“It is true that someone validly ordained can, for grave reasons, be discharged from the obligations and functions linked to ordination, or can be forbidden to exercise them; but he cannot become a layman again in the strict sense [cf Code of Canon Law, cann. 290-293; 1336 # 1 3, 5; 1338 # 2; Council of Trent DS 1774], because the character imprinted by ordination is for ever. The vocation and mission received on the day of his ordination mark him permanently.”
The CFC Global Macau had a 3 in 1 event on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at the CMK Theater.
The following list of Holy Days of Obligation to be observed in the Diocese of Macau (Code of Canon Law c.1246) serves as a reminder to the faithful of their duties to attend Holy Mass on the said days:
The most terrible situation of these children are the homeless in the capital of Ulaanbataar (Ulan Bator) who live in sewage pipes to keep warm. In Mongolia, long winter temperatures can drop to -40C or -30C in the capital; there is nowhere else for the abandoned misfits to get near heat at night.
The Church in Germanophone regions has the tradition of celebrating Rorate Mass during Advent. Rorate means “Drop down” in Latin, and is the first word of the Introit for Votive Mass to Our Lady during Advent. The introit is “Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justum.”