The visit of the seminarians and formators of the Holy Seminary of Hong Kong to the
St. Joseph Seminary of Macau can be seen as a vital part of priestly formation where
learning about other cultures and communities will broaden perspectives, enabling
them to live out their ministry in the best manner possible.
Fatima was the first stopover for the young Portuguese-speaking Catholics who will represent the Diocese of Macau at the World Youth Day. Early last week, three local juvenile pilgrims prayed the Holy Rosary before a crowd in the Chapel of the Apparitions, the heart of the Fatima Shrine.
The Comboni Missionary Center of Maia, on the outskirts of Porto, was until Sunday the temporary home of almost 40 Chinese-language young Catholics from Macau who are going to take part in the 37th edition of the World Youth Day. In Northern Portugal, Macau’s entourage joined the Comboni Youth Day Meeting, thanks to the help of an old acquaintance.
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Celebrating 75 years of O Clarim mandates the celebration of those that have built up the publication and made it what it is today. José Miguel Encarnação, editor of the Portuguese edition, is one such person who has transformed O Clarim into an engaging, relevant platform, carrying forth the mission of the Church.
Marian devotion sets the tone for the “Litaniae Lauretanea” art exhibition that was inaugurated last Saturday at Rua Formosa. The exhibition is one of the initiatives that the Macau Catholic Culture Association will promote until the end of the month as part of the celebrations of May, the Month of Mary.
A new poetry contest aimed at children that attend the Portuguese-language Sunday school classes at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady was launched last month. The initiative, mainly aimed at new methods of meditating on God’s Word, attracted more than two dozen participants.
The relics of the seers of Fatima that were donated, in October last year, to the Our Lady of Fatima parish are currently on display at Saint Dominic’s Church. Located right in the heart of Macau, not far from Senado Square, the church will host until next Friday the traditional novena of Our Lady of Fatima, leading up to the solemnity first celebrated in 1929.
The Vietnamese Catholic Community has come a long way serving God and brethren. May 1, 2023, celebrating the patronal feast at the Fatima parish, was a fitting occasion to thank God for His blessings for the last 15 years.
The trilingual O Clarim has become a true beacon of synodality, using every platform possible and multiple languages to engage and evangelize in the modern world.