Welcome Rev. Fr. Frederick Joseph
Rev. Fr. Frederick Joseph hails from Klang and was called to the priesthood in the early nineties. He is a son of Our Lady of Lourdes, Klang. He was ordained on the 31 August 2000. He served in several parishes before being appointed as parish priest of his home parish, Our Lady of Lourdes in Klang. From 31 August 2000 to August 2001, he was Assistant parish priest at St. Joseph’s church in Sentul. He is known to be an energetic priest living his vocation to the fullest. A gentle smile and a hearty laughter is his trademark. His appointment in the recent priests’ transfer is indeed much awaited for the parishioners of Sentul as he has served here before.
May God Bless him in his new appointment.
FULFILLING GOD’S WILL FAITHFULLY
It is truly a blessing to have served in the Church of St Joseph, Sentul as your Parish Priest. I can hardly believe that time has passed by so quickly, in spite of the pandemic putting us on hold for many months. I am extremely grateful to every one of you and for the gifts of love and affection you have whole-heartedly shared in my ministry. Thank you for your kindness and generosity in living the faith with me, and for being instruments of joy and eagerness these past... ...[continue reading]
BREAK DOWN BARRIERS AND
BUILD BRIDGES
January 1st is known as “The Day of Peace” and since 1968, Popes have issued many documents calling for peace. Pope Francis’ theme for the 55th World Day of Peace 2022 is: “Dialogue between generations, education, and work – tools for building lasting peace.”
The Pope called for a new..[continue reading]
GOD’S GIFT OF HIS ONLY SON
On 28 November, we began the season of Advent, and over the last four weeks, the readings have been inviting us to prepare for the coming of the glory of the Lord – so that His glory will shine on us just as the sun does. At Mass, the choir has been singing joyfully in anticipation of the coming of Christmas, and now it has finally arrived!......[continue reading]
SHARE THE TRUE LOVE OF CHRIST
We are entering into the 4th Sunday of Advent – the last week before Christmas – “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,” (John 1: 14). The Word refers to Our Lord Jesus, the Emmanuel, who will come and dwell in us once again. We end every year with happy moments and with wonderful memories of Christmas and New Year.. ...[continue reading]
GUIDES ON THE PATH OF HOLINESS
The Holy Father Pope Francis, concluded the Jubilee Year dedicated to Saint Joseph with a general audience at Vatican City on 8 December 2021. He encouraged all the dioceses throughout the world to continuously pray to the foster father of Jesus – Joseph, protector of the Holy Family and Patron of the Catholic Church. He emp...[continue reading]
CLOSING OF THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH 2021
We each have an image of a good father, recognising those characteristics even if our own experiences did not reach the ideals we hold. As a father, Joseph was a protector of his family. He found a place for Mary to give birth; he accepted relocation and exile from his home for a time to flee to Egypt as migrants; he returned home and resumed his....[continue reading]
SAINT JOSEPH, A FATHER OF INTERCESSOR FOR FAMILIES
In the past 7½ of years, I have been especially devoted to St Joseph. I have done my best to introduce St Joseph to all my parishioners and to others – through preaching, writings, social media, etc. Since the Holy Father, Pope Francis announced the Year of St Joseph and the Year of the Plenary Indulgence on 8 December 2020, I started to seek....[continue reading]
CLOSING OF THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH
The amazing season of Advent is in our midst! It is a season for preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ Jesus. This year we begin Advent on 27 November, with Sunset Mass, and end it on 24 December 2021. Everyone eagerly looks forward to singing the various seasonal hymns such as “O Come, O Come Emanuel”, “O Come All Ye Faithful” and...[continue reading]
SERVING WITH
KINDNESS AND DEDICATION
On Friday night, 19 November 2021, a text message was posted by Archbishop Julian Leow in our Clergy chat group. It was the sad and shocking news about the sudden demise of Rev. Fr. John Gnanapiragasam at 8:20pm, at his residence in Seremban. I read this short text message over and over again, as I couldn’t believe what I was readi....[continue reading]
SERVICE TO THE
POOR AND MARGINALSED
The Fifth World Day of the Poor (WDOP) was celebrated by the Universal Church on 14 November 2021, with the theme chosen by our Holy Father Pope Francis, “The Poor You Will Always Have with You,” (MK 14:7). Over the years, individuals and groups have come forward to spend their time and effort in contributing towards the poor who are affected physically, econo..[continue reading]
PILGRIMAGE
YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH 2021
SERVING CHRIST
THROUGH THE POOR
The Catholic Church celebrates the 5th World Day of the Poor on 14 November 2021, with the theme – “The poor you will always have with you” (Mark 14:7). These words were uttered when Jesus visited the house of Bethany, and a woman there came in with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment. She poured the precious ointment on Jesus’ head. Pope Francis interpretedn....[continue reading]
VACCINATION PROGRAMME FOR REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS
While 75 percent of the country’s population has been fully vaccinated, many refugees and migrants, especially the undocumented, have yet to receive their first dose.Considering this, the Church of St Joseph, Sentul in collaboration with Malaysian Red Crescent, organized a COVID-19 Immunisation Vaccination (CIV) programme for refugees and migrants living around...[continue reading]
PARTICIPATION DIRECTED TO MISSION
The Universal Church inaugurated Synodal 2023 – journey together – at every diocese level throughout the world with the theme: “For a Synodal Church – in Communion, Participation and Mission.” We are now in the first Diocesan / National Phase (October 2021 – April 2022) and this will be followed by the Continental Phase...[continue reading]
JOURNEYING AS A PEOPLE OF GOD
After the Feast of St Joseph, the Worker in May 2021, we closed our Church to Public Masses for almost 5 months. However, the last Chancery Notice from the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur dated 25 October 2021 was received with overwhelming joy, as it allows for an increase in capacity for the Eucharistic celebrations and for the resumption of other Sacraments in our...[continue reading]
ENGAGING OURSELVES WITH EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE
This year, the Church celebrates World Mission Sunday on 24 October 2021 and the theme chosen by the Holy Father is: “We cannot but speak what we have seen and heard,” (Act 4:20). Pope Francis reminds us that we cannot remain silent by keeping Jesus’ love, compassion, mercy and His teachings to ourselves, but instead,...[continue reading]
A JOURNEY TOGETHER: ENCOUNTERING, LISTENING AND DISCERNING
On 10 October 2021, the Holy Father solemnly officiated the Synod of Bishop 2021-2023, with a Eucharistic celebration at the Basilica of St Peter, Vatican City. In his homily, he stressed on 3 key verbs – Encounter, Listen and Discern. As we begin the “celebration of Synod” – which means – “walking on the same road together.. .....[continue reading]
LISTENING, DISCERNING AND
LIVING THE FAITH
The Universal Church is in the preparatory process for SYNOD 2023. In this synodal process of journeying together, Pope Francis invites the faithful as well as non-Catholics, to contribute their lived-faith experiences, in relation to the Church and the entire human family. During the first phase of SYNOD 2023, which starts from .. .....[continue reading]
GROW AND GLOW AS
MISSIONARY DISCIPLES
October is a month of the Rosary and mission, and the Church invites us to pray the Rosary, as families and individuals. The Holy Father’s intention for October is that “All Christians Be Missionary Disciples.” He desires us to respond to the call of Jesus and to get into the spirit of mission – evangelising Jesus to all we meet in our daily lives. .....[continue reading]
A FUTURE OF JUSTICE AND PEACE
The Pope had in 2019 declared that the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) would be celebrated on the last Sunday of September. Initially, the Universal Church celebrated WDMR in January, a week after the feast of the Epiphany. The celebration of WDMR expresses of our concern for the many challenges faced by.....[continue reading]
PRECIOUS MEMORIES OF
REV. FR THOMAS
Our late Fr. Thomas was a frequent visitor to my humble home in Sentul. He had visited my home very often and it was normally after 9.00 pm. He was gifted with music. I enjoyed participating in all his Masses. He celebrated Masses with more solemn and meaningful. His homilies were very touching and they....[continue reading]
PRAY FOR NATIONWIDE RECOVERY
The Malaysian government has not declared the Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory, neither for every citizen nor non-citizen in the country. Instead every individual has supposedly been given the freedom of choice – either to be vaccinated or otherwise.According to September 2021 statistics, slightly over 65% of the adult population have been fully vaccinated against.....[continue reading]
JOURNEYING TOGETHER AS A PILGRIM CHURCH AND
MISSIONARY PEOPLE
Since 2013, under Pope Francis’ pontificate, there have been two synodal journeys – the first focused on Family (Amoris Leatitia – the Joy of Love in the Family, 2016) and the second focused on Youth (Christus Vivit – Christ is Alive, 2019)......[continue reading]