OLF celebrates parish feast day

The Church of Our Lady of Fatima (OLF) celebrated her feast day from May 5 to 13. Rosary, Novena and Mass were held daily throughout the nine-day period.

May 26, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR: The Church of Our Lady of Fatima (OLF) celebrated her feast day from May 5 to 13. Rosary, Novena and Mass were held daily throughout the nine-day period.

The Novena was well attended by the faithful from OLF and pilgrims from other parishes. The Masses were celebrated by visiting priests from the archdiocese, who all expounded on the message of Fatima and the importance of our Blessed Mother in the life of the church and the faithful.

The Novena concluded on the May 13 with a candle-light procession around the Brickfields area.

Archbishop Julian Leow presided over the event while OLF parish priest, Fr William Michael, priest-in-residence, Fr Andrew Manickam OFM Cap and Fr Robert Francois- Xavier were the concelebrants. It is estimated that more than 1,000 faithful participated.

A special Fatima prayer room was set up for the faithful to spend quiet time in prayer throughout the period. The prayer room also housed a mini-exhibition that highlighted the events and message of Fatima, which although it happened 106 years ago, still holds relevance for us today. To further commemorate the event, a special Marian booklet was prepared to guide the faithful in their spiritual journey.

The feast day celebrations also marked the culmination of the OLF Diamond Jubilee celebrations (1963 – 2023). To celebrate 60 years of God’s blessings, a bi-lingual community Mass was held on May 14. The event, attended by 700 faithful, concluded with lunch and fellowship.

The parish of OLF would like to thank the faithful for joining in the Novena; and wish, that we continue as a community of the faithful (as per the theme of the OLF Diamond Jubilee), to always ‘Journey with Our Blessed Mother to Her Son.’