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Two asylum seeker stories from the past few days:
1: Sri Lankan parents
of baby in hospital unable to pay for diapers and other items for the child +
transport for parents to and from hospital each day.
2: African
single mother due to have baby this week unable to pay this month's rent of
$4,500 for unit for herself and her 12 year old son. Govt rent allowance is only
$3,000.
Thanks to kindness of HK friends I was able to help both cases above ... all the
while thinking how heartless it is of HK government to let asylum seekers stay
in HK but not give them enough to live on. See my
recent reflection
I read every word of this:
George Monbiot: Deathly
SilenceWe
need to get embarrassing about climate breakdown
Letter in English and Spanish by Andres from Argentina, with more
details of how he was recruited to bring drugs to HK - here
(Sep 23)
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 11:
Whenever we make the effort to return to the source and to
recover the original freshness of the Gospel, new avenues arise, new paths of
creativity open up, with different forms of expression, more eloquent signs and
words with new meaning for today's world
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Readings are from
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Readings - c.f. Feast of the Guardian Angels
Exodus 23:
The Lord says this: "I myself will send an
angel before you to guard you as you
go and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. Give him reverence and
listen to all that he says. Offer him no defiance; he would not pardon such a
fault, for my name is in him. If you listen carefully to his voice and do
all that I say, I shall be enemy to your enemies, foe to your foes. My angel
will go before you."
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
91: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most
High says to the Lord "you are my refuge in whom I trust". The
Lord will hide you and protect you. Under his wings you will find refuge. You
will not fear any night time terror, nor any attack during the day. Upon
you no evil shall fall, no plague approach where you dwell. For you has he
commanded his angels
to keep you safe in all your ways.
Recording
Acts
12: When
Peter was rescued from prison, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John
Mark where people were praying for him, thinking he was still in prison. A
servant girl opened the door when Peter knocked. She ran inside to tell the
group that Peter was at the door. The group did not believe Peter was
there. One of them said "it must be his
angel".
Eventually they opened the door and Peter described how an angel had rescued him
from prison.
Recording
Matthew 18.1: The disciples came to Jesus and said, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" So he called a little child to him and set the child in front of them. Then he said, "I tell you solemnly, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. And so, the one who makes himself as little as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Anyone who welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. See that you never despise any of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven are continually in the presence of my Father in heaven."
Reflection on the above readings:
I recommend this little
prayer which I've said each morning and night for 60 years:
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's
love commits me here. Ever this day (night) be at my side to light and guard, to
rule and guide. Amen
Today is also the feast day of the inspiring African saint St Josephina Bakhita
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For today's feast of the Guardian Angels:
Small child thought her angel lived among the plants and flowers ... she
mixed up "guardian" and "garden"
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N 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 2nd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of
Fujian
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 2nd of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Niger
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Oct 1
Today is a public holiday in HK for China's National Day. But for the vast majority of HK people, there is
not much to celebrate ... because: Coming soon to a
HK near you - creeping authoritarianism Mainland style
Air
traffic controller died in quake after staying at post for plane's take-off
I read every word of this:
Democracy
on life-support - Paul Kelly
Children
vs Net porn: industries without morals - Fr Jerry
Novotny O.M.I.
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 11:
Jesus can also break through the dull categories with which we would enclose him
and he constantly amazes us by his divine creativity
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Leviticus
18:
Do not marry a close relative.
Do not have sex during time of menstruation.
Do not practise sodomy. Do not have sex with an animal.
Dear God, please help us to
respect the gift of sex
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
27: The Lord is my light and my help, whom shall
I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life, before whom shall I shrink? Though
an army encamp against me, even then would I trust. There is one thing I ask of the Lord, for this
I long:
to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. It is your face, O Lord, that I seek. Hide not
your face.
I am sure I will see your goodness in the land of the living. Hope in the Lord, hold firm and take heart.
Hope in the Lord!
Lord, you are my light and my
help.
I will always praise you.
Listen
Philippians
4.11-20: I have learnt how to manage on whatever I
have.
I am ready for anything anywhere:
full stomach or empty stomach, poverty or plenty. There is nothing I cannot master
with the help of the One who gives me strength. I thank you my friends for supporting me financially, especially when I was in great need.
Jesus, bless everyone who has
helped me
in any way since the day I was born
Listen
Matthew
6.1-15: Jesus said to the crowds:
When you do a good deed,
do it for its own sake, not just to get people to praise you. When you pray, love to pray in private in your
heart.
Don't be looking for people to notice and praise you. When you pray, there's no need to rave on and
on.
God is not deaf. Prayer is not a lawyer arguing a case.
Prayer is a child speaking with simple trust like this:
Our Father in heaven,
may everyone love and honor you.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done on earth as in heaven.
Thank you for enough food for today.
Forgive us as we forgive others.
Save us in time of trial.
Protect us from evil
Jesus, help me remember
that each time I pray "The Our Father",
you are praying with me. "Your Father = my Father = our
Father"
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The older I get, the more I become aware of the importance of prayer, Bible reading etc
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Joke
for October 1:
"One country, two systems"
(don't you get it? neither did HK)
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South America
Sat: Cent, N. 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 1st of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Anhui
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 1st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Congo
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Sep 30
Yesterday as I caught up on office jobs (including about 20 letters from prisoners received in past few days), I listened on the internet to most of the AFL Grand Final from Melbourne ... and ... "wouldn't you know it?" as the Irish say, the internet went down at the very start of the final quarter. A problem in the Yau Ma Tei area. Affected thousands of homes. But thanks to my mobile, I was able to keep listening. Well done Eagles; commiserations Collingwood. Footballers' courage is an inspiration for everyone.
Survival at sea
- Indonesian teenager's ocean ordeal - 'After a week I started to get scared'
(his Bible gave him courage)
Drug gangs recruit excluded schoolchildren
(same thing happens everywhere)
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 11:
Saint Irenaeus writes: "By his coming, Christ brought with him all
newness". With this newness he is always able to renew our lives and our
communities, and even if the Christian
message has known periods of darkness and ecclesial weakness, it will never grow
old.
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c.f. readings for Sunday 26
Numbers 11: Some of the
Israelites started complaining
about not having meat to eat, only manna.
So God arranged for quails to land near the camp
and be easily caught for food.
About this time Moses selected seventy men
to help him care for the people.
God blessed the seventy men and they began to prophesy.
Moses said "I wish the whole people of God could be prophets, and God
would give his Spirit to them all".
Dear
God, please pour out your Holy Spirit
on the whole human family
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
19: The heavens proclaim the glory of God,
the starry skies are the work of his hands. The stars can't speak, but they are
God's handwriting.
The sun is God's love shining on the whole world. The universe is a masterpiece, and so is God's
law
which shines in our hearts. The precepts of the Lord
enlighten our lives
each day.
The law of the Lord gives joy and wisdom to our hearts. The decrees of the Lord are to be desired more
than gold,
they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. But often we are unaware of our
errors.
Lord, please protect us from making mistakes.
Lord, may the words of my mouth
and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you
Listen
James
5.1-6:
Are you rich and powerful? Then start weeping
for the miseries that are coming your way. Your wealth is rotting, your clothes are being
eaten by moths.
And your body also will soon be corroding in a burning fire. You cheated your workers. You lived a life of luxury without any care for people who were suffering.
You condemned and killed the innocent
Jesus, give uncaring rich and powerful people a
change of heart
Listen
Mark
9.38-41: Jesus' apostle John, said "Master,
we saw a man who is not one of our group casting out devils in your name.
Because he was not one of us, we tried to stop him". Jesus said "You must not stop him. No one
who works a miracle in my name is going to speak evil of me. Anyone who is
not against us
is for us. In fact, even someone who gives you a cup of
water to drink because you belong to me, will be rewarded".
Jesus, please help me stop
dividing people into "us and them"
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: May we change from an "us and them" mentality to a "we" mentality
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: Sunday 26 (Chinese commentary)
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Hour
of Love HK radio program 8.30
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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Having
lost yesterday's AFL Grand Final in Melbourne (see top of menu) Collingwood is
now thinking of employing a coach from China who will train the team on a
special Chinese diet, teach them Kung Fu, get them to speak Mandarin so the
other side doesn't understand them, take them for a run along the Great Wall for
a special psychological course etc. Name of coach: Win Won Soon
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Fri: South America
Sat: Cent., N 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 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shanghai
& Tianjin
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 30th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Haiti & Nepal
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Sep 29
Yesterday
I spent a long day at Lo Wu women's prison, spending much time with several
inmates whose appeals are due soon, helping them prepare material ... some of
them are representing themselves. In one day room a woman said goodbye: she's
due to be discharged tomorrow after a long period of detention. Due to fly
directly to her country tomorrow. A day that all inmates dream about.
Two days ago when I went to Shatin Court for the release of an inmate on bail,
as I passed through Shatin Plaza, I was sad to see how it - like so many parts
of HK - has become a place of shops for wealthy tourists as greedy landlords
demand rents that only "wealthy tourist shops" can afford. Even
McDonald's had to relocate - could not afford the rent, even though it was one
of the busiest outlets in HK. As Pope Francis said, unbridled
Capitalism is the dung of the Devil
"MeToo must become
WeToo" Jacinda Ardern's maiden speech to the UN rebuts Trump
China's
Orwellian control of religious websites and
Anti
LGBT website deleted by server (...which is also
server of v2ctholic!)
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 10:
Let us recover and deepen our enthusiasm, that "delightful
and comforting joy of evangelizing, even when it is in tears that we must sow.
And may the world of our time, which is searching, sometimes with anguish,
sometimes with hope, be enabled to
receive the good news not from evangelizers who are dejected, discouraged,
impatient or anxious, but from ministers of the Gospel whose lives glow with
fervour, who have first received the joy of Christ".
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Readings for Feast of Michael, Gabriel, Raphael
Tobit 12
(Raphael): When
Tobit's banquet was finished, Tobit wanted to thank Raphael
for all his help. Only then did Raphael tell Tobit and Tobias that he was an
angel sent by God to help them. "I am Raphael, one of the 7 angels who
stand ever ready to enter the presence of the glory of the Lord. Never tire of
giving God thanks. And never tire of helping the poor." Raphael farewelled
them, rose in the air, and left them. They praised and thanked God for all he
had done for them.
Dear God, thank you for all your love, all your blessings
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 138: I
thank you, Lord, with all my heart. You have heard the words of my mouth. With the
angels I will bless you. I will adore you in
your holy temple. I thank you for your faithfulness and love which are far above
what we can understand. On the day I called you answered. You increased the
strength of my soul. All earth's kings shall thank you when they hear the words
of your mouth. They shall sing of the Lord's ways: "How great is the glory
of the Lord!"
Lord, when we remember how much you love us
and help us, every day of the year is a Thanksgiving Day
Recording
Revelation 12
(Michael):
Then war broke out in heaven. Michael
and his angels fought the dragon and his angels. Michael
won. Satan and his followers were driven out of heaven. The great dragon, the
serpent, known as the Devil or Satan, was hurled down to earth. His angels were
hurled down with him. The dragon began to make war on the children of the Woman -
those who obey God and bear witness to Jesus.
Jesus, may your holy angels protect us
from Satan
Recording
Luke 1
(Gabriel): In
the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel
to the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary
who was betrothed to a man named Joseph. The
angel said to her "Mary, Rejoice! You have been greatly blessed by God. You
are to conceive and have a son whom you must name Jesus. He will be great and
will be called the Son of God". Mary said to the angel, "How can this
happen since I am a virgin?" The angel replied
"The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will
specially bless you. Know this too: your cousin Elizabeth has, in her old age,
conceived a son, and is now in her sixth month". "I am the
handmaid of the Lord", said Mary, "let what you have said, be done for
me". And the angel left her.
God the Son, thank you
for becoming a baby in Mary's womb
Recording
Reflection on the above Bible readings:
Notice how the names Raphael,
Michael and Gabriel
all end in "el" which means "God"!
When we are sick: we can ask Raphael
("Medicine of God") to pray for us. When we are in danger, we can ask Michael
("Who is like God") to pray for us. When we feel powerless and weak,
we can ask Gabriel
("God is my strength) to pray for us.
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10
years ago today: Marco Polo
visitors - Three university students from Deqing (being helped by China8 friends) + Ms Cheng & Mr Liang
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US
soccer player in AFL Grand Final today! and
How
he played last week
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent. & N
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 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Chongqing
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mauritania
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Sep 28
Yesterday on the Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul, as I was having a mid-morning cup of green tea at McDonald's and thinking about how Vincent helped poor people ... especially prisoners ... my phone went: "Thanks to your support letter I've been given bail, but I can't be released until you come to Shatin Court custodial section to receive me". It was an Indonesian domestic helper who had been in detention for 3 weeks on a minor charge. I had seen her at Tai Lam prison and had written a support letter for her because her previous application for bail had been turned down.
So I went to Shatin Court, had
lunch with her (she had not eaten anything so far in the day) and helped her
with sim card etc .... left her for a couple of hours to enjoy catching up on
things (during this time she phoned her mother in Indonesia for the first time
in three weeks) .. then late yesterday afternoon went with her to her previous
employer's home to collect all her belongings (she has been fired) .... then we
took a taxi to Yau Ma Tei (too many items for Metro/bus) where Cheung Chau
island Mercy Centre manager Lucia had just finished the usual Thursday night
meal with poor people. Lucia took my place in the taxi ... and went to the
Cheung Chau ferry pier on HK island .... and soon the woman was safely in the
Mercy Centre .... where she is most welcome to stay until she can find
accommodation elsewhere. Thank you St Vincent for your help at many stages
yesterday! (and see 
below!)
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 10:
An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a
funeral!
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Leviticus 16-17: Instructions for the annual Day of Atonement:
Once a year Aaron or his successor must wear special vestments
and enter the sanctuary past the veil.
Then he is to offer two goats to pray for atonement
for the whole community of Israel.
One goat will be sacrificed in the Temple;
the other is to be set free to go out into the desert -
a symbol of the people's sins being carried away. (this story gives us the English word:
"scapegoat")
Dear God, please forgive
us, and help us to forgive others
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
24-26: The Lord's is the earth and all its peoples.
It is the Lord who is Creator of the universe. May all hearts open their doors to the Lord.
Let him enter, the king of glory. Lord I hope in you all the day long.
Forgive my sins and help me walk in your truth.
God my savior, teach me your
way of truth
Listen
Philippians
4.4-9:
I want you to be happy, always happy in the
Lord.
Let your tolerance be evident to everyone. If there is anything you need, with prayer and
thanksgiving ask God for it. Fill your minds with everything that is true,
everything that is noble, everything that is good and pure, everything
that is worthwhile. Then the God of peace will be with you.
Jesus, please fill my mind with good things
Listen
Matthew
5. 13-48: Jesus said to the crowds:
You are the salt of the
earth.
But if salt loses its taste, it's no use for anything. You are the light of
the world.
Let the world see your light, your good deeds.
When people see you doing good deeds,
people will praise God. I have not come to
abolish the Jewish religion.
I have come to raise it to a higher level of goodness. Your goodness must not
just be something superficial.
Your goodness must be something from the heart. You must avoid anger
and insult, just like you avoid murder.
If you have offended someone, say "Sorry". You must avoid lustful
looks and thoughts.
Looking at someone lustfully is immorality of the heart. Love and pray for
people who are unkind to you.
This is the way to practise the highest level of goodness.
Jesus, please help me
practise a higher level of goodness
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: How can I be a better person? Today's Gospel offers some practical suggestions
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Having had a good lunch with an inmate released on bail
yesterday (see story above) I didn't feel like a big meal last night, so as I
neared my G/F entrance the idea of going an extra 50 metres to buy some cold
watermelon from a local market seller became very attractive. Halfway through
the 50 metres an old friend from Macau called out to me. If I hadn't started the
extra distance he would not have seen me. As we parted after a brief chat
(during which I had not mentioned what I had done during the day) he put
something into my hand ... which more than covered my financial help to the
inmate during the day. Moral of the story: it pays to buy watermelon! ... and
...Jesus, please bless that kind friend!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: S.
America
Sat: Cent, N. 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 28th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Beijing
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 28th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Lesotho
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Sep 27
Yesterday morning I
attended a meeting concerning my anti-drug campaign ... with some officials from
a consulate-general. In the afternoon I visited Pik Uk prison for young men ...
where I was sad to meet yet another young Malaysian arrested at HK airport for
drug trafficking. Please God he'll be able to prove his innocence ... like a
young compatriot recently acquitted by a HK High Court jury.
When
I got out of the MTR (Metro) yesterday on the way to Pik Uk, I couldn't
find the exit where I usually take a mini-bus for the final part of the journey.
Then the penny fell - "lok cho" as they say in Cantonese. I was at the
wrong station! I had got off at Wong Tai Sin instead of Choi Hung! But as usual,
things like this seem to be part of the Good Lord's blueprint: at Wong Tai Sin I
met some special people I hadn't seen for a long time.
On this feast of St
Vincent de Paul who died on this day in 1660, Jesus please bless everyone in
the Vincentian family - especially members of the St VdP Society!
Pope's
Sep 26 letter to Catholics in China and
What's
new with the China -Vatican deal?
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 9:
Goodness always tends to spread. Every authentic experience of
truth and goodness seeks by its very nature to grow within us, and any
person who has experienced a profound liberation becomes more sensitive to the
needs of others
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Leviticus 13-15: Instructions
for hygiene: People with skin diseases, suspected leprosy, boils and burns
should be carefully examined, and isolated if necessary. The clothing and homes
of people with leprosy should be put out of use. During and after seminal or
illness discharges and menstruation, people should show extra concern for
hygiene
Dear God, please help me take
good care of my health
Recording
Psalm 23: The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I
shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit. He guides me along the right path. He is true
to his name.
If I should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and your staff; with these you give me
comfort. You have prepared a banquet for me in the
sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil. My cup is overflowing. Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life. In the Lord's own house shall I dwell for ever
and ever.
Thank you, Lord, for being my
good shepherd
Recording
Philippians 3-4: Our homeland is in heaven. We wait for the
Savior from heaven who will transfigure these wretched bodies of ours
into copies of his glorious body. He will do this by the same power he has as
C.E.O. of the universe. So, do not stop running but
remain faithful in the Lord
Jesus, please increase my longing for heaven
Listen
Matthew
5.1-12: Jesus said to the crowds:
Blessed are poor and simple of heart
people.
They belong to the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are people who are going through great
sorrow.
Their hearts will be filled with peace. Blessed are people who lead just and honest
lives.
They will see the victory of goodness. Blessed are people who show mercy to others.
God will be merciful to them. Blessed are people who have a clean heart.
They will see God. Blessed are people who are peacemakers.
They are God's children.
Blessed are people who are persecuted for the cause of right.
They will receive a great reward in heaven.
Jesus, please help me be
merciful and kind and just
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: The Good Shepherd touched and healed lepers. He also touches and heals hearts contaminated by the leprosy of selfishness and sin
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Lots
of fathers in Eagles team for Saturday's AFL Grand Final
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Mon:
Tues:
Wed:
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid:
Sat:
Cent,
Jesus,
today, Thursday,
please bless
the people of
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
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 27th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Sep 26
Yesterday at Lai Chi Kok men's prison the inmates were pleased to confirm they received a chicken leg and a large mooncake for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chicken legs make rare appearances: Christmas, Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn. Mooncakes are usually provided to all prisons by a dedicated chaplain who visits prisons almost every week: Cardinal Joseph Zen.
Coming soon to a
HK near you - creeping authoritarianism Mainland style
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 8:
Here we find the source and inspiration of all our efforts at evangelization.
For if we have received the love which restores meaning to our lives, how can we
fail to share that love with others?
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Chris McDonnell
I'm just passing through
We have all been there sometime, in a strange place, hesitant in an unknown town
or city, not sure of the next step to take.
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Leviticus 11-12: The people were told which animals were
"clean"
and which were "unclean".
Only "clean" animals were allowed to be eaten.
Regulations were also made for when a woman had a baby:
a lamb or two turtledoves or two young pigeons
were to be offered as a prayer for mother and baby.
Dear God, please give me a
clean heart
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
22: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
I call to you for help, but day and night you give no reply. I am a worm and not a man.
Everyone who sees me makes fun of me. They taunt me: "He trusted in the
Lord, why doesn't the Lord help him?" Like water I am poured out, my bones no longer
connected.
My throat is parched, my tongue sticks to my jaws. Many evil people attack me.
They make holes in my hands and my feet.
They await my death. They divide my clothing among them,
they throw a dice for my robe. Yet I know Lord, that you are good and
holy.
I know how you heard the cries of our ancestors and you helped them. It was you who took me from the womb
and entrusted me to my mother's breast.
To you I was committed from my birth,
from my mother's womb you have been my God. Lord, I trust in you even now.
I trust you will not scorn my prayer. Even now I praise you as my Creator.
May all the nations know and worship you.
Lord, please help people who
are in big trouble right now,
especially people whose lives are in danger
Listen
Philippians
3.12-14: I am not yet perfect. I have not yet won the
race.
But I am still running,
trying to capture the prize for which Christ Jesus captured me. I forget the past, and strain ahead for what
is still to come.
I am racing for the finish,
for the prize to which God calls us to receive in Christ Jesus
Jesus, please help me keep running each day!
Listen
Matthew
4.12-25: After his time in the desert,
Jesus began preaching the same message as John the Baptist:
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand". Jesus called four fishermen to become
"fishers of men":
Peter and his brother Andrew, James and his brother John.
They left their boats and went with Jesus.
Jesus went all round the area of Galilee,
preaching in local prayer halls
and healing all kinds of sick people. News spread about the sick being healed,
and soon even people from distant places came to Jesus to be healed.
Jesus, please heal the people I
know who are sick: (...names...)
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Psalm 22 was used by Jesus on the cross. If he quoted the whole psalm, including the words "from my mother's womb", it would have had special significance for Mary at the foot of the cross
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10 years ago today: Marco
Polo - Staff birthdays; Macau Thomas; Guitar Peter; Zhaoqing Ms Zhu; Parents' Meeting
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Staff in the Mainland section of HK's new express train
station have a uniform that is almost the same as Mannings in HK. This should be
exploited by the latest Mannings branch .... which is at the station!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E.Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N 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 26th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Xinjiang
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 26th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Togo
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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My Africa trips:
2015: Tanzania, Malawi
2016:
Kenya, Uganda
2017:
Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2018:
My trip to Latin America
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
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Australian Chinese for
Families Association
Gay marriage: an elephant in the room (by John W)
Video:
What "gay
marriage" did to Massachusetts
同志婚姻自2004年立法後，美國麻省的改變
（ 廣東話附字幕版）
Frightening
YouTube reports:
LGBT radical impact
on educational institutions (No.
5); LGBT
infiltrating churches
(No. 6); US corporations massively
supporting LGBT agenda (No. 7). What
has happened in the US is now starting to happen in other places. Some
day our children will ask "why didn't you do more to stop this evil?"
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Pope's surprise visit to drug treatment centre
Pope is practising what he preaches: "get out and mix with the poor"
HK
readers might like to join me in praying each day for one group of HK
prison inmates: Sun:
Lo Wu; Mon: C.I.C., Siu Lam, Tai Lam; Tue: Stanley
Wed: Hei Ling Chau Thu: Lantau
Fri: Lai Chi Kok
Sat: Hospitals, Pik Uk & other centres
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