The Holy Mass for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time at St. Mary Church, Theinla Parish, became more than a weekly observance on September 20, 2026. It was a moment of encounter—both with the Word of God and with a growing media ministry that is bringing the Gospel to Pwo Karen communities across Myanmar and beyond.
An Episcopal Commission-sponsored formation program for priests ordained in 2018 and 2019 was held from September 11 to 18, 2026, at the St. Peter and St. Paul Church compound in Insein, Yangon Archdiocese, bringing together 42 priests from across Myanmar.
"Give me neither poverty nor riches; provide me only with the food I need."
RVA Lisu celebrated RVA Day 2026 at Ye Pu Village in Mogok on September 17, bringing together around 800 people from Mogok and surrounding areas for a historic gathering marking the first time the event was held in the region.
The 50th anniversary of the religious profession of Sister Rita Mary and Sister Veronica Mary Khin Nyein from the Congregation of Servants of Mary (OSM) was celebrated with a Jubilee Eucharistic celebration at Sacred Heart Church in Kyauktan, Yangon Archdiocese, on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
"All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes, but it is the Lord who proves hearts." The truly wise person recognizes that our ways are not God's ways, and our thoughts are not His thoughts.
"I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received."
"Seek the Lord while he may be found, call him while he is near." God is not distant; He is near. He invites us to turn to Him, to abandon our own ways and thoughts, and to embrace His.
Fr. Dominic Saw Shwe of the Missionaries of Faith (MF) celebrated the Silver Jubilee of his priestly ordination with a solemn Thanksgiving Mass at St. Paul Church in Shadau Parish, Diocese of Myitkyina, on September 17, 2026.
"What you sow is not brought to life unless it dies. And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare seed."
