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JOURNEYING
INTO LENTWe enter into the second week of LENT where Jesus manifested to his disciples His glory. May the pattern of our Lenten observances bring us closer to the cross. -
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During his life on earth, Jesus offered up prayer and entreaty, with loud cries and with tears, to the one who had the power to save him from death. Let us meditate on the psalms seeking God in an intimate encounter allowing our soul to hear his voice.
psalms for Lent
Psalm 27:8Psalm 42:1
Of you my heart has said,
‘Seek his face!’
Your face, Yahweh, I seek.
As a deer yearns for running streams,
so I yearn for you, my God.
Psalm 91:2
I will say of the Lord
“My refuge, my fortress
My God in whom I trust!”
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This reflection by Msgr James on two gardens sets us in the context of the 40 days Lenten journey ie. from the garden of Eden (Genesis) to the garden of Passion (Gethsamane). Joy fills our heart when Jesus rises from the new tomb in the garden from the heart of the earth.
Lent: from Garden to Garden
by Msgr James Gnanapiragasam
The Church invites us during the season of Lent to prepare for the celebration of Easter. Right at the outset with the imposition of ashes we are taken on a forty-day journey of almsgiving, prayer and fasting – and Matthew records these precisely in this order. The journey is a pilgrimage into the human heart whereby one reflects on her or his commitment to the Lord’s command. However, through no fault of our own in an honest desire for sainthood and influenced by our surrounding Asian religious subcultures we plunge into heroic efforts at penance and fasting and neglect the first and the second.
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Hallow Video
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FEEDING OUR SOUL
Looking for resources to equip yourself to enter into a deeper personal relationship with God, then look no more as this HALLOW video is an aid to recharge yourself to enter fully into a more spirit-filled engagement with the author of all life.
As we prepare to begin our Lenten journey and come closer to the cross, this is an opportune time to open our hearts and mind to hear HIS voice.
A refreshing video that encounters our senses of Sacred Scripture!
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Memorize a Bible Verse
"My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Cor 12:9)
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Sunday Reflection
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Second Sunday of Lent, Yr B
TWO BELOVED SONS
Jesus went up to a high mountain with his apostles Peter, James and John. Jesus was troubled that the apostles didn’t seem to
understand his real mission on earth and he had to speak to them privately away from the crowd. On the mountain and in their presence, he was transfigured i.e. His clothes suddenly became dazzling white. The apostles were terrified and amazed at the same time at what they saw. They had never seen such a brilliant garment before. This was the sign of Jesus’ divinity, as Rev 21:23 says: “… for the glory of God is its (the city’s) light, and its lamp is the Lamb”. On the mountain Jesus met Moses and Elijah, the two authoritative figures who spoke to God. Again, a sign of Jesus’ authority. God then spoke to them from Heaven: “This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him.” Jesus wanted his apostles to
witness this great event where his divinity and authority were manifest. So God could urge them to listen to him.
On the way down the mountain, Jesus advised his apostles not to tell anyone what they saw and heard. He knew that they would not understand the real meaning of his mission until after they had experienced his resurrection. After the resurrection, the apostles gradually understood that Jesus was the Son of God who is to bring salvation. They were to bring his message to the ends of the world.
The first reading speaks of the great test of faith of Abraham who was asked to sacrifice his son. Our Heavenly Father may put trials on our life’s journey but we know he truly loves us as he did not hesistate to spare his Only Son, Jesus Christ, on the Cross for us. No sacrifice to prove his love for us is too great for Him. We truly have a wonderful and loving Father. Praise God!
Daniel Yeoh
Church of the Good Shepherd, KL
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News from the Vatican
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Bp. Barron's Lent Reflections
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Friends, today’s Gospel presents the Transfiguration of Christ. What is the Transfiguration itself? Mark speaks literally of a metamorphosis, a going beyond the form that he had. If I can use Paul’s...
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