BORIVLI, MARCH 13, 2010: The Parish Lenten Mission at St. John Bosco Church, Borivli, commenced on February 21, 2010 after the 5.30 pm mass. The Missions were scheduled for a week.
They were conducted by the Redemptorist Priests. The Parish was blessed to have Fr. Neville and Fr. Paul who spent two weeks in our parish. Visiting all the families was an important part of the mission. The mission proper began with the solemn enthronement of the Bible. Apart from the evening service, they even conducted a short service in the morning which used to begin at 6.45 am with mass. Many were seen attending the same. The evening service used to begin at 7.00 pm with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist followed by the preaching.
The service for each day focused on relevant topics that are very much needed in the world we live in. Topics like the Word of God, Parent-child relationship, Family, Confession, Blessed Mary and Suffering were few of the topics that they spoke on and helped the parishioners to ponder upon. The renewal of the marriage vows was also held on one of the days.
Being the season of Lent, the Way of the Cross was held on Friday. The Mission service ended on Saturday, February 27 with the Holy Eucharist. The week was truly an amazing and enriching time helping he parishioners to come closer to God and making them aware of their sinful lives. People from other parishes also participated in large numbers.
The Mission and the preaching might be over but not the mission of living good and fruitful lives. May this season of Lent be a holy and meaningful period to reconcile with God and our neighbours and thus add meaning to our lives.