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Celebrating oneness with unity and hope in Jesus
The streets of George Town, the capital city of Penang, were filled with solemn prayers and hymns of praise in commemoration of the Feast of Corpus Christi on June 22. Jul 11, 2025
Fr Desmond carrying the Blessed Sacrament as the congregation follows behind.
By Aaron Lim The streets of George Town, the capital city of Penang, were filled with solemn prayers and hymns of praise in commemoration of the Feast of Corpus Christi on June than 1,200 Catholics from across the Penang Island parishes attended the celebration, which began with Mass at the Church of the Assumption (City Parish).City Parish assistant priest, Fr Desmond Jansen, was the main celebrant with City Parish priest, Fr Edmund Woon and Church of the Risen Christ parish priest, Friar Esmond Chua, as Desmond shared in his homily that the basis of Christian faith is the love and devotion of all the faithful towards Jesus, especially through the attributed that many of the testimonies and stories which have been told, and will continue to increase, comes from a faith which trusts God and places hope in Him completely.'This hope, which helps us in undergoing our challenges of everyday life, unites us with Christ as we continue to be part of His one body,' he prayed and expressed hope that all parishioners, having been nourished by the Sacrament of the Eucharist, will continue to embody the theme of the celebration in building the kingdom of God through a sense of then began their walk of faith after Mass as they held candles as a sign of public witnessing towards the real presence of the Church of the Assumption, the processional float bearing the Blessed Sacrament covered a two-kilometre route with solemn blessings at three stops; namely Church of St Francis Xavier, Penang police headquarters and Kinta Lane.
The celebrations concluded with the procession reaching the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows for solemn Benediction.
