Malaysian Church News

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  The liturgical vestments the priest wears

  Feb 13, 2015

  The liturgical vestments worn at Mass have evolved over time. Nevertheless, since the earliest days of the Church, liturgical vestments have been worn by priests for the celebration of the Mass.

  
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  Many experience renewal at Prodigal Son retreat

  Feb 13, 2015

  One hundred and eighteen Catholics from all over Ipoh experienced great joy and spiritual renewal in their Catholic faith through the Prodigal Son retreat at St Michael’s Church over the weekend of Jan 31-Feb 1.

  
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  KL Archdiocese’s 2015 Lenten Campaign

  Feb 13, 2015

  The Lenten Campaign is a faith-based programme of the Church aimed at actively encouraging the faithful to be fully immersed in the three key practices of prayer (Mt. 6:6), fasting (Mt. 6:17) and almsgiving (Mt. 6:2) during the annual observance of Lent.

  
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  Cops probing claim of student tricked into Islam

  Feb 13, 2015

  Authorities here are investigating the alleged “islamisation” of a Christian student in SMK Kinarut near here by the school hostel’s warden.

  

• Clergy discuss challenges facing the country in CAPA

  Feb 06, 2015

  The current challenges facing the social landscape in our country calls for involvement from all strata of society, and this was among the topics of discussion during the Clergy Annual Pastoral Assembly (CAPA) held from 20 to 22 January.

  

• St Michael’s Ponggal festival

  Feb 06, 2015

  St Michael's Church (SMC) Indian Community celebrated the Harvest festival Ponggal on Jan 25 by preparing a special breakfast for the parishioners.

  

• Golden jubilee celebration at SPH

  Feb 06, 2015

  This year, the feast of St Paul the Hermit was celebrated from Jan 9 to Jan 18, on a grand scale at the Church of St Paul the Hermit (SPH) as the parish turned 50.

  
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  Coming together as one to help the needy

  Feb 06, 2015

  The monsoon which hit the East Coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang in December and January caused the worst flooding to hit our country in decades.

  
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  IJ Sisters visit Infant Jesus Convent in Melaka

  Feb 06, 2015

  It was a memorable occasion for 21 excited Infant Jesus Sisters from Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia when they took a trip to Melaka to experience the neighbourhood and streets where Mother St Mathilde Raclot, the foundress of the IJ missions in the East, lived and walked.

  
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  Religious Major Superiors from Malaysia and Singapore meet

  Feb 06, 2015

  The Conference of Religious Major Superiors (CRMS) of Malaysia and Singapore held the first of their bi-annual meetings this year Jan 14-16.