WHO SAYS WE DON'T LIVE IN CAVES ANYMORE?
Pic.: Azriel D'Souza S ome years ago, when the Bishop had visited our Parish, in his sermon, he casually told us this interesting fact. In the first Century, the early Christians were being persecuted by the Roman authorities. So, they would gather secretly in dark places, light candles and quietly worship there. So, lighting candles before Christian worship – Mass, Novena, Holy Hour whatever it is – became a practice. It has been there for over two-thousand years… and, unless someone really tells us, “Dumb-heads, why do you need those candles in broad daylight, that too, when there are such bright lights and chandeliers all over the church? That Sunday, I wished our Bishop said that! Candles are still being lit in our church, whether it a night or a broad daylight… It is something they do there, because it has been done so before. A religious custom! Why ask… Why stir the hornet’s nest? Leave alone, why get crucified like our Master - Jesus Chr...