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| The owners and pets gather around Fr Joseph for a prayer followed by blessing |
St Francis of Assisi is the Catholic Church's
patron saint of animals and the environment. The event was held outside St
Joseph’s chapel at OMPH’s backyard field at 3pm.
Rev Fr Joseph
Stephens blessed the menagerie of pets including those that showed up late. Though
the main pets were dogs but there was a few cats and one who brought his bird.
It may have been traumatic for the pets seeing so many ‘strangers’ outside of their usual habitat. However their owners were very happy ‘introducing them’ to the family church.
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| the only bird ..... |
A Happy afternoon.
Kinta Chronicles / pics: Jacintha
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| Three tents and a threating sky |
The annual Michaelian Dinner is held every September. I attended this years dinner. I couldn't make the Chapel mass. Heard that close to 100 attended the mass. That was great.
It was threatening to pour when I arrived which it did. But that didn’t dampen the spirits of the Old Boys. Typical of a tropical storm it came fast and furious but then it blew over and then it was cool. Thereafter it was a nice evening . The camaraderie was lively and jolly with genre age music and flowing beverage. The night was ripe for an evening of reminisceing.
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| a tropical storm that came and went .... |
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| (L) Yb Wong Kar Woh next to Principal Phoon .... |
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| (L) Linda Oh, OhTeik Soo, Wu Chee Seng, Oh Teik Hee, Oh Teik Kam, Anthony Law..(R) xx, Lim Keng Hoo, Yeoh Eng Keat, Regina Lim |
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| Eamon Chee with Master Thomas Chee, Anthony Law and Tony Loh |
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| the band 'Echoes' with Mr Joe and Mr Goh ...... |
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| then it was time for dinner |
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| there were 95 tables set up .. |
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| never to old to dance .... |
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| From left..(R) Peter and Francis and ....old friends and (L) Eamon Chee, Oh Teik Kam, Master Thomas Chee, Dennis Chee (green), Khoon Chin (light blue) Tony Low Thong Ment (Michaelian shirt) and Dr Anthony Wong. |
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| Was it their 35th anniversary.....certificate? |
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| (L) Oh Teik Soo, Linda Oh, Oh Teik Hee and Oh Teik Kam (R) on prefect duty Jared Lai |
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| (L) Leeza and Victor Corbett (C).Adrian Tsen, Tony Kong, Peter Lee and Victor |
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| From left (L) Dennis Chee, Musa Haneefa, Maureen Hah, Tony Low.....(R) Master Thomas, Foo Wan Shoon, Tony Low |
Celebrating the
Michaelian Way ....
JAG
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| Malaysians... celebrate Merdeka together at OMPH Church |
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| .flag bearing altar boy ... |
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| ... followed my parishoners in cultural dress |
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| .. at attention for the Negara Ku |
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| ...young to old ...waving the Jalur Gemilang |
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| Brothers Handrie and Nicholas make their 1st Profession of Vows at OMPH Church |
Nicholas Narin Martin hails from Kota Bahru and Hilary Handrie Lim from Dalat, Sarawak. They both became aspirants in 2021 and have lived with the community for their time of formation and probation and studying their rules. Nicholas and Handrie were ready to dedicate themselves to their calling and make their first profession becoming Brothers of this community.
Both the candidates parents were on hand to present them to the Church. The Redemptorist confrere were also present in force from their Singapore to welcome their new Brothers.
During the event they would be robed and adorned with the articles of of devotion ..the habit, cincture, crucifix and rosary and we would have to address them as Brother Nicholas and Handrie.
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| ..On a cool July morning Handrie and Nicholas with the Redemptorists ..ready for their 1st Profession |
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| Handrie and Nicholas with their parents .... |
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| the parents dedicate their sons to the Holy Church ... |
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| the candidates are ready for the First Profession |
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| Vice Provincial Rev Fr Ino blesses the Habit, Cincture, Crucifix and Rosary.. articles of devotion |
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| .. and gives the signs of religious profession to the candidates .. |
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| ..proceeds to wear the signs of Profession assisted by their parents..... |
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| ..and assisting Redemptorist |
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| Fr Massang adjust Nicholas habit a final time and Nicholas is ready... |
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| Fr Gerard assists Handrie with his rosary |
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| ..the candidates with the Constitution enter the church ... |
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| the candidates recite their vows .... |
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| and the Vice Provincial accepts them into the Congregation |
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| ..the newly professed brothers sign the documents of the religious profession witnessed by others |
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| the Redemtorists welcome their newly professed brothers |
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| ..the community of OMPH accepts the newly professed brothers and gives them a round of applause |
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| the celebration continues..the parents participate with the Offertory |
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| ..the newly professed offer flowers to Mary, Our Mother of Perpetual Help ... |
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| witnessed by the Redemptorists and the congregation ..... |
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| after the mass .... Redemptorists We Are .. |
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| one family .... |
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| Brother Nicholas and Brother Handrie |
