After the Church of Divine Mercy (CDM) was established at Sungai Ara, Penang in 2013, the parish priest Fr. Martin Arlando decided that steps should be taken to obtain the relics of St Faustina and St John Paul II. Letters were written to Poland and Rome to request for the
Continue readingPerhaps it was Divine providence…or just a beautiful coincidence as 20 pilgrims from the parish of Divine Mercy In Penang, accompanied by their parish Priest Fr. Martin Arlando set out for Poland on a mission to collect the 1st-class relic of St Faustina on February 22nd; the day their much-
Continue readingValentine’s Day this year was also the World Day of the Sick. The theme of the Mass was taken from Job (29:15): I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. At the Church of Divine Mercy (CDM) in Penang, 23 seriously sick people registered for the anointing
Continue readingWhat is the first thing you see when you enter a church? Why do we sign ourselves when we enter the church? What is the significance of the number of candles lit at the altar during mass? What is the meaning of the word “Eucharist”? These were some of the
Continue readingThe church of the Divine Mercy in Sungai Ara, Penang exuded colour and vibrancy over the weekend on January 17th and 18th 2015 as the parishioners gathered to celebrate ‘Pongal’ or the harvest festival. It was an opportune moment for the parish BEC to come together as a family to
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