Holy Week: Fr Cosmas gives practice session to readers Contributed by Gerry Benjamin IT is not often that we, Readers and Commentators of this parish, have an opportunity to meet as a group. However, at the initiative of our Rector Father Cosmas Lee and PPC member Cecilia Funk, we met not just to rehearse forContinueContinue reading “Session with readers & commentators”
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Lenten reflection: Week 3
‘We are thirsty for God’ ‘BROTHERS and sisters in the Lord, This is the eighth time I am preaching at St Simon (Church Likas) on the Third Sunday of Lent, preaching on the same readings, preaching on the Samaritan woman. The common reaction to something that is repeated regularly: Is there something new? Does it haveContinueContinue reading “Lenten reflection: Week 3”
Red Mass 2016
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”
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”
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”
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”
Commissioning of carolers ’15
‘Be merciful lovingly, not patronisingly’ LIKAS: St Simon Church carolers were commissioned by parish priest Rev Fr Cosmas Lee on the Third Sunday of Advent. The carolers, comprising eight groups, would be singing carols and proclaiming the Good News to homes of parishioners on Dec 14-18. The commissioning was held following the opening of the Door ofContinueContinue reading “Commissioning of carolers ’15”
All Saints Day 2015
‘We’re not alone in the communion of saints’ LIKAS: “I believe in the communion of saints.” The St Simon Church Likas parish rector Fr Cosmas Lee began his sermon by reciting part of the Apostle’s Creed on All Saints Day to emphasize on the significance of the saints. “To be baptized, to be a memberContinueContinue reading “All Saints Day 2015”
Church reopens
‘It is good to be home’ LIKAS: After several months’ renovation, the main Church of St Simon Church Likas reopened on Oct 11, 2015. Its rector Fr Cosmas Lee presided at the Mass and said all glory should be to God for the Church’s completion. While it is good to have a clean and neatContinueContinue reading “Church reopens”
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