Conspiracy Oracle Backs Beijing from Bangkok 
A shadowy “researcher” recycles doubtful claims about HK’s Occupy Central 

My HK Democracy File 

1. This article in HK South China Morning Post. 

2. Same SCMP article when posted here on Jamii Forums in Tanzania (in Swahili) has had 10,769 views!

3. This article in The Citizen (Tanzania)

4. Comment posted yesterday on v2catholic.com  at this link (comment no. 28):
It is claimed that the arrest of Chonji has to do with the son of the Tanzania’s ambassador in China, the one who threatened the Tanzanian prisoners in Hong Kong prisons to stop writing the letters you publish on this website. It is claimed that the ambassador’s son is also involved in this drug business. The son was given by Chonji drugs worth Tsh. 250 million to sell but later informed Chonji that the drugs had been lost, or found by the authorities, which Chonji didn’t believe. So Chonji arranged for some guys to rape him. His father responded, leading to the arrest of Chonji and others. This is what has been claimed here 

Job 2: 

Satan asked permission from God to test Job even further. God gave permission.

Satan struck Job with sores and ulcers from the soles of his feet
to the top of his head. Job scraped himself with a piece of pot.

His wife told him to curse God and die. But Job replied "If we take happiness from God's hand, must we not take sorrow too?"

News of Job's situation reached three of his friends: Eliphaz,
Bildad and Zophar and they decided to visit Job.

When they drew near to Job, they did not recognize him.

They wept, tore their clothes and sat on the ground beside Job for 7 days without speaking, stunned and saddened by Job's appearance.

Dear God, please help me imitate Job's trust and faith

Psalm 81:

Ring out your joy to God our strength, shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.

Listen to the voice of the Lord:

"I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.

Let there be no foreign god among you, no worship of a false god.

O that my people would heed me,
that Israel would walk in my ways.

At once I would subdue their foes.
But Israel I would feed with finest wheat and honey".

Lord, please help us to walk in your ways

Recording

Job and his three friends

Acts 28:

After three months we set sail in a ship going to Italy. Our trip took us to Syracuse, Rhegium and Puteoli before we arrived in Rome

Believers in Rome heard of Paul's arrival and came to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God with all his heart

Paul was allowed to stay in lodgings of his own, with a soldier to guard him

Jesus, thank you helping Paul reach Rome safely. Thank you for protecting me on all my journeys

Paul's journey to Rome
- click to enlarge

Recording

Recommended: check these readings early morning, think about them during the day, check them again at night. This habit gives us extra energy, courage, motivation, peace and compassion for each day

Mark 7:

Jesus traveled through the area south of the Sea of Galilee. A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him.

Jesus took the man aside in private, away from the crowd. He put his fingers into the man's ears and put spittle on his tongue.

Then he prayed and said "Be opened". The man's ears were opened and his speech became normal.

The people said "He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak".

Jesus, please heal (..name..) who is "deaf and dumb"

Recording

Shame, Australian government!   
Living in the hell called Nauru

I am writing as a mother in Nauru house of detention. After 10 months of being detained on Christmas Island, my three-member family was brought here: myself and my husband and my son who is not yet three. As I knew we were going to be forcefully taken to Nauru, I felt sadness and spent all the night crying in misery

  The whole book Free here in PDF form!

ISIS is a wake-up call to learn more about Islam. I'm trying to learn more by watching videos like this one: Muhammad's life (with English subtitles ...and narrated in perfect English ...excellent for English students). 

Isis is a monster created by many countries. It requires an international solution 

Tanzanian president is right now in China, no doubt accompanied by the ambassador.
Maybe they are sometimes discussing the accusations that their sons are drug lords.

My weekly article in today's Ming Pao newspaper
with the topic: A person who can save HK from chaos
is on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK".
Free access to article with recording today from about noon to 8pm HK time. Text without recording 

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Tuesday,  please bless the people of South Asia

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 28nd of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Beijing

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

Newsweek:

The Crisis That Changed Pope Francis

New one which appeared for first
 time at Causeway Bay yesterday!      

YouTube from KLM!
(thank you kind reader in Australia for this cheery video!)

What has raised my blood pressure is the directive from the Congregation of Divine Worship in Rome ­- the geniuses that brought us the New Missal – that from now on, at the sign of peace, priests are not permitted to leave their place at the altar to exchange a sign of peace with the people, not even with those who are mourning a loved one or celebrating a marriage -  Brendan Hoban

Job 1:  ("Joe-b")

Job lived in Southern Israel. He had 7 sons and 3 daughters. He owned thousands of animals. He loved God and was a good man.

Satan, one of the fallen angels, challenged God to let Job be put to the test. God gave permission to Satan to test Job.

On one day, all Job's animals were captured by raiders, and all his children died in a storm.

Job tore his clothes, shaved his head, bowed to the ground and prayed: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, naked I shall return to the womb of the earth.
The Lord gave, the Lord has taken back. Blessed be the name of the Lord."

Dear God, please give us courage and faith when life is difficult

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalms 79-80:

O God, the nations have invaded your sacred land, they have profaned your holy temple. They have made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.

We have become the taunt of our neighbours, the mockery and scorn of those who surround us.

How long, O Lord, will all this last? How long will this sorrow keep going?

Do not hold the guilt of our ancestors against us. If their guilt is somehow influencing our situation now, please give peace and healing to everyone and everything in our  history.

Let the groans of the prisoners come before you. Let your strong arm reprieve those condemned to die.

O Lord, our God, help us and save us. Let your face shine on us and we shall be saved.

Lord, please heal any problems in my family tree

Recording

Acts 28:

We were on the island of Malta. The local people were really kind to us. They made us welcome. They lit a huge fire because the weather was cold and rain was falling.

Paul collected a bundle of sticks and was putting them on the fire, when a snake bit his hand and held on. The locals expected him to die. But he just shook the snake into the fire. He was ok

The local Roman governor kindly gave us hospitality for three days. The governor's father was very sick in bed with fever and dysentery. He was healed when Paul prayed for him with the laying on of hands.

Word of the healing got around fast, and soon everyone on the island who was sick, came and got healed

Jesus, please bless the people of Malta

Recording

Mark 7:

Jesus went to the district of Tyre.
A foreign woman fell at his feet and begged him to expel a devil from her daughter

Jesus said "The children (= Jews)  should be fed first. It's not right to give the children's food to the house dogs (= foreigners)"

She replied "Ah yes, Sir, but the house dogs under the table can eat the children's scraps"

Jesus said to her "For expressing such great faith, you can go home happy. The devil has gone out of your daughter". 

She went home and found the child lying on a bed, and the devil gone

Jesus, please give sick people a strong faith in you

Recording

There is a legitimate concern on the part of the magisterium. That concern is to do with the question of whether the RC Church must accommodate all sorts of lifestyles and beliefs that are a part of this worldly life. Maybe they do, if Jesus would.

10 years ago today

On yesterday's menu, I posted a smile about a badly dressed guy who upset the pastor and his people by attending a service. At yesterday's 3-5pm prayer meeting for the sick at St Paul's Yau Ma Tei, I told this story ....and almost as soon as I finished, a badly dressed and smelly street guy came in and joined our meeting. Who says God doesn't have a sense of humour. Come to think of it, when we are kind to special strangers, we are kind to Jesus. So it was Jesus who joined the meeting!

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Monday,  please bless the people of Europe & Russia

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 27th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tibet

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

What would Confucius have said?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wowed a Chinese audience this week with his grasp of Mandarin

Paul Krugman slams CY's poor people remarks

Law professor raises spectre of Tiananmen

My HK Democracy File 

Australia's mosques throw open their doors in attempt to 'shake away misconceptions' about Islam

c.f. Readings for "Sunday 30"

Exodus 22: 

Do not discriminate against foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.

Do not be harsh to widows and orphans. Do not demand interest if you make a loan to a poor person.

Always remember you are a people consecrated to God."

Dear God, please help us be kind to poor people, as you are kind to us

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalms 17-18:

Lord,  when trouble breaks out on every side, please protect and help me.

For you are my strength, my rock, my fortress, my savior. I love you, Lord who save me because you love me.

Lord, you are my lamp who lightens my life. I will praise you among the nations.

 Lord, thank you for loving and helping us

Recording

1 Thess 1:

It was with the joy of the Holy Spirit that you took to the gospel, in spite of the great opposition all round you. 

This has made you the great example to all believers in Macedonia and Achaia since it was from you that the word of the Lord started to spread.

The news of your faith in God has spread everywhere. We do not need to tell other people about it: other people tell us how we started the work among you, how you broke with idolatry when you were converted to God and became servants of the real, living God

Jesus, please help us do our part to spread your Good News

Recording

Matthew 22:

In Jerusalem a religious leader asked Jesus "Which is the most important commandment?"

Jesus replied "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart.
And you must care as much about others as you care about yourself.

These are the two most important commandments. All other commandments depend on  these two."

Jesus, please help me love you with all my heart, and care for others as much as I care about myself

Recording

Unless structural economic reforms are undertaken to remedy existing obstacles to greater employment, the cycle of economic and social exclusion that is at the center of the pope’s challenge to existing economies will only increase

Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I., a widely respected lecturer and spiritual writer, contends that churches never attained a very healthy spirituality of sexuality. Father Rolheiser suggests that we moderns have reduced sexuality to genitality, detaching it from the heart, family, fertility, community and church. The Scriptures, however, make it clear that these passionate longings come directly from God, who commands humankind to “be fruitful and multiply” (Gn 1:28). In the theology of Genesis, sexual energy is a part of God’s garden of delight. The Song of Songs, which employs abundant garden imagery, reaffirms that reality and celebrates sex. A major task of churches in the 21st century will be to rediscover and reintegrate sexual energies as part of our spirituality, to reimagine a context that understands sex as a sacrament and to mentor people of all life stages in the art of soulful romance. Fortunately, we need not reinvent the wheel in this work; the Song of Songs provides a theological, biblical starting point accessible across generations.

Tz opposition claims that on a previous trip President JK signed 13 trade deals to have his eldest son released from detention on a serious drug trafficking charge

To go with today's Gospel:

A biker decided to reform his life, and so he attended a church on Sunday. It was his first time ever in church, and he had been drinking the night before. He didn't smell very good, and he was in ripped jeans, a leather motorcycle jacket, and an untrimmed beard. People in the church were careful to scoot away from him in the pew. A couple ladies even held their nose and waved handkerchiefs to clear the air.

The biker sat through the whole service, though, including a sermon on loving your neighbor. That encouraged the biker, so on the way out he was careful to shake the preacher's hand. As he did, the preacher leaned forward and whispered, “The next time you come to my church, make sure you ask God how you should be dressed when you come.”

The next week the biker was back in the same pew, dressed exactly the same way, though he did at least smell a little better because he hadn't been drinking. He enjoyed the sermon once again, and on the way out it seemed as though the preacher was looking for him. When he got to the door, the preacher pulled him aside, clearly irritated. “I thought I told you to ask God how you should be dressed when you come here!“ he huffed.

“I did,” the biker protested. “He said he didn't know because he'd never been here.”

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Sunday,  please bless the people of Africa

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 26th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Xinjiang

New letter in English from a Tanzanian inmate in a Hong Kong prison: "Drug trafficking is a national disaster"        

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

Lots of photos
 at "10 years ago today", below

Tien joins call for CY to resign

First time a pro-establishment lawmaker has joined the call for Mr Leung to step down.

Tien said the Chief Executive must go, because the people have lost their trust in the government, and Hong Kong is now on the verge of being ungovernable

Yesterday on HK MTR (metro) I saw an African man with his two kindergarten children get onto a crowded train. A Chinese man aged about 30 immediately gave up his seat so the children could be seated. Turned out the Chinese man was a visitor from the Mainland, on his first trip to HK.  This old world still has a lot of goodness!

Pope Francis blasts life sentences  and he attacks a "penal populism" that promises to solve society's problems by punishing crime instead of pursuing social justice.

Pontiff says using prisons to fix social problems is like treating all diseases with one drug

Pope: prison not way to peace

 1 Maccabees 15: 

In 138 B.C., Antiochus son of Demetrius made war with Trypho.
This same Antiochus became hostile to Simon  after the Romans
renewed their treaty with Israel.

When Antiochus sent an army to attack Israel, Simon defeated that army.

A disloyal and ambitious Jew named Ptolemy got Simon and two of his sons drunk at a banquet and killed them.

Simon was succeeded by his son John as leader of the Jews. 

Dear God,  please protect good leaders from disloyalty

Recording of this reading
for English students 

Psalm 78:

May future generations not be like our ancestors who so often were unfaithful to God.

Even though our ancestors had seen God part the sea, even though they had seen him provide food and water for them in the desert, still they went on sinning.

Yet he who is full of compassion forgave and spared them. He remembered they were only weak humans.

Eventually he brought them to the promised land and gave a home to each of Israel's tribes.

But still they sinned by building mountain shrines and serving idols.

Then God raised up David to be their leader. God called him from looking after sheep to be the shepherd of his people.

Lord, don't let us forget all you have done for us

Recording 

Acts 27:

The next day they could see land: a bay with a beach. They tried to reach the beach, but the ship ran aground on a reef and began to break up

The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to stop them from escaping, but Julius would not allow this

Some people swam. Some used pieces of wreckage. All of them got to shore safely

Jesus, please help people who are in danger of ship-wreck today

Recording

Mark 7:

Some religious leaders asked Jesus "Why do your disciples ignore many external practices of our religion?"

Jesus answered, with the words of the prophet Isaiah: "This people honors me with external lip-service, while their hearts are far from me."

Jesus also said "It's not certain foods or lack of washing that makes a person unclean. It's evil in the  heart that makes a person unclean.

Evil intentions like murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, slander. These are the things that make a person unclean."

Jesus, please clean my heart

Recording

Via Dolorosa (with English subtitles)  - a 30 minute YouTube video about a Hong Kong Vietnamese street sleeper, a drug addict, who died recently. Film was made by Joanna who says in an email to me:

My Vietnamese friend Ngo The Manh  (who also appears in the film) is now in Hei Ling Chau 18C detention centre and will be staying until 22/11. He remembers you fondly for praying for him after he was pepper-sprayed during a fight in Lai Chi Kok detention centre two years ago. Thank you for blessing and comforting people in agony

As it stands, the current annulment process is the equivalent of 'marital archeology'

10 years ago
 on this day

2004-10-25 Happy English classes I had at Xinqiao Primary School and at Ng Chuen Primary School

These children were so poor, but so happy!

 ISIS is a wake-up call to learn more about Islam. Please check the videos at this Islam File.
I have found these videos most useful as I keep trying to better understand Islam

???
Two priests stage a tap-dancing duel in front of a crowd at the Pontifical North American College in Rome  (video)

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Saturday,  please bless the people of Central & North America

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 25th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Ningxia

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

Incoming Chicago archbishop won’t live in mansion
 - he's following the example of Pope Francis. Good News!

Giant pro-democracy banner hung on Lion Rock

Click here for enlarged image of photo below - a great shot!

Anson calls for concrete proposals

Joko Searches for Honest Men

"This is pretty stunning. Never before has anyone thought of actually vetting the integrity of cabinet ministers here,” said a Jakarta-based political analyst. “I understand a number of people have withdrawn from the process because they do not want the KPK poking into their accounts. But ordinary Indonesians are loving this."

1 Maccabees 13-14:

After Jonathan's capture, Jonathan's brother Simon became leader of the Jews.  He rallied the people to defend their land against an attack by Trypho.

Trypho was forced to abandon his attack by a heavy snowfall. As he returned to his own land, he killed Jonathan.

Trypho killed Antiochus and became king of Asia.

Simon made peace with Demetrius. He also renewed the treaties with Sparta and the Romans.

Israel had peace during the time of Simon.

Dear God, please give the world
leaders who work for peace

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalm 78:

Listen, everyone, to my teaching.
I will recount the lessons of our history.

The things  our parents have told us, we will not hide from our children, but will pass them on to the next generation.

We want the next generation to know all that the Lord has done for us in the past.

May the next generation in turn
pass on this knowledge to their own children, so that they too will put their hope in God, and never forget all that God has done for us.

Lord, help us not to forget all you have done for us

Recording

Acts 27:

Paul then spoke to everyone: Don't despair. There will be no loss of life. Last night an angel of God said to me: "Do not be afraid, Paul. You are destined to go to Rome. Therefore God grants you the safety of all who are sailing with you"

On the 14th day, Paul took some bread, gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it and  gave it to everyone to eat. This gave them courage. There were 276 of them on the ship

Jesus, thank you for the courage that Communion gives us

Recording

Mark 6: 

When Jesus got out of the boat on the other side of the lake, people recognized him, and news of his presence spread quickly.

From all around that area, sick people were brought to him.

Wherever he went, to village or town or farm, they laid down the sick in open spaces, begging him to let them touch even the fringe of his cloak.

All those who touched him were healed

Jesus, please heal my sick friends (.. names ..) by letting them, through prayer, touch your clothing

Recording

10 years ago today

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Friday,  please bless the people of South America

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 24th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Inner Mongolia

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

Pope to visit Turkey Nov 28-30

 Sr Inigo Joachim gave the Jamshedpur diocese annual retreat for priests

Also from Sr Inigo: 
The role of society in the transformation of prisoners   

HK CE 
Digs A New Hole
His subjects are
 "too stupid to vote" !

click to enlarge

My HK Democracy File

1 Maccabees 12:

Jonathan sent a delegation to Rome to renew his treaty with the Romans.  He also renewed treaties with other groups, all the time using politics to secure peace for Israel.

But Demetrius once again made war on Jonathan, this time with
a larger army than before.

Jonathan bravely faced and defeated Demetrius' army before they could enter the land of Israel.

Not long after this Jonathan was tricked and captured by Trypho who wanted to become king of Asia, replacing Antiochus

Dear God, please give wisdom and courage to all leaders

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalms 73-77:

Sometimes when I see how bad people prosper, I wonder: what's the use in trying to be good?

But then I realize that everyone someday has to pay the bill for all the evil they have bought in the world.

Sometimes when I see our world  and religion in ruins, I wonder:  why has God abandoned us?

Then I remember that God has promised to break the power
of the wicked. He has promised to give strength to good people.

So may all people honor the Lord our God and judge. May the Lord give us his loving help.

Lord, you are goodness itself. Please help us to be good
and to trust you always

Recording

Acts 27:

Navigation at that time of the year was dangerous, since winter was starting. But the ship's captain set sail hoping to reach Phoenix, a harbor in Crete

Suddenly a fierce storm began and the ship could not be turned head-on to the wind. We had to let ourselves be driven by the wind

The ship was badly damaged by the storm. On the second day, the cargo was dumped overboard

For several days both sun and  stars were invisible as the storm raged.  We lost all hope of surviving

Jesus, help sailors who are in danger at sea today

Recording

Today's Gospel

Mark 6:

After feeding the crowd with 5 loaves and 2 fish, Jesus told his disciples to go by boat across the nearby lake.

Jesus stayed to send the crowds away. Then he went up into the hills to pray.

When it was dark, the boat was far from land, but battling large waves caused by a strong head-wind.

Jesus then walked on the water towards the boat. He called out to his disciples "Courage. It is I. Don't be afraid."

Then he got into the boat, and the wind stopped.

Jesus, please give me courage by helping me remember that you are in my boat (my life)  

Recording

Tanzania president begins 6 day visit to China
(Tz opposition claims that on a previous trip he signed 13 trade deals to have his eldest son released from detention on a serious drug trafficking charge)

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Thursday,  please bless the people of S.E. Asia & Pacific

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 23rd of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guangxi

Stand-off pits drug dealers, Dar police - Chonji arrested!
Notice how Chonji's name is on this page of very first letter from a Tanzanian inmate in a HK prison posted on this website!  Further verification of accuracy of letter!

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

Sri Lanka's snap poll 
casts doubt on Pope's visit

CE says masses would dominate in fair vote  (!!!) ...whereas the rich dominate in present unfair vote!!!

He said the city would then end up with "that kind of politics and policies"!!!

c.f. Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement is about inequality. The elite knows it !!!     

 Student-government talks - SCMP Blog

Hong Kong's leader Leung Chun-ying says there's room for 'more democratic' elections as talks begin

My HK Democracy File

1 Maccabees 11: 

King Ptolemy of Egypt pretended to be friends with Alexander. But then he went to war with Alexander.

Ptolemy's army won the battle, but not long after both Ptolemy and Alexander died.

Demetrius then became king.  He had an unstable relationship with Jonathan even though Jonathan on one occasion rescued him from former supporters of Alexander.

Demetrius was replaced as king by a young Antiochus. Antiochus confirmed Jonathan's position as leader of Israel.

Dear God, please stop countries from fighting each other

Psalm 72:

O Lord, please bless the king,
that he might serve your people with justice.

May the mountains bring forth peace for the people and the hills, justice.

The kings of Sheba and Seba bring him gifts. All nations will serve him.

He will save the poor when they cry for help and the needy who are helpless.

He will have pity on the weak
and save the lives of the poor.

May every tribe be blessed in him.
May every nation bless his name.

May all the nations know and love you, Lord

Recording

Acts 27:

For the journey to Rome, Paul and some other prisoners were put in the custody of a soldier named Julius.

After sailing for one day, we arrived at the city of Sidon, where Julius kindly allowed Paul to meet with some friends

Then we sailed past Cyprus and reached the city of Myra in Lycia, where we changed to a ship bound for Italy

The wind was against us near Crete. We struggled along the coast to a place called Fair Havens

Jesus, help prison guards to be kind like Julius

Recording

Today's Gospel!

Mark 6:

Once after Jesus had been healing and teaching many people all afternoon, his disciples said to him "It's getting late and the people need to go and eat".

Jesus replied "They don't need to go. You feed them". The disciples replied "We have only 5 loaves and 2 fish".

Jesus got the people to sit on the grass. There were about 20,000 of them. Then he blessed the loaves and fish.

He handed the loaves and fish to his disciples. His disciples gave them to the crowd.

Everyone had plenty to eat. They even had 12 baskets of leftovers.

Jesus, please help the starving people of the world

Recording

Stones Still Standing
The Church is an act of faith and its members, living examples of faith in action. That is where the focus must be clear and sharp. Our faith in the person of Jesus and our willingness to make the Gospel the sign post of our journey comes before everything. If that means being realistic in our time for the sake of the people, then that we must be.  

This article also posted on website of Association of Catholic Priests, Ireland

Cash for refugees shames both Australia and Cambodia

John Allen

Some say Francis loosed forces he can't control. But others believe he now knows where bishops stand -- and what he has to do to implement his vision for the future of the Church

Child Sexual Abuse 

WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHERE WE’RE GOING
— HOW SURVIVORS HAVE CHANGED HISTORY

Church legally liable for pre-1996 child sexual abuse

Walter Kasper, in his book Mercy, gives us a clue about what we Christians need to cultivate in our lives, in the Church and in civil society, if anything is to change for the better, writes Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon.

10 years ago today

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Wednesday,  please bless the people of East Asia

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 22nd of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Zhejiang

Spice – the synthetic drug gaining a grip on Russia

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

Pope Francis:
Thank you Holy Spirit

Inspiring photos:

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Newness, harmony, mission

Engagements of Pope Francis

Zenit.org - reports from Rome

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 TASMAD
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This website tries to stop "tanks"
(war, global warming, exploitation of the poor, globalisation of indifference, liturgical "reform of the reform" & other anti-Vatican II forces etc)

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Previous Bible Blogs of this website

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The unjust treatment
 of Bishop Bill Morris

Hans Küng:  Letter to bishops  

Revolution to stop authoritarianism 

Fr Joseph Ratzinger: 
Writings on Vat II 

Robert Mickens:  
Vatican Implosion

Nicholas Lash:     Vatican II: 
Of Happy Memory - and Hope?

Robert McNally:  
Crisis & Criticism in the Church 

Priests 9 Masses a day
 - need to ordain married men

Why are women not being
 ordained to priesthood?   (updated)

A Call to Action
Assn Catholic Priests Ireland
Bp Pat Power
Bp Geoff Robinson
Bruce Duncan
Catalyst for Renewal
Catholica
Catholics for Ministry  
Catholics for Renewal 
STANDUP4VATICAN2
The Swag
VII - Voice of the Church
We Are Church

Excellent articles on Mission
  Hugh McMahon SSC

Imposter Priests
- refusing to pass on the teaching of Francis' The Joy of the Gospel

HK Democracy File - essential reading

HK Asylum Seekers File

IS (ISIS) File - Essential Reading

Gaza File - essential reading

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1998 ICEL Sacramentary

Misguided Missal 

The new translation
Ghastly process/result

Ron Schmit:
 1962 Mass a condemnation of Vat II

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 Sacred Space  Daily prayer online.
Available in 19 languages

Jackie Evancho  - To Believe

Pray-as-you-go.org
Daily prayer with beautiful music

Whole text of 1966 Jerusalem Bible

The Last Supper -  Bohdan Piasecki 
(click to enlarge)

Bob Welsh - My Christmas Eve

 A Tale of Two Brains

The Story of Jonah 
as Told by The Cutest Little Girl
(gets even better as it goes along)

North Africa refugee boat - Link

Abortion Survivor’s Letter
 to the Abortionist

Tribalism lives on, 
for better and for worse

16 Documents of Vatican II

This website's 
Reflections on the 16 documents
 of Vatican II 

Why I collect rubbish for Pope

Taking a stand

Navigation Aids      

  Standing up to bullies

"Reform of reform" agenda

Too Western/European 

Abortion - a true story

The evil of compulsory celibacy

Link between compulsory celibacy
 and sexual abuse

"Same-sex marriage": 
two elephants in the men's room     

     Near Death Experiences

Globalisation of Indifference

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China Library
 - essential reading for anyone interested in China's Christian history