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Novena Preaching @ Novena Church

Come to the Novena Our weekly Novena Devotions are online and premiere "live" every Saturday morning - visit http://youtube.com/NovenaChurchsg Join us as we pray together in honour of Our Mother of Perpetual Help.

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00:10:36

Finding meaning in Christ amid suffering

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/10/25

Victor Franco who is a psychiatrist who witnessed tremendous suffering in Auschwitz who discovered that our greatest prison lies in our mind and so does our greatest liberation.The way we perceive our hardships can either be hopefully or hopelessly.Fr Eugene reflects that for those who have hope they can still feel joy and peace in the struggles as they feel God accompanying them, they are not abandoned. They believe in eternal life as God has promised. In the acceptance and finding meaning amid the

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00:08:58

What it means to be like Mary, the Synodal Woman.

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/10/20

in today's homily, Fr. Antony Prabhu reflects on Pope Leo XIV's title for Mother Mary "Mary, the Synodal Woman, one who never walks alone but journeys with all people in faith." Drawing from Scripture and her quiet strength, from the Annunciation to the Wedding at Cana and Calvary, Mary shows herself to be a model of listening, bridge-building, and unity, guiding the Church to walk together as one.Linking this to Singapore's own story of racial and religious harmony, Fr. Antony

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00:09:50

When Hope & Miracle come in the form of a...

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/10/12

Br. Celestine tells of St Gerard Majella who inspired his vocation. This year we commemorate the 300th birth anniversary of St Gerard Majella. Saint Gerard was a Redemptorist lay brother known as a miracle worker with deep relationship with the Lord and also a patron for expectant mothers and childless couples. There was a legend of a lady with a difficult pregnancy who, with the help of his handkerchief, eventually had a safe delivery of a baby boy.This Thursday 16/10/25, we celebrate his special

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00:10:10

What is our Faith like in Times of Disaster?

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/10/04

In this homily, Fr Vincent reflects on the recent 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Cebu and the remarkable resilience of the Filipino people. Despite devastation, loss of lives, and homes destroyed, their faith in God remains unshakable. Fr Vincent reminds us that faith is not a feeling but a conviction: trusting in God even when we don't understand, surrendering control, and believing that with God nothing is impossible. He challenges us to reflect on our own journey - do we truly trust God, or do

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00:09:03

Bringing the Good News to those who are most abandoned.

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/09/27

In September, the church commemorates two important events - the Season of Creation and the World Day for Migrants and Refugees The Redemptorist charism is to bring the good news to those who are most abandoned and these two groups are among the most abandoned in the world today.The first is God’s creation which we have used, abused and destroyed, and migrants and refugees are one of the most vulnerable people in our country. Do we respect them both?Our Christian faith does not see God’s creation or

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00:10:14

Mary, the Jubilee Woman

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/09/25

In this Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Leo XIV gives Mary a new title: the Jubilee Woman. From her "yes" at the Annunciation to her faith at Calvary, Mary embodies renewal and new beginnings. Fr. Antony Prabhu reminds us that Mary is showing us how we can live jubilee by listening more than speaking, welcoming more than judging, and starting again when life is broken. Each Novena Devotion becomes a "little jubilee," where God's mercy restores us. Through Mary's intercession, we

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00:07:23

When what looks like Tragedy becomes Triumph.

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/09/14

We celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross tomorrow (14th September). At first, the cross looks like a sheer tragedy: Jesus nailed between thieves, mocked, abandoned, and dying in agony. His mother, Mother Mary, stood pale and shaken, just meters away from the cross. But there is something more - the Triumph of the Cross.The cross is life: from death comes new life in Christ. The cross is love: Jesus gave His life out of love for us, and in every Eucharist, He gives us Himself again. The

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00:09:17

Have we ever danced and give thanks to God when we...

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/09/06

Fr Paul recalls a homeless lady who danced with joy and gave thanks to our heavenly Father when she was given a meal and tiramisu. How often do we do that when we receive blessings?Similarly in this 75 years, our Novena Church has received plentiful blessings and we stand in solidarity with our mother to give thanks to our Lord as we reflect on the Magnificat and savour the words.‘My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my saviour for he has looked with favor on his

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00:11:27

Rejoice - For God, For the Future

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/08/30

As we celebrate 75 years of Novena Church, Fr. Charles Antony, invites us to remember God's abundant blessings, rejoice in His faithfulness, and renew our commitment to His mission. Novena Church, through the intercession of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, has become a refuge for all - welcoming people of every race, religion, and background as beloved children of God.Fr Charles reminds us that everything begins and ends with God. Creation is not a finished work but an ongoing mystery in which we

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00:08:34

Rejoice - A Mother's Love

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/08/24

Mary our Mother - She is the mother to all of Jesus’ disciples The term Mother is in fact a symbol of unconditional love, intimacy, care, affection, and sacrificial loveFr Gerard reflects on three ways that Mary shows us unconditional love, care and how she nurtures us. With our reflection today of how Mary shows her motherly love for us, she is also showing us how to live our Christian mission by showing our love to others, to offer the example and witness of our lives, that all people may

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00:08:26

Mission of Hope from Mary to Jesus

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/08/20

In this homily, Fr Glenn de Cruz reflects on the theme “Pastoral heritage of the Redemptorist, mission of hope from Mary to Jesus.” Drawing from Mary’s own journey of rejection, exile, widowhood, and the suffering of her Son, he reminds us that she understands the struggles of the marginalized and broken. Entrusted to us by Jesus as our Mother, she continues to intercede and offer hope for all generations. Fr Glenn reminds us that we too are called to follow her example, becoming missionaries of

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00:09:30

What is our Mission as Church and Nation?

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/08/10

Today’s theme is Remembering our blessing and God’s faithfulness: What is the significance of celebrating Singapore’s 60th year of Independence as well as Novena Church’s 75th anniversary?Those early days marked times of uncertainty and anxiety, and milestone anniversaries are days to remember and acknowledge that what we have received as a church and nation are blessings from God and how God has been faithful to us. When we remember that, we are able to share these blessings with others. Secondly,

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00:09:37

Go, Make Disciples: Novena Church, a Missionary Place

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/08/02

In today’s reflection, we draw from Matthew 28:19–20, where Jesus commands us to “Go and make disciples of all nations.” This call to mission is brought to life in a true story shared by Br Celestine of an 18-year-old girl who, after suffering abuse and slavery, found hope at Novena Church through a stranger’s simple invitation to pray to Mother Mary. Though not yet Catholic, she encountered love, support, and healing within the church community.This moving story highlights our theme: Novena Church,

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00:11:44

Hope - Why Gratitude, Novena Church, a Place of Hope.

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/07/28

What is Hope?A mental and emotional conviction? The mind and heart is one conviction that ultimate good will prevail over the many difficulties, problems or evil that surrounds lifeIt is not just being positive. Hope rooted in something more than just our human self is God. It is sacred.Hope is founded in our relationship with God. Our Novena Church community can help each other sense the message of faith and hope that God wants to convey to us through Jesus with the help of our Mother Mary.Together

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00:08:55

Beyond comparison and complaint, can we embrace...

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/07/22

This week’s theme is ‘gratitude’, why it matters and how we can live it out. Gratitude is a spiritual virtue present across all faiths and cultures, often expressed through offerings or acts of thanksgiving. For Catholics, the Eucharist is our greatest act of thanksgiving.As Scripture reminds us, “My grace is sufficient for you.” Even in weakness and suffering, God remains present and active. A grateful heart helps us recognize His grace and draw strength from it.Inspired by Mary’s Magnificat and

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00:09:27

Love your neighbour as yourself

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/07/13

Many families in Singapore are not happy families, there are quarrels and fighting which though can be normal, but can sometimes be excessive, continuous and hence the family is not a peaceful sanctuary. This sad reality can be seen in the recent unfathomable cases of parents killing their own young children.Some people do not know how to love themselves and some are perpetually angry and scold others. If so, we have to recognise that we are angry people and realise that it doesn’t give us

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00:10:43

When topping up our Mass Rapid Transit Card gets us...

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/07/05

In today's reflection from Matthew 19:16, we revisit the story of the rich young man who walked away sad because he could not part with his wealth to follow Jesus. This challenge reminds us of the cost of true discipleship: detachment, compassion, and wholehearted following. We are also invited to reflect on the loneliness found in modern society - the song "The Most Peculiar Man" by Simon and Garfunkel or the Straits Times forum on seniors dying alone - and how technology, while

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00:14:17

Church’s prayer for the commendation for the dying

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/06/30

We are not able to run away from death; it is a reality that will happen to all of us sooner or later. The sacrament of the anointing of the sick is for healing and it is not the same as the commendation for the dying. The commendation prayer is a beautiful prayer with the litany of the saints employing all the saints to come and assist the dying person to really encounter God and go peacefully.In our faith, a meaningful death, is recognizing that it is our earthly life is completed, and we are

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00:09:19

With Childlike Trust, Can we Place Our Needs and...

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/06/21

Fr. Antony Charles shares a moving image of a hesitant child at the seashore near the Velankanni Shrine (Tamil Nadu, India), finding courage only when her mother takes her hand. This reflects how we, too, find strength in the presence of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.In moments of fear, loneliness, or struggle, Mary walks with us, just as she did with Elizabeth and the early disciples. At the cross, Jesus gave us His mother—not just for then, but for always.Mary continues to comfort, intercede, and

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00:10:57

When we cannot control the situation, can we still...

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church ·

2025/06/17

Let us reflect on Hope and Unity. In the current situation where we see division and fragmentation, wars, trade and tariff wars, or even conflict within ourselves, without the God factor in our lives, we can go into despair and despondency. Let us hold onto Hope as we acknowledge that we cannot control the situation, but with hope in God, things may be better- not just in the here-and-now, but in life after the here-and-now.- Novena Devotion by Fr. Peter Wee, C.Ss.R. (14 June 2025)

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