Catechesis with Fr Paul, on Friday 12th August 2011, was based on 'The Way.' He read us the washing of the disciples feet. As he was reading there was music from the hotel playing. It was hard to not laugh out loud. Especially because it was classical and was dramatic at all the right moments...proof God has a sense of humour I think.
Fr Paul began by talking about pilgrimage. He asked us to think about what a pilgrimage is and said that we were on a pilgrimage now but the stations of the cross are also a pilgrimage.
He said that the first thing in the catechism was wrong because it said that God created you and I. It should say that God is creating us always. God is not finished with you yet.
He returned to World Youth Day and said the whole point of it is not what you do here but what you take home with you because you will be new when you go home.
He then talked about the stations of the cross, and focussed on the station of Veronica wiping the face of Jesus. He said that when people look at each of us they can see a tiny bit of Jesus in us. We are all beautiful and we should walk in our own way.
Fr Paul reminded us that Jesus can change anything in our lives, if you just let him. He said our relationship with Christ is being shaped and moulded by him. We are on a unique way and we need to be brave to allow Jesus to change us into something new. If we allow this then we will be very powerful pilgrims all of our lives.
After he had finished speaking the Castlerigg team did the skit showing us how God loves us and how he fights for us, if we let him into our lives.
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