The Heartbeat

𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘 | April 04, 2026

"𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙'𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚, 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙙, 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙡. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜; 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨.", - 𝙇𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 3:22-24 (𝙉𝙄𝙑)

Observed in a solemn pause, Black Saturday marks the moment of waiting and reflection between sorrow and hope. This day reminds us that even in the moments of doubt, we reflect that faith, patience, and hope endure with the promise of new life beyond the moment of silence.

𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘 | April 03, 2026

"𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨: 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨." (𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙨 5:8)

Good Friday isn't just about the mourning; we remember this day of silence and reflection—a strong reminder of Christ's everlasting sacrifice of love, compassion, humility, and redemption.

𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗡 | 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲

Not all love stories are meant to be broadcasted, celebrated, nor included in the wedding vows. Some are laid to rest in glances that never became more and encapsulated in phrases that will never be voiced.

Hopeless love is not loud. It never emphasizes itself with a grand confession or romantic dramatic ending. It lingers silently, stubbornly in every corner of that aching heart. It is loving someone you cannot have—not because of being weak, but reality echoed even more louder.

Sometimes the timing is wrong. The distance is too far. Sometimes it is the love that finds its way to close the chapter of two different people who once stood firm in the same place.

What is true about hopeless love is that it does not disappear just because you need it to. You clearly know the reason why it should be over. You can list all the reasons. Even agreeing that letting go is the best and most mature way to do it. Yet, your heart still hopes in small and most unreasonable ways.

It hopes for a message that would never come.
It plays a conversation that is bound to be gone and forgotten.
It imagines and holds onto narrative of “what if it has an alternative ending.’’

Hopeless love is designed to teach a painful lesson. That love alone is not enough.

We grew up believing that when the feeling of love is stronger, it conquers everything. Yes, it can be, but on this surface, we are not meant to have the same fate. Reality is less poetic. There is a sudden shift from people. Priorities have changed. Circumstances interfere, and the person you met simply is not meant to be your significant other eternally.

Some loves are really not on the same page.
Some love is not written in the stars.
Some are meant to awaken us.

And perhaps, even when unfinished—its enough.

Written by Jimkyl Klovis Fuentes
Illustration John Benedict Templa
Graphics by Matt Manwell S. Navarez