As many as 38 saplings of the United Theological
College garden kicked off
their first ecclesial journey in style on June 28, 2015 to St Francis Xavier’s
Cathedral in the heart of Bengaluru city. With full enthusiasm we walked to the
Cathedral which is close by and we got a warm welcome by the authorities as
well.
We got the first hand information on the tradition of the
catholic churches and also it made easy for us to differentiate the tradition
of ours. Though we worship the same Lord everywhere, the way of worship and
concept of Order of Service differ.
Putting incense around the Altar was new to most of us.
During the Service people maintained the sanctity of worship. Another feature
of the Catholic tradition is that the deacon with the permission and blessings
of the chief priest read the Gospel passage and delivered the sermon.
Interestingly, before reading the Gospel passage the deacon offered incense to
the Holy Bible.
Only after going to this Cathedral we realized that this
Sunday was the 13th Sunday of this year and they were very
particular about this. The sermon was based on Mark 5:21-43. This passage talks
about mainly on ‘simple faith’ which was apt for the theological students like
us.
One more thing we noticed is that the diocese of Karnataka
has circulated the passage and required material for the service. A pamphlet
which was in circulation suggests us that the diocese decides the subject for
every week and circulates the same across the state. So whichever part of the
state you go you will hear the same sermon on that particular day.
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