Posted in Prayers, Reflections on December 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Recessional hymn still rings in my mind when I celebrated Christmas Midnight Mass at Church of the Holy Family. Titled “Love Has Come To Show The Way” written by Matt Maher, it is a prayer in song bringing out the meaning of Christmas.
Matt Maher wrote a song for the Christmas season called “Love Has [...]
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Posted in Catechism, Prayers on November 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sharing an article from the parish bulletin of Church of St Joseph for an informative read
Why do Catholics pray for the dead?
The earliest Scriptural reference to prayers for the dead comes in the second book of Maccabees. The books of Maccabees were among the latest written books found in the Old Testament. They recount the [...]
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Why do Catholics go to Mass? Must go? Why does the priest wears different coloured clothes at different parts of a year? What is that round white wafer thing you eat during Mass? Why do you refer to Jesus as the Lamb of God? Since Catholics celebrate the Mass every Sunday, does it mean that [...]
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Posted in General, Prayers on April 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
…….. a continuation to the previous post about the Spiritual Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit. While we were preparing to pray for the invited guests in our discussion group, someone came up to me:
Someone: Do you pray in tongues?
I said: I do pray and when I verbalise my words of prayer, my tongue moves.
Someone: [...]
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Posted in General, Prayers on January 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For some of us, the hectic lifestyle of trying to juggle our career and family commitments can obliterate our perspective to find some quiet moments for personal reflection to spiritually enrich ourselves. Always on-the-go, you have often heard of:-
“Eat-on-the-go” – munching on your fast food while working at your desk.
“Talk-on-the-go” – conversing with your contacts [...]
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Posted in Prayers, Reflections on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A quick way to remind ourselves whom we should pray for.
1. Your thumb is nearest to you.
So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is as CS Lewis once said, a “sweet duty.”
2. The next finger is the tallest finger.
It [...]
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Posted in Prayers on August 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Amazing how things led from one to another. While at Cana for the Alpha 4 `Intro Nite’, I happened to chance upon a CD which Anne had brought along. The singer was Josh Groban. Two nights ago, an email came from Jacqueline about `The Prayer’ sung by Celine Dion. So I decided to put the [...]
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