The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady in union with all Franciscan Orders and Congregations, will celebrate St. Francis of Assisi on 4th October with a Mass at 7:00 PM, presided by His Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Lee. The joint choirs…
PEÑAFRANCIA FESTIVAL 2018 – Doing Christ’s Mission with Youthful Hearts with Mary
– Ross Belle Balatbat The feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia is celebrated in honor of the birth of our Lady. Though the feast falls on September 8, in the Philippines, it is celebrated on the Sunday after the octave…
AT THE CATHEDRAL – St Padre Pio Community holds first fiesta
– Fr Leonard Dollentas The community of St Padre Pio English-speaking community of the Macau Cathedral celebrated their patronal fiesta last Sunday, September 22. The Padre Pio community is composed primarily of Filipinos, with some parishioners from India, Colombia, Mexico,…
CHANCERY NOTICE: Prayer Service for the Nation
CN/18/021/2019 As the nation celebrates its 70th anniversary, the Catholic Diocese of Macau is holding a prayer service, presided over by Bishop Stephen Lee, at the Sé Cathedral on 29 September 2019 at 20:00, for the intention of the good…
JIJO KANDAMKULATHIL, CLARETIAN MISSIONARY AND PUBLISHER – To keep the values of Christ alive is very important
– Marco Carvalho The new Chinese-language translation of the Holy Bible that the Claretians have been working on for the past ten years should be ready for publication within two years. The information was given to “O Clarim” by Father…
FAITH ILLUSTRATED – LIFE IN CHRIST: We are called to happiness (13)
MORTAL SIN AND VENIAL SIN
EGO SUM PASTOR BONUS – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
Liturgical Mass Sheet
CHURCH FATHERS (72) – Saint Gregory of Tours
– Anastasios Gregory of Tours (538-594) was a great historian of the Frankish people. He was from a very noble family, born in Clermont. His uncle was the Bishop of Clermont and took care of his education. At the age…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (48) – Did the world happen at random?
Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from Pixabay – Rev José Mario O. Mandía God is infinitely Intelligent, and also infinitely Loving. When He acts, He acts for a purpose which is in consonance with His infinite Wisdom, Knowledge…
SR LOURDES MARIA LOURDES CHEN, OP
On the 7th of September at 3:45 in the morning at St. Januario’s Hospital, Sr Maria Lourdes Chen died. She was 80 years old. She was one of the first Chinese sisters to enter into our Congregation of Missionary Dominican…