PATIENCE
– A FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Since the beginning of the Lenten season this year, I started watching short video clips from “FORMED: Lenten Reflection”. The Augustine Institute Studios has produced a series of daily reflections on Lent (each approximately 2 – 4 minutes long) on Christian Catholic .....[Read more]
CALLED BY NAME TO COMMIT TO GOD
On the first Sunday of Lent, during the Sunset Mass (9 March 2019), we had a Rite of Sending for three of our catechumens. They were presented by their sponsors for enrolment in the Book of Elect. Before that,.....[Read more]
LOWER PRIMARY CAMP 2019
On 10th March 2019, the Preschool, Std 1 and 2 learners attended a lower primary camp entitled Encounter Christ in Nature. The class catechists were involved in conducting the sessions. We had three sessions in total. The first session was done by Catechist Divina Ng .....[Read more]
SJC YOUTH ON INSTAGRAM
Our SJC Youth Ministry is now on Instagram! Follow their official page @sjcyouths for updates and more!
THE CHALLENGE OF THIS SEASON IS TO COMMIT
It was heartening to see the faithful attending mass for the observation of Ash Wednesday despite the weather being unpleasant, especially during the 8 pm Mass. So why not make the same commitment to participate in daily Mass (in addition to Sunday Mass) to .....[Read more]
BRINGING THE HOPE OF CHRIST TO CREATION
We begin our journey through the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday which falls on 6 March this year, and end this journey on Holy Saturday, 20 April 2019 – a day before Easter. It is going to be an uphill climb for six and a half weeks. .....[Read more]
CHINESE NEW YEAR 2019
LUNCH FELLOWSHIP
The Chinese Apostolate of St. Joseph’s Church ended the Chinese New Year celebrations with a lunch fellowship on Sunday, 24th February 2019 after the 9.00 am mass. It was held in the church courtyard. They had ......[Read more]
TO LOVE AND TO HONOUR
Last weekend (17 February 2019) we celebrated World Marriage Day in our Parish, during both the Tamil (7am) and English (9am) Masses, respectively. The married couples gathered at the Parish courtyard, and walked in procession into ....[Read more]
THE CELEBRATION OF WORLD MARRIAGE DAY
St. Joseph’s Church, Sentul celebrated World Marriage Day on Sunday, 17th February 2019 during the 7.00 am (Tamil) and 9.00 am (English) Masses. Both Masses began with a procession of the married couples from the courtyard into church, .....[Read more]
ADORATION IS A TIME FOR OUR SOUL
Making time for adoration at the Blessed Sacrament is growing in popularity amongst Catholics. Despite hectic daily schedules, we find that for some of us, there is a desperate need for a place of silence, especially with Eucharist. Every now and then, I see a number of our .....[Read more]
TO LIVE A LIFE OF LOVE
Earlier this month, the Deeper Marriage Weekend (DMW) program was held at the Church of St Francis of Asissi (SFA) in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. It was a training weekend program for Tamil-speaking priests and married couples, which started on Sunday, .[Read more]
A PILGRIMAGE TO INFANT JESUS CHAPEL
On Sunday, 3rd February 2019, a group comprising mostly of Catechism children went on a pilgrimage to the Chapel of Infant Jesus in Kuala Selangor. It was a heartwarming sight to see the little ones from pre-school were there, early in the morning about 6.45am. [Read more]
CHINESE NEW YEAR
MASS & LION DANCE
Gong Xi Fatt Chai.
Dear people of God.We, the Chinese Apostolate of St.Joseph 's church, Sentul celebrated the Chinese New Year Mass on Tuesday, 5 th February 2019 at 9.00 am. The celebrant of this special mass was our new priest-in-residence ...[Read more]
PARTICIPATING IN CHRISTIAN UNITY
It has been a month since the start of 2019, which marked the beginning of a new phase in our lives and in our parish community. As we start the month of February, I want to take a moment to look back at the short stretch of the month of January.[Read more]
A MISSION TO COMMUNICATE THE MESSAGE OF CHRIST
The Church in Malaysia has chosen a theme for the year 2019 Catechetical Sunday – “Christ, Our Mission,” (Phil 1:21). Archbishop Julian Leow, Episcopal Advisor for Catechetical, who is presently overseeing Catechetics for Malaysia, said in his message that he desires.. [Read more]
CATECHETICAL SUNDAY 2019
Have you ever wondered what Catechetical Sunday is all about and why a day is set aside for this celebration?Well, Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays in being a witness to the Gospel and to rededicate......[Read more]
PONGGAL 2019
St. Joseph’s Church, Sentul celebrated Ponggal (the Tamil Harvest Festival) on Sunday, 20th January 2019 with Mass and other activities.. On Saturday night a team led by Josephine Mary started cooking the special “Ponggal Rice" Meanwhile another team led by .[Read more]
JUSTICE, JUSTICE WE SHALL PURSUE
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU), is traditionally celebrated between 18 – 25 January (ie; between the Feast of the Confession of Peter and the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul). These significant dates were proposed by Fr. Paul Wattson in 1908, inviting the churches to celebrate,.....[Read more]
EXTRAORDINARY MISSION
OF YEAR 2019
The Holy Father, Pope Francis has dedicated the month of October 2019 as an Extraordinary Missionary Month, promoting the greater commitment of “Missio ad Gentes” (missionary activity) and animating the missionary transformation of Church life and pastoral activity with new enthusiasm......[Read more]
Extraordinary Missionary Year 2019
WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH
GOD’S PLAN
A week has gone since the start of New Year 2019. Throughout this time, we have been sending and receiving many inspiring, motivating, encouraging, optimistic and exciting words of wisdom and prayers via email and whatsapp. Many of us have a personal collection of useful and favourite idioms .....[Read more]
RCIA - INVITATION
BE FORMED AND
INFORMED
Do you have questions about the Catholic Faith? Do you wish you knew the Bible better? Are you being well formed in your Catholic faith?FORMED.org is an online Catholic recourse website and …[Read more]
CATHOLIC MASS ETIQUETTE
Make a commitment to yourself, your family and to God, by attending
Mass every week. But, how exactly do you prepare yourself for Mass on
Sunday?Fast Before Mass. It is Church law ...[Read
more]
2019 SJC PLANNER
