Starting from 1st December this year, Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Ká Hó will be closed to the public for maintenance until 31st May 2022.
Starting from 1st December this year, Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Ká Hó will be closed to the public for maintenance until 31st May 2022.
To celebrate the Feast Day of St. Cecilia, the Academia de Musica Sao Pio X held the “Ode to Music Choral concert” at the St. Dominic Church on 28 November at 8 pm Sunday. Admission was free of charge.
This year due to the pandemic, the celebration of the golden and silver jubilee anniversaries of professional vows of the Salesian of Don Bosco and the Salesian Cooperators was rescheduled to 13th November, in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the death of the Rector Major Fr. Albera Paolo.
The Escola De Santa Teresa Macau held an environmental autumn picnic on 27 November and 4 December. The activity aimed to enrich the learning life of students, strengthen the communication between parents and children, let students learn about the nature, enhance their awareness of caring for the environment and of cherishing resources.
The Igreja de S. Francisco Xavier Mong-Há celebrated their Feast Day on the 5th December of the 2nd Sunday of Advent. On the same day, fifteen candidates for the catechumenate attended the Rite of Acceptance to the Order of Catechumens.
At the beginning of Advent, each parish church in Macau held a Rite of Acceptance to the Order of Catechumens.
To celebrate the 22nd Anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region, the Macau Taoist Association, the Bahai Community, Buddhist Association of Macau, the Sheng Kung Hui Macau, the Macao Catholic Culture Association held the Concerto Organizado em Conjunto pelas Cinco Religiões (Joint Concert) on the 5th December in the Broadway Macau of the Galaxy Entertainment Group.
As early as September, the choir had started practicing for the Cathedral English community Simbang Gabi Mass in December. Simbang Gabi (Night Mass) is a devotional nine-day series of Masses practiced by Filipino Catholics in anticipation of Christmas.
From October to April, a dozen schools are hosting an exhibition assembled by the University of Saint Joseph, on the role of mangroves as nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The International School of Macau and the Yuet Wah College were the first educational establishments to receive the exhibit. The Portuguese School of Macau is also on the list.
The University of Saint Joseph held a ceremony this Thursday to celebrate its 25th anniversary and the Vatican did not let the occasion go unnoticed, with the granting of a papal blessing. The higher education institution expects to enrol the first students from Mainland China in the second semester of the current academic year. Bishop Stephen Lee is confident that the university will be able to preserve its international nature in the medium and long term.