​​Church of Our Mother of Perpetual Help,

Ipoh, Malaysia


"As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God's Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity; shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection, so that, supported by your example and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen."


- from concluding part of Prayer to St. Joseph, originally composed by Pope Leo XIII in his 1889 encyclical Quamquam Pluries.

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​​​​Address: Church: 1 Jalan Serindik; Redemptorists Community: 19-21 Jalan la Salle; 31400 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia; Tel: (60) 05 5458220; Email: omphip@gmail.com; FaceBook: https://m.facebook.com/OMPHipoh/

LENT: Lent is a time for preparation for the celebration of Easter. The Liturgy prepares the catechumens for the celebration of the Paschal Mystery by the various stages of Christian initiation; as well as the faithful, who recall their baptism and do penance in preparation for Easter.


Lent is the penitential season of approximately 40 days set aside by the Church in order for the faithful to prepare for the celebration of the Lord's Passion, Death and Resurrection. Works of penance include prayer, fasting and alms giving. (1)


During Lent, the faithful willingly submit to fasting and self-denial in imitation of Our Lord's forty-day fast in the desert. It is in these dark and still nights, these desert times, that the soul experiences its greatest growth. There, in the inner arena, the soul battles the world, the flesh and the devil just as the Lord battled Satan's triple temptation in the desert. His battle was external, for Jesus could not sin; our battle is interior, but with a hope sustained by the knowledge of Christ's Easter victory over sin and death.​ His victory is our renewal, our "spring" - which is the meaning of the Anglo-Saxon word, "lengten" or Lent. In this penitential season we have the opportunity to make an annual spiritual "tune-up", a 40-day retreat with Our Lord. (2)



[Ref. (1) Ordo, 2019-2020, pg29; (2) CatholicCulture.org ]

[Ref. Daily Readings: Universalis.com; Bible Quotes: oremus Bible Browser;  Reflections (1): CatholicCulture.org; (2) OMPH Spiritual Health]

19 Mar 2024, St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Solemnity; Lit Colour: White.

  • 1st Reading: 2 Sam 7: 4-5, 12-14, 16; Responsorial Psalm: Ps 88(89): 2-5, 27, 29; 2nd Reading: Rom 4: 13, 16-18, 22; Gospel: Mt 1: 16, 18-21, 24 (OR Lk 2: 41-51).
  • Prayer for Living Daily (pg 22-23): "Let God dream in us"; Reading Podcast.​​
 "With Him there is Plentiful Redemption."
Psalm 130:7

Lent: The Season of Lent stretches from Ash Wednesday on 14 February 2024, to the Saturday before Palm Sunday on 31 March 2024, a period of approx. 40 days. The liturgical colour of Lent is Purple.

20 Mar 2024, Wednesday, 5th Week of Lent; Lit Colour: Purple.

  • 1st Reading: Dan 3: 14-20, 24-25, 28; Responsorial Psalm: Dan 3: 52-56; Gospel: Jn 8: 31-42.
  • Prayer for Living Daily (pg 23-24): "The joy of belonging"; Reading Podcast.​​
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