Father John Kyaw Thu Ya, parish priest of Mary Help of Christians in the village of Chaung Yo in Mandalay archdiocese, led a religious procession and veneration of the Holy Eucharist on July 31 to inspire parishioners in the midst of the pandemic.
We offer all our people to the protection of God. Our people's destiny is more and more in the hands of God as we sail through these stormy seas of fear, despair, anxiety and pandemic.
It has become a tradition for young Catholics in Myanmar to honor their parents every year during the feast of St. Joachim and St. Anne, the parents of Mary, on July 26.
These are apocalyptic times: starvation, struggle for oxygen, long queues in the cemeteries and the persisting virus of conflict and poverty of our people. We plead with those who rule: Be Good Shepherds, save our people.
Myanmar has banned travel from village to village in the country’s provinces, especially in the northern Bago and Tanintharyee Division, due to the continuing surge of COVID-19 cases.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar reiterated his call for an end to conflict on July 19 as he appealed for unity to address the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
Father Alexander Thein Kyaw was parish priest of the Our Lady of Fatima Church in Thone Kwa town. He was a member of the Order of Servants of Mary congregation.
"Let each one of us start a spiritual pilgrimage of not colluding with dark forces of evil but have the courage to confront evil and like the apostles"
The Archdiocese of Mandalay has set up a new commission to address the needs of the people as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the country.
