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St Simon Feast Day: 37 Confirmed by Archbishop

KOTA KINABALU: The shepherd of the Catholic archdiocese here celebrated a four-in-one event with the St Simon Catholic Church Likas community, recently. Archbishop John Wong in his sermon at the Mass which was concelebrated with parish priest Rev Fr Cosmas Lee, highlighted the four events: Confirmation of 37 young Catholics, visitation of the Archbishop, the…

Reception of Holy Communion

Only practising Catholics in the state of grace may receive Holy Communion.To maintain a good and dignified flow in the reception of Holy Communion during Mass, each communicant, when approaching the Blessed Sacrament, are to show a sign of veneration to Christ in the sacrament by a deep bow, extend their hands respectfully, answer “Amen” to “Body…

Mass Intentions

Increasingly, we are receiving requests for Masses to be said daily for the living or the dead for long and continuous periods of days, for up to a month and beyond. We feel that this is overdoing it. Every Mass is infinite in grace, and there is no need to multiply them to some unreasonable…

HAPPY 60TH MALAYSIA DAY! A Mass for Love and Tolerance

Kota Kinabalu – 17 September 2023 — The St Simon Catholic Church Likas community here joyously celebrated the Malaysia Day Mass today, 17 September 2023 to commemorate the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.  Led by Parish Assistant Priest, Fr Rhobby, and both Sunday morning Masses were celebrated in the national language, Bahasa Malaysia,…

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Aerial view of St Simon Catholic Church Likas.
Parish-level fundraising bazaar in aid of Catholic Archdiocesan Centre in 2018.


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‘We are precious to God,’ rector says on Mother’s Day

KOTA KINABALU: The St Simon Catholic Church Likas rector Fr Cosmas Lee waxed lyrical, in his Mother’s Day homily recently, when he described how the Moon reflects light from the Sun, of which without the latter the Moon won’t be visible from Earth. “Many fathers, saints and theologians of the Church often use this allegory, this…