“Lord, kung hindi man po siya para sa inyo, baka pwedeng ipahiram niyo po muna sa akin? Kasi mas kaya ko pong makita na nasa inyo siya kaysa nasa ibang babae. Pangako, mamahalin at aalagaan ko po.”
This was the prayer of a 27-year-old woman from Bulacan after she developed romantic feelings for a man who was in the seminary way back in 2014.
Years after, it seems that God answered her prayers!
Ann Eunice Pineda-Rosete said that it was not an easy journey for her and her husband Ramil Rosete.
“Hanggang nung lumabas ka hindi niya alam na may gusto na ako sa kanya. Hindi ko alam feeling ko manhid siya. O baka in-denial. Talagang tinago ko siya kasi ayokong makaka-affect d’on sa magiging mga decisions niya. So nung time na ‘yon talagang nagdadasal lang ako,” Eunice shared with The Philippine STAR during an interview.
The two first met almost a decade ago when Eunice visited her friend in the seminary during an open house.
Ramil admitted that at first, he didn’t have any romantic feelings for Eunice and only looked at her as one of her closest friends.
“Before ko makilala si Ann Eunice gusto ko talagang magpari. Kasi after ko naman siyang makilala, hindi naman ako kaagad lumabas,” Ramil said.
Ramil remained in the seminary for four years before he decided to postpone his way to priesthood.
“Mahirap ipaliwanag sa lahat ng nagtatanong na ‘yong desisyon ko na lumabas ng seminaryo ay isang mahabang proseso ng pagdadasal. Alam na magkaibigan kami so ang madaling tingnan at madaling isipin ng mga taong kakilala ko ay kaya ako lumabas ng seminaryo ay dahil sa kanya,” he shared.
“Sabi ko, ano ba ‘yong dapat kong maramdaman? Matutuwa ba ako kasi ito ‘yong pinagdadasal ko o malulungkot ako kasi pinagdadasal ko din naman na maging pari siya,” Eunice recalled.
The couple decided to focus on their respective lives after Ramil left the seminary. In 2019, their relationship became official and they tied the knot three years later.
“Eh mukhang para sakin siya eh, pinagbigyan ako ni Lord. Sabi ni Lord, ‘sige na nga ang kulit mo eh,’” Eunice said in jest.
“It was in year 2018, na lumabas ako ng seminaryo, but we remained friends. Mahirap kasi ‘yung naging challenge sa atin nung nagsimula tayo kasi all fingers are pointed at you. Kahit na hindi naman iyon ang totoong nangyari, I thank you for enduring it. Nanatili ka, nagtiis, at ito na nga ‘yung panahon na hinihintay nating dalawa. So 2018 up to the present, after four years, ikakasal na tayo,” Ramid said in his wedding vows to Eunice.
Ramil and Eunice shared lessons that they learned from their “unique” love story.
“Nasa tamang panahon talaga.Hindi mo siya pwedeng pilitin. Tama naman siguro ‘yong sinasabi ng iba, kusa siyang lalapit,” Eunice stressed.
“Totoo ‘yon ‘yong sincerity ng prayer. ‘Yong prayer na hindi namimilit pero laging tinatanong kung ano ‘yong kalooban ng Diyos,” Ramil echoed.
