The mysterious and wondrous ways of our Lord

Even God is not visible to us, 

be assured He is with us.

For we live by faith, not by sight. 

~ 2 Corinthians 5:7 ~

Let God work His wondrous ways in your life, let Him fill your heart with peace, and may you be blessed beyond measure as you endeavour to do His will. God has a plan with each of us, as in Jeremiah 29:11-14. God’s plan is connected to the plan He had for our ancestors and to the plan He has for our generations, and generations which are yet to be born. He was the One who created us since we were formed in our mothers womb, and from then He has made the plans for each of our life, His creation till the end day when we are called back by Him.

Jeremiah 29:11-14

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”

Oh, the depth of the riches of 

the wisdom and knowledge of God! 

How unsearchable his judgments, 

and his paths beyond tracing out!

Romans 11:33

Lord, when our road gets difficult, we pray we will feel Your presence and know You are walking right there beside us, helping us through every difficulty of our lives at every second, every minute and every hour of the day. People who come into our lives are God sent to change us and help us, therefore making us aware that we should love God more. everything happens for a reason through God's will and not by chance. Our live is a result of decisions made by us, sometimes in cooperation and guidance of God, sometimes alone especially when we sin.

Isaiah 55:6-9

6 Seek the Lord while he may be found;

call on him while he is near.

7 Let the wicked forsake their ways

and the unrighteous their thoughts.

Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,

and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways,”

declares the Lord.

9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts.

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God didn't promise days 

without pain, laughter without sorrow, 

or sun without rain, 

but He did promise strength for the day, 

comfort for the tears, 

and light for the way. 

If God brings you to it, 

He will bring you through it.

Infant Jesus, grant me Your Miraculous Healing, I truly Trust by Your Word, I am Healed

Dear Sweet Divine Infant Jesus, I pray for a miraculous favour from You that to heal me from my financial woes. I trust and believe that by You miraculous words, I will be healed from my financial adversities soon, I need Your miraculous help urgently. O Jesus, Who has said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened," through the intercession of Mary, Your Most Holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that my prayer be granted. Therefore, Infant Jesus, I am not asking to be rich but to be able to attain the amount sufficient to get through these pressing times, to be able to change myself and lead a normal debt free moderate life. 

Infant JESUS, I TRUST in You. AMEN

Dear Sweet Divine Infant Jesus, I pray for a miraculous favour from You that to heal me from my financial woes. I trust and believe that by You miraculous words, I will be healed from my financial adversities soon, I need Your miraculous help urgently. O Jesus, Who has said, "All that you ask of the Father in My Name, He will grant you," through the intercession of Mary Your Most Holy Mother, I humbly and urgently ask your Father in your name that my prayer will be granted. Therefore Infant Jesus, I am not asking to be rich but to be able to attain the amount sufficient to get through these pressing times, to be able to change myself and lead a normal debt free moderate life.

Infant JESUS, I TRUST in You. AMEN

Dear Sweet Divine Infant Jesus, I pray for a miraculous favour from You that to heal me from my financial woes. I trust and believe that by You miraculous words, I will be healed from my financial adversities soon, I need Your miraculous help urgently. O Jesus, Who has said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away but My word shall not pass away," through the intercession of Mary Your Most Holy Mother, I feel confident that my prayer will be granted. Therefore I am not asking to be rich but to be able to attain the amount sufficient to get through these pressing times, to be able to change myself and lead a normal debt free moderate life.

Infant JESUS, I TRUST in You. AMEN

Our Father, Who art in heaven

Hallowed be Thy Name;

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil. 

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death. 

Amen.

Glory be to the Father,

and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end. 

Amen.


Infant JESUS,
I am a sinner, have mercy and pity on me.
It is not worthy for You to enter under my roof,
but Your WORD will heal me.
Infant JESUS, I TRUST in Thee
and by Your Miraculous Image and Word,
I am Healed.

Wishing all a Blessed and Happy New Year ~ Welcome 2014

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wishes all visitors 

a Happy, Blessed and Prosperous New Year 2014.

GOD BLESS and Glory to GOD in the Highest. 

New Year's Prayer

God, thank you for a new year. May everyone in our family be willing to begin anew with a clean slate. We know that you are always ready to forgive us. Help us to be willing to forgive ourselves and to forgive one another.

As we begin a new year, remind us of our truest values and our deepest desires. Help us to live in the goodness that comes from doing what you want us to do. Help us to put aside anxiety about the future and the past, so that we might live in peace with you now, one day at a time.

Amen.

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Auld Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, 

And never brought to mind? 

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, 

And auld lang syne! 

Chorus:

For auld lang syne, my dear, 

For auld lang syne. 

We'll take a cup o' kindness yet, 

For auld lang syne.

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O Sacred and Adorable Trinity, hear our prayers on behalf of our Holy Father the Pope, our Bishops, our clergy, and for all that are in authority over us. Bless, we beseech Thee, during the coming year, the whole Catholic Church; convert heretics and unbelievers; soften the hearts of sinners so that they may return to Thy friendship; give prosperity to our country and peace among the nations of the world; pour down Thy blessings upon our friends, relatives, and acquaintances, and upon our enemies, if we have any; assist the poor and the sick; have pity on the souls of those whom this year has taken from us; and do Thou be merciful to those who during the coming year will be summoned before Thy judgment seat. May all our actions be preceded by Thy inspirations and carried on by Thy assistance, so that all our prayers and works, having been begun in Thee, may likewise be ended through Thee. Amen.

Source: CatholicOnline.org

Christmas Crib 2013 @ St.Anne's BM

Saint Anne's Church, 

Bukit Mertajam, 

Penang, 

Malaysia.

Outdoor Crib

angel at the crib

part of the crib

Christmas Crib 2013 @ NVBM

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 

Butterworth, 

Penang, 

Malaysia.

Life Line for Haemodialysis Patients ~ St. Anne, BM

Persatuan Kebajikan Haemodialisis St.Anne, 

Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang.

St.Anne Haemodialysis Welfare Society, 

Bukit Mertajam, Penang.

Say No To Violence Against Women and Children

Pusat Kebajikan Good Shepherd

Good Shepherd Welfare Center

2 genealogies of Jesus in the New Testament

JESUS the new David, 

He is the Messiah, 

God with Us, 

the Emmanuel, 

God became Flesh 

and the King of Kings.

By the words of the prophets, in reflection of Joseph, and the promise of the eternal God who was made flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Jesus genealogy clearly states his descendent and why He is King of Kings, the Messiah and the Lion of Judah. JESUS, born as a King, was predestine by God to the sacrificial lamb of God, suffered under Pontius Pilate, crucified and died on the cross to take away our sins to saves us, and on the third day rose again from the dead and ascended into heaven in glory as our Mighty King and Saviour.

The genealogies of Jesus is accounted in the Gospel of St. Matthew and Luke from the New Testament. Matthew records of Jesus' genealogy in a descending order, listing the ancestors of Jesus, son of Mary, beginning from Abraham, where else St. Luke has written it in ascending order, beginning with Jesus and going back to Adam. Luke’s links Jesus with the whole of humanity, while Matthew makes evident the fact that he was of the offspring of Abraham, a descendent of David and the son of Israel of the tribe Judah, God’s Chosen People in the old covenant, to which he directly belongs, that Jesus of Nazareth is fully a member of the human family. Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus is told from perspective of Joseph, Jesus foster Father chosen by God, while Luke's is written from the point of view of Mary, Jesus' most blessed Mother.

Matthew 1:1-17

The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:

2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,

Isaac the father of Jacob,

Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,

Perez the father of Hezron,

Hezron the father of Ram,

4 Ram the father of Amminadab,

Amminadab the father of Nahshon,

Nahshon the father of Salmon,

5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,

Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,

Obed the father of Jesse,

6 and Jesse the father of King David.

David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,

7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam,

Rehoboam the father of Abijah,

Abijah the father of Asa,

8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,

Jehoram the father of Uzziah,

9 Uzziah the father of Jotham,

Jotham the father of Ahaz,

Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,

10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,

Manasseh the father of Amon,

Amon the father of Josiah,

11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

12 After the exile to Babylon:

Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,

Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,

13 Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,

Abihud the father of Eliakim,

Eliakim the father of Azor,

14 Azor the father of Zadok,

Zadok the father of Akim,

Akim the father of Elihud,

15 Elihud the father of Eleazar,

Eleazar the father of Matthan,

Matthan the father of Jacob,

16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.

17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.

Luke 3:23-38

23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,

the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat,

the son of Levi, the son of Melki,

the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos,

the son of Nahum, the son of Esli,

the son of Naggai, 26 the son of Maath,

the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein,

the son of Josek, the son of Joda,

27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa,

the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,

the son of Neri, 28 the son of Melki,

the son of Addi, the son of Cosam,

the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer,

the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat,

the son of Levi, 30 the son of Simeon,

the son of Judah, the son of Joseph,

the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna,

the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,

the son of David, 32 the son of Jesse,

the son of Obed, the son of Boaz,

the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram,

the son of Hezron, the son of Perez,

the son of Judah, 34 the son of Jacob,

the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,

the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu,

the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,

the son of Shelah, 36 the son of Cainan,

the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem,

the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch,

the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel,

the son of Kenan, 38 the son of Enosh,

the son of Seth, the son of Adam,

the son of God.

Christmas Vigil the silent and holy night, Christ the Emmanual is born

For unto us a child is born,

Unto us a son is given.

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King.

Happy Birthday, JESUS

our Saviour, our Redeemer,

our Armour, Our Healer

and our Provider.

The angels proclaims the joy of God’s glory and their song radiates the joy that fills them. In their words, it is as if we were hearing the sounds of heaven. There is no question of attempting to understand the meaning of it all, but simply the overflowing happiness of seeing the pure splendour of God’s truth and love. We want to let this joy reach out and touch us: truth exists, pure goodness exists, pure light exists. God is good, and he is the supreme power above all powers. All this should simply make us joyful this holy night, together with the angels and the shepherds.

At this Vigil hour, let us ask God to touch our hearts with the holy curiosity and the holy joy of the shepherds, and thus let us go over joyfully to Bethlehem, to welcome and rejoice to our Lord Jesus Christ who today comes to meet us. Amen.

It came upon the midnight clear, 

for lo! the days are hastening on, 

by prophets seen of old,

when with the ever-circling years

shall come the time foretold,

when the new heaven and earth shall own

the Prince of Peace, their King.

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We reflect back on a question posted by Pope Benedict XVI during his homily at Christmas Vigil mass, 24 December, 2012 to believers and non-believers alike || Will people find room in their hectic, technology-driven lives for children, the poor and God? Will we or can we make the room for these?

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"A child is born for us, a son is given to us" (Isaiah 9:5). What Isaiah prophesied as he gazed into the future from afar, consoling Israel amid its trials and its darkness, is now proclaimed to the shepherds as a present reality by the Angel, from whom a cloud of light streams forth: "To you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:11). The Lord is here. From this moment, God is truly "God with us". No longer is he the distant God who can in some way be perceived from afar, in creation and in our own consciousness. He has entered the world. He is close to us. The words of the risen Christ to his followers are addressed also to us: "Lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age" (Matthew 28:20). For you the Saviour is born: through the Gospel and those who proclaim it, God now reminds us of the message that the Angel announced to the shepherds. It is a message that cannot leave us indifferent. If it is true, it changes everything. If it is true, it also affects me. Like the shepherds, then, I too must say: Come on, I want to go to Bethlehem to see the Word that has occurred there. The story of the shepherds is included in the Gospel for a reason. They show us the right way to respond to the message that we too have received.....

We live our lives by philosophies, amid worldly affairs and occupations that totally absorb us and are a great distance from the manger. In all kinds of ways, God has to prod us and reach out to us again and again, so that we can manage to escape from the muddle of our thoughts and activities and discover the way that leads to him. But a path exists for all of us. The Lord provides everyone with tailor-made signals. He calls each one of us, so that we too can say: "Come on, ‘let us go over’ to Bethlehem -- to the God who has come to meet us. Yes indeed, God has set out towards us. Left to ourselves we could not reach him. The path is too much for our strength. But God has come down. He comes towards us. He has travelled the longer part of the journey. Now he invites us: come and see how much I love you. Come and see that I am here. Transeamus usque Bethlehem, the Latin Bible says. Let us go there! Let us surpass ourselves! Let us journey towards God in all sorts of ways: along our interior path towards him, but also along very concrete paths – the Liturgy of the Church, the service of our neighbour, in whom Christ awaits us......

For most people, the things of God are not given priority, they do not impose themselves on us directly, and so the great majority of us tend to postpone them. First we do what seems urgent here and now. In the list of priorities God is often more or less at the end. We can always deal with that later, we tend to think. The Gospel tells us: God is the highest priority. If anything in our life deserves haste without delay, then, it is God's work alone.....

we should pray for on this Holy Night. Lord Jesus Christ, born in Bethlehem, come to us! Enter within me, within my soul. Transform me. Renew me. Change me, change us all from stone and wood into living people, in whom your love is made present and the world is transformed. Amen.

~ Benedict XVI's Christmas Vigil Homily ~

Vatican @ 24 December, 2009

Prayer for a Special and Urgent Request (Truly trust and have faith, it really works, Trust in the Lord)

Oh! Dear Mother of God, 

Our Lady of Conception Aparecida!

Oh! Saint Rita of Cassia 

and Saint Jude worker of miracles 

and helper of impossible causes 

pray for me.

Saint Expedite, Saint of urgent causes. 

Saint Edwiges the Saint of the needy,

you know how desperate I feel, 

please ask Jesus to help me.

(Here mention your request)

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus 

be adored and glorified for ever.

Pray 1 Our Father, Hail Mary,

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit. 

As it was in the beginning, 

is now, and ever shall be, 

world without end. Amen.

Pray for 3 days. Publish on the 3rd day. 

See what will happen on the 4th day.

Infant JESUS, I TRUST in Thee, I come to Thy Miraculous image, and by Thy Word Heal me, Grant me in my urgent and desperate need today

Dear Sweet Divine Infant Jesus, I pray for a miraculous favour from You that to heal me from my financial woes. I trust and believe that by You miraculous words, I will be healed from my financial adversities soon, I need Your miraculous help urgently. O Jesus, Who has said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened," through the intercession of Mary, Your Most Holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that my prayer be granted. Therefore, Infant Jesus, I am not asking to be rich but only to be able to attain the amount sufficient to get through these pressing times, to be able to change myself and lead a normal debt free moderate life. 

Infant JESUS, I TRUST in You. AMEN

Dear Sweet Divine Infant Jesus, I pray for a miraculous favour from You that to heal me from my financial woes. I trust and believe that by You miraculous words, I will be healed from my financial adversities soon, I need Your miraculous help urgently. O Jesus, Who has said, "All that you ask of the Father in My Name, He will grant you," through the intercession of Mary Your Most Holy Mother, I humbly and urgently ask your Father in your name that my prayer will be granted. Therefore Infant Jesus, I am not asking to be rich but only to be able to attain the amount sufficient to get through these pressing times, to be able to change myself and lead a normal debt free moderate life.

Infant JESUS, I TRUST in You. AMEN

Dear Sweet Divine Infant Jesus, I pray for a miraculous favour from You that to heal me from my financial woes. I trust and believe that by You miraculous words, I will be healed from my financial adversities soon, I need Your miraculous help urgently. O Jesus, Who has said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away but My word shall not pass away," through the intercession of Mary Your Most Holy Mother, I feel confident that my prayer will be granted. Therefore I am not asking to be rich but only to be able to attain the amount sufficient to get through these pressing times, to be able to change myself and lead a normal debt free moderate life.

Infant JESUS, I TRUST in You. AMEN

Our Father, Who art in heaven

Hallowed be Thy Name;

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil. 

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death. 

Amen.

Glory be to the Father,

and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end. 

Amen.

JESUS Christ the Saviour and King is Born! Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to All

Christ the Saviour and King is Born! 

Let Us Glorify Him!

For unto you is born this day 

in the city of David a Saviour, 

which is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:11

Blessing of the Crib in the Home ~ Prayer

This blessing can be prayed when the crib is being put in place in the home and the family might gather around it and recite the following blessing prayer.

All make the sign of the cross, the recite as follows;

God of every national and people, from the very beginning of creation you have made manifest your love: When our need for a Saviour was great you sent your Son to be born of the Virgin Mary. To our lives he brings joy and peace, justice, mercy, and love. 

Lord, Bless all who look upon this manger, may it remind us of the humble birth of Jesus, and raise up our thoughts to him, Who is God-with-us, the Emmanuel and Saviour of all, and who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

Blessing of the Christmas Tree Prayer

All make the Sign of the Cross. 

A member of the family turns the lights of the tree on and the blessing is then recited: 

Lord our God, We praise you for the light of creation: the sun, the moon, and the stars of the night. We praise you for the light of Israel: The Law, the prophets, and the wisdom of the Scriptures. We praise you for Jesus Christ, your Son: he is Emmanuel, God-with-us, the Prince of Peace, who fills us with the wonder of your love. Lord God, Let your blessing come upon us as we illumine this tree. May the light and cheer it gives us be a sign of the joy that fills our hearts. May all who delight in this tree come to the knowledge and joy of salvation. 

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

JESUS, my rock of refuge and strong fortress, save me Lord, always my praise is only for You.

JESUS Christ is the ROCK, 

if we build our house and our lives on Him, 

we will not have to fear the storms 

of life which may come our way. 

JESUS Christ is always with us 

and He will not leave us.

He to provide for us in our time of need,

protect us from danger and evil, 

and His is the Jehovah Rapha, 

the God who heals us.

Trust in Jesus and have faith in Him.

Truly JESUS is "GOD with Us" 

and is our Saviour, 

our Redeemer, 

our Armour, 

our Healer 

and our Provider.

Psalms 71: 3 - 6, 16 - 17

3 Be thou to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for thou art my rock and my fortress.

4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.

5 For thou, O Lord, art my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth.

6 Upon thee I have leaned from my birth; thou art he who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of thee.

16 With the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD I will come, I will praise thy righteousness, thine alone.

17 O God, from my youth thou hast taught me, and I still proclaim thy wondrous deeds.