By Christina Eng
KUCHING — His Grace Archbishop Simon Poh celebrated the annual Red Mass for the lawyers gathered on the Saturday afternoon of 11 February 2023, together with Fr Galvin Ngumbang at the St Joseph’s Cathedral.
Some 25 lawyers gathered to mark this occasion of inviting the Holy Spirit to guide them at the start of the new year.
Archbishop Simon reminded them of the importance of the role of the Holy Spirit in the administration of justice with reference to the Beatitudes from the Gospel of Matthew Chapter 5.
He reminded the lawyers of the importance of being merciful, pure at heart and righteous as they carried out their work. He shared with them the many incidents when he relied on the Holy Spirit to guide him, give him wisdom and lead him through delicate situations and encouraged the lawyers present, to learn to do likewise and to reverence and call on the Holy Spirit.
At the end of the Mass, tokens of appreciation were presented to Archbishop Simon, the Church and Fr Galvin, as appreciation for taking time to pray with and for the legal community. The gifts were presented by Datuk Seri JC Fong, the most senior member of the legal fraternity present.
This year, the Catholic lawyers were also joined by lawyers of other Christian denominations.
