The solidarity Mass offered by the Cathedral English-speaking community in Macau assuages the grief of the COVID-embattled Hong Kong residents, inspiring hope and courage in a time of desolation
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The Providential Consecration of Ukraine and Russia
While popes in the past have performed the consecration stipulated by Our Lady at Fatima to varying degrees, Pope Francis’ forthcoming consecration comes the closest to meeting the specifics of the Blessed Mother’s request and may prove fortuitous.
To scapegoat or to convert: the Lenten choice
We all need someone to blame when something goes wrong in the world: a “villain” to be held accountable for the tragedies we see in the news. This villain can either be a person or sometimes even an entire group of people.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (168): So what do we understand by “freedom”?
“We are in a sense our own parents, and we give birth to ourselves by our own free choice of what is good” (St Gregory of Nyssa, Sermon on Ecclesiastes).
CHANCERY NOTICE: Special Prayer for the End of War
Bishop Stephen LEE announces that, from 20th March to 28th March 2022, in addition to the “Prayer to St. Roch”, the following prayer for peace recently shared by Pope Francis, will be recited in all parishes after public Masses, imploring God to forgive us for war, especially the war in Ukraine
USJ’S 25th ANNIVERSARY MASS: Learn from St Joseph’s Fatherly Heart
The Bishop of Macau, Most Reverend Stephen Lee Bun-sang, celebrated this morning a Thanksgiving Mass for the 25th anniversary of the University of Saint Joseph. The bishop cited Pope Francis’ Patris corde which talks about St Joseph and encouraged everyone to learn from his fatherly virtues.
Jesuits celebrate 400th anniversary of their founder’s canonization
Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Francis Xavier were canonized 400 years ago and, in Macau, the Society of Jesus marked the anniversary last Saturday with a Solemn Mass that took place at the Church of Saint Joseph’s Seminary. The celebrations of the Ignatian Year will come to a close on the 31st of July, but until then, the local Jesuits still have several initiatives on the agenda. The next one takes place on April 9th.
FATHER MICHAEL ZHANG: “It was God’s will that I was put under Mary’s protection”
A devotee of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and formerly an architect, the priest says that the mission entrusted to him by the Bishop of Macau, D. Stephen Lee Bun-sang, is a sign that God placed him under the direct protection of Our Lady. The new parish priest of Our Lady of Fatima spoke to O Clarim.
The silent guardian of Jesus and Mary Most Holy
In Macau, devotion to St Joseph is evident not only in the Catholic community but also in the religious institutions and buildings dedicated to him. Among these are the St Joseph’s Seminary and Church, St Joseph the Worker Church and St Joseph’s University. The Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macau, on its World Heritage website, tells us that the old St Joseph’s Seminary – center of formation for numerous Catholic priests – was founded in 1728 and the adjoining church was built in 1758. It is mentioned that the Seminary, together with the College of St Paul, “was the principal base for the missionary work implemented in China, Japan and around the region.”
Christian fasting?
We can recall different forms of fasting: fasting for health, fasting for balance and physiological well-being; therapeutic fasting to regain health and maintain it; athletic fasting to achieve excellent sports performance; aesthetic fasting, to maintain good body shape, etc. Hence, fasting as such today does not undergo any crisis, but rather is on the increase.