Archbishop to lawyers: The sun shines on the good and bad KOTA KINABALU: Some 70 members of the Catholic legal fraternity heard about two sides of justice at the fifth annual Red Mass on Saturday (Feb 20). The Mass, held at the St Simon Catholic Church Likas, was presided by Archbishop John Wong and concelebratedContinueContinue reading “Red Mass 2016”
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Lenten reflection: Week 2
‘The greatest of all mysteries is the mystery of Jesus Christ’ “AS Catholic Christians, there is a word that we must understand. That word is ‘mystery’. It is mentioned in every Mass; it is a very important word to St Paul in all his letters; it is a word we find in all Church prayers -ContinueContinue reading “Lenten reflection: Week 2”
Lenten reflection: Week 1
Jesus is Lord – the Lord of Mercy During the Lenten season in the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the St Simon Church Likas rector Fr Cosmas Lee’s sermon/catechesis will be published online to help the people understand God’s mercy and the faith better. Below is his sermon: – “WHEN the committee discussed about how bestContinueContinue reading “Lenten reflection: Week 1”
Lenten recolletion
*** For more info on the parish-level Year of Mercy programmes (<— click this link), please visit the page dedicated to the Jubilee Year.
Ash Wednesday 2016
Sharing God’s mercy so that there will be hope in the world again KOTA KINABALU: Despite still in the mood for Chinese New Year celebration, the faithful flocked to St Simon Church Likas to begin the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday Mass on Feb 10. At the service, concelebrated with visiting priest Fr Jojo Fung,ContinueContinue reading “Ash Wednesday 2016”
Sabah’s first Franciscan priest celebrates Mass
‘Life is a challenge’: Fr Francisco shares his journey towards priesthood KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s first Franciscan priest Fr Francisco Jude Basnayake celebrated Mass at St Simon Church Likas parish on Jan 24 and impressed the churchgoers with his impromptu sermon after accidentally leaving his homily script at Stella Maris Church Tanjung Aru where he wasContinueContinue reading “Sabah’s first Franciscan priest celebrates Mass”
The Epiphany of the Lord
The ‘inclusive’ nature of the Catholic Church KOTA KINABALU: While the secular world had taken down Christmas decorations and stopped playing the “holiday” songs in shopping malls and elsewhere, the Catholic churches, including St Simon Church Likas, are still in Christmas mood. Officially, Christmas only ends on the Sunday after the Epiphany of the Lord,ContinueContinue reading “The Epiphany of the Lord”
Mary, Mother of God
World Day of Peace KOTA KINABALU: On New Year’s Eve, the St Simon Church Likas parishioners and churchgoers bid farewell to 2015 with a very traditional service on the vigil of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. The rector, Fr Cosmas Lee, gave a brief account on how the day came to beContinueContinue reading “Mary, Mother of God”
4-in-1 celebration ’15
‘The family is God’s last bastion of anything that is Godly’ KOTA KINABALU: For those arriving at the Church from the parish hall, the smell of enticing barbecue filled the compound on Sunday morning for the Feast of the Holy Family (Dec 27). Rightfully so, the St Simon Church Likas rector Fr Cosmas Lee addressed the roastingContinueContinue reading “4-in-1 celebration ’15”
Remembering a ‘Saint’
Full text of Fr Cosmas Lee’s homily Requiem Mass for Bro Charles O’Leary, FSC Dec 28, 2015 “BELOVED Brothers in the religious family of Bro Charles, friends and associates, Brothers and sisters in the Baby Lord Jesus. I wonder if Bro Charles would have agreed with the Archbishop for asking me to give the homily inContinueContinue reading “Remembering a ‘Saint’”
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