The evening started with a beautiful mass. It was so cool to see everyone dressed in white around the altar. During the Eucharistic Prayer, Fr. Francis invited everyone to gather around the altar. The vision brought tears to his eyes (and mine) because he said that's how he pictured heaven to be -- all your loved ones in white standing side by side with God. He was so happy to be able to share that moment when he transforms the bread into God's body with all of us. It was a dream come true for him (and for all of us). The fact that no one else was at the Cathedral and it was just us in this intimate setting was unforgettable.
After the mass, we all walked over to the Cathedral Residence -- aka Club OLA. Lawrence, Tasha, Michi and co. did such a great job decorating the place and transforming it into a very swanky party place. When Fr. Francis saw it he said that was the sexiest he's ever seen the cathedral residence. Aside from great food, there were also some nice sentimental touches that they did in honor of Fr. Francis -- a nice slideshow, a candle lighting ceremony and blessing ... as a bonus, Fr. Francis played his guitar for everyone and sang a song he wrote called "Thank You and I love you". Afterwards, we all danced the night away under the Cathedral lights ... it was such a fun night cutting it up on the dance floor with such awesome friends! It's been A WHILE since Mike and I went out dancing, so we definitely took advantage of this great moment! We closed the night by grabbing some tacos from Kike's in downtown and didn't get home until almost 2 am!
We will MISS MISS MISS seeing Fr. Francis so often but will always be praying for his journey. He was meant to touch the lives of so many people and this chapter in his life will only help him with that task.
Here's the video of his beautiful song:
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