Day 9. One Family of Faith

The Parish Feastday of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. It was a trying time avoiding the rain but we prevailed to give the night a wonderful ending.

We had the Crowning of the Icon outdoors.

And the Candlelight procession around the Ipoh Garden neighborhood.........

The crowd capacity was estimated at over 2000.

..............followed by the Benediction.

Devotees praying for guidance.

It was wonderful evening though it was fraught with anticipation of the impending rain.

Even Fr Patrick Massang singing of Our Lady’s song “Gentle Woman” did not calm the weather.  

In fact towards the end of the song the wind became stronger with the first signs of raindrops beginning to fall.

That was the sign to move into the Church.

We had the mass in Church.

But by having the Mass in Church the Congregation seemed to be like the proverbial Lost Sheep,

In the Church Hall

Little did they know that the word had gone out that Crowning of the Icon and the Benediction would be held outdoors.

Preparation of the outdoor altar 

The word went out that immediately after communion the crowd would congregate outside for the crowning to be followed by the procession.

 And so it was all’s well that ended well.

We are after all One Family of Faith.

JAG