"Even when we do not recognize Him, Jesus walks beside us. Even when our hearts are heavy, He is already at work within us. Even when hope seems lost, He is preparing us for a deeper encounter with His presence," said Bishop John Mung Ngawn La Sam.
"The primary purpose of receiving these sacraments is to become individuals who truly know Christ and can testify to their faith wherever they go," Archbishop Marco Tin Win said.
One is a journey from crippling physical limitation to joyful, leaping freedom. The other is a journey from crushing spiritual despair to the burning recognition of the Risen Lord.
More than one hundred priests of the Archdiocese of Yangon gathered at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Holy Thursday morning, April 2, to celebrate the Chrism Mass and renew their priestly vows before His Eminence Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon Archdiocese.
This is the night! This is the night when darkness yields to light, when death is swallowed up in victory, when the ancient story of God's saving love reaches its climax.
On this solemn evening, the Word of God presents us with a profound contrast: the eternal, faithful call of God, and the fragile, faltering response of humanity.