During the Bicentennial Mass, there were 6 archbishops, 7 bishops, about 100 priests, and 800 attendees present. I did not actually count the people; all figures were reported by media. ;-)
I am glad that I got to serve as a small instrument within the choir team. Although I did not actually see the whole scene (I was sitting at the 3rd row from the stage), I learnt from friends that the Mass was majestic. The entrance procession of the holy men (archbishops, bishops, and priests) were awesome! I really, really thank God for giving us all the opportunity to give the bit of ourselves to make the celebration a successful one.
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| The altar, with archbishops and bishops | The priests and congregation |
Fellow bloggers' blog posts on the event:
5Xmom [1]
Andrew4JC [1][2][3]
At the position I was sitting throughout the Mass, I was at one of the best location to take photos of the altar and the bishops on stage. The following are some of the pictures I captured.
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| LCD screen for slideshow / video | The choir and musicians (From CG website) |
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| The string triplet, plus the guitarist | The poser drummer :-) |
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| Choir lazing around before Mass | Me with Brs Greg and Kevin |
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| Male choir posing | Female choir posing |
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| Caught Gino and Ian :-O | Me with Ian and Gino |
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| Crucifix | Table of (un-consecrated) Host |
The Mass
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| The Mass began (Altar with many bishops and archbishops) | The commentator |
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| Main Celebrant Rt Rev Antony Selvanayagam | Lector for 1st Reading | Lector for 2nd Reading |
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| Gospel Reading | The Homily | Eucharistic Prayer |
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| "This is My Body..." | "This is My Blood..." |
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| "Through Him, with Him, in Him..." | "This is the Lamb of God..." |
The Speeches
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| Most Rev Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio (Apostolic Delegate) | YB Sdr Chow Kon Yeow (representing Penang Chief Minister YB Sdr Lim Guan Eng) | Rev Fr Edwin Paul (Rector of College General) |
Some additional pictures taken the evening before the Mass, which is during the rehearsal.
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| College General Hall launching plaque | The Stage as the altar |
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| Statue of Vietnamese martyrs (Saints) | CG Martyr memorial plaque |
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| Scenic view of Tg Bungah from CG | Portrait of Priesthood |
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| Stage/Altar decor | Stage/Altar decor |
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| Br Kevin with his handycam | Emilio the guitarist | Glenn the photographer |
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| Andre the organist | Aaron the drummer... erm, drummer missing |
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| Andrew the violist | Brs Kevin and Greg the psalmist |
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