The pre-holiday traffic was not heavy but rained heavily along the highway after Melaka. It was cloudy in Johor Baru with intermittent drizzle, cooling the temperature.
Arrived at Johor Baru at about 3:00 pm. A SMS from Sibu informing me that a Catholic brother was admitted to ICU in Hospital UKM (HUKM) Cheras in critical condition and needed a priest to administer the Sacrament of Anointing (to give Christ's blessing and spiritual strength to the sick and dying) .
Contacted priests in St. Francis Asisi Church in Cheras which is nearest to HUKM through call and SMS. Fr. Andrew Manikam responded immediately. He was in Kuala Lumpur attending some matters but will be at the hospital in about 2 hours time. He requested members of the family to wait for him at the ICU.
At 5:25 pm, received SMS from Fr. Andrew informing me that Sacrament of Anointing had been administered to the patient John Tang.
Grateful thanks from the family and myself for Fr. Andrew's quick response to the need of the sick.
May Christmas brings joy and hope to all. God bless our priests.
今年我们决定到新山和年老的岳父母（父母）共渡圣诞。
长假前的南北大道交通顺畅，但到了马六甲后，就是滂沱大雨。新山的天气多云，阴天及间断的细雨，气候凉爽。
大约下午三时正抵达新山。看看手机，从诗巫（东马）的圣母军友传来了一则短讯，一位来自该地的教友，进入了蕉赖国民大学医院（HUKM)的密切护理病房（ICU)，需要神父去给他作傅油圣事 (给病危或重病者，耶稣的祝福及信德力量）。
我马上用电话及短讯联络最靠近该医院的圣方济亚西西堂的神父们。其中，安德鲁马尼甘神父马上给了我回应。他当时正在吉隆坡办理一些事务，会在约两个小时后，到医院探访该病人，并要求病者的家人在病房外等候，带领他进入。
在五点二十五分左右，我接到安德鲁神父的短讯，告诉我他已经给病人办妥了傅油圣事。
病者的家人及我本人，非常感谢神父对病人的需要作出快速的回应。
祝愿圣诞节带给大家希望及喜乐。天主降福我们的神父。
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