NEWS & EVENT
Pope Francis Special Blessing for DR. (H.C) Martha Tilaar
Pope Francis visit on September 3-6 to Jakarta was a historic visit that
was most awaited by all Catholics in Indonesia, including DR. (H.C)
Martha Tilaar. He was also happy when he found out that he would be
scheduled to be one of the invitees who would attend an audience with
the Holy Father, Pope Francis at KWI. The meeting with Pope Francis will
be a special gift for Mrs. Martha, who just celebrated her 87th
birthday on September 4. Unfortunately, due to her unhealthy condition,
Mrs. Martha was forced to be unable to attend KWI.
Grateful, CEO
of Martha Tilaar Group, Dr. Kilala Tilaar succeeded in getting her
mother to be 'present' at the audience with Pope Francis that day. Not
physically present, but Dr. Kilala still carries a wheelchair which
represents the presence of Mrs. Martha Tilaar. Through the 'empty
chair', the Holy Father, Pope Francis, also gave his blessings and
prayers to Mother Martha. Not only praying for Mrs. Martha, via a live
broadcast on one of Kompas Media's YouTube channels, Pope Francis was
also seen giving two rosaries, one each to Mrs. Martha and Dr. Kilala.
This of course remains a special gift for DR. (H.C) Martha Tilaar.
The
efforts made by Dr. Kilala and producing happy results is of course a
blessing and gift that is very grateful for DR. (H.C) Martha Tilaar and
Dr. Kilala Tilaar. This was stated by Dr. Kilala as written on the
Instagram page @kilalatilaar, "He (Pope Francis) specifically gave two
Rosaries to my mother and me. Praise God, You are miraculous! May the
blessings and Rosary from the Holy Father bring healing and recovery to
mama. Get well soon, dear mama!" he wrote.
To see a summary of this special day, see the following video of the Blessing for 'Empty Chairs' from Pope Francis.