"it has been Christmas since my last confession..."
I wish all confessions are like that - that our lives and days can be Christmas after every confession! That amusing statement was made by one of the school boys from St Pat's earlier this afternoon to a priest friend of mine when we went there together with the rest of the priests of the East District for the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the Catholic schools.
I wish all confessions are like that - that our lives and days can be Christmas after every confession! That amusing statement was made by one of the school boys from St Pat's earlier this afternoon to a priest friend of mine when we went there together with the rest of the priests of the East District for the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the Catholic schools.
Since we are now in the midst of Lent and in a few weeks time we would begin our Penitential services before Easter, the Catholic schools like St Pat's are already getting into gear to impress upon their Catholic students that this sacrament is ready and available if they want to make right their lives once again with God. The general impression one gets from confession with students like these are:
a. they only go for confession when 'forced' to or when presented in this manner, which is like once a year.
b. most don't really know how to begin a confession proper let alone recite the Act of Contrition.
c. boys will be boys.
d. I wonder whether the boys' parents ever take a personal and concerned interest in their life.
e. It does feels like Christmas whenever these boys finish with their confessions and the priests can see hope, no matter how small, that these boys will be someone contributive to society and their faith some day.
So, the next time you go for your confession, let me know if you feel Christmassy all over... *wink*
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Your point b.
Do they go like "BLAST me, Faarrr-jeeeer, for I have sinned."
???
Point c.
Undisputed. =D
Hmmm...exchange of notes...
Well...i tink it's ok if the priests shared comments from the penitents...as long he doesn't divulge the sins.
Firstly, I try to avoid penitential service...and I would tend to avoid DICOCESAN priests...
I love going to Novena for confession...i feel the christmassy or would i say joy and peace after my confession...although i tend to be a nervous b4 the confession.
Z
Oops...made a spelling error...shld be Diocesan...
Z
Haha!
Coming from a mission school... this entry does bring back sweet sweet memories. :)
we can't turn back the time and head back to mission sch(s), can we?
Erm...easier to confess to priest that you know sometimes tough? Doesn't make any logical sense actually. Unless the person is a sadist...
Anyway besides the point.
Some folks out there might want to catch Million Dollar Baby. Towards the end of the show, there's a part which touches on God and mortality and faith I guess. So if Fr Aloysius has the time to go watch...do watch it...would like to hear ur comments abt that part of the movie.
Z
wat i wan to say is I AM GOING FOR MASS is becoz i promised sum1 i will pray for HIM on wed at CPS but coz i wasn't well, couldn't make it. he's overseas.
FYI, by feb CNY, oredi SORTED OUT MY THOUGHTS. Y should i worry care wat pple say. to those who wan to do, say wat they wan, watever they wan, juz do lor, no big deal, a/f all - RETRIBUTION will come along lah. IF I had not listened to sum1 whom i noen for over 5 yrs, i tink i will not be typing zis to u now. be staying UNDERGROUND as well 6 chapel road.........my visitg hours oni 1,3,5 till 545pm & sunday ams.
i have learnt to take it easy.......... pple wan to say say lor. Their mouths wat, i tell u lah once they tired of toking abt it they will find another discussion topic. yr 1st time zit noeing a bunch of WOMEN who gather 2gether wat they do??? do u noe how irriating they are (no need a grp juz 1 to 1) - on the phone? try lor. if not y in my line of job, everyone refers toking to OPP. SEX??? this kind of sin no need go box go come out the same sin again all these women........heehee.......
u get worked up for wat??? helo........no big deal. a/f wat i experienced in jan, i tell u i am not here to PLEASE ANYONE. u can't please every1 it's the same as my sales products..... different plans different benefits. not coz i afraid of CP tats y i am avoidg but i learnt frm EXPERIENCE AH PEK how to handle such situations. not frm owner of this blog definitely. & i juz spoken to him few days ago, yes it always leave me tinkg, but by ntetime wat he says dun noe y always turn out true. u can say experience counts.
ok enuf, deep dwn - u noe this blog is for u...........i go for least 7 stations.............if u always scared of things wan to PLEASE PEOPLE, then where are yr GUTS / Wat u believe in??? u dun even have self confidence. i was like tat till the pep tok late jan. now i really bochap.
if i dare to blog here for u my answer, it juz means i am done & over with it, i dun care wat pple say tink anymore. if i bother, can i pse everyone???
How many times it has been said it's never the BUILDING but the PEOPLE who will hurt U???
i dun care anymore. it doesn't bother me anymore. sumtimes i rather tok to these people who are more experienced in life yes it's tough to listen to their advice but frm there u learn & the funnie thing is END OF DAY - it's weird how come so & so say such a thing cme out true???
all i wan to say is i am not here to PLEASE ANYONE..........i shoot back nowadays. no one gves each other face. FITTEST SURVIVE.
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