Our Lady Queen of Peace of Medjugorje�s 2 January, 2013 Message

Given to Mirjana on the Day for Non-Believers

�Dear children, with much love and patience I strive to make your hearts like unto mine. I strive, by my example, to teach you humility, wisdom and love because I need you; I cannot do without you my children. According to God�s will I am choosing you, by His strength I am strengthening you. Therefore, my children, do not be afraid to open your hearts to me. I will give them to my Son and in return, He will give you the gift of divine peace. You will carry it to all those whom you meet, you will witness God�s love with your life and you will give the gift of my Son through yourselves. Through reconciliation, fasting and prayer, I will lead you. Immeasurable is my love. Do not be afraid. My children, pray for the shepherds. May your lips be shut to every judgment, because do not forget that my Son has chosen them and only He has the right to judge. Thank you.�

12 March, 2013 the papal conclave begins.....

Today the 12 March, 2013 the day the papal conclave will gather under Michelangelo�s frescoes, the "Last Judgment" in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican. The cardinals will go through a ballot voting process to elect a new Supreme Pontiff who will represent 1.2-billion worldwide member of the Catholic Church, and he will have to faced the challenging task to tackle and find solutions to their faith related issues.

We have to wait for the white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel to appear, which indicates a new Pope has been successfully elected to fill the current "sede vacante" of Saint Peter. The voting process may go on for several days if no majority two-thirds plus one is achieved. Only when this happen there will be white smoke else we see black smoke which indicates a re-vote will take place.

Papal conclave voting to begin on 12 March, 2013

60 of the cardinals are European, 19 Latin American, 14 North American, 11 African, 10 Asian and one Australian. The conclave of 115 cardinals who will choose the 266th pope, successor to Pope Benedict will begin on 12 March, the Vatican said on Friday. The decision was made after five days of closed-door debate, coming to a decision to begin their secret votes at Sistine Chapel on the afternoon of next Tuesday following a Mass in St Peter's Basilica in the morning. The 115 red-capped prelates under the age of 80 were either appointed by John Paul II or Benedict XVI.

The voting process through balloting and burning of ballots, will continue until one man of God receives a two-thirds majority, or 77 votes. He will then be asked to accept the position and, if he does, will be revealed to the thousands of pilgrims waiting outside in St Peter's square. The last 6 previous popes all have been elected within 4 days, with Benedict in 2005 becoming pontiff in barely 24 hours. In making sure they can all return to their dioceses in time to lead Easter celebrations, the cardinals have decided to make the decision another quick one due to limited time available as the church of 1.2 billion Catholics needs a Supreme Pontiff by Easter.

Lenten Campaign 2013, FAITH = LOVE + ACTION (Diocese of Penang)

"As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead." as written in the Letter of St.James (2:26), therefore the Penang Diocesan has adapted the theme of "FAITH = LOVE + ACTION" for the Lenten Campaign 2013.

Let us love God, let us love people around us ("love one another as I love you. Greater love has no one, as to lay down one�s life for one�s friends." John 15:12-13)  especially the needy and give generously prove that we have Faith and are the disciples of Christ Jesus.

Parishes within the Diocese of Penang will mobilize it's parishioners to form the �Love Squad� at their respective parish level, consisting of youth and Parish Human Development Committee members in support to the Lenten campaign. The Love Squad will be responsible for organizing and promoting the Lenten campaign throughout the Lent 2013 season.

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Please contact the below address or website for further information on  the Penang Diocesan Lenten Campaign.

Pusat Keuskupan Katolik
2nd Floor, 
290, Jalan Macalister,
10450 Penang,
Malaysia.
Tel : 604-2273405
Fax : 604-2283870

or

visit
http://pohd.penangdiocese.org/

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.

~ Deuteronomy 7:9 ~

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.

~ 1 Peter 1:22 ~

No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

~ 1 John 4:12 ~

Liturgical Calendar for Lent 2013

List of the dates of the Sundays and major feast days that fall in Lent 2013.

Ash Wednesday (Wednesday, 13 February, 2013)
First Sunday of Lent (Sunday, 17 February, 2013)
Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter (Friday, 22 February, 2013)
Second Sunday of Lent (Sunday, 24 February, 2013)
Third Sunday of Lent (Sunday, 3 March, 2013)
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) (Sunday, 10 March, 2013)
Feast of Saint Patrick (Sunday, 17 March, 2013)
Fifth Sunday of Lent (Passion Sunday) (Sunday, 17 March, 2013)
Feast of Saint Joseph (Tuesday, 19 March, 2013)
Palm Sunday (Sunday, 24 March, 2013)
The Annunciation of the Lord (Monday, 25 March, 2013)
Holy Thursday (Thursday, 28 March, 2013)
Good Friday (Friday, 29 March, 2013)
Holy Saturday (Saturday, 30 March, 2013)
Easter (Sunday, 31 March, 2013)

** What is Laetare Sunday

Laetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday in Lent (Western Christian Church), based on the first word �Rejoice� of the introit of the liturgy (Isaiah 66:10-11). This Sunday is also known as mid-Lent Sunday.

Isaiah 66:10-11
10 �Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her,
    all you who love her;
rejoice greatly with her,
    all you who mourn over her.
11 For you will nurse and be satisfied
    at her comforting breasts;
you will drink deeply
    and delight in her overflowing abundance.�

Laetare Sunday has traditionally been observed as a day of celebration, during which the austerity of Lent is briefly reduced. On Laetare Sunday, the purple vestments and altar cloths of Lent are set aside, and rose ones are used instead. Flowers, which are normally forbidden during Lent, may be placed on the altar.

Lent is also where people recall or tell stories about "the Journey of Faith". The time when we think about the story of the Israelites escaping from slavery in Egypt, miraculously crossing the Red Sea, struggling through the wilderness for forty years, and, at last, entering the promised land.

Lent

http://resource4christians.blogspot.com/2012/12/lent.html

Lenten Psalm
http://resource4christians.blogspot.com/2012/12/lenten-psalm.html

Prayers during Lent
http://resource4christians.blogspot.com/2012/12/prayers-during-lent.html

Prayer for Holy Weekhttp://resource4christians.blogspot.com/2012/12/prayer-for-holy-week.html