Requiem Mass for Archbishop Emeritus Nicholas Chia (21 Dec 2024)

The Most Reverend Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo D.D., STL, the Archbishop Emeritus
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore passed away peacefully at 8:52 pm
on December 17, 2024, at St Theresa's Home, where he had been residing. He was 86.
Archbishop Emeritus Chia was the first Singapore-born clergy to be appointed to the position. His Episcopal Ordination took place on 7 October 2001. On reaching the age of 75 in 2013, he was succeeded by Msgr William Goh on 18 May 2013. Archbishop Emeritus Chia’s reputation as ‘a people’s priest’ was aptly inscribed in the motto - Omnia Omnibus - chosen for his Episcopal position. It means ‘All things to all men’.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. 🙏 Let us offer up this Holy Requiem Mass for him.
Mass celebrated by Cardinal William Goh at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore.
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"...the Church has legislated that “on Sundays and other holy days of obligation the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass.” (CCC 2180, cf Canon Law 1247.) It also states that “unless excused for a serious reason (e.g. illness, the care of infants, or vulnerable to infectious disease) or given dispensation by their own pastor, those who deliberately fail in this obligation commit a grave sin.” (CCC 2181, cf Canon Law 1245). This law is imposed not to make our lives inconvenient but to underscore the grave obligation that active participation in the Sunday Eucharist is vital for Christian life. " Cardinal William Goh (Pastoral Letter, 10 Mar 2023)
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•⁠ ⁠Gospel: Jn 12:23-28
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