20 September 2020 – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year AMatthew 20:1-16. Fernando Armellini SCJClaretian Publications Macau In the parable, the master provokes the anger of the workers of the first hour. We may recall that he had agreed…
Year: 2020
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (96) – How are Church-State relations regulated?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org Relations between the Church and the State will vary according to circumstances, e.g., countries with a Catholic tradition and others in which Catholics are a minority. Nonetheless, the right to religious freedom must always be…
MISSIONARIES FROM MACAU TO THE WORLD – Saint Lazarus Island (16)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Marramaque, “seeing himself lost and without remedy”, prepared for the Iberian counterpart, going so far as to offer “everything he wanted.” What is certain is that Marramaque fell into the spotlight – in the opinion of…
More than 500 Ethiopians Christians have reportedly been murdered in door-to-door attacks since June
(Aleteia News) A Christian aid organization, the Barnabas Fund, is reporting that since June more than 500 Ethiopian Christians have been murdered in door-to-door attacks in the Oromia regional state of Ethiopia.
Priest with COVID-19 livestreams Mass on Facebook, assisted by an oxygen tank
(Aleteia News) As long as he’s able, Fr. Miguel José Medina Oramas wants to continue praying with his congregation.
This church is now the first minor basilica in Central Asia
(CNA) The Vatican has named a church in Kazakhstan as the first minor basilica in Central Asia. The Minor Basilica of St. Joseph in Karaganda was built at the request of persecuted Catholics who had been exiled to the Kazakh…
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WELCOME NEW ACADEMIC YEAR – Government recognizes the importance of Catholic education
Marco Carvalho More than three thousand teachers that work and teach at Macau’s Catholic schools took part, last week, in the 2020 celebration of “Teacher’s Development Day.” Promoted by Macau Catholic Schools Association, the event signaled the official beginning of…
POPE AT ANGELUS – “Forgiveness and mercy help avoid suffering, wars…”
At Sunday’s midday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis reflects on the day’s Gospel of the parable of the unmerciful servant saying if we do not strive to forgive and love, neither we will be forgiven and loved.
Website of Macao Catholic Culture Association officially launched
The official website of the Macao Catholic Culture Association www.macaucca.org was launched at the beginning of September. The Association thanked all of their valuable partners and supporters for this milestone. The Catholic Church in Macau has left a rich legacy in…
Cathedral parish holds ceremony for altar boys and servers
On 13 September, during the Chinese Mass at 9:15 AM, Bishop Stephen Lee held the annual rite for two new altar boys and eight altar servers.