Celebrating the Feast of St Anthony in Serdang

SERDANG, Selangor: Nearly 500 devotees of St Anthony thronged the chapel in Serdang for a morning service to mark the feastday celebration on July 8. It was a significant celebration for Serdang Catholics after the reopening of the Chapel a year ago.

The Chapel, which is under the supervision of Church of the Holy Family, Kajang, was renovated after a severe storm ripped through the area. A national school and a Tamil school were damaged. The three day celebrations were held from Friday to Sunday with themes on Vocation of the Family, the Experiences & Challenges of the Family and the Spirituality of Marriage & Family. Fr George Harrison hoisted St Anthony’s Flag and celebrated the Mass on Friday.

Fr Albert Arockiasamy celebrated Mass on Saturday and Sunday. He said that family relationship is important. Growing up together, we develop meaningful values, beliefs and morals. One of the great strengths of family is respect. It begins with husband and wife when they pledge their marriage vows on their wedding day. The spirituality of family is to build a home, where the presence of the three persons (trinity) is manifested. God the Father creates the Son, God nurtures and protects and Holy Spirit, God inspires love and action. Fr Albert concluded that in a family, these three persons are present in Father, Mother and Children. Two or three gathered in Christ’s name manifest the Holy Family.

Article reproduced from Herald Malaysia online