Philippine Consul General in Macau Ms Lilybeth Deapera, assisted by Fr Leonard Dollentas, led the prayers for grace, unity, prosperity of the Philippines on December 18 at 8:00 PM. The half-hour gathering was well attended, with some Mexican, Indian and Macau friends joining in. The Simbang Gabi Mass followed afterwards.
Year: 2018
USJ Pre-Christmas Mass — “Pursue Truth, Good and Beauty”
/ December 21, 2018Bishop of Macau Dom Stephen Lee celebrated a Pre-Christmas Mass at Holy Cross Chapel for USJ students and staff on Friday the 14th of December 2018 the Memorial of Saint John of the Cross. In the Holy Eucharist, Dom Stephen Lee encouraged all USJ students and staff to pursue the Truth, Good, and Beauty even in the setting of uncertainty…
Alumni’s annual Christmas gathering warms the Seminary
/ December 21, 2018St Joseph’s Seminary Alumni Association hosted its annual Christmas gathering at 12:15 PM on 16th December 2018 (Gaudete Sunday). The Te Deum liturgy was presided by Dom Stephen Lee, and followed by a lunch gathering together with Bishop Emeritus Jose Lai, Fr Jose Kou, Fr Tadeu Tang, Fr Francisco Xavier Chan and many other priests and alumni. Photo shows Bishop…
DIOCESE GATHERS TESTIMONIES OF FILIPINO CHILDREN — Filling a gap in the Feast of the Holy Family
/ December 21, 2018The Catholic Pastoral Center of the Diocese of Macau will mark this year’s Feast of the Holy Family with an initiative directed specifically towards the Filipino immigrants that don’t have the opportunity to share the Christmas season with their children.
CHANCERY NOTICE
/ December 21, 2018CN/14/024/2018 1st January 2019 WORLD DAY OF PEACE “Politics must be at the service of peace” The theme of Pope Francis’ Message for the 52nd World Day of Peace, marked for 1 January 2019, have been revealed in a note and a comment published by the Holy See Press Office. The Pope’s Message highlights the need for politics to be…
POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE – Good politics is at the service of peace
/ December 21, 2018Christopher Wells (Vatican News) “Peace be to this house!” In his greeting to the world for the 52nd World Day of Peace, Pope Francis takes up the words proposed by Christ in the Gospel. The Holy Father notes that “the ‘house’ of which Jesus speaks is every family, community, country, and continent.”
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (13) – Does the New Testament show that Peter was first among the apostles?
/ December 21, 2018Rev José Mario O Mandía jmom.honlam.org The New Testament shows us how Jesus gave special treatment to Peter, how he chose him from among the twelve. Does the New Testament also tell us about how Peter played his role? Yes, it does.
Christmas Antiphon – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
/ December 21, 2018Liturgical Mass Sheet
NEWS BRIEFS
/ December 21, 2018– Tej Francis LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM BISHOP SAYS IRAQI CHRISTIANS WANT TO STAY, CONTRIBUTE TO COUNTRY (Crux) Bishop Paul McAleenan said he was “shocked” by what he saw during a recent trip to northern Iraq to visit with Christians returning to their homes four years after being driven out by the Islamic State. The Westminster auxiliary is the…
FAITH ILLUSTRATED – Creed 07
/ December 14, 2018Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son of God (20)