Are we a thankful people, or have we taken a lot of things for granted? Sometimes I notice in some families, family prayer, prayer before meals, etc. are no longer observed. Everyone seems to be busy, tired, giving so many excuses. We recall many passages in the Gospels where Jesus prayed and taught others to…
New Year Resolutions
Some of us make new year resolutions each time a new year comes along. However, how many of us make a new year resolution for the new year of the Roman Catholic Church (Latin rite) which starts on the 1st Sunday of Advent? As we are approaching the Roman Catholic Church (Latin rite) new year,…
Where is the love?
Every once in a while, I come across people who are genuine in their love towards all. Doesn’t matter whether the other is a friend, unfriend, good, bad, enemy, rival, associate, spouse, in-law, out-law, etc., these folks love not just by words but also by their actions. You can see love emitting from them without…
To love 愛 or to love 爱; That is the Question
If one looks closely at the Chinese character for ‘love’, one can discover some interesting things. In traditional Chinese, people write this character as “愛.” Now it is simplified to “爱.” The parts of “爫” and “夂” in the traditional Chinese both mean actions. “爫” or “爪” is a chinese radical meaning claw, nail, or…
到修好所举行和好圣事
1.忏悔者画十字圣号 「因父及子及圣神之名。阿门。」 2.忏悔者告明上次举行和好圣事的时期 「神父，上次我举行和好圣事是……前。」 (如一个月或半年，或一年前……若不记得，就说：「我不记得上灰举行和好圣事是多久前的事。」) 3.忏悔者告明自己的罪过「在自我反省后，我请求天主原谅的是……」 (把自己在省察中所反省到的罪过简明地一一说出)告明自己的罪过后说： 「这是我现在反省到的罪过，也请天主原谅我没有反省到的罪过。」 4.忏悔者聆听神父的规劝，并接受补赎此时神父会先规劝忏悔者。忏悔者努力聆听。其次，神父会要求忏悔者为自己的犯过做补赎。忏悔者仔细聆听神父所给的补赎。忏悔者若不知道神父所给的补赎经文，或不能行神父建议的善工，需告知神父，请神父另给一个补赎。 5.忏悔者念悔罪经神父给了规劝和补赎后，要求忏悔者:「现在请念悔罪经，表明自己的忏悔。」 忏悔者可用以下或类似的祷词说： 「天主，为了我所犯的一切罪过，和我应做而没有尽到的本分，我全心痛悔，因为我得罪了你，极仁慈的天主。现在，依靠你圣宠的助佑，我决心悔改，善作补赎，愿永远生活在您的爱里。阿门。」 (忏悔者此时可以自编一段祷词，只要祷词内容包括①悔罪②求宽恕③决心痛改④谢恩) 6.神父赦罪神父向悔罪者伸出右手(或双手覆在悔罪者头上)说： 「天上的慈父，因祂圣子的死亡和复活，使世界与祂和好，又恩赐圣神赦免罪过。 愿祂借着教会的服务，宽恕你，赐给你平安。现在我因父及子及圣神之名，赦免你的罪过。」 (此时，悔罪者画圣号，接受罪赦。) 悔罪者答：「阿门。」 7.颂谢天主，忏悔者退去神父说：「平安回去吧！天主与你同在！」 忏悔者答：「感谢天主，谢谢神父。」
Confess at Confession, Not Gossip
At times, there are some people who come to confession and when they begin, instead of confessing their sins, they start to confess other people’s sins, or sometimes, they even start blaming other people for causing them to sin. They talk about what their husband, wife, children, parents, in-laws, out-laws, etc. have done; they talk…
How to Make A Confession: Some Helpful Steps
Posted on Author padreadminPosted in Absolution, Act of Contrition, Confession, Musings, Reconciliation, Sacrament, Sin1 Reply
Many a times, I find some people coming for confession without having a clue about how to make a confession with a priest. I am not speaking about examination of conscience here, but about the procedure during the confession itself. Perhaps it would be helpful if we refresh our memory on how it is done,…
Liturgical Year – Determining the Sunday and Weekday Cycle
Posted on Author padreadminPosted in Cycle, Liturgical Year, Musings, Sunday, Weekday, Year 1, Year 2, Year A, Year B, Year CLeave a Reply
The Catholic church has got its own calendar, just as many other religions also do. This calendar is called the Liturgical Year (to be referred to as LY henceforth) and familiarising oneself with the LY would help one know and prepare the Mass, Prayers, Readings, etc. of the day. The easiest way to know the…
Choosing Wedding Processional Music Wisely
On the wedding day, many couples use the Bridal Chorus by Wagner when the bride process into the church with her father or someone representing her father to be handed to the groom. After the wedding Mass or service, many newly-wedded couples process out of the church while the Wedding March by Mendelssohn is played.…
MyKad, Passport & Baptism Certificate
Posted on Author padreadminPosted in Marriage, Musings, MyKad, Passport, Sacrament, WeddingLeave a Reply
This posting is generally relevant only to Malaysians. There may be some other countries in the world which use an identity card of some sort; if so this posting may apply to them too. Most of us are aware of the importance of our IC or Identity Card (also known nowadays as MyKad). The MyKad…