Singapore Catholics celebrate 50 years independence at Thanksgiving Mass in Stadium

The climax of the JoySG50 celebration

10,000 people gathered as One People, One Nation to celebrate with joy Singapore 50 years as a nation. The video clip on ‘Our Catholic Light’ is truly an inspirational story of how the Catholic Churches came to be, and made a great contribution to the nation to what Singapore is today. (See video below and be inspired!). It is with joy and thanksgiving that Catholics and guests gathered together to give thanks to God on 4 July 2015. This event was organised amazingly within three months by the Catholic Church of Singapore.

Credit: Photos by #JoySG50

   PHOTO 1: Altar boys in procession at the start of the Eucharistic Celebration at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, 4 July 2015.

 PHOTO 2: Envoy of the Holy See to Singapore, Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli shares a message from Pope Francis.

 PHOTO 3: PIONEER GENERATION of religious brothers, sisters and clergy pose for a photo with Archbishop William Goh and PM Lee. FMDM Sisters Agnes Tan and Thomasina Sewell in this group photo.

 PHOTO 4: PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG (in pink shirt) in front row.

OUR CATHOLIC LIGHT – To watch this historical inspiring video of the history of the Catholic Church in Singapore, click on video below.

PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG’S SPEECH (Address to the Catholic Church in Singapore) at the Thanksgiving Mass. To listen, click on video above.