Aspirants and seminarians take Easter break at Kg Notoruss

PENAMPANG – The Easter break for archdiocesan aspirants and seminarians took place in Bamboo House Riverside at Kg Notoruss here on 2-5 April 2018.

They were joined by their respective directors, Father Mattheus Luta and Father Joshua Liew, as well as Deacon Russell Lawrine.

The objective was to strengthen the relationships among themselves and also with God through spiritual and other activities.

On the first day, they visited the local villagers with Fr Mattheus and Deacon Russell blessing their houses.

During the fellowship, seminarian Brywindaren Gordon shared the story of his reception of Confirmation during Easter Vigil at Sacred Heart Cathedral.

The group also celebrated the birthday of Asp Stephen Suhaili.

In his homily at Mass the next day, Fr Joshua explained the passage taken from John 20:15-18 where Jesus asked Mary Magdalene, “Why are you crying? Who do you look for?” He said, “Often, we see many past events that made us upset and scared, so we forget that Jesus has taught us to help one another and become a witness of the resurrection of Jesus.”

He added that the task to help one another will be achieved by the close relationships among members of the community which they live in. He then shared with them his experience as a seminarian at St Peter’s College Kuching.

At the concluding Mass on the last day, Fr Mattheus exhorted the attendees not to emulate what Judas Iscariot did in selling Jesus to the chief priests (cf Mt 26:25).

Deacon Russell led the closing prayer before the group left for home. – Evanz Kolo

Article reproduced from Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu