As is customary in Malta, the Christmas Eve Mass is traditionally highlighted by a sermon delivered by a young boy or girl, or both. I was not lucky to be chosen to deliver the sermon when I was an altar boy. But then I realized why - I would spend the rest of my life preaching. But when I was ordained a priest, for the first 4 years one of my responsibilities was to write and teach a young altar boy the sermon. Back in Malta after 35 years, I started again teaching young children the traditional sermon. Once again this year, a young girl Gretha Zammit delivered the sermon, which was an interactive dialogue between me and her.
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