Monday, October 4, 2010
Arrived kinda late for Sunday's mass, no thanks to my snaily sis & dad! Missed the 1st reading entirely, but at least I paid attention to the sermon conducted by the Archbishop himself! There are four kinds of catholics that we should try not to be: Hatch, Match & Dispatch, 1 dimensional, Supermarket, & ...uhhhh I kinda forgot the name today =X but I remembered what was said!
"Hatch, Match & Dispatch" Catholics are people who are baptised, married & then buried under their religion's name, but otherwise do not practise their faith outside church..."Supermarket" people are the kind who choose to buy only certain bits of their faith, & ignore the rest..."1D" would be the follower & God only while excluding the community...and the category of the final one would be people who only pray to God if they are in trouble, but ignore Him otherwise(no thanks to good things that are upon them) when they are healthy & privileged(such as luxuries etc). Of course, everyone will fall into either category at some point of time in their life, so it's good to do self reflection when it's possible!
Wanted to take a pic of the Archbishop from where I was, but realised that I left my camera at home, so couldn't do it =( Took a small pic, which looks really crappy below, of the "For One & For All" styrofoam stuck to the wall when mass ended! Oh, and during holy communion, I was blur and said "Thank You" instead of "Amen" =S
Since it was Feast Day, they distributed buns(which were blessed) after mass ended...and somehow they looked a little like hot cross buns except that they didn't have raisins or spice. They were plain sweet bread with a custard-like cross on top! Took one, along with a bookmark & went outside, where people brought their animals for a blessing!
Below's a pic of some owners & their pets...trust me, it was really crowded!
Just to sidetrack, St Francis' a patron saint for animals, and that's why there's this blessing going on yesterday at my church! Pity that there are no cats =(
Bookmark! The words read as "Where there is charity & wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience & humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty & joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace & meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt" Moving on! To JP for lunch, & back, then a short nap & to NJD! Boarded the bus w/ZR to ARCC, changed out, & thought that class started since everyone went inside! Had a mini chat for about half an hr while seated on the sofas, then class started. One of the surprising things I found about myself was that I could touch my knee with my head during 1 of the stretches! However, I think I overstretched a bit and found it hard to do the belt pulling. MN & Siti got in at 8pm O.o cos they were lost! Reminds me of the time, around Oct 2008,when I took the bus down to my JC, only to find out that my friend misinformed me & I went all the way to upper serangoon because there was no way I could ask the driver to stop on the expressway! I ended up late for geog class by 30mins =X Kicking was horrible today, due to the awkwardness of being the last 1 to kick(2 people to one target tdy for my case) & I was standing in the middle of the class, so everyone could see how terrible I did. Best of all(NOT), I fell down at the 1st kick, but oddly enough it was my foot which hurt the most! Just wasn't the lesson for me today, I suppose. I did the yoyatsu & all quite horribly, and I can still remember how annoyed sir look...haiz. I think it's been etched in my mind already. Held the class up cos I couldn't coordinate properly =((( felt like crap for a long time until I had a tiny consideration for quitting, since I'm so clumsy. ARGH! (To think that I suffered from insomnia because of this! ) Everyone prolly thinks badly of me now XC Almost didn't feel like going for dinner, but went anyway & ate. Heard in chinese in the car with regards to green belt, & I think I know who it was aimed at. TT Would love to take a break from everyone right now, but pity that I can't just go on a solo holiday. Hopefully things will improve, such as my kicks & judgement of distance. *sighhhh*
Just to sidetrack, St Francis' a patron saint for animals, and that's why there's this blessing going on yesterday at my church! Pity that there are no cats =(
Bookmark! The words read as "Where there is charity & wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience & humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty & joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace & meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt"
Aww you're so cute!!
