The Catholic Church worldwide will celebrate next Sunday as the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. In Macau, the annual celebration will be commemorated with a solemn Mass at Saint Lazarus’ Church and with a tribute to a dozen jubilarian priests and nuns.
Although we must have faith in being safe in the hands of the Good Shepherd, we must not become complacent. Discernment is imperative in spiritual battle, where the enemy lies in wait for the slightest hint of weakness.
Divine positive law and natural law offer us guideposts that lead us to our eternal destination. We need, however, more specific guidelines that facilitate the fulfillment of the moral law.
Good Shepherd Sunday reminds us that we, as Catholics, must strive to take on the mantle of our Shepherd, Jesus Christ, in every aspect of our lives and relationships and reflect the nurturing love of God.
Mental illness can afflict anyone, be it a saint or a sinner. While saints have had their faith and spiritual life augmented by suffering of this sort, their lives also tell us that those who seek relief must not forget that the very first physician to be sought out is God himself.
In these troubling times, faith and religiosity abound in the Taipa parish of Our Lady of Carmel as people young and old desire Baptism and First Communion, with a fervent inclination toward spiritual growth
On 8th May (4th Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday), the Church celebrates the World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
On the same day, Bishop Stephen Lee will offer the Holy Mass at 3:00 p.m. at St. Lazarus Church with the special intention for vocations in the universal Church and in the Diocese of Macau.
The Macau Ricci Institute will discuss the current status of the intercultural dialogue with the People’s Republic of China and the way it was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in its annual symposium. The theme of the international conference is closely related to a new series of books that the Jesuit institute intends to bring out.
Christian fortitude is different from secular courage in that it is firmly ensconced in faith and trust in the resurrected Christ. Only Christian fortitude has the capacity to counter evil and bring good from it through patient acceptance and the ability to forgive.
For about a year, Brito traveled through the country he knew so well, and was able to see his friends again before leaving for his final mission. Once again among the Indians, the missionary had found happiness, as he himself recognized in a letter dated April 20, 1692.