This was the advice given by Fr. Martin Arlando, parish priest of the Church of Divine Mercy, Penang to 19 First Holy Communicants at the 9 am mass on the 18th October, 2015. In the first part of his homily directed especially to the communicants he asked them if they
Continue readingMigrant workers from four countries proudly carried their country flags high followed by candle bearers as they processed into the church during the entrance hymn of the 9 am morning mass on the 11th October, 2015. They then placed their flags from India, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam on the flag
Continue readingSome said they felt cold, while others said they felt warm and tingling. Yet others said they felt their hearts beating so fast. Some youths even fell. These were some of the things that happened when Fr Martin Arlando, parish priest of the Church of Divine Mercy (CDM) Penang, prayed
Continue reading“What makes for real worship?” This was the question that parish priest, Fr Martin Arlando, put to the congregation that came to celebrate mass on the 29th September, 2015 for CDM’s fifth anniversary as a church and the second year as a parish. Referring to the First Reading of the
Continue readingNITA NG – Retreat & Spiritual Guide at Penang Diocese’s new St. Joachim Spirituality Centre (located at St Anne’s Church Bukit Mertajam). She has served in this ministry for 9 years. Her books include “My Little Meditations Book” and “Meditations with Icons” (available at St Anne’s Church’s shop). She promotes
Continue readingIn line with tradition of all auspicious events at the Church of Divine Mercy, Penang (CDM) it rained on the 30th August. It had rained at the first mass at CDM and also at the installation of the church and first parish priest. As with all other events, the rain
Continue readingRev. Fr. Martin Arlando, the parish priest at the Church of Divine Mercy (CDM) Penang decided some months back that His Holiness Pope Francis’ Papal Bull of Induction of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Misericordiae Vultus (The Face of Mercy), which was issued on the 11th April 2015, needed to
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