Every once in a while, I come across people who come and claim that a loved one has passed away and a funeral is requested in a Catholic church, because the next-of-kin claims that the recently deceased was baptised as a Catholic. While we empathise with such persons and offer our condolences, it may also…
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Requesting Sacrament of Anointing in Hospital: Some Tips
When you request for a priest to come and administer the Sacrament of Anointing to a sick person in hospital, there are a few things to consider: 1. When you call for a priest, do let him know what sort of sickness the sick person is suffering from. This is so that the priest can…
Are We Really Keeping Clean?
Posted on Author padreadminPosted in Clean, Confession, Musings, Reconciliation, SacramentLeave a Reply
Maintaining cleanliness in our homes or living quarters is something we do regularly to ensure good hygiene and overall tidiness. Maintaining cleanliness includes taking out the garbage, lest the house itself ends up becoming a rubbish dump, which would then attract unwanted creatures like cockroaches, rats, mice and other creepy crawlies which either thrive on…
Act of Contrition: A Requirement in the Sacrament of Reconciliation
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A person must have a contrite heart for the sacrament of Reconciliation to be effective. A contrite heart expresses repentance, without which there can be no forgiveness of sin. Thus, the act of contrition was formulated to express the thoughts of such a contrite heart. It is a requirement of the Sacrament. When people go…
Advent or Lent Penitential Service: Some Observations
Posted on Author padreadminPosted in Advent, Confession, Lent, Musings, Reconciliation, SacramentLeave a Reply
During each Advent or Lent Penitential Service, several matters keep cropping up and I feel it is necessary to take heart: 1. Come early. Some priests come from quite a distance and if that priest is the one you are comfortable going to, coming late means you might “miss” him. Moreover, coming early gives you…
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,…
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…