Hello Fr Joseph Zhang. Long time no see. Glad to see you here!

Kung hei fat choi fr.zhang and to everyone here 🙏🥳

Thank You Fr Zhang... solid sharing, see you at church soon

Thank you Fr Zhang for sharing your thoughts and knowledge. May God's blessings be with you always. David Lim

Thank you Fr Zhang!

A meaniningful n inspiring session. Thank you Father for your greetings n blessings.

Thank you Fr Zhang and Catholic radio for this! 'only with Jesus can we gather', May the crushed crackers remind us that Jesus was crushed for us. May it also remind us that our lives are to be broken and given as gift to others. May the oil fill us with Christian gladness for we were sanctified and anointed with holy Chrism oil at our confirmation. May it be a reminder of our call to be a priestly and prophetic people.

Amazing, Fr Zhang! I have never heard such an uplifting interpretation of the Lunar celebration with Sacred scripture, thanksgiving , and acknowledging that He, not luck or tossing, is the source of.blessing and abundance.

Thank you Fr n Catholic Radio

Thank you Fr. Zhang for sharing many insights. God bless!

Very interesting sharing.. Thank you Fr Zhang. May God bless you and Happy New Year.

Thank you Fr.Zhang, it was very helpful indeed to know why and how it come about as we celebrate the lunar New Year according to our Faith as Catholic. God Bless you Fr. Zhang

Amen 🙏

Amazing Fr. Zang, thankgiving to the Lord Jesus Christ !

Fr. Joseph thank you very much for all your explanation about Lunar Chinese New Year and also for your Blessing God bless🙏🙏🙏

Thanks Fr Zhang. Your interpretation of the Lo Hei makes it sound that this tradition has it's roots in Christianity rather than a secular festive act! Like how greetings and blessings are smoothly refined with Christian values. It's great that the Chinese roots remain yet are nuanced for Christians to celebrate this grand festival.

Thanks Fr!

Thank you Fr Zhang. Your sharing really helps me to understand better. Your interpretation was very good and easy to understand. Thank you and God bless you

Inspiring talk .. Father Zhang

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感谢張利勇神父分享,华人新年主题的分享和祝福,🙏🙏也祝福張利勇神父新年快乐！万事如意！主恩長在！阿们🙏🙏

Thank you Fr for yr enlightening views. May God bless u with abundant grace. Happy New year 2023.

Thank you, dear Father Joseph. ，wishing you 新年快乐，主恩溢满.

Chinese New Year Traditions that reminds me of God & His redeeming grace. Examples are: (1) Red Colour - Red is the color of blood. Blood is always present for the atonement of sins. I’m the old testaments, the blood of the sacrificial lambs & bulls are sprinkled on the alter and the people. In the New Testament it’s Christ redeeming blood, the perfect sinless man made sin for all human beings. So the colour red is auspicious. (2) Chinese tradition hang a long red cloth over the main door that drapes over the door posts. This reminds me of pass over night of God’s deliverance in Exodus where the Jews were to paint the blood of the lambs over the top and sides of the door frames so that God will Passover that household and not kill the first born. (3) Fire crackers - After firing crackers, the floor and streets are all covered in the red. It reminds me of the blood of scarification lambs that are poured at the bottom off the alter and of Christ when he was crucified for our redemption. (4) Ang Pow - Its red. Again symbolizes auspicious as colour of redeeming blood. (5) CNY 7th Day大年初七人日- We celebrate Human Day. It reminds me Gid made him sun on the 6th Day & on the 7th Day He rested and make it holy as the Sabbath Day. As the Sabbath is made for humans so the 7th Day is holy & special to remember God and is creation.