Father Ray Kelly, a renowned Irish priest who was made famous back in 2014 after a video of him singing a beautiful rendition of ‘Hallelujah’ while officiating at a couple’s wedding went viral, visited the College today.

Fr. Kelly was warmly greeted by our Supervisor, Brother Thomas, along with Brother Patrick and Brother David. He then met the Catholic Society Choir and Senior Choir at the School Chapel, which was filled with anticipation as the choirs had prepared to showcase their harmonious talents by presenting three songs, one of which being ‘Anima Christi’ in Latin.

Fr. Kelly shared his personal story with us and then, with his silky voice, sang ‘Hallelujah’, which has already amassed more than 90 million hits on YouTube. In 2018 he participated in the British talent show “Britain’s Got Talent” and sang for us his touching entry ‘Everybody hurts’ which transported us to a realm of spiritual bliss. In anticipation of Christmas he invited us to join him in the singing of the carol ‘Silent Night’. The interflow did not stop there as the choirs sang for him our much loved Hong Kong song ‘Under the Lion Rock’ (獅子山下) composed by our Old Boy lyricist James Wong Jim (黃霑). The visit of Fr. Kelly concluded with a presentation of school souvenirs and the high-spirited singing of our School Song.

We are grateful for Fr. Kelly’s esteemed presence, which serves as a reminder of the transformative power of music, the beauty of shared experience and the profound impact one person can have on the world through their unique gifts and talents.