Prayers

Psychology Today goes on to say, “People often use the words interchangeably, but they are, in fact, separate processes. You can be sympathetic to someone’s situation while being completely clueless about his feelings and thoughts. Empathy involves identifying with what someone is feeling and, additionally, actually feeling those feelings yourself.” Sympathy is feeling for someone; […]

Empathy is understanding how other people feel and being able to share their feelings. It means that for a little while you more worried about how they feel than how you feel. Here is an example: Your classmate is making fun of a boy who wore dirty shoes to school. You might want to laugh

今天我們會跟大家介紹甚麼是「煉靈月」。天主教教會將十一月定為「煉靈月」，鼓勵眾人多為煉靈祈禱，亦提醒在世的人要好好善度信仰生活。 至於煉靈月的由來是怎樣呢？在很久以前，教會一直受到不同方面的迫害，直到第四世紀先結束；後來人們為了紀念這些被逼害的殉道者，所以慢慢成了為亡者祈禱的傳統與習慣，而教會都特別鼓勵我們多為煉獄中的靈魂祈禱。教會相信人離世後，並非第一時間可以進入天國，反而需要到煉獄反省自己生前的過錯，從中煉淨我們的靈魂，及後才可以回到天主的身邊。但是，煉獄中的靈魂已經不能再靠自己的力量，亦不知何時可以到天堂，所以他們便要藉聖人和我們的代禱，讓他們早日離開煉獄。這便是我們信徒經常所說的「諸聖相通功」。 在天主的恩寵助佑下，基督徒並非只有獨自一人走成聖之路。在「諸聖相通功」之中，信友無論已抵達天鄉、為補贖正在煉獄中，或是於現世的旅途上，眾人之間仍然憑住愛互相連繫。這份諸聖相通嘅助力，能夠讓仍在痛悔之中的罪人，更早得到有效的淨化。我們可以透過多誦唸玫瑰經，求聖母為亡者代禱；我們亦可以實踐克己的精神，進行愛德善工，為有需要的人服務，將這些奉獻全給已亡的弟兄姊妹。 在整個煉靈月中有兩個特別的節日，分別是在諸聖節及追思已亡節。教會訂下十一月一日為諸聖節，提醒我們都是受召成聖，而且聖人跟我們一樣，都曾在塵世下努力生活，並克服各種誘惑，於信仰中得到力量並繼續前進。而十一月二日的追思已亡節，我們會特別為已亡的親友祈禱及奉獻，求天主仁慈地垂允，使我們堅信基督從死者中復活，並殷切期望去世的靈魂都能獲得同樣的復活，進入永生，得享天堂的福樂。 天主教同學會3P Daniel Tham, Joe Sin 4L Crystal Choi, Paline Lee 3 November 2021

All Saints’ Day, also known as The Feast of All Saints, commemorates all those who have died and are now in Heaven. Generally, November 1, The Solemnity of All Saints, is a Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic Church. The word “Saint” often refers to those men and women whom the Catholic Church has

Our parents play the most significant role in our life. According to the theory of the Stages of Psychosocial Development by Erik Erikson, parents are our significant others during the first two stages. During the psychosocial crisis between trust and mistrust and between autonomy and shame, our parents helped us to seek hope and will.

When was the last time you argued with your parents? Why? Perhaps you wanted to buy something or do something, but they rejected you. You might think they are just too mean to say no to whatever you want to do. Or they just lack confidence in you and are just being over-protective. But is

At the time, the writer of the story was 14 years old, his mother had suddenly become very ill; she had frequent medical and mobility difficulties, she literally couldn’t support herself. The writer thought she was invincible and would just get over it. His mother battled the illness for two year without ever being admitted

Have you ever consciously thought about your parents? Do you remember the last thing they said to you before you came to school this morning? Their facial expression? Their tone of voice? Let me give you a chance to do that now. Place your feet shoulder width apart. Close your eyes. Relax your shoulders. I

Do you know why October is the month of the rosary? On 7th of October 1571, Turkey was a strong country with a mighty fleet, they possess the most powerful navy in the world, attempting to dominate the entire Europe and destroy the Catholic Church and the religion. Their navy had between 12,000 to 15,000

What is love? It’s an abstract concept isn’t it? To love your parents, you must act, you can’t just tell your parents that you love them, you should show them with your actions. Let me tell you a story of loving your parents. One evening, a son took his father to a high-class restaurant. After