Blessed with a resonant voice, Br James Uppani has completed 65 years in the service of Church music, a rare achievement which only a very few can claim in their life time. After he joined the Congregation in 1957, the then superiors discovered in him this precious gift and he was encouraged to develop his talents to be used in the service of the community and the apostolate. He has composed over 100 hymns, antiphons and common songs, besides many novenas for various solemnities and feasts.
It was a joy and an inspiration to see him at the altar presiding over the Stations of the Cross for the community on the first Friday of Lent and intoning some of the hymns with the powerful voice of a thirty-year-old man although he has crossed the age of 86 and suffering from a variety of age-related illness and ailments. Congratulations, Br James, for your youthful dynamism and the passion and commitment to music.
Yes, music is on your lips, music is your heart and music is for the soul!!