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By Christopher Khoo The Church celebrates her coming into being on Pentecost, and that is why it is called the “birthday of the Church”, said Archbishop William Goh. “The Church came into being because of the Holy Spirit.” Archbishop Goh was speaking at the annual Pentecost Rally Mass, held at St Joseph’s Institution Junior on May 20. “The Church was born so that the Church can continue to be a sacrament, a sign of God’s love and unity,” he said to the hundreds gathered in the hall, including some who were baptised at Easter. “Our task as Church is to bring others to come to know Jesus, to be loved by Him, so that they know the Father’s love, mercy and forgiveness,” said Archbishop Goh. “I pray that for those of you who have encountered the Lord intimately in your life, you will begin to share this with others,” he said. The rally began with a rousing praise and worship session led
by the Burning Bush Charismatic Group from St Anne’s Church, followed by a talk by Msgr Ambrose Vaz titled “Witnessing as One”. To learn what it means for Catholics to “witness as one”, it is necessary to refer to the Acts of the Apostles, especially Acts 2:42, which describes how the early Christians devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to fellowship, the breaking of bread and prayers, said Msgr Vaz.
These were the four hallmarks of witnessing in the early Church, he said. Commenting on the first, Msgr Vaz asked the crowd, “Am I becoming more and more aware of the word of God? Do I thirst for the Scriptures?” On the second hallmark, fellowship, Msgr Vaz explained that it is another way of describing accompaniment, participation and
involvement in someone else’s life for the sake of helping that person. “Fellowship has to leave us and the others around us with a conviction that really we are loved, we are cared for, we belong, we are one body,” said Msgr Vaz. The third hallmark, the breaking of the bread would be the Eucharist. n Continued on Page 7
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