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Prospectus 2011

Here are the links to download the college prospectus and timetable for the academic year 2011
PROSPECTUS CG 2011
http://www.collegegeneral.org/downloads/prospectus2011.pdf
2011 Timetable Semester 1 & 2
http://www.collegegeneral.org/downloads/timetable2011.pdf

Pope Benedict XVI’s message to seminarians

BENEDICT XVI’S LETTER TO SEMINARIANS
“For Us God Is Not Some Abstract Hypothesis”
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 18, 2010 (Zenit.org).- This is the letter Benedict XVI wrote to seminarians on the occasion of the end of the Year for Priests, which ended in June. The letter is dated Oct. 18, the feast of Luke the Evangelist.
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Dear [...]

Vocation Stay-in experience

College General had its Vocation stay-in experience from 23- 26 September 2010. 4 candidates participated in this Vocation stay-in.
This year we’ve decided to give the participants a more “authentic” experience of seminary life. They took part in our day to day activities: Prayer, meditation, games, classes, manual labour, afternoon siesta, pastoral visits etc.

Lecturer’s Day!!!

College General celebrated lecturer’s day on the 21st of September 2010- The Feast of Sts. Chastan and Imbert. Many activities were planned for our lecturers. We began with the Office of Readings followed by Mass(@the Chapel of the Sacred Heart). We also had plenty of FOOD, fellowship and games. We were also joined by our [...]

Visit by St. Peter’s College Kuching

When East meets West, there is much Zest….. or so the saying goes. This was what happened from 29th August 2010 till 1 September 2010. The seminarians and the formators of St. Peter’s College, Kuching visited College General. It was a time of prayer, fellowship, sharing, fun and games. The Chapel of the Sacred Heart [...]

The Shepherd and the sheep – responding to a reality

This was the theme of our retreat from 4th to the 8th of August 2010. The retreat master was Rev. Fr. Frederick Joseph from the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur. In this retreat, we were asked to be aware of our present situation of life – our fears, apprehensions, anger etc. We were then asked to [...]

College General Feastday

PENANG: College General, also known as “The College of Martyrs” celebrated its feast day on Friday, June 18, 2010. This Feast Day commemorates the Vietnamese Martyrs- Sts. Philip Minh and companions, who were canonised by Pope John Paul II in 1988 and who were alumni of College General.
The theme of the celebration was Discipleship towards [...]

The Seder Meal

The Passover meal is the most important meal in the year for the Jewish people. The families gather together in the evening and the meal begins after dark. They sing songs, say prayers and eat special food. The most important part of the meal comes when the father tells the story of how God(YHWH) saved [...]

Chap Goh Meh in College General

Chap Goh Meh represents the fifteenth and final day of the Lunar New Year period as celebrated by Chinese migrant communities. The term is from the Hokkien dialect and refers to the fifteenth day of the first month, which is the occasion of the first full moon of the (Chinese) New Year.
The occasion is marked [...]

FAREWELL SPEECH – for Father Edwin Paul

There is an old saying that reads “All good things must come to an end” and tonight we are gathered here to bid farewell to man who was responsible in holding the fort as a Rector of College General for five years. It is non-other that the Superstar of this night, Fr. Edwin Leon Paul, [...]

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