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JYM Plenary Indulgences

     What Is Plenary Indulgence? How To Receive It?         ON the occasion of the Jubilee of Mercy announced by Pope Francis, all faithful Christians may obtain a plenary indulgence. “An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven” (CatechismContinueContinue reading “JYM Plenary Indulgences”

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’”

Jesus – true Light of the world

‘We can only appreciate light in darkness’ KOTA KINABALU: On Christmas Day Mass, the St Simon Church Likas rector reminisced the years when he was posted in Tawau, on living in the outskirts which are lacking in artificial lighting and brought newfound appreciation for the natural light. Fr Cosmas Lee recalled how there were 23ContinueContinue reading “Jesus – true Light of the world”

Peace on Earth and Mercy Mild

‘I will remain a Christian because of Christmas’ KOTA KINABALU: “I’m a Christian because of Christmas.” The simple but profound words of the parish rector of St Simon Church Likas left the Christmas Eve crowd in deep reflection on the significance of Christ’s birth. In the sermon to the crowd that filled up the mainContinueContinue reading “Peace on Earth and Mercy Mild”