Xujiahui Cathedral
Today was Easter, a good good day to complete the rough draft of my thesis. It came out to about 27,000 characters (40 pages). I still have a bit to add and polish, but the majority of the workload is now off my shoulders. What a relief.
Today Easter mass at Xujiahui Cathedral was packed. My wife and I couldn’t help chuckling at the little Chinese kid behind us, continually pestering his dad with questions:
What does “hallelujah” mean? Does it mean “I’m awake now?”
Why did they put out the carpet? It’s not raining today. [In Shanghai you frequently see mats or even broken-down cardboard boxes by the entrances of buildings on rainy days to help collect the water off of people's feet. In this case, it was a red carpet leading to the altar.]
What happened to the bishop’s hat? Did someone cut it open? It looks like someone cut it open.
What’s a prophet? [先知]
Happy Easter!
Nice picture of the cathedral, John! That little kid was both curious & observant — marks of intellignece. Hope the dad gave him good answers; sounds like he’s in a stage when he’s especially receptive to making sense of what’s going on at church. Those are the best teachable moments! now I have to go watch your wedding CD again, at least the Enya portion — such joyful memories! Congrats on grinding out your thesis. we’ve been praying for you. hope the finishing touches and defense go well too. Love to you both, mom
March 24th, 2008 at 4:11 am