India/Sri Lanka 6.30 a.m.
Malaysia 9.00 a.m.
Dubai 5.00 a.m.
London 2.00 a.m.
How is your relationship with Jesus? Are you ready to spend a precious few days to mend, renew and reignite your love for God as a Spirit-filled Archdiocese of Kuching Church? We spend time for many worldly pleasures. Are you ready to offer your time in this holy Season of Lent for Jesus to bless, mould, and empower you for His purpose? Let this be a holy time of Grace for us to discern, cleanse, repent and strengthen the most important relationship in our life - our personal relationship with God,
The Archiocese of Kuching, with the Blessings of Archbishop Simon Poh, graciously invite parishioners to join the blessed Divine mission events by Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC, Director- Divine Retreat Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Rev. Fr. Shinu Vithayathil VC, Director - Divine Retreat Centre, Goa, India and team.
All are welcome to join the
HOLY MASS FOR THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
ST. JOSEPH's CATHEDRAL, KUCHING on 28 February 2024
Starting at 7.30 p.m.
Jesus, our Divine Healer, is waiting to heal us spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically. Let this be a time of Healing for us to have the Touch of God upon us.
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ARCHDIOCESE OF KUCHING 3-DAY DIVINE LENTEN HEALING RETREAT 2024 29 FEBRUARY to 02 MARCH 2024
In preparation for the Year of Prayer, the Archdioces of Kuching has invited Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC, Director of Divine Retreat Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka and Rev. Fr. Shinu Vithayathil VC, Director of Divine Retreat Centre, Goa, India to conduct a 3-day Divine Lenten Retreat at Blessed Sacrament Church, Kuching from 29 February to 02 March 2024.
Retreat Venue:
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH (BDC),
JALAN STUTONG,
SEDC WOODHOUSE,
93250 KUCHING,
SARAWAK
Retreat Details:
29 February 2024 (Thursday): 8.45 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.
(Retreat Registration begins at 8.00 a.m. on Day 1)
01 March 2024 (Friday): 8.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
02 March 2024 (Saturday): 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
Retreat Commitment: RM120/person (Meals included)
Payment Reference: <Name of Participant>
Bank Name: CIMB Bank
Bank Account Name: Thomas Ngu Toh Kai
Bank Account No: 800 163 1782
To register, please click on Registration Form link below:
https://forms.gle/a9xVJ7ztdeeX4dTf6
For further information please contact:
Thomas Ngu: +60198883811
Bernardine Sammy: +60192262758
As the holy of Season of Lent approaches,
it is time to search our hearts on how to lead a life of holiness as each of us
are called to as disciples of Christ.
It is a blessed time of grace that the
Church of Visitation, Seremban has invited Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC,
Director of Divine Retreat Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka and Rev. Fr. Shinu
Vithayathil VC, Director of Divine Retreat Centre, Goa, India to conduct a
blessed 3-day Divine Lenten Retreat from 24 to 26 February 2024.
Please note that the deadline to register for this retreat has been extended until 18 February 2024 to meet requests.
All retreatants are greatly encouraged to make Holy Confession a week before this Lenten retreat so as to be spiritually prepared for a sacred time with our Lord.
Retreat Details:
24 February 2024 (Saturday): 9.00a.m. to 8.30 p.m.
(Retreat Registration begins at 8.00 a.m. on Day 1)
25 February 2024 (Sunday): 8.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.
26 February 2024 (Monday): 9.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
Retreat Fee: RM150/person (Meals included)
Payment Reference: LR_NAME_PHONE NUMBER
Bank Name: PUBLIC BANK
Bank Account Name: Church of Visitation
Bank Account No: 3121194612
To register, please click on Registration Form link below:
https://forms.gle/KvphbiHVkrYMwEz7A
For further information please contact:
Sabrina Smith: +0132887624
Parish Office: +6067624468
In this Eucharistic talk, "How To Wait Upon the Lord" live-streamed today, on "25
Days in Preparation of Christmas-Day 19",
Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC, Director -Divine Retreat Centre, Colombo, Sri
Lanka, wisdom-filled sharing inspires every Catholic to wait upon the Lord as Prophet Simeon did.
"It was not a desperate wait. Rather it was a 'wait'
that turned into a virtue."
"Simeon was a holy and righteous man who waited for the
Glory of the Lord to be seen. He was promised by the Holy Spirit he would see
the salvation of his people before he died. It was not an easy wait as it was
without any timeframe and he was already very old. But Simeon waited in
faith."
"Waiting when it is inspired by the Holy Spirit is always a moment of growth."
"How do I keep still? How long should I wait? How much
more should I wait?"
This blessed Advent reflection on how we should wait upon
our Lord is timely and heart-provoking,
DRC Colombo YouTube channel link is
https://www.youtube.com/@DRCColombo
The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated on 03 Dec.
Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC, Director of Divine Retreat Centre
Colombo, Sri Lanka challenges each of us in this heart-provoking homily, -
"HOW DO I TREASURE Jesus?".
As we start our Advent in this new liturgical year, this is
most timely to search our hearts for the Light & Love of Jesus to be the
greatest treasure in our lives - and to live passionately for Jesus.
Fr. Michael asks, "Do we have the passion to proclaim
Jesus to the world?"; "Is my passion for Jesus aflame in my
heart as it was in St. Francis Xavier's
heart?"; "How do I treasure Jesus?"
St. Francis Xavier was one of the first Jesuits (Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius of
Loyola) - in fact he was the first Jesuit missionary and is considered the
greatest missionary since the Apostles.
St Francis Xavier brought the Catholic faith to Goa, India and then
to Kerala, India to restore the vibrancy of the Catholic faith that was
introduced by St. Thomas the Apostle. From there, he sailed to Malacca,
Malaysia; to Japan and finally to the small island of Shanghau, China where
he became ill and passed away on 03 December 1552. A great feat of evangelization
in 10 years!
St, Francis Xavier is the patron saint of all foreign
missions. He is known as the "Apostle of the Indies" and the
"Apostle of Japan".
The season of Advent is a blessed time to prepare ourselves for the Second Coming of Jesus our Saviour. '25 Days of Preparation for Christmas' is a 40-minute daily reflection and Adoration service learning from 25 biblical characters connected to the Incarnation. Holy Mass follows it. This online retreat starts today (01 December) at 6.30 a.m. (Sri Lanka local time) until 25th December 2023. (Local times of your regions listed at the bottom of this post.)