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by HK prison chaplain 胡頌恆神父
Dr
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Fr John Wotherspoon
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Imitating
Pope Francis
March 29
GOOD FRIDAY
(No meat ...)
Good Friday was when a young Eugene de Mazenod was tsunamied by the love of Jesus. May Good Friday always have a powerful effect on our hearts .... and give us courage to live better lives as Christians
Ireland to intervene in Gaza case
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Good Friday
Isaiah
52-53: See, my
servant will prosper, he shall be lifted up and exalted. As the crowds were
appalled on seeing him - so disfigured did he look - so will the crowds be
astonished at him, for they will see something that has never happened before.
Without beauty, without majesty, we saw him. He was despised and rejected,
a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering. He was despised and we took no
account of him. And yet ours
were the sufferings he bore, ours the sorrows he carried. He was pierced
through for our faults, crushed for our sins. On him lies a punishment that
brings us peace, and through his wounds we are healed. We had all gone astray
like sheep, and the Lord burdened him with our sins. Harshly dealt with, he bore
it humbly, never opening his mouth. He let himself be taken for a sinner, and
all the time he was suffering and praying for sinners.
Jesus, these words refer to you. Thank you for all you suffered to redeem the
world.
My recording of this reading
Luke
23.33-38: When they reached
the place called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there, and the two criminals
also, one on his right, the other on his left. Above his head was placed a sign
"This is the King of the Jews". Jesus prayed "Father,
forgive them. They do not know what they are doing". The leaders
made fun of him "He saved others, let him save himself if he is the Christ
of God". The soldiers mocked him too "If you are the king of the Jews,
save yourself".
Jesus, you forgave those who mocked you and crucified you. I forgive anyone
who has been unkind to me
Recording
Luke
23.39-43: One of the
criminals hanging on a cross mockingly said to Jesus "Are you not the
Christ? Save yourself and us as well". But the other criminal rebuked the
first one and said "We are paying the penalty for our crimes. But this man
has done nothing wrong". "Jesus", he
said, "remember
me when you come into your kingdom".
Jesus replied "I promise you, this day you will be with me in
Paradise".
Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom
Recording
Luke 23.44-49: At about midday, there was an eclipse of the sun. The whole land was in darkness until about 3pm. The veil of the Temple was torn right down the middle. Jesus cried out in a loud voice "Father, into your hands I entrust my life".
Then he died.
When
the Roman army leader saw what had happened, he said "This was a great and
good man". The people who had been present went home asking God for mercy. Jesus'
friends stood at a distance and saw all that had happened.
Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for the salvation of the world
Recording
Reflections:
One
of the most moving songs ever written:
Jesus,
remember me, when you come into your kingdom
Brendan
Hoban - The
pull of Good Friday:
For anyone who believes in Jesus, time stood still on Good Friday and, like
Christmas Day, the mood of Good Friday creates in us a need to somehow affirm
its importance in our lives. This is why so many find themselves drawn
towards a church on Good Friday. Even those whose faith may be uncertain
and whose religious practice may have ceased can find themselves in reflective
mood on Good Friday
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people 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 Nigeria
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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March 28
HOLY THURSDAY
How many people were at the Last Supper?!
Yesterday morning at the High Court I submitted three more bail applications. Cases will be heard on April 5
Israel's Gaza campaign is genocide - UN expert *** Netanyahu's madness - Israeli media
Wealthy countries taking nurses from poorer countries is a new form of colonialism ((not just nurses ... also doctors, teachers, engineers, clergy and religious etc))
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The Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Holy Thursday
Exodus
12-13: God
said to Moses and Aaron "On
the evening of the 14th day of this month, each family must kill and eat a one
year old male sheep or goat. Some of its blood must be put on your front door.
You must eat it in a hurry, with a belt round your waist, sandals on your feet,
and a staff in your hand. This night I will go through the land
of Egypt
and strike every first-born Egyptian. But when I see the
blood on your doors, I shall PASS
OVER your homes, and you shall be unharmed. Each
year you must remember this night. Each year you must observe this feast of the Passover".
Jesus, Passover Lamb
of God, we praise you Lord!
My recording of this reading
Psalm
116: I love the Lord for he
has heard the cry of my appeal. He turned his ear to me in the day when I called
him. They
surrounded me, sorrow, distress and the snares of death. I was helpless, so the
Lord saved me. Calm down my soul, for the Lord has been good. I will walk in the
presence of the Lord in the land of the living. How can I repay the Lord for his
goodness to me? The
cup of salvation I will raise to thank the Lord. O
precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful. Lord, you have
loosened my bonds. I am your servant.
Jesus, thank you for the cup of salvation that is your Eucharistic Blood
Recording
1
Corinthians 11.20-26: Concerning
the Lord's Supper, this is what I received from the Lord and then taught you: On
the night he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread, broke it and said
"This is my body which
will be broken for you". After supper he took a cup and said "This
cup is the new covenant in my blood. Each time you drink this cup, drink
it in memory of me". Until the Lord comes, therefore, each time you eat
this bread and drink this cup, you re-enact the death of the Lord.
Jesus, help me understand how bread and wine become your body and blood when
Christians celebrate the Eucharist
Recording
John
13.1-15: While Jesus and his
disciples were eating a meal just before the Passover, Jesus got up from the
table, removed his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist as an
apron. He then
poured water into a basin, and like a slave, began to
wash the disciples' feet, wiping them with the towel he was wearing.
After washing their feet he said to them "You are right in calling me
Master and Lord. If I, then, the Lord and Master, have humbly served you, you
should humbly serve one another. I have given you an example, so that you may
copy what I have done for you".
Jesus, please help us to serve other people humbly, just as you humbly served
the disciples
Recording
Reflection: If Jesus was arranging a Christmas or Lunar New Year dinner, do you think he'd say to his mother and Mary Magdalene and the other women "sorry, women, you can't come"??? .... yet that's how he's portrayed at the Last Supper ... apostles only. But isn't that how the Gospel's put it? Maybe not .... surely the Pentecost group was also the Last Supper group? And in the same room!
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Holy
Thursday ... Jesus washing feet of the apostles:
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 28th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of
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 Ivory
Coast
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed March 27
Yesterday morning I went to Pik Uk prison for men under 21. In the afternoon I went to the next door Pik Uk prison for adult men
TVB Jade (Chinese Channel) tonight 10.30pm - report about my work
US arms fuel gang violence in Haiti
This is really terrible ..."Christians"??? .... US Evangelicals praying for Armageddon - Episode 1; Episode 2
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Wednesday of Holy Week
Isaiah
50: The Lord has
opened my ear to hear his message. The Lord has given me words to proclaim his
message. For my part, I made no resistance, neither did I turn away. I offered
my back to those who struck me, my cheeks to those who tore at my beard. I
did not protect my face from insult and spittle. I set my face like
flint. The Lord will help me.
Jesus, please help me understand how these words refer to you
My recording of this reading
Psalms
69-70: Save me, O God, for
the waters have risen to my neck. I am sinking fast and can't keep afloat much
longer. So
many people hate me without cause. I have no more strength to resist them. May
my situation not cause anyone to lose faith in you. May people realize that it
is for your sake that I am taunted. Taunts have broken my heart. No one shows me
any compassion. For food they give me poison. In
my thirst they give me vinegar to drink. Lord, do not hide your face from
your servant. Answer quickly for I am in distress. You are my rescuer, my help,
O God. O Lord, do not delay to help me.
Jesus, please help me understand how these words refer to you
Recording
Luke
23.13-25: Pilate
said to the religious leaders and to the people "You brought this man
before me as a political agitator. Neither Herod nor I have found a case against
the man. He has done nothing deserving death. I shall have him flogged and then
let him go". But the leaders and people screamed
out "Away with him. Crucify him!". Pilate asked "Why? What harm
has he done?" They kept shouting "Crucify
him! Crucify him!" Pilate then gave in to them and handed Jesus over
for crucifixion.
Jesus, how great your mental suffering must have been as the crowd shouted
for your death
Recording
Luke
23.26-34: As Jesus
was being led to the place of crucifixion, a man named Simon was coming into
Jerusalem from the country. He
was made to carry the cross behind Jesus. Large numbers of people
followed him, including women who mourned for him. Jesus said to them
"Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me. Weep rather for yourselves and
for your children. For if this is how innocent people are treated, what will
happen to people who are guilty?" Two criminals were led out with Jesus to
be crucified with him.
Jesus, please help me to carry my cross each day
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: Each time we help another person to "keep going", we are helping Jesus to carry his cross
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Good News Story: Yesterday at Pik Uk adult men's prison, I met a local man who is due to be released at the end of this year ... after 10 years in prison. I met him when he was first arrested in 2014 and I have kept contact with him. He is looking forward to having a meal with his family at MercyHK's canteen ... and possibly getting a short-term job at the canteen ... until he and some special friends can start up their own canteen.
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 27th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Tibet
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 Tanzania
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Tues March 26
Yesterday in the mail I received a most moving letter from an African man facing 10 years in prison for bringing drugs to HK - here (March 22). Last year I was able to send some money to his wife to help pay for school fees for their three children
Brutal war and famine - not normal *** I have signed this petition to ban Israel from the Paris Olympics
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Tues of Holy Week
Isaiah
46-49: The Lord called me before I was born. From
my mother's womb he knew my name. While I was thinking that I had toiled in
vain, all the while my cause was with the Lord. The Lord who formed me in the
womb and assigned me to rescue his people, that same Lord said to me: "I
will make you the light of the nations, so that my salvation will reach
to the ends of the earth"
Jesus, please help me understand how
these words refer to you
Psalm
71: In you, O Lord, I take refuge. Please
hear me and help me. Be
a rock where I can take refuge. Rescue
me from people
who want to hurt me. It
is you, O Lord, who are my hope. In you I have trusted since I was young. From
my mother's womb you have been my help. My hope has always been in you. Now that
I am old, please do not forget me. Now that my strength fails, do not abandon
me. To you I will sing with the harp. All day long my tongue will tell of your
goodness to me. Jesus,
please help me understand how these words refer to you
Recording
Mark
14.66-72: Peter
went to the place where the religious leaders had Jesus on trial. A young woman
in the courtyard of the place said to him "You were with Jesus, the
man from Nazareth". Peter replied "I don't know what you're talking
about". Peter went to the gateway of the place, where the woman saw him
again and said to people around her "This man is one of them". Peter
denied it. Not long after this a group of people said to Peter "You are his
friend. We can tell by your Galilean accent". Then Peter even more strongly
replied "I do not know the man". At that very moment, a rooster
crowed. Peter remembered Jesus' words "Before the rooster crows, you will
deny me three times". Peter
then wept loudly.
Jesus, please help me not to deny you. Give me courage to say "I am a
Christian"
Listen
Luke
22.63-65: The men
who were guarding Jesus mocked
him and beat him. They blindfolded him. "Since you are a
prophet", they said, "tell us who hit you just then". And they
continued heaping insults on him.
Jesus, please stop me from making offensive fun of other people
Recording
Luke 22.66 - 23.12: At
daybreak there was a meeting of the religious leaders. Jesus was brought before
them. They asked him "Are you the Son of God?". He replied
"Yes". They said "We have heard his blasphemy from his own
lips". They took him to the Roman governor, Pilate, and made many false
accusations against him. Pilate said "I find no case against him".
Jesus was then taken to King Herod who
made fun of him and sent him back to Pilate.
Jesus, on trial before the leaders, before Herod and before Pilate, please help
all prisoners who are on trial today
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: When someone makes fun of us, we react, internally if not externally. Being made fun of is not a pleasant experience. And most of us have to admit to having made fun of others. But human hurt feelings pale into insignificance when compared with what Jesus must have felt. The Creator of the Universe being ridiculed by creatures. A loving and kind parent being ridiculed by a son or daughter .... only a faint image of what happened 2,000 years ago this week.
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Good News Story:
SCMP video -
4
year old girl cares for baby brother
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On
this 26th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people 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 Lesotho
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Mon
March 25
Feast of the Annunciation
- 9 months to
Christmas!
Yesterday was HK"s hottest March day since records began!
This is powerful ... and not easy to watch ...but everyone needs to know the facts: Oct 7 Forensic Analysis
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c.f.
readings for the Annunciation
Isaiah 7: A foreign king and
his army attacked Jerusalem. The king of Judah and his
people were full of fear. God told Isaiah to say to the king of Judah:
"Keep calm, have no fear. You will not be defeated. The Lord himself gives
you a sign of his protection: a
maiden is with child and will give birth to a son whom
she will call God-with-us."
Lord, please help me understand how you are God-with-me every day
My recording of this reading
Psalm
40: You do not ask for
sacrifice and offerings, but an open ear. You do not ask for holocaust and
victim. Instead, here am I. In the scroll of the book it
stands written that I should do your will. My God, I delight in your law
in the depth of my heart. Your justice I have proclaimed in the great assembly.
My lips I have not sealed, you know it, O Lord. I have not hidden your justice
in my heart, but declared your faithful help. I have not hidden your love and
your truth from the great assembly.
Here I am, Lord. I come to do your will
Recording
Luke
1.26-38 (a) 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?"
Recording
Luke
1.26-38 (b) 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 readings: Gentle Woman (Carey Landry)
Beautiful homily of Pope John Paul on March 25, 2000 in the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth
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My second Queensland football team, the Gold Coast Suns, lost yesterday
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On
this 25th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Ningxia
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 25th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Lesotho
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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March 24
PALM
SUNDAY
I have signed this petition to ban Israel from the Paris Olympics
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Palm Sunday
Isaiah
50: The Lord
has opened my ear to hear his message. The Lord has given me words to proclaim
his message. For my part, I made no resistance, neither did I turn away. I
offered my back to those who struck me, my cheeks to those who tore at my beard. I
did not protect my face from insult and spittle. I set my face like
flint. The Lord will help me.
Jesus, please help me understand how these words refer to you
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
Philippians 2.6-11: O Lord, unite us in your love and keep our minds in you. O Lord, unite us in your love and keep our minds in you. Though you were God in state divine you did not cling to what you were. No, you shed your glory's shine so as to live just like a slave. O Lord, unite us in your love and keep our minds in you. You came on earth in human form and you shared our troubled life. A humbler man there never was, even in death obedient. Yes, Lord, death upon a cross, yes, upon a cross.
Therefore are you raised on high and you have the name of names. At that name should bend the knee and tongue confess: Jesus Christ is LORD. And tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD. And tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD. To the glory of God the Father
Luke
19.28-40: When
Jesus came near to Jerusalem, he sent two disciples to a nearby village to get a
donkey colt which no one had ever ridden. Jesus sat on the colt and began the
descent from the Mount of Olives down the hill to Jerusalem. The
disciples spread their clothes on the road, and joyfully praised God for all the
miracles they had seen. They cried out "Blessings
on the King who comes in the name of the Lord!" Some
religious leaders told Jesus to stop the disciples from calling out. Jesus
replied "If these keep silence, the stones will cry out"
Jesus, you who came in the name of the Lord, we praise and love you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: A beautiful prayer/song to use often during this week - words of the "good thief" on the cross: Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom
Reflection by Fr Peter: English Chinese
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Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
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Hour of Love HK radio program 8.00 pm HK time tonight - with items about HK prison inmates
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 24th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Inner
Mongolia
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 24th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Djiboutiuinea
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 March 23
Yesterday morning I was at West Kowloon Court for a "mention" hearing of one of the bail cases for whom I am surety. Next week I'm hoping to apply for a few more people to get bail. A lot of work, but most worthwhile.
Yesterday afternoon two teachers and about 20 students from Bishop Walsh Primary School came to Temple Street for sharings at the MercyHK Canteen and Dr Jesus Centre. Each student kindly brought a food gift for the homeless people helped by MercyHK.
Man-made starvation - Guardian visual guide
The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Sirach
8-9: Do not look down on an old person.
Old age is our common destiny. Do not discuss your affairs with everyone you
meet.
Be careful when you ask advice. Do not look lustfully at a
woman.
Do not stare at the beauty which belongs to someone else.
Lord, please help me control my
tongue and my eyes
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
4: At the end of this day I praise you, Lord,
for all your love and help. O people of the world, how long will you close
your hearts to God?
How long you will keep on chasing false goals? Lord, you have put into my heart a joy that
cannot be obtained by big meals and plenty of wine. I will lie
down in peace and sleep comes at
once,
for you, Lord, make me dwell in safety and peace
Thank you, Lord, for your love
and help right through today
Listen
Romans
15.15-33: The reason I have written to you is to
encourage you in your faith. This is my job from God. He has appointed me as
a priest of Jesus Christ.
I must do all I can to spread the Good News. I hope to see you on my way to
Spain.
Please
pray for me that I may be protected from people who want to eliminate me
Jesus, help me do all I can to spread your
Good News
Listen
John
7.37-39: During the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem,
Jesus called out loudly in the Temple "If anyone is thirsty,
come to me.
Anyone who believes in me, come and drink!" As Scripture says "From his heart will
flow fountains of living water". Jesus was speaking of the Holy Spirit, which
people who believed in him were to receive. The Spirit had not yet been
given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified
Holy Spirit, flowing from the heart of Jesus,
please increase your influence in my life
Listen
Reflection: Jesus gives us his Body and Blood in Communion. He also gives us his Spirit, his Holy Spirit
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Ningxia
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Togo
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Africa:
2020: My trip to Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
Jan 1, 2020: How cocaine trafficking is impacting West Africa
2017: My trip to Southern Africa, Dubai ( The Last Run)
2016:
My trip to Kenya, Uganda
2015: My trip to Tanzania, Malawi
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Latin America:
2019-05-10: No More Mules Peru FB boost 199,000 views!
2019-01-20: Article in El Pais, Uruguay - 01 02
2018-09-18: No More Mules Facebook campaign - more than 300,000 people reached in Venezuela
2018: My trip to Latin America
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South East Asia:
Aug 16, 2020: CNN - Indonesian women recruited to take drugs to Hong Kong
Oct 23, 2019: FM988 Breakfast program in Kuala Lumpur at which I was a guest
June 2019: My campaign featured in The Malaysia Drug Trade (6 written reports & documentary video)
2019-03-25: Eleven HK01 video and photo reports about Malaysian drug mules arrested in HK- here (one of the reports is about my anti-drug campaign).
Dec 2018 - My Jan 2019 trip to Malaysia
2018: My trip to Thailand and Cambodia
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Hong Kong:
July 2019: My warning to HK domestic helpers - published here in HK Filipino media
2018-09-22: My 60 min video interview with Radio99, in Cantonese, is here: 01 02 to help stop people going to prison
2018-07-29: SCMP- Beware drug lords luring domestic helpers, refugees into narcotics trade
2018-04-08: The Pearl Report on TVB - concerning HK's Long Term Sentencing Review Board and my anti-drug campaign
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
2017-09-27: SCMP Spirit of HK Awards (video starts after 20 secs)
2017-08-24: Cable TV video report on my anti-drug campaign and a Facebook report on the video report (click "translation" for English)
2017-05-17: SCMP - The prison chaplain who has stopped 150 drug mules reaching HK
2017-03-25: Oriental Daily report of case of South African woman given discount for help to my campaign *** May 14 updates: Oriental Daily, Sing Tao
Dec 1, 2016 - HK News: More women being recruited as drug mules
2016-10-13: HK01 report about campaign and about work for the poor
2016-09-11: Oriental Daily report about my campaign - and same day Editorial
2016-08-27: Oriental Daily article about court case and campaign
My
anti-drug campaign sites
(skillfully
managed by kind HK friends):
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomasmulas/
Facebook: Chinese no more mules page
http://hkdrugblog.org/name-and-shame/index.htm
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Photos from my time in China 2001-20008
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Gay marriage: Elephant in the room (by John W)
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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
prisoners:
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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