We celebrated the feast of Don Bosco yesterday and the solemn Mass was held before lunch. The Bishop during the sermon took a jibe at us Salesians when he said that we Salesians speak more of Don Bosco than of Jesus Christ himself. He further gave examples to endorse his 'view' - if at all, one could call it so.
After the Mass, there was a 20 minute presentation on Don Bosco, and at the conclusion of which the Bishop grabbed the mike and came up the stage and said, "See, didn't I tell you Salesians speak more of Don Bosco than of Christ? All along this presentation, there was not even a mention of Jesus Christ!"
I was the one who did the presentation and still had the mike in my hand, and I was greatly tempted to retort: We just spent an hour and half, in Thanksgiving (Holy Mass), commemorating Jesus. What's that? Why is it that only when one has spoken for hours long, some bullshit, repeating the name of Jesus, without even the slightest of reverence but sheer performance, is that called evangelisation?
It is like accusing a man living in a boat house of not speaking about water. The very fact that he is living in a boat house speaks volumes of his affinity with water. Furthermore every decision he makes is consciously and even unconsciously determined by the fact that he is living in a boat house. How does one accuse such a man of not 'speaking' enough about water?
People consider remembering Jesus once in a way and that too in the most dramatic manner possible, more important than living Jesus - especially Priests and religious (Bishops, included)!
After the Mass, there was a 20 minute presentation on Don Bosco, and at the conclusion of which the Bishop grabbed the mike and came up the stage and said, "See, didn't I tell you Salesians speak more of Don Bosco than of Christ? All along this presentation, there was not even a mention of Jesus Christ!"
I was the one who did the presentation and still had the mike in my hand, and I was greatly tempted to retort: We just spent an hour and half, in Thanksgiving (Holy Mass), commemorating Jesus. What's that? Why is it that only when one has spoken for hours long, some bullshit, repeating the name of Jesus, without even the slightest of reverence but sheer performance, is that called evangelisation?
It is like accusing a man living in a boat house of not speaking about water. The very fact that he is living in a boat house speaks volumes of his affinity with water. Furthermore every decision he makes is consciously and even unconsciously determined by the fact that he is living in a boat house. How does one accuse such a man of not 'speaking' enough about water?
People consider remembering Jesus once in a way and that too in the most dramatic manner possible, more important than living Jesus - especially Priests and religious (Bishops, included)!
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