Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Still Alive!
I'm finally back after a long absence from blogsphere with my last entry dating 25th of October '07. Since than, so many things have taken place that I don't know where to begin. To simplify things, here's a rough list of events that have poped up since my last entry; for those who care to know ;)
In no particular order:
Personal
- Ordered a new surplice
- Bought a new rope cicnture
- Got a Honda Accord car from my grandmother
- Got a platinium supplementary credit card from my mum
- Found a new student; am giving English classes to PSLE students
In & Around Church
- Attend Mass at the Seminary; patronal Feast Day and dinner with the Bishop
- Visited Fr. David Thexthera at Mt. Alvernia hospital; major stroke
- Served a Latin Mass with Gregorian Chant- according to the 2002 Roman Missal
- Returned to the Holy Family Friday Bible Sharing/Discussion Group
- Attended a Tridentine Mass on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Social
- Will be seeing 3 friends leave for the Army during the course of the next few weeks
- Met Karyn, a catechumen from Holy Spirit Church, who is deeply in love with our holy faith
Vocation
- Planing to meet Msgr. Schimitz from the Institute of Christ the King when he transits in Singapore before heading to Sydney
- Have been corresponding with an S.S.S. priest regarding Eucharistic Spirituality and was invited to visit them in Melbourne
Labels: Miscellaneous, News, Personal, Vocation
Friday, October 12, 2007
Ordinary time is...
... getting too ordinary. As such, this Catholic blogger has already set up his nativity scene and advent wreath.
Labels: Advent, Christmas, Miscellaneous, Photos
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Church Maintenance
The original stain glass windows in St. Joseph's Church may not see their first centernary in 1912 as the lead rods supporting them have eroded and are giving way. As a result many have began to warp and become dislodged from their frames.
For the safety of parishioners and visitors, the rector has commissioned the restoration and reenforcement of all the stain glasses in the Church.
Early this Monday, 5 levels of scaffolding was erected at nave's south entrance. Work was swiftly completed yesterday and the structure will be wheeled into the sanctuary on Thursday.
Braving the heights, this blogger scaled the sacfforlding to present you the following photos:
Rector Fr. Michael Teo spent $1000 to procure this second-hand scaffolding
It took approx. the entire morning to erect the scaffolding. On it is Andrew, the Chruch's verger. 
If you look closely, you see that the glass has been dislodged from the frame; The gap is wide enough to put your fingers through. 
The image on the glass; it depicts a sword with the blooming flower for the grip. 
This is exactly how large the glass is; it's approx. 12 feet long.
Please say the following prayer for us:
O my God, I offer Thee the work of restoration of Thy holy Church which have already begun for Thy love. Most holy Virgin, take all who are working on the restoration of the Church under Thy protection. St. Joseph, pray for us. Amen.
Labels: Miscellaneous, Photos, SJ's Restoration Program, Stain Glass
Thursday, August 23, 2007
EXAMS!!
I humbly request you, my readers, to offer a prayer for me during the my upcoming Semestral Examinations. I will be taking three papers over the course of the next week- commencing this Friday.
The three papers that I'll be taking are:
- Business Accounting I (Friday 24/8)
- Criminal Procedure (Monday 27/8)
- Law of Contract (Thursday 30/8)
Please remember to keep me in your prayers. Blogging will resume after next week.
Ss. Thomas More, Joseph of Cupertino,
and all my patronal saints, pray for me!
Labels: Miscellaneous, Personal, prayer Request
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Happy National Day!
9th of August marks the 42nd Birthday of the Parliamentary Republic of Singapore.
Let us pray for our nation:
Lord God of Heaven, who has so lavishly blessed this land, make us, thy people, to be humble. Keep us ever aware that the good things we enjoy have come from thee, that hour didst lend them to us. Impress upon our smugness the knowledge that we are not owners, but stewards. Remind us, lest we become filled with conceit, that one day a reckoning will be required of us. Sanctify our love of country, that our boasting may be turned to humility and our pride into a ministry to people everywhere. Help us to make this God's own country, by living like God's own people. Amen.
Opening prayer of National Day Mass:
God our Father, we are the work of your designs. Your will is to gather all of us as one family in yourself. Open us to your love and life given for free as a gift. May we learn from you and your Son to give ourselves totally and freely to working for justice and equlity for our brothers and sisters. Grant that we may also contribute our share in building up a just and united society based on your commandments and the precepts of your Holy Church. We make this prayer through Jesus Christ... Amen.
Labels: Miscellaneous, National Day, Prayer
Monday, August 6, 2007
Automatic Confession
The Catholic Church has installed a new automatic confession service.
Labels: Confession, Miscellaneous, Video
Nice Jewels
A priest interrupts the confession of a beautiful woman by departing to make his own.
Labels: Confession, Miscellaneous, Video
Salisbury Cathedral- Miserere Mei Deus
This video is proof that the Anglicans have better liturgies than the Roman Church. It is both a pity and crying shame considering what happens in the Holy Sacrifice of the Catholic Mass. Shouldn't something be done to make it more fitting for the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords?
Labels: Liturgy, Miscellaneous, Rants/Musings/Thoughts, Video
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Rectifications: Mission Statement
I'd like to rectify my the Mission Statement that is displayed on the sidebar. I shouldn't have simply put "fidelity to Apostolic Tradition" alone.
'Apostolic Tradition' is part of the Deposit of Faith or 'Divine Tradition'.
Specifically, Divine Tradition is formed by the summation of Dominical Tradition and Apostolic Tradition. In short, Dominical Tradition consists of that which was given directly by Our Lord while on earth, while Apostolic Tradition consists of that which the apostles passed on under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. Prime examples of which are the Magisterium of the Church and the sacraments, since they were established by Jesus Christ and passed on and will be passed on until the end of time.
A new addition would be 'Ecclesiastical Tradition'. Ecclesiastical Tradition forms the heritage and patrimony of the work of previous generations graciously passed on by the Church to subsequent generations for their benefit.
The statement has been rectified to "...through: Fidelity to Divine & Ecclesiastical Traditions...".
References:
- Christian Pesch, Praelectiones Dogmaticae (Herder & Co., Friburgus, 1924), vol. I, p. 397f.
- Vatican I, Pastor Aeternus, ch. 2 (Denz. 1825/3058).
- Distinctions with Philosophical Differences by Fr. Chad Ripperger FSSP, The Latin Mass Magazine, Spring 2001
Labels: Announcements, Blog Administration, Catholic Belief, Miscellaneous, Mission Statement, Thoughts
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Photos: Road Trip
Here are some photos of my recent weekend getaway at Senai, Malaysia.
Labels: Miscellaneous, Photos, Travels
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Road Trip
Will be heading up north on Friday (22/07) and will be back on Saturday (23/07). Will be spending the night in Senai, Johor, in West Malaysia. Please pray for a safe trip.
St. Christopher, ora pro nobis.
Labels: Miscellaneous, News, Personal, Travels
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Tension of Opposites
Morrie: Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know you should never take anything for granted. A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. And most of us live somewhere in the middle.
Mitch: Sounds like a wrestling match
Morrie: Yes, you could describe life that way.
Mitch: So which side wins?
Morrie: Love wins. Love always wins. [Emphasis mine]
Extracted from Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Mitch: Sounds like a wrestling match
Morrie: Yes, you could describe life that way.
Mitch: So which side wins?
Morrie: Love wins. Love always wins. [Emphasis mine]
Extracted from Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Labels: Books, Life, Love, Miscellaneous
Monday, June 4, 2007
May in Photos
All photos were taken with my Sony Erricson K800i Cybershot 3.2 mega pixels camera phone.
Went to the Singapore Tyler Print Institute to check out the island's first solo Picasso exhibition. Features some of the great artist's early works.
Would have loved to share more, but these are the only decent pictures I captured in May.
Visited the Sr. Teresa Lee at the FMM Convent to make a decent white cassock.
Visited the FMM Convent Chapel; the German Community have their Sunday Mass here.
Went to the Singapore Tyler Print Institute to check out the island's first solo Picasso exhibition. Features some of the great artist's early works.Would have loved to share more, but these are the only decent pictures I captured in May.
Labels: Churches, Convent, Miscellaneous, Nuns, Personal, Photos
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Seminary Here I Come......
...... haha. That is what the following quiz I took revealed. Many thanks to Andrew of Unam Sanctam for discovering this quiz. Check out the results:
WHAT MAJOR IS RIGHT FOR YOU? created with QuizFarm.com |
I tag you! Leave a comment here should you have completed it. :)
Labels: Miscellaneous, Polls/Quizes
Monday, May 14, 2007
Problems with Blogger
Is anyone else having a problem with Blogger?
Currently, I am not able to access anything in the toolbar.
Anyone with advice?
Currently, I am not able to access anything in the toolbar.
Anyone with advice?
Labels: Help, Miscellaneous
About Me Meme
I've been taged by Nicholas from Mysterium Fidei and Mark from Exurge Domine to share more about myself...
1. Male or Female: Male
2. Married or Single: Single
3. Dream Vacation: Rome!
4. Birthplace: Singapore
5. Current Hometown: Katong, Singapore
6. Someone you wish to meet: His Holiness
7. Biggest “pet-peeve”: Irreverence and God-indifference
8. Favorite Religous Devotion: Liturgy of the Hours
9. Favorite Saint: Mary Mother of God, Saint Teresa of Lisieux
10. Favorite Sport: Cycling
11. Favorite Food: Hot-plate Egg Toufu
12. Tridentine or Pauline: Both
13. Education type: Polytechnic
14. Ever been in car accident: Yes
15. Ever seen Pope in person: No
16. Second Language: Mandarin, Malay, Dialects- Hokkien, Khek (All Rudimentary)
17. Last Movie you saw in theatres: Spider Man 3
18. Favorite Blog: NA
1. Male or Female: Male
2. Married or Single: Single
3. Dream Vacation: Rome!
4. Birthplace: Singapore
5. Current Hometown: Katong, Singapore
6. Someone you wish to meet: His Holiness
7. Biggest “pet-peeve”: Irreverence and God-indifference
8. Favorite Religous Devotion: Liturgy of the Hours
9. Favorite Saint: Mary Mother of God, Saint Teresa of Lisieux
10. Favorite Sport: Cycling
11. Favorite Food: Hot-plate Egg Toufu
12. Tridentine or Pauline: Both
13. Education type: Polytechnic
14. Ever been in car accident: Yes
15. Ever seen Pope in person: No
16. Second Language: Mandarin, Malay, Dialects- Hokkien, Khek (All Rudimentary)
17. Last Movie you saw in theatres: Spider Man 3
18. Favorite Blog: NA
Labels: Miscellaneous, Tags/Tagged
Friday, April 27, 2007
My Favorite Hymns
Here are all of my favorite hymns with links to Youtube music videos for your listening pleasure.
Latin
- Panis Angelicus (Choral) or Here (Solo)
Panis angelicus is the penultimate strophe of the hymn Sacris solemniis written by St Thomas Aquinas. - Ubi David (Choral: Not the best rendition)
- Miserere Mei, Deus
Composed by Gregorio Allegri in approx. 1630. This hymn was so beautiful and sacred that Pope Urban VIII banned it's redistribution under the penalty of excommunication. - Ave Verum Cropus (Choral) or Here (Oxford Cathedral Choir) or Here.
Composed by Mozart in 1791, Feast of Corpus Christi - Pange Lingua Gloriosi
English- Traditional/Contempory
- Soul of My Saviour
Attributed to Pope John XXII (1249-1334) - Be Thou My Vision (Duet)
Originated in Ireland as a harp tune in the eighth century. - Here I am Lord (Choral: United Methodist Choir) or Here (Duet: Catholic Motions) or Here (On Rope Keyboard... Interesting)
Composed by Dan Schutte - Two Were Bound for Emmaus (Solo: Sample, OCP)
Composed by Bob Hurd - Give Thanks (Concert: Don Moen)
- As the Deer (Piano Solo) or Here (Guitar Solo)
- Here I am To Worship
Composed by Michael W. Smith - Above All (Piano Solo)
Composed by Michael W. Smith
I tag the authors of the following blogs: Mysterium Fidei, Catholic Warrior, Unam Sanctam, Exsurge Domine.
Labels: Gregorian Chant, Hymns, Latin, Links, Miscellaneous, Music
The Greatest Man in History
Jesus had no servants, yet they called Him Master.Had no degree, yet they called Him Teacher.
Had no medicines, yet they called Him Healer.
He had no army, yet kings feared Him.
He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world.
He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him.
He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today.
I feel honored to serve such a Leader who loves us!
Labels: Jesus, Miscellaneous
Monday, April 16, 2007
Homer and Bart convert to Catholicism
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Awesome View
Some pictures of my Aunt's new residence:
The pool
The Home Altar
Isn't the view awesome?
The pool
The Home Altar
Labels: Altar, Miscellaneous, Photos
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