Fr Lucas Ng’s 25th priestly anniversary celebration

Dec 17, 2015

KELANA JAYA (Herald Malaysia): “I am truly humbled by the opportunity that our Lord has given me to follow in His footsteps. Over the past 25 years, none of the challenges that I encountered would have mattered, if not for His wondrous love, grace and blessings, which I consider a privilege to receive.” This reflection by St Ignatius Church Parish Priest Fr Lucas Ng CDD in a commemorative booklet sums up divine providence and direction Almighty God had for him since he responded to the call to priesthood a quarter century ago.

Aware that Fr Lucas has already given almost half his life in service to Christ and his Church, some 900 attendees comprising priests, religious, family members, friends and parishioners gathered at Yuk Chai  Primary School in Taman Megah on Sunday Dec 6 to celebrate this milestone. In attendance were Archbishop Julian Leow, Archbishop Emeritus Soter Fernandez, CDD Superior-General Fr John Chia and Fr Philip Tan (Provincial, CDD priests in Malaysia).

There were performances by the English and Mandarinspeaking ministries of SIC, as well as one by ZOMI youths.

Before the dinner, Fr Lucas was the main celebrant at the 6.00pm Mass in thanksgiving for his sacerdotal anniversary. Archbishop Emeritus Soter, Fr Joe Pereira (Chancellor, Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur), Fr John Chia CDD and SIC Assistant Parish Priest Fr Andrew Wong CDD were among the 14 concelebrants at the Mass.