The Eucharistic Miracles of the World international exhibition will remain open to the public beyond July 31st, according to the Macau Catholic Culture Association. The exhibit, which is being held at the new facilities of the Diocesan Center, should have come to a close over the weekend, but the organizers decided to extend it due to the impact of the latest Covid-19 outbreak.
The Jesuit community in Macau commemorated the end of the Ignatian Year with the celebration of a Solemn Mass. The Eucharistic celebration took place on July 31st, the feast day of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and was presided over, albeit virtually, by Father Stephen Tong, the provincial of the Chinese province of the Society of Jesus.
We, as did the Jews of old, have much attachment to worldly goods. But what is material is fleeting, and no goods, not even an inheritance, can equal the eternal bliss of the Kingdom of God that we are offered.
In modern times, avarice has led entrepreneurs astray in undermining the value of the gift of wealth. Businesspersons must understand and accept that this wealth is not wholly our own but given to us so we may aid the underprivileged and better society.