Feast of St. Thomas 2010

Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle. I have written twice the three incidents of Thomas mentioned in the gospel of John before. Today, I would like to write something about Fr. Thomas Law who teaches us Liturgy in the Seminary.

Fr. Law was ordained a diocesan priest in 1979. He is now the Parish Priest of the Mother of Good Counsel Church and the Supervisor of Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School in San Po Kong. Though he is well-known for his speciality in Church Liturgy, Fr. Law talks more about his dealings with the youngsters in his school and parish. He serves them with the Salesian spirit.

Fr. Thomas Law Kwok Fai

His hair turned silvery very early in his career. That probably is resulted from his being overzealous with his work. His voice has become coarse as a result of long years of passionate lecturing. He has too many good things that he wants to share with us. How much he wants us to lead a quality liturgical life.
He is knowledgeable and peppers all his lectures with PowerPoints, videos, pictures and music. You cannot fall asleep in his lessons because he keeps stimulating all of us with audio-visual aids as well as sarcastic jokes. These jokes help air his frustrations over other priests who, for "pastoral" reasons, fail to make the liturgy a life-uplifting encounter with the Risen Lord.
Every time he finishes his lecture, he would humbly ask us whether we are able to benefit from what we have gone through in the last two hours. Yes, we do benefit a lot, not only from the knowledge he imparts, but also from the passion he radiates. We are infected and our hearts glow.

Fr. Law is generous with us, whether it be the teaching materials or his time. He is totally dedicated and is ready to empty himself like the sacrifice on the altar. He is a living liturgy.
Though an expert in liturgy, he is able to retain the flexibility to adjust for the benefit of the congregation. He knows Latin but he does not condone the use of Latin in any liturgy. He wants the congregation to understand and participate fully in what they are doing.

Thank you, Fr. Law for your teaching in words and actions.

Dear Lord, I thank You for choosing Fr. Law to serve Your fold. May he continue to inspire more all us to meet You in the Liturgy. Amen.

Photo credit: The picture is download from Fr. Law's blog.