Monday, January 14, 2008
New Side Altars
Enjoy!



They are beautifull illuminated at night by incandesent and halogen lights. I will upload the night shots soon. In the meantime, I hope all is well with all my readers. God bless!Labels: Altar, Carmelite, Churches, Photos
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Penang Trip 9/8-12/8 '06
Below is a short cronological summary of each day.
Thursday (9/8)
2100: Departed Sg for Malaysia
Friday (10/8)
0000-0530: North-South Highway
1500-1630: Shopping and foot exploration of historic Georgetown.
1930-2300: Dinner at the Chinese Recreation Club
Saturday (11/8)
1130: Met Andrew of Unam Sanctam for a tour of Penang.
St. Xavier
Our Lady of Sorrows
Immaculate Conception
1230: Met Mark of Exsurge Domine and his brother Servers at the Chruch of the Immaculate Conception.
1400: Lunch at Fatty Loh Chicken Rice Restaurant
1500: Briefly introduced myself to Summer, Andrew's Golden Retriever
1530: Visited College General Catholic Seminary
The Seminary Chapel- Holy Hour
1830: Attended Holy Mass at the Chruch of the Assumption.
2000: Boarded the coach at Sg. Nibong Bus Terminal
2045-0000: North-South Highway
Sunday (12/8)
0000-0600: North South Highway
0715: Home
Labels: Churches, Photos, Travels
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Penang Trip
Andrew of Unam Sanctam was telling me that the Church of St. Francis Xavier (1957) is closest to where I'll be putting up.
It's still some time away, will keep one and all updated.
Labels: Churches, Penang, Personal, Travels
Monday, June 4, 2007
May in Photos
Would have loved to share more, but these are the only decent pictures I captured in May.
Labels: Churches, Convent, Miscellaneous, Nuns, Personal, Photos
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Parish Transformation

into this...
Click here to visit Andrew's post or here to visit this Parish's Website. The parish is run by the Franciscan Friars of St. John the Baptist Province.
Now, only if the Franciscan Parish of St. Mary of the Angels, Singapore, hadn't done the reverse by transforming the entire Church into this:

Labels: Churches, Photos, Traditionalism
Da Pacem Domine (Give Peace, Lord)
Thanks to the author of EJVideo-Place for the link he left in the comment box of 'Gregorian Chant Is Returning from Exile. Maybe.'
Labels: Churches, Gregorian Chant, Music, Religious, Video
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Calls to unite Anglicans and Catholics under Pope

5 Reasons why I feel the Anglicans should reunite with Rome:
- First, I am convinced that The Lord's will for His Church is that it should be one (John 13:34-35, John 17:11, John 22-23). Historically, the Catholic influences and traditions within Anglicanism has always sought to bear witness to that truth; from that tradition they have come.
- Second, the distance between official Anglicanism and what might be termed historical faith and order have grown very rapidly. Increasingly unorthodox belief and practice has crept in, so that both Catholic and Protestant ways of understanding the Gospel have become incongruent with it.
- Third, the present disarray of Anglicanism is, in itself, clear evidence of the need for a defined focus of authority in the life of the Church on earth, and that such a magisterium is to be found in the person of Peter and his successors in the Holy See; The Pope.
- Fourth, the ordination of female priests and Homosexual Clergy and the blessings of same-sex unions- such an act is sinful and has “consequences”; wrath of God (Romans 1:18-32, Leviticus 20:13, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10).
- Fifth, I thank God for the good and beauty that can be found in the Anglican tradition. As Anglicanism continues to decay around the world, I believe that it can best and “most safely be preserved within the household of the Roman Catholic Church and form a Single Eucharistic Community” (Archbishop John Hepworth, the Anglican Communion’s highest-ranking cleric. He is a key personnel in leading the Anglican Church in the USA to reunification with Rome.)
Labels: Churches, Communion, Eucmenism, Holy Father, News, Protestants, Thoughts, Vatican
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
SAINT JOSEPH'S FEASTDAY CELEBRATIONS
for All Churches' Ministries
12-14 March 2007
1900hr
TRIDUUM
Family
Mass and Healing Service
Family and Love
1900hr Thu 15 Mar 07
Family and Prayer
1900hr Fri 16 Mar 07
Family and Eucharist
1800hr Sat 17 Mar 07
FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH
Sunday, 18 March 2007 1700hr
Mass with Procession and Benediction
Loving Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
we worship you, praise you and adore you.
We pray for our Pope, Bishops, Priests,
religious and all the faithful.
We pray especially for this church
deidcated to St. Joseph.
We pray for Rev. Fr. Augustine Mundackatt
and his team leading this celebration.
Let there be an outpouring of
the Holy Spirit upon our community,
all the participants and
team members.
Bless all of us with joy, peace and love.
Mother Mary, in terceed for us
and for the success of this spiritual journey.
Pater noster (Our Father)...
Ave Maria (Hail Mary)...
Gloria Patri (Glory Be)...
"Come to me all who labour and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
(St. Matthew 11:28)
Rev. Fr. Augustine Mundackatt, V.C, is the Director of the Parithrana Retreat Centre in Kerala, India. (The Parithrana Retreat Centre is one of the many retreat centres of Vincentian Congregation.)
Labels: Announcements, Churches, Events, Processions
Friday, February 2, 2007
Only if......
Labels: Churches, Links, Photos
Saturday, December 30, 2006
St. Jospeh's Church III
More beautiful photos of the magnificent- once Cathedral- St. Joseph's Church, Victoria Street,
The High Altar (the only one in Singapore given dignity and pride)
The High Altar & the (new) Altar Table
A closer view of the High Altar (The statue's St. Joseph holding infant Jesus)
Another view of the High Altar from the Sacristy
Another stain glass window in the old Baptistry
Immaculate Conception Side Altar's mural of Our Lady of Lourdes
Sacred Heart Side Altar's mural of Jesus raising the dead
St. Anthony Padua Side Altar's mural of St. Anthony and his flock
Fatima Side Altar's mural of Our Lady of Fatima
Side Altar statue of our Lady of Fatima
St. Joseph's Church II
Remember this post? Here's are more of the photos I promised. Many of the photos here are from 'restricted' areas of the Church. I only managed to get them as I was inspecting a leak from the main dome whilst cleaning the church. Now, this is what I call a true Catholic Church.
Enjoy!
A view of the Rectory form the central dome of the Church
Looking down from the spiral cast iron staircase
Top of the spiral staircase (Looking down from the left dome)
A view of the Sanctuary from the Choir/Organ Loft
Another view at a different angle
The cast iron spiral staircase that leads to the left dome
The church bells (They are the only bells in Singapore that toll for the 12 noon Angelus)
The old baptistry (Jesus baptised by St. John Baptist)
I had to climb through a window- in an undignified manner- to get here...
This ladder leads to the central dome
Thursday, November 9, 2006
St. Joseph's Church I
Here are some pictures I took yesterday of the magnificent, ghotic-inspired Church of St. Joseph, downtown in Victoria Street.
St. Joseph's was once a Cathedral when it was under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Macau (Porturguese Mission); the Bishop's Coat of Arms and insignia can still be found on the side walls, just outside the main entrance.
The current rector, Rev. Fr. Michael Teo, restored the Church back to it's glory when he took over about three years ago. He also managed to fill the pews of the old Church by having processions and devotions. Now the Church is proud to offer 4 Weekend masses.
It is also at St. Joseph's, where the faithful will be able to witness the traditional Portuguese Holy Week, Fatima and Corpus Christi processions.
She is one of the 3 remaining Churches in Singapore that has not replaced the High Altar with a Table. St. Joesph's has also retained the countless number of Statues, Stained Glass Windows, wood carved Pulpit.
Most of the photos below are of the Church's exterior. I will post the interior pictures soon.






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