos to be lucky not only this year but in the years to come is if they’ll have a positive outlook in life.
‘We should always be optimistic. Something new is given to us and it’s all up to us how we are going to make use of it for the good,” he said that time.
“Our fate is mainly in our hands,” added Iniguez.
Meanwhile, Bellen also urged the faithful to usher the New Year with their families.
“Spend New Year with the family and not outside drinking with your friends. You should spend the first day of the year with the family. This also shows what’s important in your life,” he said.
The New Year, Bellen is an opportunity for one to renew their commitment and devotion to their family. (Leslie Ann Aquino)