Brothers and sisters in Christ,
We arrived yesterday evening, hearts bursting with thanksgiving to the Lord for His blessings upon us. Despite the 2nd day Raya traffic and yesterday’s rain, we managed to visit the intended Churches along the pilgrim route.
We are grateful for the warm welcome extended to us by our brothers and sisters of the Churches we visited. They went out of their way to ensure that we felt at home and they were incredibly happy that we visited them as we filled many of the Churches to the brim. The atmosphere of welcome highlights for us that in the Church there are no strangers but only brothers and sisters we have not met.
Some of you may have followed the pilgrimage through Facebook and Telegram postings. We hope that through us you have enjoyed it vicariously. Thank you all for the support and your prayers even as we prayed for those who were not able to join us. The pilgrimage bonded us together and we look forward to the next gathering that will cement our relationship closer to be a spiritual family in the Lord. Please keep 16th Sept 2024 as a date to remember when we will celebrate the Cathedral’s Family Day at Majodi.
“What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.” (1 Cor 14:26)
God bless you all
Padre
主内兄弟姐妹，
我们昨天傍晚抵达主教座堂，心中充满了对主的感恩之情，感谢祂对我们的祝福。尽管开斋节第二天的交通非常堵塞，而且昨天还下了雨，但我们还是沿着朝圣路线参观了所有预定的教堂。
我们非常感谢我们所拜访的教堂的弟兄姐妹对我们的热烈欢迎。他们不遗余力地确保我们有宾至如归的感觉，当我们把许多教堂挤得水泄不通时，他们对我们的到访感到无比高兴。欢迎的气氛让我们感受到，在教会中没有陌生人，只有我们未曾谋面的弟兄姐妹。
你们中的一些人可能已经通过 Facebook 和 Telegram 上的帖子关注了我们这次的朝圣之旅。我们希望你们能通过我们体验到朝圣的乐趣。感谢大家的支持和祈祷，同时，我们也为那些不能参与我们的人祈祷。朝圣之旅将我们紧紧联系在一起，我们期待着下一次将加深我们关系的聚会，使我们成为主内的属灵大家庭。请记住 2024 年 9 月 16 日，我们将在甲柔教区中心庆祝主教座堂的家庭日。
“弟兄们！那么怎样做呢？当你们聚会的时候，每人不论有什么神恩，或有歌咏，或有训诲，或有启示，或有语言，或有解释之恩：一切都应为建立而行。”（格前14:26）
天主降福大家
杨光明神父
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