A SPIRITUAL COMMISSION TO WITNESS CHRIST
This weekend, we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost, the birthday of the Universal Church and the coming of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost arrives fifty days after Easter and ten days after the Ascension of the Lord. As we celebrate Pentecost, it is good to once again renew our commitment as disciples of Christ, preaching....[Read more]
REMAINING STRONG IN FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE
When the Coronavirus started to spread throughout the world, we never expected our Churches and other houses of worship to be affected to such a degree, where houses of worship were forced to close, and that too, for such a long period of time. It has been a trying time for many of us,.....[Read more]
CONNECTED AS A CHURCH IN ONE DIRECTION
The 21st century is seeing modern technology becoming the new way of life for many sectors, including the Church. Many churches throughout the world utilise various forms of social media platforms to stay connected with their parishioners and community due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Malaysia, although we have been....[Read more]
REMEMBERING MOTHERS THIS MAY
The Movement Control Order (MCO) was nullified and a Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) was implemented effective 1 May 2020. A few friends of mine shared that through the nine-day Novena Prayers and intercessions of St Joseph the Worker, the Government relaxed the restriction order which...[Read more]
GIVE SUCCESS TO
THE WORK OF OUR HANDS
In early January 2020, the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) and the Parish Coordinating Council (PCC) came together to prepare the Year 2020 Planner. For the past three years (2018-2020) our Parish Vision has been “Committing Ourselves into New Evangelisation”. In addition to....[Read more]
NOVENA AND FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH, THE WORKER 2020
PRESSING JESUS TO STAY WITH YOU
Novena is a traditional Catholic method of prayer. Derived from the Latin word – novem which means “nine” – it is a nine-day period of public or private devotion to obtain graces....[Read more]
ONE IN THE SPIRIT OF EASTER JOY
“If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain,” (1 Cor 15:14). With these convincing words of St. Paul, we have celebrated Easter....[Read more]
YOUTH: ARISE AND STAND UP
On Palm Sunday, the Church celebrates World Youth Day. The Holy Father has chosen the themes for three years (2020-2022).
i) 35th World Youth Day, 2020: “Young man, I say to you, arise!” (Lk7:14).
ii) 36thWorld Youth Day, 2021: “Stand up. I appoint you as a witness of what you have seen” (cf. Acts 26:16)
iii) 37thWorld Youth Day, 2022 (Lisbon, Portugal): “Mary arose and went with haste” (Lk 1:39)
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PASTORAL LETTER 25 MARCH 2020
STAY AT HOME AND STAY FIRM WITH THE LORD
When we began the season of Lent 2020, the Church reminded us about the sacred 40 days of the Liturgical Year when we prepare ourselves for the celebration of the Paschal Mystery – Jesus’ Passion, Death and Resurrection. However, since the Coronavirus outbreak, many activities, events and Masses have been suspended in our churches. Initially, we were just instructed and recommended to remove the Holy water...[Read more]
PRAY FOR JOY AND CELEBRATION
TO RETURN
On Thursday, 19 March 2020, the Church celebrated the Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Catholic Bishops of Peninsular Malaysia had designated this day as a day of prayer and fasting, beseeching St Joseph’s intercession and God’s intervention for an end to Coronavirus epidemic (Pastoral Letter, 12 March 2020). Some of you may wonder why the...[Read more]
PASTORAL LETTER 17 MARCH 2020
KEEPING OUR FAITH FIRM THROUGH TRIALS
Easter is only four weeks away. However, everyone seems to be more concerned about the current Coronavirus pandemic and also the “backdoor government” that creep ed in un-democratically to govern our nation. Personally, I am upset over this undemocratic party politics as they have done a great injustice to all voters of....[Read more]
SJC YOUTH ON INSTAGRAM
Our SJC Youth Ministry is now on Instagram! Follow their official page @sjcyouths for updates and more!
SO YOU WANT TO BE A CATHOLIC?
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]
