八月二十五日星期天，森美兰州葫芦顶的早晨艳阳高照，天气非常的热。
不要为葫芦顶这个丈八金刚而去摸你的头顶。葫芦顶是森美兰州的一个偏僻小镇，马来文名称为Pertang，离开芙蓉大约55公里左右。
我提早来到葫芦顶，探望一些朋友，然后在下午，将前往20公里外的知知港圣奥斯定堂，参加该堂主保日庆典。
我享受惯了加影的冷气教堂，想到下午四点半时，没有冷气的知知港教堂，有点头疼呢！
感谢天主，祂垂听了懒人的祷告，中午过后，天空转阴，气温也跟着下降，四点半到了圣奥斯定堂，可也还真的凉快，教堂里非常的舒适。
这是我第一次参加知知港圣奥斯定的主保日庆祝。
感恩弥撒由来自芙蓉往见堂的陈永强神父主持，大约150位本地及来自芙蓉，吉隆坡，新山等外地的教友参与。
这也是我第一次参加陈神父的弥撒。他是受英文教育，但已经可以用华语（罗马拼音）念出弥撒经文。
他是以广东话来讲道理。
他非常生动的讲述了圣奥斯定的爸爸的生平故事，进而引入了儿子与爸爸的关系，及儿子后来的的悔改，成为了天主教会的一位著名圣人，大家都听的津津有味。
神父训导大家，不要只是听而已，一定要把福音生活出来。
弥撒后，全体出席者受邀到礼堂共享团体共融晚餐。
晚餐食物丰富，都是教友们的奉献及精心烹煮的美食，如客家酿豆腐，客家炆炸猪肉，山猪咖喱等，再加上许多客家糕饼，如粗叶粄，糍粑等，让我大快朵颐。
知知港是个山城，最近这几年，以邻近的生态旅游著名。这里也有著名的客家美食及特产，吸引了许多游客的到来。
对我们教友来说，更是值得引以为荣的地方：这个弹丸小镇出了一位神父及一位修女！
知知港的优美环境，人情味浓厚，百年历史的教堂，加上令人垂涎欲滴的客家美食，的确是个令人难忘的地方。
25-8-2013 Sunday.
It was very hot in the morning.
We were in Pertang to visit some friends, and will head for St. Augustine's Church Feast Day celebration in the afternoon at Titi, which is about 20 kms away.
Being used to the air-cond comfort at the Church of the Holy Family kajang, I was a little apprehensive of the heat in the afternoon at the little church at Titi.
God heard this lazy man's prayer. The weather changed cloudy in the afternoon and the temperature dropped. When we got to Titi, the church was cool and comfortable.
The Feast Day Mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. Gregory Chan, and was attended by about 150 parishioners and well wishers from out-station like Seremban and Kuala Lumpur.
Fr. Gregory was ordained about a year ago. He is English educated but is able to recite missal prayer in Romanized Mandarin. However, he gave his sermon in Cantonese.
In his homily, he spoke about the story of St. Augustine's father, and his relationship with the son. St. Augustine was later renounced his sinful life and became a great saint.
After Mass, a fellowship dinner was held at the parish hall.
Parishioners have prepared many delicious Hakka dishes such as Hakka Yong Toufu, Fried pork, wild boar curry ......
Titi has recently become popular with tourist coming for nearby eco-farm stay, Hakka food and local produce.
(Pictures in Facebook)
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