Nathan Reyn Martin Gutierrez was among the eight children—four boys and four girls—who are of Korean, Filipino, Italian and Chinese descent selected to offer flowers during the Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter's Basilica.
"Masaya," said the grade 2 pupil of Conrado Ferrini when asked about how he felt.
The boy felt even more blessed after Pope Francis gave him a kiss.
Guiterrez described the Pope as "kind and handsome".
Born in Italy, Gutierrez grew up in a religious family. They hear mass every Sunday at the Alliance of Two Hearts Vescovio Filipino Community.
"Pinalakas namin ang kanyang loob para hindi siya mahiya na maglakad sa maraming tao, iba-ibang lahi at iba-ibang nasyon," said his father, Erwin.
His mother Rebecca is equally proud of him.
"Proud din at masaya dahil sa lahat ng bata sa Italy ay siya ang napili na makaharap ang Papa at mag offer ng bulaklak," she said. Report from Jocelyn Ruiz, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
