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The Year of the Ox 2021, will be remembered by Catholics as a year when they had to forgo the tradition of attending a Chinese New Year Thanksgiving Mass in Church, and having their New Year oranges blessed. Except for live-streaming Masses, all Church services had been suspended since 13 January under the state’s COVID-19 CMCO. Kuching Archbishop Simon Poh, Archbishops Emeriti Peter Chung and John Ha, together with the priests and religious wish all Catholics celebrating Chinese New Year a very blessed New Year, filled with the Lord’s blessing and protection for all families and friends. May the Lord bless and keep you and your family. ....
By Ivy Chai The Carmelite Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Religious Profession of Sister Mary John of the Cross on 8 December 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic had limited the Diamond Jubilee celebration to the attendance of only a small group of family members, relatives and close friends of Sr Mary John. The Thanksgiving Mass celebrated at the Carmelite Chapel coincided with the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was presided over by Kuching Archbishop Simon Poh, with Archbishop Emeritus John Ha and Fr Larry Tan concelebrating. Archbishop Simon described Carmelite nuns as religious sisters committing their lives to God to the very end. They live a life of obedience, poverty, chastity; living and dying within the walls of the monastery. He called on the congregation to pray for Sr Mary John and all the Sisters in Carmel, adding “they also pray for us.” ....