Not easy to be a follower of Christ

The Rite of Election was held at the Church of the Holy Family, Kajang on Feb 25 in the presence of Archbishop Julian Leow, parish priests, sponsors and community.

Five hundred and eighty candidates from 30 parishes in the Kuala Lumpur Archdiocese will be baptised this coming Easter which falls on April 1, 2018.

The rite begun with parish representatives carrying banners of their respective churches in procession while the entrance hymn was sung.

In his homily, Archbishop Leow said in the Bible, the place where God is discovered is always on the top of the mountain.

“Your journey, dear catechumens, leading up to this day, may have been a difficult journey. You came from far and wide to discover God on this mountain. I pray that you have discovered and will continue to discover Jesus even more after this,” he said.

He went on to share that to be a follower of Christ is not easy as we would need to remain strong and firm.

“We fear the Lord because we are afraid we might fall short of being faithful and being called the children of God,” he said.

Archbishop Leow concluded by urging the catechumens to build a firm foundation which leads to a strong relationship with God.

“Today, we are strengthened because we know God loves us so much that he had sacrificed his only son for us, for our sins,” he concluded.

Then the service continued with the submission of candidates by the parish priests of all 30 churches to the Archbishop witnessed by the community.

After that the elect were ready to be accepted by the Archbishop. The sponsors then laid their right hand on the elect and prayed for them to remain steadfast by the teachings of the Church.

Before the final hymn, the congregation prayed for the Elect on this journey. They were also asked to support the catechumens.

Article reproduced from Herald Malaysia online