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In the Catholic Church, Advent is a period of preparation extending over the four Sundays before Christmas. The word Advent comes from the Latin advenio, “to come to,” and refers to the coming of Christ. And the term the coming includes three references: first of all, to our celebration of Christ’s birth at Christmas; second, to the coming of Christ in our lives […]

Pertama Kedua Ketiga Keempat Kelima Keenam Ketujuh Pertama Luke 23:33-35:  33  Ketika mereka sampai di tempat yang bernama Tengkorak, mereka menyalibkan Yesus di situ dan juga kedua orang penjahat itu, yang seorang di sebelah kanan-Nya dan yang lain di sebelah kiri-Nya. 34  Yesus berkata: “Ya Bapa, ampunilah mereka, sebab mereka tidak tahu apa yang mereka perbuat”.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 1st  Luke 23:33-35:  33When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34 Then Jesus said,  ‘Father, forgive them;  for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they

Palm Sunday is one of the most iconic Sundays during the entire year. Not only do Catholics often process into the Church with palms on Palm Sunday, but we read about Jesus’ procession into Jerusalem in the Gospel reading. 1. Why did the Jewish people lay down the palm branches before Jesus and shouting Hosannah

1. Put God First Schedule your Mass hour when planning your Sunday, rather than hoping for “free time” which may never come. Make yourself available for the whole broadcast, instead of stopping and starting to fit around your other priorities. Resist the temptation to make yourself “Lord” of the Mass. “The sabbath brings everyday work

It was only a few days ago when we dismantled the tree, packed away the wreath and said goodbye to our lovely Christmas trinkets and ornaments. But for some, it is time to crawl into the store room (again!) and bring out other boxes marked CNY!!! Tanglungs, cherry blossom trees, rolls of auspicious writings and

Jesse Trees are a very old Christmas Tradition and first started in medieval times. They are used to help tell the story of the Bible from Creation to the Christmas Story. The name comes from Jesse who was the Father of the great Jewish King David. One prophecy in the Bible, in the book of

Church of The Divine Mercy (CDM) at Shah Alam held it’s first ever Environment Fair on the 3rd and 4th of August. This was organised by CDM’s Care For Creation Laudato Si’ Ministry, a recently formed team that serves to lead CDM’s environment-related programmes and activities. To create awareness, the Environment Fair was conceptualised and

The Catechetical Ministry of CDM recently organised the Catechetical Ministry Concert 2019. The event themed ‘Christ our Mission’ brought together six hundred children and numerous other parishioners in a concert spanning 14 presentations aimed at witnessing to Christ’s reign and to His glory. The concert saw a range of talents being brought to the fore,