Until the end, Cory had always been very Catholic. This is the prayer she wrote shortly before her death:
The Prayer for a Happy Death
Almighty God, most merciful Father
You alone know the time
You alone know the hour
You alone know the moment
When I shall breathe my last.
So, remind me each day,
most loving Father
To be the best that I can be.
To be humble, to be kind,
To be patient, to be true.
To embrace what is good,
To reject what is evil,
To adore only You.
When the final moment does come
Let not my loved ones grieve for long.
Let them comfort each other
And let them know
how much happiness
They brought into my life.
Let them pray for me,
As I will continue to pray for them,
Hoping that they will always pray
for each other.
Let them know that they made possible
Whatever good I offered to our world.
And let them realize that our separation
Is just for a short while
As we prepare for our reunion in eternity.
Our Father in heaven,
You alone are my hope.
You alone are my salvation.
Thank you for your unconditional love, Amen.
For Filipinos all over, these videos might give more than nostalgia; the first video was made shortly after EDSA 86. Some interesting points in that video: 0:12-0:14 is an actual footage of Filipino revolutionaries firing on an American patrol in the Philippine-American War (1898-early 1900s). 2:28-2:29 is the most poignant for me, as it shows a group of protesters being hosed down by fire trucks during, if I am correct, the First Quarter Storm in 1970 against President Marcos. 2:15 shows a group of nuns marching during EDSA 86:
youtube.com/watch?v=_wcYancnbkM
Second video was done while EDSA 86 was ongoing. The events inspired Tito Sotto, a prominent actor/comedian then (later becoming a Senator), to write the song:
youtube.com/watch?v=-wWTqd1OJ9U&feature=related
I posted the two videos because they were most associated to Cory and EDSA 86.
