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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
Thu June 18
Yesterday I visited the custodial section of Queen Elizabeth
Hospital .... and chatted/prayed with all 10 prisoners (6 men and 4 women),
leaving some booklets/Bibles for them ...especially for one of the woman whose
birthday was yesterday! .. a very special lady who has undergone much surgery
... I knew her when she worked in the Jordan area ...yesterday's visit was for
her birthday.
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon:
Israel again
strikes Lebanon despite Trump criticism
19. The Church is present in the world as a sign of unity for the entire human family. She recognizes today’s questions and challenges as the current setting in which to carry out her particular vocation of listening, dialogue and service, and of being responsive to everything concerning the lives of contemporary men and women. This involvement in people’s lives helps the Church understand ever more clearly that her mission has a historical scope and entails a responsibility for the way in which social relations are built. For this reason, she cannot consider herself a stranger to the forces shaping society. On the contrary, the Church actively participates in the processes by which society grows and is organized, and she offers her own contribution to the creation of a more just and fraternal society. Pope Francis emphasized this historical dimension of the Church’s mission: “No one can demand that religion should be relegated to the inner sanctum of personal life, without influence on societal and national life, without concern for the soundness of civil institutions, without a right to offer an opinion on events affecting society.” [9]
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Exodus 28-29: God said to Moses:
"Your brother Aaron and his sons will be priests in my
service. Make sacred vestments for them: breastpiece, ephod, robe, tunic, turban and sash.
You must anoint Aaron and his sons
and consecrate them to serve me as priests.
Dear
God, please bless and protect all sacred ministers
Recording
Psalm 73-77: Sometimes when I see how bad people prosper,
I wonder what's the use in trying to be good?
But then I realize that
everyone someday has to pay the bill
for any evil they have bought in the world. Sometimes when I see
our world and religion in ruins,
I wonder why has God abandoned us? Then I remember that
God has promised to break the power
of the wicked. He has promised to give strength to good people. So may all people honor
the Lord our God and judge.
May the Lord give us his loving help.
Lord,
you are goodness itself. Please help us to be good
and to trust you always
Recording
Acts 5.21-33: When the leaders had their big meeting later
that same morning, they sent for the apostles to be brought from prison. The police went to the prison, then came back
and reported to the leaders "We found that the prison was properly
locked, and the guards were on duty. But when we unlocked the door, there
was no one inside". Then a man arrived at the meeting with the
news "At this very moment, the men you imprisoned are now in the
Temple preaching to the people". The police again arrested the apostles and
brought them to the meeting.
When the main religious leader reminded them of his previous warning not
to preach, Peter and the apostles replied "Obedience to God comes
before obedience to men. God raised Jesus up to be the Savior. We are
witnesses to this, we and the Holy Spirit whom God gives to those who obey
him". This made the leaders so angry that they
wanted to kill the apostles
Jesus, please help me put obedience to you
before all other obediences
01
02
Luke 14.7-11: At the leader's house, Jesus noticed how the guests picked the places of
honor.
He said to them "When someone invites you to a meal, do not choose a
seat of honor. Rather, when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place
and sit there. Maybe your host will ask you to move to a seat of honor.
Everyone
who exalts himself, will be humbled. Whoever humbles himself, will be
exalted"
Jesus, please help me choose the lowest place
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: To avoid the "highest place" problem, some groups/families use a round table!
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Something happening these days that happened after the last World Cup: people
wearing Agentine football tops. Maybe they kept them from 4 years ago when
Argentina won the Cup?
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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 18th 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 18th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Gambia
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed June 17
This MercyHK
May 15 video has had more
than 70k views. Indonesian lady about whom the video was made, at the High
Court yesterday morning was granted leave to appeal against sentence to the
Court of Appeal. The above video was mentioned and will be considered when the
case goes to the Court of Appeal
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon:
Trump's
Iranian deal fixes nothing *** 8
children killed by US drone in Somalia (SHAME, USA, SHAME, SHAME, SHAME!)
18. This overview, however, would not be very comprehensible if, before reflecting on the contribution of individual popes and their most relevant documents, we do not first clarify some fundamental principles concerning the way in which the Church exists in history and relates to the world. Failing to do so would expose Social Doctrine to the risk of being perceived as an undue interference in “worldly” matters or as an external code of ethics imposed from above. In reality, it stems from a Church that walks alongside humanity, recognizing the autonomy of earthly realities and the distinction between ecclesial and political communities. Indeed, it is for this very reason that she strives to serve the common good.
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus 26-27:
God said to Moses:
"Make a cover for the sacred
tent.
Make the cover's support frames of acacia wood.
Make a veil of purple, violet and red
behind which to put the sacred chest. Make an altar out of acacia wood.
Make altar vessels out of bronze.
Make a sacred courtyard to go around the tent.
Place a sacred flame outside the veil
and keep the flame burning from night till morning."
Dear
God,
thank you for churches and other special places for prayer
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
72: O Lord, please bless the king,
that he might serve your people with justice. May the mountains bring forth peace for the
people
and the hills, justice. The kings of Sheba and Seba bring him gifts.
All nations will serve him. He will save the poor when they cry for help
and the needy who are helpless. He will have pity on the weak
and save the lives of the poor. May every tribe be blessed in him.
May every nation bless his name.
May all the nations know and
love you, Lord
Listen
Acts
5.17-21: The religious leaders were jealous of the
apostles.
The leaders had the apostles arrested and put in prison. But that night an angel of the Lord opened the
prison gates
and led them out of the prison, saying to them:
"Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new
Life". The apostles went to the Temple at dawn and
continued preaching
Jesus, please help more and more people know
about the new Life
Listen
Luke
14.1-6: One Sabbath day Jesus went for a meal to the house of a religious leader. In
the house Jesus saw a man with dropsy.
Jesus asked the leaders present there "Is it against the Law to cure a man on the
Sabbath?" But they remained silent.
Jesus took the man, healed him, and sent him away.
Then Jesus said to the leaders "Which of you here, if his son falls into a
well, will not pull him out on a Sabbath day?"
Again the leaders
remained silent
Jesus, help me understand that "the Sabbath was made for man, not
man for the Sabbath"
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Luke, a doctor, uses medical terms ..."dropsy"
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Please and thank you Jesus ...weather
forecast for Friday is ..sunny periods ...HIKE to Lamma Island!
(... ferry to Sok Wu Wan leaving from Central Pier 4 at 10.20am)
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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 17th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Shaanxi
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 17th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Ethiopia
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Tues June 16
Last Sunday night Lucia Leung, Michael Mak and I represented
MercyHK at the annual dinner of HK"s Catholic Doctors Association ....and
we shared about the work of MHK, inviting the doctors to join us in dreaming and
praying about the possibility of a MHK clinic or dispensary in Temple Street
17. In this first chapter, I intend to present synthetically how the Social Doctrine of the Church has taken shape in the recent Papal Magisterium and in the Second Vatican Council, in order to demonstrate its dynamic character. Indeed, in each era the res novae require that this teaching address historical questions in the light of revealed Truth. In this regard, artificial intelligence, too, should not be considered as merely yet another theme to be studied or a crisis to be managed, but rather as a development that challenges the categories of Social Doctrine from within, calling for their further development in fidelity to the Gospel.
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon: Israel
will not withdraw from Lebanon
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
25: God said to Moses:
"Build me a sacred tent so that I may live among the
people.
Let everyone follow the promptings of their heart
in making contributions for the building of the temple.
Make a sacred chest (ark) to hold
the stone tablets on which are the Ten Commandments,
Aaron's rod and some manna.
Also make a table for the bread of offering,
and a golden lamp-stand."
Dear
God, thank you for churches and other special places for prayer
My
recording of this reading
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. Now that I am old and grey-headed,
may I continue to trust in you and proclaim your help. To you I will sing with the harp.
All day long my tongue will tell of your goodness to me.
Lord, may all elderly people
put their trust and hope in you
Listen
Acts
5.12-16:
All the believers used to meet regularly in an
area of the Temple. Their numbers kept on increasing. So many miracles kept happening that sick
people were laid on beds on the street, in the hope that at least
Peter's shadow would cover them as he walked past. People came from the towns near Jerusalem,
bringing their sick,
and all of the sick were healed
Jesus,
let more healings take place in
our day
Listen
Matthew
19.27-29:
On behalf of all the disciples, Peter asked
Jesus
"What about us? We have left everything to follow you." Jesus replied "You will be
leaders in the church on earth. Also, anyone who has left home, family
or country for the sake of my name,
will receive a 100-fold blessing in this life,
and will also receive eternal life in Heaven."
Jesus, please bless all Gospel
workers
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: In 1
Corinthians 9.5 Paul says that Peter's wife travelled with him ... so "we
have left everything" needs to be carefully understood
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A big job finished yesterday afternoon: the copying,
filing and mailing of Chinese University study course receipts to 120 prisoners!
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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 16th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Qinghai
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 16th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Malawi
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon June 15
I
am going to be seriously distracted for the coming week or two... or
three!
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon:
Red Cross - Thousands
buried in Gaza rubble may never be identified
16. I address this heartfelt appeal to all the Catholic faithful, to all Christians and to all men and women of goodwill. Let us not be afraid to get our hands dirty on the “construction site” of our time. Like Nehemiah, let us pray, plan wisely and work perseveringly, placing God at the forefront of our actions and the human person at the center of our choices. Thus, the “rejected stones” — the poor, the sick, the migrants and the least among us — will become the cornerstone, and a solid, welcoming common home will emerge on the earth, where love and faithfulness will finally meet, and righteousness and peace will embrace (cf. Ps 85:10). This is the blessing we implore from God; and the task that stands before us is that of being builders of communion, rather than architects of Babel. We are to be servants of the coming Kingdom, instead of lords of towers destined for ruin. With the heart of a shepherd and a father, I ask everyone to abandon the construction of yet another Tower of Babel and to join forces in building up the common good, so that humanity will never lose its beauty, and the world once again will come to recognize the human heart as the place where God desires to dwell.
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
24:
God invited Moses, Aaron, Nadab and 70
other men
to see him face to face.
They saw God face to face and ate and drank in his presence.
Under God's feet the ground was like a pure blue jewel.
God then invited Moses to go up the mountain.
A cloud covered the mountain
and for 6 days the glory of the Lord settled on the mountain.
On the seventh day God spoke with Moses inside the cloud.
Moses stayed on the mountain for about 40 days.
Dear
God, thank you for times of prayer
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.
O God come to our
assistance. Lord make haste to help us
Recording
Acts
4.32-37: The apostles continued to witness to the
resurrection
of the Lord Jesus with great power. The whole group of believers was united, heart
and soul. They willingly shared everything they had with people who were
in need. Joseph was a Temple minister who had been born
in Cyprus. He sold a field he owned, and gave the proceeds to the
apostles. The apostles called him "Barnabas" ("Son of
Encouragement")
Jesus, help me to be more caring and
sharing
Listen
Luke
13.10-17: One Sabbath day Jesus was teaching in a prayer hall. There
was a woman there who for 18 years had been possessed by a spirit
which left her bent over and unable to stand up straight.
When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said "Woman, you are rid of
your infirmity" and he laid his hands on her. At once she was healed
and could stand up straight, and she glorified God
Jesus, please heal the people I know who are bent over and can't stand
up straight
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The reading from Acts reminds us that right from its very beginning, Christanity has been about caring and sharing
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Irankunda ....born
in Tanzania from Burundi refugee parents ...moved to Australia as baby .... his
World Cup goal will give anti-migrant extremists something to think about!
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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 15th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Liaoning
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 15th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Liberia
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun June 14
Elderly
Italian man in prison for drug trafficking from Amsterdam
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon:
Israel
murders 5 more people in Lebanon
15. In the recent Ordinary Jubilee Year of 2025, we walked as pilgrims of hope and were blessed with many graces. Strengthened by these gifts, we can move forward with confidence to face the arduous tasks and demanding challenges that lie ahead. In the era of artificial intelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human. We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no machine can ever replace. True progress always stems from a heart open to others, an intelligence willing to listen and a will that seeks what unites rather than what separates.
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Book Blog:
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c.f. readings for Sunday 11
Exodus 19.2-6:
Psalm
100: Cry out with joy to the
Lord, all the earth. Serve
the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing for joy. Know that he,
the Lord, is God. He made us, we belong to him. We are his people, the sheep of
his flock. Go within his gates, giving thanks. Enter his temple with songs of
praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name. Indeed, how good is the Lord,
eternal his merciful love. He is faithful from age to age.
Dear Lord, please help us to serve you with gladness
Listen
1
Peter 5.1-4: To
those of you who are elders I say: I am an elder myself, a witness to the
sufferings of Christ. Be
good shepherds of the flock that God has entrusted to
you. Watch over it, not simply as a duty, or for sordid money, but gladly,
because that's what God wants you to do. Never be a dictator over any group that
is in your charge, but be an example that the whole flock can follow. When the
Chief Shepherd appears, you will be given the crown of unfading glory
Jesus, help pastors and elders be good shepherds
Listen
Matthew
9.35-37: Jesus went to
many towns and villages. In the local prayer halls he taught people the Good
News of God's kingdom. He healed all sorts of diseases and sicknesses. He
felt sorry for the ordinary people because they were like sheep without a
shepherd - leaderless,
exploited, and feeling hopeless. He said to his friends: "So many
people don't have good leaders. Pray to God to send good leaders".
Jesus, many countries have bad leaders. Please help every country to
have good leaders
Listen
Reflection: Let's daily pray for the leaders in one part of the world ...e.g. Sunday I pray for Africa's leaders; Monday for leaders of Europe etc
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Even
though heavy rain yesterday afternoon, 16 of us attended the weekly 3pm Mass for
healing, especially for cancer patients, at the Dr Jesus Centre
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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 14th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Jilin
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 14th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Guinea Bissau
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 June 13
Please God, weather permitting, a hike on Friday June 19 (Dragon Boat public
holiday) to Lamma Island, following this
route. Get 10.20am ferry from
Central Pier to Sok
Ku Wan (not to Yung Shue Wan!). Meet
at pier before 10am. 2024
photos. Umbrella, water, swimming gear...
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon:
Video
of visually impaired Gaza boy gets millions of views
Pope's
AI letter
14. Finally, building for the common good requires an evangelical
language. We must avoid humiliating or antagonistic words, opting rather for a
clarity that sheds light and a frankness that unlocks new possibilities. We
cannot condone naïve enthusiasms, nor fuel unfounded fears. Instead, let
us establish standards for discernment — the dignity of the human person, the
universal destination of goods, the preferential option for the poor, care for
our common home and peace — and let us translate these standards into
practices such as responsible planning, the assessment of human and social
impact, the inclusion of the most vulnerable, the promotion of digital literacy
and guiding research and industry toward justice and peace.
("evangelical" a strange word here? ..a mistranslation?)
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Exodus
23: Moses told the people:
"Don't be unfair to anyone, friend or foe.
Work for six days, then rest on the seventh day.
Work your land for six years,
then let the land rest and recover in the seventh year.
Three times a year you must celebrate special feasts:
the Feast of Unleavened Bread,
the Feast of Harvest,
the Feast of Ingathering.
On these three feasts
all men must present themselves before the Lord."
God's promise:
"I will send an angel before you to protect you
and bring you to the land I have prepared for you.
Eventually you will possess this special land
and take it over from the peoples who live there now."
Dear
God, please help everyone love you
01
02
Psalms
66-68: O God, be gracious and bless us
and let your face shine its light upon us. Let all the peoples praise you, O God.
Let all the peoples praise you. O sing to the Lord, make music to his
name.
Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence. Father of the orphan, defender of the widow,
God provides a shelter for the homeless. God gives his people strength.
May all the peoples of the
earth know you and praise you, O God
Listen
Acts
4.23-31: When Peter and John were released, they went
to a gathering of apostles and friends and told them everything that had
happened. The group then prayed "Master, it is you
who made heaven and earth and sea. Please protect us from leaders who
threaten us. Help us to proclaim your message with great boldness. Bless
us to heal and work miracles through the name of your holy servant
Jesus". As they prayed, the building rocked. They were
all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to proclaim the word of God
boldly
Jesus, by the grace of your Holy Spirit,
please help me to proclaim your message boldly
Listen
Luke 2.39-52 (for
feast of Immaculate Heart of Mary): Joseph
and Mary moved back to their own town of Nazareth. The child Jesus was filled
with wisdom as he grew older. Each year Joseph and Mary would take Jesus
to Jerusalem for the celebration of the Passover. When Jesus was 12 years
old, they went to Jerusalem as usual. But when their traveling group left
Jerusalem, Jesus stayed behind without his parents knowing it. They
presumed he was somewhere with the group. When they couldn't find him, they went
back to Jerusalem to look for him. After 2 days, they found him, in the
Temple, listening to the religion teachers and asking them questions. People who
heard him were astounded at his intelligence. His mother said to him "My
child, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been really worried
about you". Jesus replied "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you
know that I must be concerned with my Father's work?" But they didn't
understand what he meant. He went with them to Nazareth and lived under their
authority. His
mother stored all these things in her heart
Jesus, please help all "lost children" to be found!
Listen
Reflection on the above Gospel: Mary got involved, from start to finish
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Request in letter yesterday from prisoner - a book to study
storehouse management. Made me laugh, because many people are in detention for
managing drug storehouses!?!
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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 13th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Jiangxi
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 13th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Congo
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri June 12
Feast
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
"Over the top" - the love in Jesus' heart (my 2013 reflection)
Yesterday
1,000 copies of the Chinese edition of the Simple
Bible - Old Testament arrived from the printer ...at cost of around HK$13
per book ...an excellent price for a 260 page book ...mainly for prisoners and
for distribution at MercyHK's canteen in Temple Street. This is the 5th
printing. Please God printing number 6 towards the end of next year will be an
illustrated edition with lots of artwork.
Today
is the feastday of Blessed Joseph Cebuba O.M.I. who was shot dead in a Nazi
concentration camp in 1941. May his example give us more courage to stand up
for what is right
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon:
Video
shows car slowing before Israeli troops shot dead 7 month baby in mother's arms
Pope's
AI letter ***
Pope
- Christians cannot promote war
13. Thirdly, building a world in which everyone can flourish requires shared responsibility and courage. No one can single-handedly bear the weight of the challenges the world is facing, just as no one is so weak that they cannot play their part, for “power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor 12:9). All are given their own section of the wall: scientists and researchers, entrepreneurs and workers, educators and legislators, civil society, popular movements and faith communities. This is the logic of subsidiarity, which values the cooperation between generations, peoples, disciplines and cultures as the best way for fostering stability, prosperity and peace. We should not be intimidated by tensions or differences because they can become creative forces when guided by shared responsibility.
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Bible
Readings from Feast
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
2
Corinthians 5.14-19: The
love of Christ is like a tsunami.
It overwhelms
us and sweeps us away when we remember how Jesus
died for everyone. God, through Christ, has repaired his friendship with
humanity. We must spread the news of this reconciliation.
"And when I think, that God his Son not sparing, sent him to die, I
scarce can take it in" -
from "How Great Thou Art"
My recording of this reading
Ephesians
3.14-21: This is what I pray,
kneeling before the Father from whom every family, whether spiritual or natural,
takes it name: May he give you power through his Spirit, for your hidden
self to grow strong. May Christ live in your hearts through faith. Planted in
love and built on love, may you continually focus
on the
love of Christ, until your life is filled
with that love.
Glory be to him whose power working in us, can do infinitely more than
we can ask or imagine. Glory be to him from generation to generation in the
Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen
Recording
Matthew
11.25-30: One day Jesus
prayed: Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I am joyfully amazed at the way simple
people understand and accept what I'm saying, while proud and clever people miss
the plot. And he said to the ordinary people: Come to me, all you who are
treated unfairly by unjust religious laws. I will give you peace and justice.
Learn from me, and you will know peace, for
I am gentle and humble of heart.
Jesus, please help people who are suffering from unjust religious laws
John
19.31-37: The next day was
the Passover. To prevent the bodies remaining on the crosses during the
Passover, the soldiers broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus. But
when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead. Instead of breaking
his legs, they
pierced his side with a spear.
Immediately there came out blood and water. And so the Scriptures were fulfilled
"Not one of his bones will be broken" and "They will look on the
one they have pierced".
Jesus, please help me understand how blood and water are symbols of the
Eucharist and Baptism
Reflection on the above Bible readings:
A beautiful reflection: The heart of Jesus and our hearts
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A
few nights ago on Temple Street near the Dr Jesus Centre, I met a friendly man
and his wife from Victoria, from the town of Rosebud which is part of an O.M.I.
parish. The man's job ...he's a gardener. (...garden ...rosebud ..!)
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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 12th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Jiangsu
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 12th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Guinea
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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