This is about this holy communion ceremony we went for ...
There were some 100+ kids taking their Holy Communion that day. It was nice watching these kids walking down the aisle, with the piano playing in the background.
Let me tell the truth now. This mail is not much about the communion itself.
This is about this great priest who took the mic soon after the initial prayers. It was one of the best things we ever witnessed. He started "Hello
everybody ..." and every sentence he said after that sent the audience into laughter (reminding me of those TV serials where they add "ha ha ha" after the actor speaks every dumb thing). He asked the audience where every body was from - and got responses like - NewYork, Florida and ofcourse - India - and he said - "OK, now who can beat that?"
Then, he said to the communion kids - "Kids, as part of this ceremony, I
have to ask you some questions. I have to test you. Ofcourse, I know that
question-answers are boring. So, to make the session interesting I normally give away some gifts. Last time around, the gifts I gave away were precious pieces of paper personally signed by me. But this time I felt too lazy to sit and sign all those pieces of paper. So, I have decided to give away something, surely, more pleasing ..." and he took out a wad of dollars. And he started the QA session.
Priest: Who is the father of Jesus?
Lots of hands went up. He picked some kid to answer.
Answer: Joseph
Priest: Good. (gives away a dollar) Who is the mother of Jesus?
Answer: Hail Mary
Priest: Good. (gives away another dollar) But I didn't know Mary had a first
name. So good till now. Ok. Who is the Bishop of Dallas?
No hands went up.
Priest: O. K. We will not tell the Bishop this story ...
...
(lots of Q & A go by ...)
...
now, the priest has only one green bill left in his hand.
Priest: OK. this is the big one. this is FIVE DOLLARS. but i am going to
pick the one who will answer this question. (he goes around for a few
minutes and picks a random kid)
and finally he asks the big question: Who is the holiest priest you know?
the kid: You
And, sure, the kid gets the bucks.
OK. i am stopping this stuff here.
Sorry if it was too boring ... will come up with something else soon ...
