The Saint Pius X Music Academy will celebrate its 60th anniversary on October 8th. To mark the occasion, Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang will unveil the busts of the school’s founder, Father Áureo Castro, and the school’s patron, Saint Pius X, in the new premises of the institution. The academy has moved lock, stock and barrel to the former building of the Matteo Ricci College, not far from the government headquarters in Macau.
Created by Italian teenager Carlo Acutis, the exhibition was extended until last Friday and, in its second stint, it received more than two thousand visitors, willing to develop a better understanding of the Eucharistic Miracles phenomena and exploring the relationship between Catholic doctrine and contemporary science.
The love towards the saint and requests for his intercession has been increasing day by day among the faithful.
Santa Rosa de Lima College, one of the oldest schools in Macau, has been placed under the direct supervision of the Diocese of Macau, informs the school’s new chaplain Father José Mario Mandía. And for the first time ever, a feast mass was celebrated in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment, and also the patron saint of the college.
We may recall that O Clarim was established when print and newspapers were the dominant media force in Macau. Today, the landscape has dramatically transitioned to a digital platform, where information is frequently sought and shared in real time.
Born to a rich family in southern France, Roch of Montpellier devoted himself to the care of the sick and the Catholic Church immortalized him with the status of protector against infectious diseases, patron saint of the invalids, surgeons and falsely accused people and defender of dogs. In Macau and around the world, devotion to Saint Roch was restored due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To thank the charitable saint for the protection he has extended over the city, the Catholic Diocese of Macau has recently released a book on his life and journey of faith.
There will be games, all sorts of entertainment and a dynamic environment as tradition dictates. The 2022 edition of Caritas Charity Bazaar will hopefully take place on the Nam Van waterfront in just over a month with the same vigor it had in pre-pandemic times, despite Covid-19’s long shadow over Macau.
The University of Saint Joseph was elected to the Executive Secretariat of the Association of Southeast and East Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities at the most recent General Assembly of ASEACCU, which took place in Phnom Penh from 23rd to 27th August. The local Catholic university was represented at the meeting by Dean Stephen Morgan and by Professor Joseph Álvaro Barbosa. O Clarim spoke with the vice-rector about the challenges ahead.
On October 1, the Catholic Scouts Group will resume its activities after the summer break and kick-start a new year in which GELMac will seek to innovate while strengthening its connection to the community.
The International Institute of Macau will commemorate on Saturday, September 24th, the quadricentennial of the Battle of Macau that took place on June 24th, 1622. Originally scheduled to be celebrated on June 24th, the feast day of Saint John the Baptist, the patron saint of the city, the ceremony was cancelled due to the worst-ever outbreak of Covid-19 recorded in Macau.
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