來自一位民國11年11月11日出生的老人的祝福
聖言會會士 劉維和神父(Fr. Joseph Liu, SVD)

我祝福你：你瞭解我搖擺的步伐,抖動的雙手;
I bless you：you understand my shaky hands and staggering steps.

我祝福你： 你體諒了我眼睛已模糊, 頭腦已遲鈍
I bless you：you accept my distorted eyesight and dull mind.

我祝福你：你不介意我把湯湯水水潑翻滿地;
I bless you：you don’t mind my clumsiness for spilling a cup of water over you on the floor.

我祝福你：你笑咪咪的停下來和我聊會兒天;
I bless you：you take time to laugh and chitchat with me.

我祝福你：你從不給我說:「這故事今天已講了兩遍。」;
I bless you：you’d never say: “I’ve heard this story already twice a day.”

我祝福你：你知道如何與我追隨美好的過去;
I bless you：you relive my glorious days together with me.

我祝福你：你讓別人知道,我仍被愛,沒有被孤伶伶的遺棄;
I bless you：you make it known that I am loved, not forsaken.

我祝福你：你曉得我已沒有背十字架所需的力氣;
I bless you：you accept my frailty in carrying my own cross with patience.

我祝福你：你在我回老家的途中,用種種方法,使我把日子過得舒服些.
I bless you：on my way home, you ceaselessly make my day happy and joyful.