The New Springtime, How about Singapore?

Dearest all,

I just attended this Indonesian Rally last night and it was Great. We call it Rally for Catholic Revival. It was held at CJC and those who attendes were about 200 or 300, maybe. But what I want to share with you all is what the worship leader that night share with us of what is happening in Jakarta.

It's the Jakarta Renovation 2006: The New Springtime.

It started with the prophetic words of our late Pope John Paul II, “A new missionary age will arise, a new springtime for the Church”. The BPK (a kinda SACCRE Youth in Jakarta) prayed and discerned, and they came out with this 9 months Novena.

There are praise and worship sessions, talks, and 3 hail Mary novena, in each Novena and now they are entering the 6th Month. So EVERY Month, they are having this RALLY for young people. And guess how many people attended? It was about one thousand to three thousands YOUNG people!!! Praise the LORD!

I was just so excited when I heard this last night. And what excited me more is that they are closing the last Novena on the month of November, and they are expecting about 6000 to about 7000 YOUNG people to enter the Stadium in Jakarta!! The Youths will praise and worship God and celebrated the feast of "Christ the King" in the biggest Stadium in Jakarta. This is not a dream, this is a reality that is happening!

I remember what the worship leader then told us: the fire is not meant only for Jakarta. It is meant for all us, even we who are here in Singapore. Let us set the fire burning, Let us love the LORD more than anything else, let us put all our best effort for Him, let us be his hands and feets to bring the fire here in Singapore.

15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." 16 A second time he said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.
John 21:15-17

Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

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More on the New Springtime in Jakarta (if you can afford to read in Bahasa :p)
http://newspringtime.kepemudaan.com

1. 25 Maret 2006 – Young people and Me: Welcome to my world.
2. 22 April 2006 – Young people and Vocation: Destination Jesus.
3. 27 Mei 2006 – Young people and Sex: Celebrate Love and Life.
4. 24 Juni 2006 – Young people and community: Home (never) Alone.
5. 22 Juli 2006 – Young people dan Entertainment: All you can eat?
6. 26 Agustus 2006 – Young people and the business world: The Covenant Blessing
7. 23 September 2006 – Young people and ministry: Set my heart on Fire.
8. 28 Oktober 2006 – Young people and the Mother: Mary, Star of Evangelization.
9. 25 November 2006 – Young people and Jakarta: The New Springtime!
10. 26 November 2006 – Eucharistic Celebration on the feast of Christ the King