Holy Redeemer Church Bangkok

DAYS TO REMEMBER:
May 13: Our Lady of Fatima. Mary’s appearance to the 3 children of Fatima began on this date & continued through October 13 of the same year. Devotion to Mary under this title is known world-wide and needs little explanation. In the calendar of the Church it is listed as an “Optional [...]

IMPORTANT FEAST(S) : This Sixth Week of Easter gives us the feast of the Ascension of the Lord to heaven. However, in Thailand the celebration is moved to the following Sunday, May 12. One other feast is commemorated in memory of Peter Damien, the famous Belgian priest who worked with the victims of Hansen’s disease [...]

SAINTS OF THE WEEK:
April 29: Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor. She could easily be called “Adviser to the Papacy” for the helpful advice given to the Popes of her time. God worked through her for The good of the Church.
May 1: Joseph the Worker. As a carpenter he supported Mary and the Child, Jesus. [...]

IN MEMORY OF MARY
Tues. April 16. Bernadette Soubirous. One cannot think of Bernadette without recalling Lourdes and the Immaculate Conception of Mary. This young girl is possibly the most lov­able saint in the Church calendar because of the simplicity and purity of her life. In one sense she merely served as a messenger of God [...]

EASTER CONTINUED: The spirit of Easter will remain with us for many days. As a consequence, feasts of the Saints are not emphasized. It is enough that the memory of Christ’s death & Resurrection move us to live lives, faithful to the grace granted us in these two special events. The memory of blessed people [...]