Happy 27th World Youth Day!

Dear young people, Jesus loves you. 

He needs you to be his hands and feet to proclaim His message of love and peace.This year’s World Youth Day theme comes from Saint Paul’s exhortation in his Letter to the Philippians: "Rejoice in the Lord always" (4:4). 

On the occasion of this year's world youth day at diocese level His Holiness Pope Benedict says, " Joy is at the heart of Christian experience. At each World Youth Day we experience immense joy, the joy of communion, the joy of being Christian, the joy of faith. 

This is one of the marks of World Youth day gatherings. We can see the great attraction that joy exercises. In a world of sorrow and anxiety, joy is an important witness to the beauty and reliability of the Christian faith." 

In our Diocese we will be celebrating.....Penang Diocese Youth Day II (PDYD2) from 16-19 November 2012 @ Penang Island. 

For more info on pdyd2 refer to PDYN blogspot, pdyd2 Facebook, pdyd2 YouTube. Register now and be part of Pdyd2. Happy World Youth Day!

Ash Wednesday

Nick Vujicic - "Something More"

We always have the thoughts of : "Why is this happened to me?", "Why am I not accepted by my friends?", "Why am I not happy despite I have all the money in the world?"

We dwell on these 'unfortunate' events and hoping there will be an alleviation from God. What would you do if there's no answer or miracle by God? Grumbling and cursing will not solve the problem.

Nick contemplated on these questions, and revelation he got is :" If you don't get a miracle.... BECOME ONE!" He use his life-story to encourage millions of young people.

He don't want us to draw console by comparing his sorrows with ours. He wants us to overcome the negative side of whatever thoughts that comes in our mind.

Jesus went up into the hill country and called those He wanted

Today, the Gospel considers the theology of Christian vocation: «The Lord called those he wanted to be with him and send them to be apostles» (cf. Mk 3:13-14). First, He calls them: For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy (cf. Eph 1:4). God loves us, shaping us in Christ, encouraging us to develop the characteristics necessary for us to become his children. These qualities are best understood when we consider them from a vocational perspective; vocation is the “role” in life that God's plan of redemption has allotted us so that we can fulfill our part in his work of redemption. Only by discovering your God-given vocation —the true reasons for your life— and by fulfilling it on his terms, will you come to know yourself as God knows you.

And what does God require of those He calls? He asks us to live close to him as we serve him, and in return, He promises to stay close to us. Yet, God speaks to each one of us individually and specifically. «One day perhaps an ordinary Christian, just like you, opened your eyes to horizons both deep and new, yet as old as the Gospel. He suggested to you the prospect of following Christ earnestly, seriously, of becoming an apostle of apostles. Perhaps you lost your balance then and didn't recover it. Your complacency wasn't quite replaced by true peace until you freely said “yes” to God, because you wanted to, which is the most supernatural of reasons. And in its wake came a strong, constant joy, which disappears only when you abandon him» (Saint Josemaria Escrivá de Balaguer).

It is a blessing, but it is a blessing that can only be fully realized when we become holy through our willingness to serve, through prayer, and through the blessed sacraments. «All faithful Christians, of any kind and condition, are called to the plenitude of Christian life and to the perfection of charity; a sanctity that, also in our earthly society, contributes to humanize our way of life» (Vatican Council II).

This is how we learn of our apostolic mission of taking Christ to others. First, having him ourselves so that we can share him. Today, and every day, we must meditate upon the true nature of our call to vocation, answering his call with an increased love, born of our increased understanding of what He calls us to do and to be.

Happy Chinese New Year

A Great Lesson To Learn

A Great Lesson To Learn

A Young Couple Moves Into A New Neighorhood The Next Morning While They Are Eating Breakfast, The Young Women Sees Her Neighbor Hanging The Wash Outside. " The Laundry Is Not Very Clean " She Said  " She Dosnt Know How To Wash Correctly Perhaps She Needs Better Laundry Saops " Her Husband Looked On But Remained Silent. Every time Her Neighbour Would Hang Her Wash To Dry, The Young Women Would Make The Same Comments. About One Month Later, The Women Was Surprised To See A Nice Clean Wash On The Line And Said To Her Husband : " Look, She Has Learned How To Wash Correctly. I Wonder Who Taught Her This " The Husband Said : I Got Up Early This Morning And Cleaned Our Windows. " And So it is With Life. What We See When Watching Others Depends On The Purity Of The Window Through Which We Look!!!