Sunday Reflection Jesus reads out the purpose of His coming into the world. The focus of His ministry is the poor. Jesus walks into the house of a man who considers himself unworthy to have Jesus under his roof; He touches those who are untouchables, unworthy in the eyes of society; He allows Himself to be touched by those who are considered unworthy to touch Him; He eats and drinks with those who have no status in society. The goal of His ministry is not merely healing and feeding but giving dignity to human beings. The lines of the scroll that He reads clearly gives the message that the ‘have-nots’ will have the Kingdom. What is the purpose of my life as a disciple of Jesus? Thoughts for Pra yer s SH A LOM The Israelites had been in Babylonian exile for fifty years. They had forgotten the laws and traditions of their religion. Ezra assembled the people and read aloud the entire law as revealed in the Old Testament. They were devastated, for they realized how far they had strayed from God’s path. But Ezra told them to be of good cheer – experiencing a spiritual reawakening and returning to the path is always a cause for rejoicing. Regardless of the mistakes we make, we can always find the path again. Paul had to remind Corinth’s quarrelsome and fractious community that they were all part of one body – Christ. If they lived in the Spirit, they would all be inter-connected. They would experience joys and sorrows together; the fortunes of one were the fortunes of all. In our divided world, this spirituality is sorely needed. Jesus began his ministry by reading from Isaiah 61 and applying it to himself. His mission was mercy, kindness, hope, new life, and restoration. In other words, God. His gifts are still available to us whenever we open our minds and hearts. And that should be our gift to others, for when we do so, we are revealing Christ to the world. 3 rd Sunday in Or dinar y Tim e ( Sunday of the Word of God ) Psalter Week III - Year C 23 rd January 2022 LITU RGY OF T HE WORD 1st Reading: NEHEMIAH 8:2-6.8-10 Responsorial Psalm : Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life. 2 nd Reading: 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-30 Gospel: LUKE 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Next week’s reading 4 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Psalter Week IV – Year C 1 st Reading: JEREMIAH 1:4-5.17-19 Respons. Psalm: PSALM 70:1-6.15.17 2 nd Reading: 1 CORINTHIANS 12:31-13:13 Gospel: LUKE 4:21-30 DAILY MASS & ADORATION SCHEDULE Daily Mass (Mon - Sat) 6.00 AM (SHC) 6.30 AM (CMI) Individual Confession (Mon-Fri) 10.00AM- 11.00AM Eucharistic Adoration (Thu) 8.00 PM Devotion to Sacred Heart of Jesus (Fri) 7.30 PM (1 st Friday Mass on 1 st Week of the Month) Novena Devotion (Sat) 5.00PM MASS WITH LIVE BROADCAST VIA YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/shckk/live SATURDAYS Mass 6.00 PM (EN) SUNDAYS Mass 7:00 AM ( CH) 9:30 AM (EN) 12.00 PM (BM) For more NOTICES & EVENTS , kindly refer to our E-Bulletin at www.shckk.org or www.facebook.com/shckk CHINESE NEW YEAR MASS Date: 1 st February 2022 (Tuesday) Time/Venue: 8.00 AM at Sacred Heart Cathedral Parishioners, please take note there will be no online registration but to walk-in and comply with the SOPs. OPENING OF BLESSED SACRAMENT CHAPEL Day: Monday to Sunday Time: 8.00 AM – 3.00 PM Parishioners are required to register with the SHC Parish Office during office hours and to comply with SOPs. PASTORAL IMMERSION Seminarians Matthew Lo Nam Yee and Jerry J. Muhamat will be posted to Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish w.e.f. 3rd January 2022 for pastoral immersion, Matthew for 1 month (January) while Jerry for 4 months (January to April). WEEKLY DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION Date: 22 nd January 2022 ( SATURDAY ) Time: 2.15PM-3.30PM Venue: SH Parish Centre, Room G1. Kindly take note also that SOPs Covid-19 will be apply. KIDS OF THE KINGDOM (ENGLISH)-REGISTRATION FOR THE YEAR 2022 Ages from 4 years old to 7 years old All NEW students to register at this link as follow: https://bit.ly/3eQzZQq Online Class will start on 13th February 2022 (Sunday). Any enquiries please call, Jane 0168323710 ENGLISH PRE-MARRIAGE COURSE (VIA ZOOM) DATE TIME 23/2/22 (Wed) 8.00PM-9.00PM Session 1 24/2/22 (Thu) 8.00PM-9.00PM Session 2 25/2/22 (Fri) 8.00PM-9.00PM Session 3 26/2/22 (Sat) 10.00AM–11.00AM Session 4 1.00PM-2.00PM Session 5 3.00PM-4.00PM Session 6 27/2/2022 (Sun) via Google Meet 7.30PM-9.00PM Session 7 Natural Fertility Awareness Contribution per couple: RM 30.00 Deadline Registration: 18/2/2022 (Friday) Couples intending to get married, please register at the SHC Parish Office during office hours. Please download the form through the appended link and submit the form with payment to the office. NOTE: 1) Attendance is compulsory for all Sessions 2) Participants must be competent in English Download the Application Form for Pre- Marriage Course (EN) https://bit.ly/3AeWzML All standard SOPs will apply. TOMBS FOR SALE Newly constructed tombs at the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Inobong. For further details, contact St. Joseph's Benevolent Fund Office, tel no. 088-216321 during office hours. CATECHETICAL SUNDAY 2022 Theme: Family Life: a path to holiness (1 Cor 12:12). Date: 30 th January 2022 (Sunday) Video presentation: Facebook SHCKK The Sunday Faith Formation (including Deaf Ministry & Kids of The Kingdom) catechists, helpers and RCIA facilitators will be commission on Sunday , 23 rd January 2022 at Sacred Heart Cathedral at 4.00PM. Let us continue to pray and support them in their ministry. A video for this year Catechetical Sunday (in 3 languages) will be posted on our Facebook page. Parishioners are encourage to watch the video. INFANT BAPTISM Parishioners who wish to have their child /children (aged 5 years and below) baptised are required to make appointment and come to the SHC Parish Office during office hours to meet Fr. Paul Lo. Bring along original and copies of your Church marriage certificate, child’s birth certificate and Godparent’s confirmation certificate & Church marriage certificate (for those who are married). For information, please call SHC Parish Office. Application Form for Baptism (Child): https://bit.ly/31R9mbg CATHOLIC FAMILY LIFE SERVICE CENTRE Call 016-3875317 for a counselling appointment KK ECCLESIASTICAL TRIBUNAL Call 088-251131 for assistance on Monday. PARISH DONATIONS (15 TH & 16 TH JANUARY 2022) SH C (Blac k ) RM 9,562.05 (Red) RM 7,890.65 CM I ( B lack) RM 5,805.15 (Red ) RM 5,253.30 EVERY KIND OF SUFFERING IS AN INVITATION FROM GOD by Danielle Bean When we suffer in any way, it is normal to ask why. Why does this have to happen? Why would God allow this? In some of our worst moments of suffering, it can feel not only like God is not present, but that he is very far away. We feel abandoned and betrayed. We get frustrated and angry. I will never forget the bleakness of the time, years ago, when my infant son was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, an incurable, life-threatening genetic illness. A few days afterward, we went to Mass together as a family. I knelt before the crucifix as I had always done, but found that this time I had no words to pray. I was surprised by how angry I felt. I was entirely overwhelmed with the feeling that God had let me down. Betrayed me. Didn’t God know that I was the praying kind? That I was the going- to-church kind? He had broken our unspoken agreement—the one where I do all the “right” things and I play by his rules, and he, in turn, never allows anything bad to happen to me or anyone I love. Do you have this kind of agreement with God? This kind of agreement can go on for many years, and it can all feel very nice. The problem comes when a really bad thing does happen, and we are left to make sense of the cruelty of a loving God who has allowed it. Back then, I was at a loss to understand it, and I stayed in that place for some time. Some people find themselves in that painful place of feeling abandoned and betrayed by God and they never do leave. They can never see anything but the stark reality of pain inside of their experience of grief or loss or trial. But that is not what God wants for any of us. What we fail to see sometimes, when we are stuck inside the limited experience of our pain, is that every kind of suffering is an invitation from God. Does that sound horrible? You may be suffering through something right now, something terribly painful and confusing, and those words might just make you want to throw this book into the nearest trash can. Thanks for the “invitation,” God, but I am all set! It is human to want to avoid pain, and it is also human to want to understand it before we can accept it. You can embrace labor pain because you know it will bring forth new life. You can accept the pain of an eight-mile run because you know it will make you stronger. You might accept the pain of healing after surgery because you know that, ultimately, it will make you well. But what happens when we don’t readily see a reason for our pain? I can look back at my own experience now, as a confused and frightened mother of a very sick little boy, and see that it was an invitation to let go of control and to trust in God. But it was hard to see that back then. [To be continue] THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD Date: 2/2/2022 Time/Venue: 6.00AM, SHC For the commemoration of the mystery of the day the Missal foresees the blessing of candles with a procession. Parishioners who wish their candles to be blessed can bring their candles on the day. SHC SUNDAY CANTEEN Please be informed that the Sunday Canteen will resume on Sunday, 2 nd January 2022 Time of operation will be from 7.00am to 2.30pm. We appeal for your support. All standard SOPs will apply. HOSPITAL CHAPLAINS Please contact Fr. Russell Lawrine 0149512131, SHC Parish Office 223618, 224741, 262068, Fr. Mitchelly Kiun 0168423345 & Fr. Johny Raju 0128315543, Holy Nativity Church Terawi Parish Office 761495. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Couples who wish to get married at the Sacred Heart Cathedral (SHC) are required to make an appointment to meet with the Parish Priest at the SHC Parish Office at least 4 MONTHS before the proposed date of marriage. The following documents (full) submission is a prerequisite before meeting the priest for Pre-nuptial Inquiry Interview: BRIDEGROOM & BRIDE 1. Birth Certificate 2. Identity Card 3. Baptism Certificate. (Letter “Free to Marry” is required if you are baptized outside SHC or CMI) 4. Confirmation Certificate 5. Engagement Agreement 6. Pre-Marriage Course Certificate 7. 2 Passport size photos WITNESS DOCUMENTS (ONLY 1 MARRIED COUPLE) 1. Identity Card 2. Baptism & Confirmation Certificate 3. Church Marriage Certificate (Catholic) Date of marriage can only be decided at the Pre- Nuptial interview with the parish priest and not before. ST. JOSEPH’S BENEVOLENT FUND (SJBF) Parishioners are required to furnish the following for speedy service at the SJBF Office: Documents for Funeral Arrangement 1. Baptism Certificate 2. Death Certificate/ Police Report 3. Copy of I.C. 4. Marriage Certificate Documents for SJBF Membership 1. Baptism Certificate 2. Marriage Certificate 3. Copy of I.C. 4. Photo (passport size) For further enquiry, please call Thomas Chew at SJBF Office tel. 216321, 0109570393.