The St. Sebastian Youth Association’s Inaugural Mass was held on the 1st Sunday of July, i.e. 2nd July 2017. The 8:45am mass was celebrated as the Youth Associations Inaugural Mass. It marked the beginning of youth association’s annual activities for the year 2017-2018. It was pleasing to see lot of youth present for the Eucharistic celebration. There was a perfect blend of new, young and existing youth members. We were delighted to welcome the junior youth members into our association. Mr. Fenzier Gomes, the president of the St. Sebastian Youth Association was incharge of organizing the liturgy and other arrangements for the inaugural mass. Fr. Gregory Cruz was the main celebrant.
During the mass Fr. Gregory spoke of the youth being pillars of the church and a driving force in its spiritual activities. As youth of the church it is our responsibility to ensure that we live our lives in accordance with the values bestowed upon us. We ought to be disciplined and responsible Catholics in our actions and words, thus setting an example to the younger ones. We should look at Jesus as a role model of our lives. We need to pray regularly to invoke God’s blessings. Making time for prayer in our daily schedule is important as it contributes towards our spiritual growth and acts as a guiding force in our testing times.
As we took the oath we were reminded of our duties and roles as youth of the parish. As the Eucharistic celebration came to an end Fr. Gregory thanked the Youth Association for organizing the mass and called for a regular and consistent participation in its yearly activities.
Karen Dias
P.Y.A Secretary