Church of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
19-21 Jalan La Salle, Ipoh Garden, 31400 Ipoh, Perak
T: 05-5458220 (O)
F: 05-5468495
T: 05-5468611 (Community)
Parish Priest : Rev. Philip Lai, CSsR
Sat. Novena Devotion : 9.00 am & 6.00 pm
Sat. Sunset Mas : 7.00 pm English
Sunday Mass:
8.30 am English
10.00 am Tamil
11.30 am Mandarin
Chapels:
St. Mary's Chapel, Kg. Tersusun
Sunday Mass in Tamil : 5.00 pm
Rangers's Camp Chapel
8.00 M. Mass in B.M.
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Chinese New Year celebrations at OMPH |
| Posted by Diocese of Penang (pgdiocese) on Mar 17 2008 |
24 February 2008
IPOH: The onset of Lunar New Year was welcomed with a Eucharistic Celebration on Chinese New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, at Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church here.
As the most colourful and joyous of all Chinese festivals, the Chinese New Year is also a time of reunion, thanksgiving, hope and a new beginning, said OMPH assistant parish priest Fr Philip Lai, CsSR who gave the homily on New Year’s Day.
The parish community at OMPH prepared for the event by decorating the church with bright red decorations, expressing good fortune, red and yellow flowers, and flower buds of the pussy willow which signify the fresh and invigorating hopes for a prosperous new year. They also took time to chat with friends and relatives after Mass.
As zodiac animals have been always been a part of New Year festivities, Fr Lai touched on the characteristics of the animal sign for this year — the Year of the Rat.
The Rat, he pointed out, was known for being endowed with a pioneering and enthusiastic spirit and had a willingness to sacrifice. It was also practical and hardworking, meticulous, creative and versatile.
“We should use the examples of the Rat, to become hardworking and creative, in helping out in the parish and BECs,” he said.
“The Rat is known for its ability to survive and thrive anywhere despite difficult conditions. We should take this as an example to follow through in our charitable work to help others,” he said.
Later, after Mass, OMPH parish priest Fr Joseph Stephen, CsSR, blessed several baskets of oranges which were for distribution to the parishioners, and distributed angpow to children and senior citizens.
Last changed: Mar 17 2008 at 12:07 PM
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