Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Father Bosco's New Year's Day Mass homily and Christmas surprise

He referred to the prevalence of people making resolutions at this time of the year, and pointed out the distinction between a resolution and a wish:

A wish is when you want to achieve something but a resolution is when you take steps to achieve that particular thing. Eg. "I want to pass my examinations." is a wish whereas "I will spend an extra hour everyday on my studies." is a resolution.


His homilies are very down-to-earth and relate to daily life, so that the congregation can really understand them.

At Midnight Mass, he presented us with a gift, a precious one. He sang Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas for us. He is a priest and yet he shared his gift of song with us. That gesture touched my heart. I cannot explain why but it just strikes a chord within me. His voice was rather good too though he was modest about it. :) The other priest who sang to his congregation, of whom I was one of the members, is Father Stephen Yim who sang a song on Father's Day.

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