Mochou Lu Church

On the morning of Dec.14th, I went to a Church on Mochou Lu with my friend. There had been a performance because Christmas was coming. There were many foreigners and the whole seats were full. We sat to listen to their speeches. They talked a lot about the Bible and acted the part of how Jesus was born. The actors and actresses were very concentrated and excited. I watched and listened carefully because they spoke English.

They also asked us to follow them to sing the songs. They were Christmas songs like “O come, O Come Emmanuel”, “Silent Night”, “O Come All Ye Faithful”, and “Joy to the World”. We tried our best to sing the songs. I could understand some of them and I think they were sacred. The whole situation was quiet and solemn. I could feel the environment of that moment. It was like God was just sitting beside us. The church was not big but formal. There were many decorations for the Christmas. It seemed they spent much time on preparing for the Christmas.

I was impressed by this service. It was great. On the other hand, Catholicism is a western religion but there were so many Chinese people. More and more people are affected by the Catholicism even in the eastern countries. This was good to us students that we could learn more about the western culture. It would help us to develop well in the western countries. We could at least know about it. It can also improve the relationships between us and other people.