Here’s a little story about St Josemaria…

St Josemaría had very fond memories connected with the family’s Christmas celebrations. Together with Carmen, he would help his father put up the Nativity scene. And the whole family sang Christmas carols together. He remembered in particular the one which begins Madre, en la puerta hay un Niño – “Mother, there’s a little boy at the door”.

This carol has a chorus in which the Child Jesus repeats, “I have come down to earth to suffer.” The song stayed with him from the cradle to the grave. “When I was three years old,” he would say, “my mother would take me in her arms and sing me that carol, and I would very happily go to sleep.”

In his last years he would be visibly moved, and would become totally absorbed in prayer, whenever he heard this carol at Christmastime.

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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all!

26th June is the anniversary of Saint Josemaría’s death in 1975 and is now his feastday.

In Macau we had the celebration on the 27th of June.

The mass was celebrated by the Bishop Joseph Lai.

Photos Here

The World Meeting of Families (WMF) is a large gathering that the Pope calls every three years to celebrate the divine gift that is the family. It brings together hundreds of thousands of families from the five continents to pray, talk, learn, share and go into depth on the understanding of the role of the Christian family as a domestic Church and basic unit for evangelisation.

«In the family, the future of Humanity is forged», proclaimed John Paul II the Great when he announced the creation of these meetings.

Each WMF is organised by the Pontificial Council for the Family with the participation of the diocese chosen to be the seat.

The next WMF will be held in Valencia in July, 2006, as was decided by John Paul II himself, and has been recently ratified by his sucessor, Benedict XVI.

The initial programme is as follows:

• International Fair for the Families: 1-7 Jul
• International Theological and Pastoral Congress: 4-7 July
• Rosary for the Families: Evening of 7 July
• Eucharistic Celebrations by Linguistic Groups: Morning of 8 July
• Festive and Testimonial Meeting: Evening of 8 July
• Concluding Mass Presided over by the Pope: Morning of 9 July

Visit their website for more information: www.wmf2006.org

MARCH 2006

03 March : Anointing of the Sick
10 March : Conjugal Communion [Part I]
24 March : Conjugal Communion [Part II]
31 March

APRIL 2006

7 April
28 April

… is a series of catholic doctrine classes held informally at the University of Macau. The venue is Lord Stow Cafe below the International Library Building.

Grab a cup of coffe and join in.