Malaysian Church News
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Caritas Malaysia’s COVID-19 response
Jun 17, 2021
Caritas Malaysia is the office for the promotion of the social mission of the Catholic Church of Malaysia.
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Sarawak Catholic Church donates PPE and KN95 face masks to medical frontliners
Jun 13, 2021
The Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching delivered 10,000 pieces of KN95 face masks and 6,200 pieces of SMS isolation medical gowns to the Sarawak General Hospital on June 11 2021.
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Fr Joachim Tan in hospital
Jun 12, 2021
Fr Joachim Tan, parish priest of the Church of the Holy Rosary, Brickfields, was admitted to Assunta Hospital, Petaling Jaya after experiencing abdominal pain.
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Archbishop Leow urges all to register for the COVID-19 vaccination
Jun 12, 2021
Archbishop Julian Leow has called on all the faithful to register for the COVID-19 vaccination.
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Appointment of New Editor
Jun 12, 2021
It is with pleasure that we announce the new editor of the HERALD newspaper, Ms Patricia Pereira, with effect from July 1, 2021.
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MJD News Update #43
Jun 12, 2021
Happy Feastday to the parishes, named after St Anthony of Padua, patron saint of lost articles. We are at a loss as to what’s going on around us. We have lost our dignity, our pride and conscience. Pray for our leaders and ourselves to find our heart.
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Reflecting on the Psalms: Repetitions and parallelisms of Hebrew poetry
Jun 12, 2021
Originally the Psalms were written in Hebrew poetry which is very different from classical English poetry. While imagery is common to all poetry, elements that stand out more in Hebrew poetry are repetitions, key words and, especially, parallelism.
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Mercy in this time of pandemic
Jun 12, 2021
Just two days before the country went into lockdown, a Zoom session aptly entitled Mercy in this Time of Pandemic was held. It drew an audience of captivated parishioners, ministry leaders and interested viewers who saw this as an opportunity for learning and sharing.
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Prayer Hotline in conjunction with the feast of Saint Anne
Jun 12, 2021
An initiative in conjunction with the feast of saint Anne
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Serve In Mercy wall, a guide to believe, live and give in mercy
Jun 12, 2021
Parishioners of the Church of the Divine Mercy have been called to become stepping stones for others by serving in mercy — to heed Jesus’ call to “love one another as I have loved you.” This was the second part of the session given by parish priest Fr Michael Raymond OFM Cap on May 29.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.