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by HK prison chaplain 胡頌恆神父
Fr John Wotherspoon
O.M.I.
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Imitating
Pope Francis 78
Thu July 30
I
enjoyed this: The
Gospel of John
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon:
How the attack on Lebanon became deadly for health workers
61. In this sense, we can say that the whole is “greater than the sum of its parts” [78] and that, for this very reason, “the mere sum of individual interests is not capable of generating a better world for the whole human family.” [79] Indeed, it is an illusion to think that simply pursuing one’s own progress without caring for others is sufficient for contributing to the good of all. This view ignores the inherent and specific value of the common good, which is the result of an “interdependence” [80] that creates a network of social good that expands and has an impact on people. The common good is a “plus,” the result of interaction and mutual influence that connects various actions, initiatives, efforts and decisions. If we were to add up the individual goods, we could not explain the existence of this “plus” that transcends them and, at the same time, enriches them. (so complicated ...)
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Bible
Numbers 16: Another
rebellion broke out when Korah
and his group of 250 men rebelled against Moses and Aaron.
This group said "You take too much on yourselves.
The whole community is consecrated.
How can you say you are more important than the community?"
The next morning this group and other rebels
were punished by God:
the ground where the Korah group were standing split open
and they
disappeared into the hole.
The other rebels died when a fire came down from heaven
and consumed them
Dear
God, please help people not to rebel against you
Recording
Psalm 111: I will thank the Lord with all my heart.
Great are the works of the Lord,
to be pondered by all who love him. His goodness stands firm for ever.
The Lord is compassion and love.
His precepts are for all peoples and all
times.
He is to be honored by all nations. To love and honor the Lord
is the beginning of wisdom.
Dear Lord, please help me to
love and honor you every day
Recording
Acts 18.1-4: Paul left Athens and went to the city of
Corinth. He met a Jewish couple who had recently left Italy when the
Emperor Claudius expelled all Jews from Rome. The couple were tentmakers, like Paul himself.
Paul stayed with them and they worked together. Each Sabbath Paul preached in the prayer
halls,
trying to convert Jews as well as non-Jewish people
Jesus, thank you for the example of Paul who
worked to support himself and didn't live off others
Listen
John 14.23-27: At the meal, Jesus said to his disciples
"If you love me, you will put my words into practice, and my Father
will love you, and we shall make our home in your heart. The New Friend, the Holy Spirit, whom the
Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of
all I have said to you. Peace I leave with you, my own peace I give
you, a peace the world cannot give"
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, please help me
understand how you live in my heart. Thank you for your peace
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: "The New Friend" is a way of understanding "The Paraclete" ... which can be understood as "The Best Lawyer in the World"
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Last night I received a happy photo of a young Malaysian woman
with her family .... having just arrived home after 8 years in prison in HK
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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 the people in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 30th 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 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Rwanda
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed July 29
Yesterday I was at Tai Lam women's prison from 10am to 5pm
....really sad to meet so many new people arrested at HK airport for drug
trafficking ....no one from South America or Africa, as in the past, but ...
local HK and Mainland and Taiwan women... which is why MercyHK's social media is
posting so many videos on the danger of drug trafficking .... trying to warn
women in this part of the world about the danger of going on a trip to bring
back "something" to HK. (& see 
below)
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon:
Why
so many US Jews are turning away from Israel
60. The Second Vatican Council affirmed that the common good consists in “the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily.” [76] This definition provides us with a valuable initial reference point, because the common good cannot be reduced to a mere list of conditions or institutions. It is not the sum total of individual benefits, nor the intersection of their particular interests; it is a greater good that belongs to everyone, and it can only be achieved, nurtured and protected by our collective efforts. We can say that social action reaches its fullness when it is directed toward this shared good, just as a person’s moral action finds its fulfillment in the choice of the true good. [77]
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
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Feast of Sts Martha, Mary & Lazarus
Luke
10.38-42: Jesus
came to a village, and a
woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. She had a
sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord's feet and listened to him
speaking. Now Martha who was distracted with all the serving said, "Lord,
do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do the serving all by myself?
Please tell her to help me." But the Lord answered: "Martha,
Martha," he said "you worry and fret about so many things, and yet few
are needed, indeed only one. It is Mary who has chosen the better part; it is
not to be taken from her."
Recording
John
11.1-44: Lazarus
and his sisters Mary and Martha lived in the village of
Bethany. When Lazarus became very sick, the sisters sent a message to Jesus
"Lord, your dear friend is very sick". By the time Jesus and his
disciples arrived in Bethany, Lazarus was dead and buried for 4 days. Martha
said to Jesus "If you had been here, my brother would not have died".
Jesus replied "I am the resurrection and the life. If anyone believes in
me, he will have life after death". Jesus said to Mary and Martha
"Where have you put him?" Jesus cried as he went to the tomb.
The tomb was a cave with a stone at the entrance. Jesus said "Take the
stone away". Then he called out in a loud voice "Lazarus, come
out!" The dead man came out, wrapped in burial clothes. Jesus said
"Unwrap him and let him go free".
Jesus, you are the Resurrection and the Life. Please give eternal life to my
friend (....name...) who died recently
Recording
John
12.1-8: Six days
before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, for a dinner at the home of Lazarus,
Mary and Martha. Mary put expensive ointment on Jesus' feet. Then she
wiped his feet with her hair. Judas Iscariot, the disciple who was going to
betray Jesus, said "Why wasn't this ointment sold and the money given to
the poor?" He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he
was a thief. He was in charge of the moneybag and would steal from it. Jesus
replied "Leave her alone. She is anticipating and honoring my burial.
Besides, the poor will always be with you. But I will soon be gone"
Jesus, please help people in charge of money not to steal
Listen
John 12.9-11: When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus[ was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.
Reflection:
The Feast of Martha, Mary and Lazarus
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The mini-bus drivers from Tuen Mun MTR to Tai Lam prison
are not the best drivers in the world. My cynical Australian brain has nicknames
for some of them ... like... Mr Low Long (he stays in first gear for an
abnormally long period of time, before changing to 2nd gear) .. and Mr Gear
Grate (every change of gear accompanied by terrible grating ...he doesn't know
how to use the clutch!)
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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 the
people in one
part of China 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 Nigerians
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Tues July 28
Patricia
and I to music store to buy guitar for prisoner
Yesterday I went to Lai Chi Kok men's prison for a special visit.
Today I'm due to spend the day at Tai Lam women's prison
59. Recognizing that every man and woman possesses an inalienable dignity, together with rights that no human power can betray or nullify, requires us to shape the way we live together, including our economic and political choices, and the makeup of our cities. From this arises the first major principle of Social Doctrine that I wish to highlight: the common good. We can describe it as the social expression of the dignity recognized in every person. When Benedict XVI referred to the non-negotiable values that the Church must always defend, he included among them “the promotion of the common good.” [75] For a Christian, going beyond the narrow confines of one’s own interests and committing oneself, within the limits of one’s ability, to the common good is a non-negotiable value, as is the promotion of life
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon: Israel
continuing to attack West Bank towns
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers
13 & 14: Moses sent some men to reconnoiter the land
of
God then said that all the men aged twenty and over
who had refused to go to Canaan
would indeed never see
Dear
God, please give me more courage to face the trials of life, and don't let me ever discourage other people
01
02
Psalms
109 & 110: O God whom I praise,
do not be silent,
for people are bombarding me with words of hate. They speak to me with
lying tongues
and attack me without cause. They repay me evil for
good.
While I pray for them, they show me hatred. I have become an object
of scorn.
Help me, Lord my God.
Lord,
when people are unkind to me, please give me the grace to pray for them
Listen
Acts
17.29-34: Paul continued speaking to the intellectuals:
"We have no excuse for thinking that the Creator looks like something
carved in gold, silver or stone. God overlooked that sort of thing when we were
ignorant. But now he is telling everyone to repent and believe in Jesus raised from the dead".
Some intellectuals laughed at Paul. A few
became believers
Jesus, please give intellectuals the humility
to believe in you
Listen
John
14.8-21: At the meal, Jesus said to his disciples
"To have seen me, is to have seen the Father. I am in the Father, and
the Father is in me. Whatever you ask for in my name, I will do it,
so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you love me, you
will keep my commandments. I will ask the Father and he will give you
another Friend to be always with you. This Friend is the Spirit of Truth
who will be living in your heart. If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and
my Father will love him, and we shall come to him and make our home in his
heart".
Father, Jesus, Spirit of Truth - three
Persons, one God
- thank you for living in
my heart
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: "Home in heart" means super-close, always
with us, 24/7
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In the FB video with Patricia, at top of today's menu, it
was 3 year old Patricia who started running up the hill at the park ...I just
ran to keep up with her!
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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 the
people in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 28th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people 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 Ivory Coast
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon July 27
Single
mother from Mainland China in prison in HK for money laundering ( .. so many
women from Mainland!)
58. It is individuals that matter, each and every person, together with their families. Social movements, communal ideologies and grand political proclamations in favor of a population are worthless unless they lead to the flourishing of persons — men and women — with their inalienable rights. Similarly, it is not enough to extol individual freedom or private enterprise if we then allow a multitude of people to continue living without decent work, protections or access to basic necessities.
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers
12:
Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron,
started complaining
against Moses.
So God called Moses, Aaron and Miriam
to the Sacred Tent.
God said: "Moses is at home in my house
and I speak with him face to face.
You were wrong to speak against my servant Moses".
When God finished speaking
Miriam had become a leper.
Moses pleaded with God for Miriam.
Miriam was exiled from the camp for seven days
and then the leprosy left her
Dear
God, please help me not to complain so much about other people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
108: My heart is ready, O God. I will sing, sing
your praise.
Awake, lyre and harp. I will awake the dawn. I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples,
praise you among the nations, for your love reaches to the heavens
and your truth to the skies. O Lord, come and deliver us today.
Help us with your right hand. Give us help in difficult situations.
With your help we shall be brave.
Lord, we need your help every
day
Listen
Acts
17.16-28: In Athens, Paul was sad see so much idol worship.
Each day he talked to as many people as he could about Jesus. He was invited to a meeting of intellectuals. He said to them
"The Creator of the world does not make his home in shrines made by
human hands. He wants everyone to know him as the living God.
It is in him that we live and move and have life".
In its mother's womb, a baby lives and moves
and has life. The universe is like a giant womb, God's womb, in which we
live and move and have life. Jesus, please help me understand Paul's words
Listen
John
13.37 - 4.6: At the meal,
Jesus said to his disciples: "There are many rooms in
my Father's house.
I am going now to prepare a place for you. I am the Way, the Truth and the
Life.
No one comes to the Father except through me".
Jesus, you are the Way, the Truth and the
Life.
Please help more and more people follow you to find truth and life
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus has made a reservation for us in Heaven!
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Not
a super typhoon but a super-fast typhoon .... Saturday night to Sunday midday
... just visited 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 the people in one
part of China 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun July 26
I really enjoyed this: Matthew
This is an excellent report: India's
cockroach challenge to Modi
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon:
Ireland
urged to put pressure on Germany for trial of Pro-Palestinian activist ***
Pentagon
coverup
57. Along with a greater awareness of the value of every human person and their rights, recognition of minority rights has also grown. Yet, there is still a long way to go to ensure that the rights of a great many, (especially) women, are equally and genuinely guaranteed throughout the world. It is a fact that “doubly poor are those women who endure situations of exclusion, mistreatment and violence, since they are frequently less able to defend their rights.” [74] It is, therefore, not enough to state simply that men and women have equal dignity and rights; it is necessary that this be reflected in concrete decisions, such as in laws, access to employment, education, social and political responsibilities, and the way society listens to and values women’s contributions. As long as this gap persists, we cannot say that society truly and fully recognizes that women have the same dignity as men. ((and in the Church??!!))
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c.f. readings for Sunday 17
1 Kings 3: The
Lord appeared to King Solomon in a dream and said "Ask me for anything
you'd like." Solomon
asked for wisdom: "Give your servant a heart to understand how to
discern between good and evil." God replied: "I now give you a heart
full of wisdom, wisdom greater than anyone else has ever had. And I also give
you what you did not ask for: riches and glory and long life."
Dear Lord, please give me more wisdom for my
life
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
119: They are happy who follow God's word,
those who seek God with all their hearts. How can young people avoid evil? By
seeking you and obeying you, Lord. Open my eyes, Lord, that I may
understand the beauty of your word. Lord, when I'm worried or in trouble, your
word revives me and gives me strength. Lord,
keep my eyes from what is false. Bend my heart to your word and not to love of
gain. The word from your mouth means more to me than silver and gold. The
unfolding of your word gives light and teaches simple people.
Lord, thank you for your word which gives peace to our hearts
Recording
Romans
8.26-29: When we are not sure
of what to say in prayer, we ask the Spirit to pray in us. We
know that by turning everything to their good, God blesses everyone who loves
him. God the Father wants us to become living images of his Son, so that
his Son will be the eldest of many brothers and sisters.
Jesus, brother Jesus, please help me to be more like you
Recording
Matthew
13: Jesus said to the people: The kingdom
of heaven is like a
mustard seed. It's the smallest of all seeds. But it becomes a big bush,
then a big tree that the birds live in. The kingdom of heaven is like yeast
which leavens flour. The kingdom of heaven is like treasure
in a field. Someone finds it, then sells all they have to buy the field.
The kingdom of heaven is like a
fishing net that catches all sorts of fish. Good fish
are put in a basket. Useless fish are thrown away. So at the end of time, bad
people will be thrown into hell.
Jesus, may your kingdom come, your will be done
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: Our world urgently needs wise leaders who do the right thing at the right time for the right reason
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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 the
people in one part
of China 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 Madagascar
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 July 25
Yesterday I was at Lai Chi Kok men's prison for about 7 hours
...sad to meet more people who were tricked to bring drugs to HK ....most of
them the first time out of their own country, their first time on a plane ....
very vulnerable people. I will try to help one of them get bail ...his story
being a particularly disturbing one.
For the information of overseas readers ...a typhoon is making straight for HK (click "typhoon track") ... please protect us Lord!
How to
bless your own home with holy waater
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon:
Tragic
conflict in West Bank
56. Looking at our own time, we cannot ignore the fact that the protection of human rights has been exposed to two particularly serious dangers. The first is that these rights are declared in a purely formal sense, while technological progress continues alongside covert or overt violations of human dignity. The second, which is in fact the root of the first, is the inability to recognize the foundation of their universality, since we have abandoned “the search for the solid foundations sustaining our decisions and our laws.” [72] Pope Francis urged us not to underestimate this last issue. He pointed out that when reason seriously examines human nature, it is capable of discovering values that apply to everyone, since they derive from human nature. If this task of inquiry were abandoned, it is conceivable that rights considered untouchable today might, in the future, end up being questioned or denied by those in power, perhaps after having obtained only an apparent consensus from populations that are frightened or manipulated. [73]
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c.f. readings for Feast of St James
2
Corinthians 4.8-51: We
are in difficulties on all sides, but never cornered. We see no answer to our
problems, but never despair. Even though our bodies are aging and decaying, our
hearts are renewed day by day. Our troubles seem great now, but they don't stand
comparison with the eternal glory coming soon. When
the temporary tent that we live in here on earth is folded up, we will
move to an everlasting house built by God for us in heaven
Jesus, help me remember Heaven - especially when life gets tough
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
126: When the Lord
delivered Zion from bondage, it seemed like a dream. Then was our mouth filled
with laughter, on our lips there were songs. What marvels the Lord worked for
us. Indeed we were glad. Those who are sowing in tears will sing when they reap.
They go out, full of tears, carrying seed for the sowing. They
come back, full of song, carrying their sheaves.
Dear God, please bless all people who are sorrowful as they work
Listen
Acts
12.1-2 (For
Feast of St James): About
this time, King Herod began persecuting the church. He
beheaded the apostle James, brother of John. He arrested Peter during
Passover time. He put Peter in prison and planned to have him put on trial and
killed after Passover
Listen
Matthew
20.20-28: The
brothers James and
John were two of Jesus' disciples. One day their mother said to Jesus "When
you become king, allow my sons to sit at your right and left". Jesus said
to James and
John "Only my Father in heaven can allocate seats on my right and
left". The 10 other disciples were angry at James and
John for seeking honor. So Jesus said to them all "In most
places, people in power like to dominate and control others. But this is not to
be your way of exercising authority. You
must exercise authority by serving others, not dominating them, just as I
came not to be served, but to serve, and to give my life as a ransom for the
world".
Jesus, please help me want to help and serve other people, not dominate and
control them
Listen
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St James the patron saint of Spain ... a happy patron
saint because of World Cup!
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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 the people in one
part of China 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri July 24
Two groups of visitors yesterday at our Jordan/YMT centres: in the morning a group of secondary students from a school in Macau; in the late afternoon and evening a group of university students from Spain (... still celebrating World Cup!)
I found this video really encouraging .... since HK is a modern Corinth! Paul
in Corinth
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon:
Jesus, pls give justice and peace to the Middle East!
55. Human rights are inviolable, since they are “inherent in the human person and in human dignity.” [67] Consequently, they are universal and inalienable. [68] Precisely because they are grounded in the common dignity of every man and woman, they have practical consequences and legal effects, for “it would be vain to proclaim human rights if, at the same time, everything were not done to ensure the duty of respecting them, respect by all, in all places and for all.” [69] Among these rights, the first is the right to life, from conception to its natural end, [70] without which it is impossible to exercise any other right. When this fundamental right is denied — as in the cases of induced abortion, killing of the innocent and euthanasia — we are faced with choices that the Church considers gravely wrong. [71]
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Bible
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 107: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His great love is without end. Let them say this, those the Lord has helped, people from east and west, north and south.
Some people wandered in the
desert, lost and unable to find their way to safety. In their hunger and thirst they cried to the
Lord for help.
He rescued them and showed them the way to safety. Let them thank the Lord for his love,
for he fills the hungry with good things.
Some people were prisoners in misery and
chains,
living in darkness and gloom. In their distress they cried to the Lord for
help.
He rescued them and restored their freedom. Let them thank the Lord for his goodness,
for he shatters the iron bars of prisons.
Some people were sick on account of their
sins,
unable to eat, and close to death. They cried to the Lord in their need.
He healed them and saved them from the grave. Let them thank the Lord for his love,
for the wonders he does for us.
Some people sailed to the sea in ships
and were caught in terrifying
storms. They cried to the Lord in their need
and he calmed the sea and wind. Let them thank the Lord for his love,
for the wonders he does for us.
Whoever is wise should meditate on these
things
and reflect on the love of the Lord.
Thank
you Lord, for your rescuing love
01
02 03
04
Acts
17.10-12: That night Paul and Silas left for the town
of Beroea. At the local prayer hall, the
Jews were very open-minded and
they warmly welcomed the word of the Lord. Every day they studied the Scriptures to check
that Paul's words were true. Many Jews and many non-Jewish people became
believers
Jesus, please help people be open-minded when
hearing your message
Listen
John
13.34-35: Jesus said to his disciples at the meal
"I give you a new commandment: love one another.
Just as I have loved you, you also must love one another. By this love you have for one another,
everyone will know that you are my disciples"
Jesus, please help all Christians to
love one another as you have loved us
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: In today's Gospel ... not a suggestion, not a recommendation ... but a commandment
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Last night the group of university students and their
chaplain from Spain had a meal at MercyHK's canteen in Temple Street ....
where....when a local Chinese couple heard who they were, kindly paid their
bill. God bless that couple!
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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 the
people in one
part of China 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 Djibouti
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Anti-drug
campaign trips: 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 ( 2016:
My trip to Kenya, Uganda
---------------- 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 ---------------- 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 -------------------- Hong
Kong: July
2019: My warning to HK domestic helpers - published
here in HK Filipino media 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomasmulas/ Facebook: Chinese
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Europe:
Many reports of 2026 trip here
(Jan 6 - Feb 7)
Africa: 
The
Last Run)
2015: My trip to Tanzania, Malawi
Latin America:
2018-09-22:
My
60 min video interview with Radio99,
in Cantonese, is here: 01 02
to help stop people going to prison
(skillfully
managed by kind HK friends):
Photos
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頌 恆 神 父
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