Saturday, 4 April 2015

Good Friday, Holy Saturday -> Easter 2015


Easter Vigil . Holy Saturday 8.00 pm

Without Good Friday, there would be no Easter!

Jesus promises us:  He says "I am the Ressurection and The Life! Whoever believes in me, shall never die! And I will raise him up on the Last Day!" (John 11:25)


(Photos courtesy of Frederick Lim (Kuantan),  Josephine Foong, Jenny Teo and Joseph Wang)




The Easter Vigil began with the Service of the Light outside the church
The Paschal Candle
Marking the Paschal Candle
The Paschal Candle is lighted




The Altar Servers who carried out their duties faithfully throughout Holy Week

The Congregation on Holy Saturday waiting and watching in the stillness of the night.



Archbishop Emeritus Murphy Pakiam, leading the procession into the churc

The congregation with their candles lighted from the Paschal Candle





The Celebrant with the communion ministers and altar servers and lectors


Service of the Light 

Our Cantor, Sr, Jackie sings beautifully the 'Exultet" or Easter Proclaimmation

The church is lighted up with hundreds of candles

The rite of Baptism being conferred on new members of the church.

Candidates for Confirmation line up in the front, awaiting His Grace, Archbishop Emeritus Murphy Pakiam

"Be sealed with the Holy Spirit" 
The Youthful Choir singing joyfully the Easter Song
The Choir would not be complete without our veteran organist, Dr. David Pereira, and other musicians.

Blessing the congregation with newly blessed Holy Water

Beautiful floral decorations for Easter thanks to the Flower Ladies.








Friday, 3rd April, 4.30 pm

Good Friday
The Celebrant, Archbishop Emeritus Murphy Pakiam  at the Good Friday Service, celebrating the Passion of the Lord

"Behold the wood of the Cross, on which hung the salvation of the world"  Our response: Come let us adore!

Adoration of the Holy Cross by the congregation 

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