– Rev José Mario O Mandía “I lay down my life, that I may take it again. . . I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again” (John 10:17-18). Jesus Christ, true God…
Month: March 2020
THE CHURCH CHRIST FOUNDED – The Protestant Reformation
– Joni Cheng The 16th century to the 17th century was a time of the division of western Christianity, known as the Protestant reformation. There arose many Protestant leaders who desired for reformation that they claimed was not being implemented…
PRAYER AND OTHER PIOUS PRACTICESA – Catholic’s day, week and month
– Miguel Augusto (*) During the day, aside from the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Church offers us the Liturgy of the Hours that begins in the morning with the prayers called Lauds and ends with the night prayers…
TRUE GOD EXPERIENCE CALLS FOR SERVING ONE’S NEIGHBOURS – 8th March 2020, 2nd Sunday Of Lent
MATTHEW 17:1-9 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau The account of the Transfiguration of Christ is a text of theology in a biblical language. Jesus, going up to the mountain has one such theological significance. The mountain, in…
SANTI AMBROGIO E CARLO AL CORSO – Northern Italy in the heart of Rome
– Anastasios Many tourists often find themselves inside the Basilica of the Santi Ambrogio e Carlo, because this Basilica faces “il Corso,” Via del Corso, one of the main avenues of Rome that begins from Piazza Venezia all the way…
WHAT ALESSANDRO MANZONI CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE CURRENT EPIDEMIC
– Aurelio Porfiri “The pestilence, as the Tribunal of Health had feared, did enter the Milanese with the German troops. It is also a known fact that it was not limited to that territory, but that it spread over and…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (90)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Despite the loss of resources derived from the annexation by Spain of the entire national territory in 1580, feared and respected remained the Portuguese strain throughout the Mogul empire, a fact that would curb the…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com ROME With no Ash Wednesday Masses, bishops in northern Italy share prayers (CNS) While Ash Wednesday Masses were canceled in several northern Italian dioceses to prevent the spread of the corona virus, bishops composed special…
TAMING THE TONGUE IN LENT
– Fr Leonard Dollentas When we were children, we were told that the Lenten season is the season of giving up something as our share of sacrifice for Jesus who died on the Cross. Oftentimes, we gave up a favorite…
CHANCERY NOTICE
CN/9/009/2020 Guidelines on Partial Reopening of Parish Churches Considering the latest development of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Macau, the Diocese has decided to partially reopen parish churches from 7th March 2020 with the following guidelines: