SAINT ANTHONY'S CHURCH was established in 1911 and has just celebrated their 100 year Jubilee. We have tried a few Catholic Churches since our arrival in July and this is the one we have chosen. There is one English mass and it is on Sunday morning at 9:30 am. The churches here are open air, and early in the morning there is usually a small breeze (maybe). As Expats we are so spoiled to the simple things we see as a way of life that many people in this world have always lived without.
This is the sign in front of the church,if you look close it is done in all different languages.
In 1911 Fr. Francois Le Mahec was appointed as priest in charge of the Indians in Kuala Lumpur.He saw a urgent need to have a church for the Indians,because of the increasing number of the Indian Catholic population.The present land which the church stands on was acquired in 1909, and in 1913 Bishop Emile Barillon blessed the foundation stone of the church. It was dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padau.Today Fr. Terrance Thomas is the parish priest.
We have felt a since of welcome here the people are very friendly! Its sort of like stepping back in time. No air-con (this is what it is called here), Birds flying thru the church during mass, and something that I noticed immediately is no one walks on the altar with shoes everyone is barefoot. Their devotion to God is something that is so sacred. I think about masses I have attended at churches in the states where there is talking, cell phones ringing, people looking at their watches, in a hurry to cut short the one hour a week they may give to God! This humble little church is just another way God has touched our hearts since we have been here.
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