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By Agnes Chai The latest SOP released by the government allowed the Church to re-open within restrictions of not more than one third or 45 attendees was indeed a welcome news. It arrived on time for the Church to mark the beginning of Lent with the blessing and physical distribution of ashes to the faithful for Ash Wednesday Mass, albeit for a very limited number of faithful. Over a thousand parishioners have earlier registered for the Ash Wednesday Mass, scheduled to take place on Friday, February 19, in expectation of the MCO to end on Feb 18. Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish responded to the ...
By Agnes Chai Twenty-two years to the day 21 January 2021, Archbishop John Wong offered his life to love and serve the Lord in the ministerial priesthood at St Mary’s Church (now Cathedral) Sandakan, and was ordained by Bishop John Lee (now Emeritus Archbishop). No one ever envisaged being a pastor/priest in a pandemic, but since March last year (2020), the coronavirus has plunged the world into unprecedented times of crisis. No one was spared from its path of destruction, socially, economically, culturally, and even spiritually. It was with this background that Archbishop John Wong shares ...
By Agnes Chai Fr Felix Chung, the first documented case of priest infected with COVID-19 in Kota Kinabalu was released from the hospital Jan 6, just over a month since he was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for quarantine. Fr Chung, 83, retired from active priestly ministry, lives at Emmaus Home which is situated within the compound of the Sacred Heart Cathedral. The retired priest is known for his service to the poor and needy, and his ready availability to all who need a priestly presence and counsel in their moments of need. Archbishop John Wong, following the advice from the Health Mini...
By Agnes Chai The decision to build a shrine in honour of St Joseph was a happy coincidence for the parish of St Peter Claver. Pope Francis has in recent days proclaimed “A Year of St Joseph”, beginning from 8 December 2020 to 8 December 2021. The occasion was to mark the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. Parish priest of St Peter Claver, Fr Nicholas Stephen, revealed that the parish has embarked on the twin construction of the Shrine of St Joseph and a chapel dedicated to the Holy Family on Mount Rosary at Kg Toboh Baru, in the latter...