IPOH, MALAYSIA – For decades, parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Ipoh had not realised they were custodians of one of Br Joseph McNally’s masterpieces: a mosaic mural of The Last Supper. La Salle Br McNally, who passed away on Aug 27, 2002, was the founder of LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, [...]
Vatican City, April 2014 (VIS) – At 5 p.m. the Holy Father left the Vatican for the St. Mary of Providence Centre of the Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation, where at 5.30 p.m. he celebrated Holy Mass “in Cena Domini”, with which the Easter Triduum begins. This Maundy Thursday celebration includes the announcement of the commandment [...]
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) – The Holy Father has sent a message to Ignatius Aphrem II, the new Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, congratulating him on his election. Pope Francis expresses his joy at receiving this news and prays that His Holiness “may be a spiritual father for your [...]
Vatican City, 27 June 2012 (VIS) – The Letter to the Philippians which, the Holy Father said, is in some way St. Paul’s “spiritual last will and testament”, was the theme of his catechesis during the general audience, which was held this morning in the Paul VI Hall. The Apostle of the Gentiles dictated this [...]
“The words of the institution of the Eucharist were pronounced in this context of prayer. The praise and thanksgiving of the ‘berakha’ became blessing and transformed the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus” …”By participating in the Eucharist we have an extraordinary experience of the prayer which Jesus made, and continues [...]
VATICAN CITY, 21 APRIL 2011 (VIS) At 9:30 today, Holy Thursday, in the Vatican basilica, the Pope celebrated the Chrism Mass, which is celebrated today in all cathedrals around the world. The cardinals, bishops and priests gathered in Rome concelebrated with the Holy Father. The homily was followed by the renewal of priestly vows and [...]
For priests, the oils “speak of Christ Whom God anointed King and Priest, of the One Who makes us share in His priesthood, in His ‘anointing’, through our own priestly ordination”. “A further aspect of the symbolism of oil is that it strengthens for battle. This does not contradict the theme of peace, but forms [...]
8 Nov 09, The Apostle: Did you know that there are 3 degrees of Holy Orders: Episcopy (Bishop), Presbyterate (Priest), Diaconate (Deacon)? Did you know that St. John V ianney, the patron saint of priests was such a good confessor that during the last decade of his life, he spent 16-18 hours in the confessional?Don’t [...]