Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Julian Leow (centre) today led the Red Mass to pray for, among others, a just decision on the 'Allah’ case review hearing on January 21. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Nazir Sufari, January 10, 2015.Catholic lawyers gathered at the Red Mass presided by Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Julian Leow today to pray for, among others, a just decision on the “Allah" case review hearing on January 21.The Red Mass, which is celebrated annually in the Catholic Church for lawyers and judges, offered prayers for those facing persecution by militants in Nigeria and the Middle East as well as the attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo where 12 people were shot dead.They also prayed for victims and families of three air travel disasters, namely the still missing Malaysia Airlines MH370, MH17 which was shot down in July and the recent Air Asia QZ8501 crash.Prayers were also offered for all Malaysians to be able to practise their religion peacefully.The Red Mass is named after the garments of the celebrant and the mass is traditionally offered to those involved in the administration of justice, praying for guidance from the Holy Spirit.In Malaysia, the Red Mass has been celebrated annually by the Catholic Lawyers’ Society (CLS) for the past 20 years, presided ov
Catholic lawyers taking part in the Red Mass today at the Church of the Holy Rosary in Brickfields. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Nazir Sufari, January 10, 2015er by archbishops, bishops and priests.Today, Leow was joined by Archbishop Emeritus Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam along with seven other priests, including Catholic weekly Herald editor Rev Father Andrew Lawrence, who entered the Church of the Holy Rosary in Brickfields with some 70 members of the legal profession in their black robes.The church’s review application is aimed at setting aside the ruling by the apex court and establish a new panel to re-hear the leave application following the church's failure to obtain leave to appeal the home minister's ban on the use of the word "Allah" in the Herald.CLS president Viola De Cruz in her address today said that Christians around the world were facing great challenges, adding that in Malaysia, they were still struggling for their right to practise their faith.She cited as example the recent seizure of the 31 hymn books from Catholic priest Father Cyril Mannayagam in Johor, which were meant for the Orang Asli parishioners in Bekok for Christmas.She said that it was only with the help of former CLS president Joy Appukuttan with the assistance of Tan Sri Joseph Kurup's political secretary Vincent Wong that the books were released in time for Christmas.When asked to comment on the upcoming “Allah" case after mass, Leow told The Malaysian Insider that he hoped for a just decision by the Federal Court."We pray for a just decision by the Federal Court and that peace and good sense will prevail." – January 10, 2015.
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