After 40 days of having been in India, I finally had the opportunity to celebrate Mass for the people of God. Since coming here, I’ve been participating in the Mass from the pews, which is a totally different experience altogether. There is nothing like celebrating the Mass for people because there is a special joy and this is our gift of the priesthood.
On Friday, I celebrated Mass in Tamil for 31 Tamil speaking seminarians of Papal Seminary, Pune. The Mass was held at 6.45 am at their classroom and concelebrated by Professor Rev Fr Dr S. Stephen Jayard.
Once a month the Tamil society will gather together to have Mass in Tamil as a sign of unity. The Society which is 110 years old was formed since the seminary was founded in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
I was happy to see how well prepared they were for the liturgy. In my homily I advised them to be disciplined and faithful to the Word of God as they journey together to be priests.
2 comments:
Hello Father, thanks for the updates. Glad to hear that you have celebrated Tamil Mass with your Tamil speaking seminarians. Hope you wont lose touch with your Tamil. You look like lost weight Fr, hehehe. For your info, Carmelite Sisters has sent their best regards to you and they always remember you in their prayers. We met them during Feast Mass last Saturday. You take good care Fr. With love Sarah Anne
Please convey my warmest regards to the Carmelite Sisters the next time you see them. All of you are in my thoughts and prayers all the time.
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