Growing up in a Presbyterian family I thought I had the luxury right at my finger tips.
Just like every other protestant I thought the Protestants were more pure and strict to keeping to the Holy Book and practising Faith in our every day lives.
After schooling in the state system for all my early years, my parents decided to send me to a Catholic secondary school. After observing all the bowing and genuflecting and prayers to Mary and all the Saints, I remembered saying to myself one day during assembly that I will never ever as long as I am at college, bow when entering and leaving the chapel for our school assemblies. I did just that right up till my final year in School.
From college I went to study theology first at the Logos Pacific School of Biblical Studies where I gained my Certificate in Theology and then on to Pacific Theological College where I gained my Licentiate in Theology (L.Th)
After graduating my wife and I served at many protestant churches either as associate pastor or interim pastor. Although we travelled alot to preach at the different churches we were appointed to, I still didn't feel complete.
Just up the road from where I live is a Catholic church. Two minutes by car and 8 minutes to walk.
Now I knew that they had Saturday vigil services every week at 5pm so I decided to walk up and sit at the back of the church and listen to the priest's homily and take notes as the protestant church don't follow a lectionary so it's up to preachers what they want to preach on from scripture week in and week out.
I done this for three to four weeks every Saturday going up to the church and sitting at the back to take notes for my services the next day. As weeks went by I found myself constantly thinking of the Mass and how Holy it was and the fact that everything that is done from the begining of Mass through to the final Blessing are all quoted from Scripture....
This is the end of Part one
To find out more of my next steps in my journey stay tuned tomorrow for Part 2
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