As close as we may seem to get to God, the more he seems to mystify us, making our journey toward him indeterminable. Only surrendering to hope and arriving at true charity, that is desiring God for his own sake, can we hope to attain happiness in its fullness.
It is one of the most popular summer camps in Macau and it will take place once again at Saint Joseph the Worker’s Parish, in Hac Sa Wan. The summer activities program promoted by the Catholic Diocese of Macau is one of several endeavors of a pastoral nature that the Special Administrative Regionโs youngest Church will nurture in the coming months.
Maryโs special month was even more so with the celebration of Flores de Mayo after the span of the pandemic. It was a beautiful occasion honouring Our Lady and facilitating the bonding of Filipinos.
Caritas Macau was one of eight associations and organizations recruited by the government to help with the vaccination drive aimed at senior citizens. To boost vaccination rates, the Macau Foundation grants a 250 pataca voucher to residents over 65 who have already received two shots of the Covid-19 jab. The Secretary General of Caritas claims that money is not, however, the reason why an increasing number of elderly are choosing to get vaccinated.
Devotion to the Sacred Heart is a strong tradition that we must safeguard and promote for the spiritual edification of our future generations.
The University of Saint Joseph will launch on Monday its first digital platform aimed at Portuguese language learners. Christened Portuguรชs ร Vista, or Portuguese in Sight, it aspires to be a valuable resource for students studying Portuguese as a second language. Made in Macau and for Macau, the platform does not dismiss the importance of the Portuguese-speaking world.
We tend to lose ourselves in the trivialities of life, which is the way of the world. But God calls us away from the superficiality of the world to ascend to him. In verity, we exist for God, ergo, our sole aim in life must be to dwell with him in eternity.
As children of God, we have the power of interceding for ourselves and others to have our needs met by God. This power of intercession has been harnessed exceedingly well by the Associaรงรฃo Piedosa do Escapulรกrio do Carmo on the Taipa Island, already having prayed for the intentions of about 140 people.
St John Paul II singles out St Paul VIโs teachings on the intrinsic evil of contraceptive practices: โโThough it is true that sometimes it is lawful to tolerate a lesser moral evil in order to avoid a greater evil or in order to promote a greater good, it is never lawful, even for the gravest reasons, to do evil that good may come of it…”
Staying still in the Spirit, allowing Him to work in us in quietude, is the only way we can achieve the spiritual gifts we need to fulfill Godโs mission here in this world.