Daily Meditation You too go into my vineyard. (Matthew 20:4) Jesus told this parable to help us better understand how generous and merciful God is. But the seeming unfairness of the landowner’s decision can still leave us feeling a bit unsettled. We might react differently, however, when we consider the lives of two people who, like the workers in this parable, came to the vineyard later in life. Felix Leseur was raised Catholic in nineteenth-century France but lost his faith in medical school and became an atheist. His wife, Elisabeth, on the other hand, grew closer to God and began praying fervently for her husband’s conversion. After her death at the age of forty-seven, Felix began reading her diary. The deep faith he saw there touched him, and he returned to the Lord at the age of fifty-six and eventually became a priest. St. Angela of Foligno was born in 1248 to a wealthy family in Umbria, Italy. Married at a young age, she reveled in the worldly life and all its trappings. But a series of natural disasters and an ongoing war led her to reexamine her priorities. At the age of thirty-seven—considered midlife for that time—she sought the Lord’s mercy in Confession. Then after the premature deaths of her husband, mother, and two children, she gave up all her possessions and became a lay Franciscan. When we hear about people like Felix and Angela, we don’t begrudge them the heavenly reward they are now enjoying. It doesn’t matter that they came later to the vineyard. God and his angels in heaven still rejoiced, and so should we anytime we hear of someone turning to God later in life. God is always inviting people to “go into my vineyard” (Matthew 20:4). Today at Mass, pray for the people you know who have not yet accepted his invitation. May they one day receive the reward he so graciously has in store for them! “Father, I praise you for your mercy and generosity, which have no bounds!” Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time ( World Day of Migrants & Refugees ) Psalter I - Year A 24 th September 2023 ___ LITURGY OF THE WORD 1st Reading: ISAIAH 55: 6-9 Responsorial Psalm THE LORD IS CLOSE TO ALL WHO CALL HIM. 2 nd Reading: PHILIPPIANS 1: 20-24, 27 Gospel: MATTHEW 20: 1-16 ___ Next week’s reading Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Psalter II - Year A 1 st Reading: EZEKIEL 18: 25-28 Respons. Psalm PSALM 24: 4-9 2 nd Reading: PHILIPPIANS 2: 1-11 Gospel: MATTHEW 21: 28-32 ___ DAILY MASS & ADORATION SCHEDULE Daily Mass 6.00 AM (Monday - Saturday) Individual Confession 10 AM - 11 AM (Monday - Friday) Holy Hour 8.00 PM (Thursday) Divine Mercy 3.00 PM (Friday) ___ WEEKEND MASSES & ADORATION SCHEDULE SATURDAYS Individual Confession 4.30 PM – 5.30 PM Novena Devotion 5.00 PM Mass 6.00 PM (EN) SUNDAYS Mass 7:00 AM ( CHI) 9.00 AM (EN) 11.00 AM (BM) www.shckk.org or www.facebook.com/shckk ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY 1 Oct 2023 (Sunday) Archbishop John Wong 13 th Anniversary Episcopal Ord. Let us pray for God’s choicest blessings on him. PARISH PASTORAL ASSEMBLY 2023 Date: 28 th September 2023 (Thursday) Time: 8.00 AM at Sacred Heart Parish Centre Reminder: All groups, ministries or communities to submit names to the Parish Office (Johnny Chong) before 20 th September 2023 NO INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION Date: 28 th September 2023 (Thursday) Resume: 29 th September 2023 (Friday) PRIEST ON STUDY LEAVE: FRIAR GERALD TERENCE SAIMEL OFM Friar Gerald will be on a 5 months full-time study course with effect from October 2023. He will cease to do pastoral work in our Parish but will continue to assist to celebrate Mass on Sunday. DEVOTION ON FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH DATE DEVOTION TO TIME & PLACE 4 Oct 23 (Wednesday) St. Joseph 7.30PM, * Chapel 6 Oct 23 (Friday) Sacred Heart of Jesus 7.30PM, * Chapel 7 Oct 23 (Saturday) Immaculate Heart of Mary 11.00AM, Chapel *Please take note on the change of venue for Devotion to St. Joseph and Sacred Heart of Jesus CATECHESIS FOR ADULTS & YOUTHS “Come to me all who labour and are overburdened and I will give you rest...” (Mt 11:28) Time: 8.00pm at SHPC Room F7 (Every Monday and Wednesday ) Organiser: Neo Catechumenate Community All parishioners are invited. WORLD MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES – PARISH LEVEL CELEBRATION Date: 1 st October 2023 (Sunday) Time: After BM Mass (Est. 12.00PM) at SHPC All parishioners are invited. INNER HEALING & TRANSFORMATION SEMINAR (LJCCC) DATE TIME PLACE 5 Oct 23 (Thursday) 8.00 PM CMI 6 Oct 23 (Friday) 8.00 PM CMI 7 Oct 23 (Saturday) 8.00 PM CMI For registration, kindly call or text Lucia, 012-802 7255 or Walk-in registration. All are welcome. RENEWAL AND HEALING SEMINAR 2023 (IN ENG & BM) Date: 13 th – 15 th October 2023 (Friday – Sunday) Venue: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu Speaker: Rev. Fr. Hans Jeharut, Ibu Esther Kandou, and Mike C Lolong Registration link: https://bit.ly/daftarseminarshc or scan Activities include confession, counselling, and healing services. Admission is free. HOSPITAL CHAPLAINS Please contact Fr. Russell Lawrine 014-9512131, Fr. Terans Thadeus 013-8842493, SHC Parish Office 223618, 224741, 262068, Fr. Gilbert Marcus 016-8023946. PRE-MARRIAGE COURSE IN BM DATE TIME PLACE 19 Oct 23 (Thursday) 5.45 PM SHPC Room F7 20 Oct 23 (Friday) 7.00 PM SHPC Room F7 21 Oct 23 (Saturday) 8.00 AM SHPC Room F7 Fee: RM 50.00 per couple (Register during office hour) For more information, please visit www.shckk.org/marriage PRE-MARRIAGE COURSE IN MANDARIN Date: 28 th & 29 th October 2023 (Registration on 28 Oct) Place: CAC Room S8 For more information, please visit www.shckk.org/marriage SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE For a Church Wedding at Sacred Heart Cathedral, please note that arrangements must be made with the priest of this Parish at least 5 MONTHS in advance. Documents requirement can be found at www.shckk.org/sacraments/marriage/ FUNERAL MASS / SERVICE Parishioners, please take note of the following when making arrangements for a Funeral Mass or Funeral Service: STEP 1 : Visit SJBF Office (088-216321) to purchase a tomb or burial ground. STEP 2 : Go to SHC Parish Office for a Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral or Funeral Service at the Parlour. Please bring copies of IC or Passport, Baptism Certificate, Church Marriage Certificate, and Police Report or Death Certificate. 3RD COLLECTION IN AID OF CHURCH OF ST. PAUL BUILDING FUND Date: 30 th September & 1 st October 2023 SHC PARISH DONATIONS (16 TH & 17 TH SEPTEMBER 2023) Black RM 15,010.70 Red RM 11,812.60