This year, the season of Lent begins on the 6th of March, which is also the Feast of St. Colette. St. Colette or Nicolette as she is popularly called, was a reformer and founded 17 Fransciscan convents. She brought many back to the original rule of St. Francis, despite the abuse and persecution she faced. While she was blessed [...]
The Bishop’s Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei decided in 2007, that abstaining from meat will no longer be the only expression of this ancient tradition of abstinence. This is a change from the previous decision which required the abstaining from meat on all Fridays. The removal of the abstinence from meat does not mean the obligation to abstain on Fridays [...]
The Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Christifideles Laici, written by Pope St. John Paul II in 1988, speaks of the vocation and mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the world. The introduction offers us a reflection on the Parable of the labourers in the vineyard in Matthew 20. The Lay members of Christ’s Faithful People may be [...]
As we celebrate the Chinese New Year (CNY), let us give praise to God our Father, with a deep sense of thanksgiving in being reunited with the members of the extended family. Family gatherings are times to thank God for His manifold blessings. It is also a time to remember our forefathers and those who have passed on in [...]
This morning at church... being the 1st day of the Chinese New Year, many families from young to seniors, were seen dressed in shades of red participating in the Eucharistic Celebrations together. Mandarin organges were distributed after both English and Mandarin Eucharistic Celebrations. “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus”- 1 Thessalonians [...]
In preparation for the Lunar New Year, we had a pleasant surprise as many parishioners turned up to help pack mandarin oranges. And because of the many helping hands, all 1,800 mandarin oranges were packed in just under half an hour! Distribution will be made the 1st day of Chinese New Year, after both English and Mandarin Eucharistic Celebrations.
Faith journaling is a gift for the long haul, to make your faith active. “Journaling is a pathway for joy & a powerful tool in the hands of love.” It could be a habit-based approach to your spiritual growth, to help you focus on what is God saying to you. How should one begin? There is no right or [...]
We are all sinners, and we have been wounded in some way or another. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim [...]
“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. To one is given through the Spirit the expression of [...]
“I wait for the LORD, my soul waits and I hope for his word. My soul looks for the Lord more than sentinels for daybreak. More than sentinels for daybreak, let Israel hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is mercy, with him is plenteous redemption, and he will redeem Israel from all its sins.” Psalm 130: 5-8 There [...]