A blessed beginning 祝福的新开始

The first thing on the first day of the Chinese New Year is to attend the New Year Thanksgiving Mass. We attended the 8:00 am Mass at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Johor Baru. The Mass was celebrated by Bishop Emeritus James Chen and con-celebrated by the Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Peter Ng and three other priests.

Fr. Lawrence who is studying Mandarin in Taiwan delivered a lively sermon. After Mass, a lion dance presentation was done by parish's own youth group. Before going home, each parishioner received an Ang Pow and Mandarin oranges.

A blessed beginning to the blessed Year of Ox.













农历新年的头一天，第一件事就是去教堂参加新年感恩弥撒。我们参加了新山圣心主教座堂的早上八十弥撒。荣休曾主教主祭，本堂黄来发神父及另三位神父共祭。

弥撒结束时，还有本堂的青年特别呈现舞狮表演。每位教友也获得一个红包和新年吉柑，带着满满的天主祝福，开始一个崭新的牛年。

Fr. Peter greeting his parishioners
黄神父祝贺他的教友

Bishop Chen & Fr.Lawrence giving out AngPow & oranges