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Tues July 9
Yesterday afternoon I attended two encouraging
meetings to do with my anti-drug campaign. As Pope Francis said a few years ago
in Mexico ... drug trafficking is like a cancer affecting society ... we must
keep up the fight against it. And see 
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Public
increasingly supporting radical protesters despite unease about violence
Pope's
letter to young people:
25. Jesus' baptism was not like our
own, which introduces us to the life of grace, but a consecration prior to his
embarking on the great mission of his life. The Gospel says that at his baptism
the Father rejoiced and was well pleased: "You are my beloved
Son". Jesus immediately appeared filled with the Holy Spirit, and was
led by the Spirit into the desert. There he prepared to go forth to preach and
to work miracles, to bring freedom and healing. Every
young person who feels called to a mission in this world is invited to hear the
Father speaking those same words within his or her heart: "You are my
beloved child".
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Readings are from
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Proverbs
23-24: If someone invites you for a meal,
be careful not to make a pig of yourself. Don't waste your breath talking
to foolish people. Make sure your children receive a
wholesome discipline. Don't be a drunkard.
Don't be a glutton.
Avoid prostitution. Brains are better than brawn. If you make a big mistake and
fall, get up and start again.
Lord, please help me put
into practice the ideas in these words
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
33: Ring out your joy to the Lord, all good
people,
for praise is fitting for loyal hearts. For the Lord loves justice and right;
he fills the earth with his love. By his word the heavens were made,
he spoke and the universe came into being. They are happy, whose God is the Lord,
he is the source of all true joy. May your love be upon us, O Lord,
since we place all our trust in you.
Lord, we trust in your precious
love
Listen
Acts
22.24-29: Paul was taken into the soldiers' barracks.
The captain ordered Paul to be tortured to find out the truth about his
situation. But when they tied him down, Paul said
"Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen?
The captain said "It cost me a lot of
money to acquire Roman citizenship". Paul replied "I was
born a Roman citizen". Paul was untied without being flogged
Jesus, help people who are being
tortured today
Listen
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
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus' death on the Cross was the most powerful expression of love that God could come up with ... to make it as difficult as possible for anyone to reject God's love
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McDonald's
is kind not just because it lets homeless people stay overnight, but also
because you can stay as long as you like during the day for a meeting ... unlike
one place I saw recently which had a sign "Maximum sitting time: 75
minutes"!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N America
Jesus,
today, Tuesday,
please bless the people of
South
Asia
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 9th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Henan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 9th of the month, Jesus please
bless the people of Central African Republic
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 8
Last night
there was a thank you send off meal for Phillip who has been a faithful prison
visitor and Sunday night gathering volunteer the past three years. Phillip will
be returning to Australia later this week. God
bless you Phillip! (and see
below)
Yesterday
afternoon - photos of another big march ***
Protest
targets visitors from China
I
read this
doctor's inspiring biography many years ago:
Catherine
Hamlin has helped Ethiopian women for 60 years
Pope's
letter to young people:
24: Our first image of Jesus as a young adult shows him standing among the crowds on the banks of the Jordan river to be baptized by his kinsman John the Baptist, just like any other member of his people
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Readings are from
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Proverbs
19-22: Where reflection is wanting, zeal is not
good.
People who go too quickly miss their way. Whoever is kind to the poor is kind to the
Lord.
The Lord will repay such kindness. Children at play
show what sort of people they will be in the future. Better the corner of a loft to live in
than a house shared with a scolding spouse. Better to live in a desert land
than with a scolding and irritable spouse. Instruct children in goodness and justice
and they will always be good adults.
Lord, please help me put
into practice the ideas in these words
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
32: Happy is the person whose sin is forgiven.
For a while I refused to ask for forgiveness,
and my body paid the penalty. But then I said "Lord, forgive me"
and my spirit and body revived.
Lord, when I do wrong, please give me the grace to say sorry and ask forgiveness
Listen
Acts
22.1-23: Paul said to the crowd "I am a Jew, born
in Tarsus. I was brought up here in Jerusalem. I studied under Gamaliel. I
fully observed the Law of our ancestors. I even persecuted this Way to the
death, and sent many people to prison.
But once when I was on my way to Damascus to arrest followers of the Way,
Jesus appeared to me and said 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, and you are
persecuting me'. Then a believer in Damascus told me I was to be Jesus'
witness in many places".
Up to now, the crowd had listened quietly to Paul, but when he said that
Jesus was sending him to non-Jews in far away places, the crowd shouted "Rid the earth of this man! He's not fit to live!"
Jesus, please help Jewish people accept you as
the Anointed One
Listen
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
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: One of my
favourite songs - 
Jesus, Remember Me
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Last
night's thank you send off meal for Phillip was held at a Pizza Hut (because a
kind friend donated some PH vouchers). Last night the PH and all nearby eating
places where overwhelmed with customers .... from the just-finishe nearby
anti-extradition march!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South America
Sat: Cent, N. America
Jesus,
today, Monday,
please bless the people of Europe
& Russia
And
praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On
this 8th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Heilongjiang
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 8th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Sierra
Leone
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 7
Yesterday morning at Notre Dame in Kowloon City I attended the
funeral Mass of 94 year old Fr Peter King O.M.I. .... then the burial at Cheung
Sha Wan Cemetery. May Peter's prayers on the other side of the veil in Heaven
help us on this side here on earth.
Today ... not far from my home:
Tour groups plan to avoid TST during planned march
Half
a tonne of Ice seized in Sydney
O.M.I.
Inter-capitular meeting in Poland: Day 2
To help people prepare the liturgy of Sunday 16 (July 21):
Communion
on the Moon Fifty Years Later by Fr Harry
Winter O.M.I.
Dubia of Cardinal
Zen concerning new Vatican guidelines for clergy in China
(... not good English ....)
Pope's
letter to young people:
23. Jesus died on a cross when he was little
more than thirty years of age. It is
important to realize that Jesus was a young person. He gave his life when
he was, in today's terms, a young adult.
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Readings are from
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c.f. readings for Sunday 14
Isaiah 62-66: The Lord says:
"My eyes are drawn to the humble and contrite person
who lovingly meditates on my word. Towards Jerusalem I will send peace,
flowing like a river. I am going to gather the nations of every language.
All peoples will know and love me
Lord, please give me more love
for the Bible. Please give the world more peace. Please help all peoples know and love youMy
recording of this reading
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
Galatians
6.14-18:
As for me, the only thing I boast about is the
Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world is crucified to me,
and I to the world. It does not matter if a person is circumcised
or not.
What matters is that we become a new creature. From now on, I want no more trouble from you.
The scars on my body were suffered for the sake of Jesus. May his grace be with you
Jesus, may I look at everything in the world
from up on your Cross
Listen
Luke
10.1-9: Jesus appointed 72 disciples to go ahead of
him in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit. He said to them "The harvest is rich, but
the laborers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send laborers to
his harvest. When you go into a town, cure those in it who
are sick, and say: 'The kingdom of God is very near to you'".
Jesus, please inspire more people to make the
spreading of the Good News their life's work
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: God's peace (first reading) is available, but our troubled world needs more disciples (Gospel) to help people know about the Good News!
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: 72 other disciples (Chinese text)
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Hour
of Love HK radio program 8.30
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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Yesterday
at my monthly Mass at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, a team of helpers had been
trying in vain for half an hour to get the computer and overhead system working.
But for 30 minutes nothing on the screen. When I arrived and saw the problem, I
told them about a similar situation last Sunday morning at St Paul's Yau Ma Tei
.... and how a prayer to St Paul had fixed things. So ... a little prayer
to St Paul was made .... and about a minute later the system was up and running!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Fri: South America
Sat: Cent., N America
Jesus,
today, Sunday,
please bless the people of
Africa
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 7th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hebei
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 7th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Burkina Faso
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 6
Good news late yesterday afternoon: a local court allowed an
African asylum seeker bail after I wrote a guarantee letter for him. Man has
been in remand detention for about 2 years! I wasn't in court ... I was at Notre
Dame in Kowloon City for funeral of 95 year old Peter King O.M.I. Funeral Mass
was led by Bishop Joseph Ha.
Mothers
rally in support of young demonstrators ***
Students set two conditions for talks with CE
(Maybe students are asking for too much? ... but at least
govt and students are now talking
about dialogue!) *** People condemning
had already ruined Legco ***
Rome
airport's new test to detect drug mules
Police
confiscate drugs from one gang ... and sell to another gang:
Inside Rio's favelas
Groan .... (they also come to HK for this ...):
People
flown from China to do begging in Melbourne
Lao
drug mules caught near Vietnam border
Pope's
letter to young people: (the more I
read of this, the more I am impressed at what a powerful document it is)
20. If
you have lost your inner vitality, your dreams, your enthusiasm, your optimism
and your generosity, Jesus stands before you as once he stood before the
dead son of the widow, and with all the power of his resurrection he urges you:
"Young man, I say to you, arise!" (Lk 7:14).
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Proverbs
18:
Foolish people are not interested in reflection,
but only in airing their own opinion. The human heart is haughty until disaster
strikes.
Humility goes before honor. Don't reply to someone until you've listened
to their views.
Be slow to interrupt someone who is speaking.
Lord, please help me to be a
good listener
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
31: Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in
distress.
My eyes are full of tears, my heart full of sorrow. Everyone makes fun of me. My friends don't want to know me.
Save me, Lord, from this mess. I praise you Lord, for you protect those who trust you.
You keep them safe from slander and lies. Be strong, let your heart take courage,
all you who trust in the Lord
I trust in you, Lord. My life
is in your hands
Listen
Acts
21.15-40:
In Jerusalem Paul gave a report to James and
other Christian leaders of all that God had done for non-Jews through his ministry.
But Paul was soon seen by Jews from where he
had traveled. He was dragged out of the Temple and beaten by a wild crowd.
The beating was stopped by a Roman captain who had Paul bound with chains. The crowd was calling out for Paul to be
killed. Paul asked for permission to speak to the
crowd and the captain agreed. Paul then spoke to the crowd in Hebrew
Jesus, please protect Christians who live in
dangerous places
Listen
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 the charge against him:
"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
Listen
Reflection on the above readings:
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Gandhi:
"When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and
love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, for a time they can
seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it. Always."
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KMB asked to explain extra buses during protest.
A well-known rule in HK these days: Thou shalt not show any initiative!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent. & N
America
Jesus,
today, Saturday,
please bless the people of Central
& North America
And
praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 6th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hainan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 6th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Liberia
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 5
Yesterday I spent nearly 9 hours at Tai Lam Women's prison ...
where ... sadly .... I met four more drug mules arrested at HK airport: two from
Indonesia, one from South Africa and one from Thailand.
Kowloon rally planned on Sunday
(not far from my home)
Pope's
letter to young people:
19. The Gospel also speaks about a group of
wise young women, who were ready and waiting, while others were distracted and
slumbering (cf. Mt 25:1-13). We
can, in fact, spend our youth being distracted, skimming the surface of
life, half-asleep, incapable of cultivating meaningful relationships or
experiencing the deeper things in life. In this way, we can store up a paltry
and unsubstantial future. Or we
can spend our youth aspiring to beautiful and great things, and thus
store up a future full of life and interior richness.
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Proverbs 17: Better a dry crust of bread eaten in peace
than a house where feasting and argument go together. Whoever avoids talking about
offences, promotes love.
Whoever keeps on talking about offences, divides friends. A person who controls the tongue has
knowledge.
People of discernment control their temper.
Lord, please give me a kind
tongue
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
29-30: The Lord gives us strength, the Lord blesses
us with peace.
Thank you, Lord, for so often helping and healing me.
I cried to you when sickness surrounded me, and you healed me. You changed my mourning into dancing.
So I will thank you always.
Thank you, Lord, for all the
times you have healed me
Listen
Acts 21.1-14:
Our sea voyage took us to the city of
Caesarea. A prophet there took Paul's belt and used it to tie up his own
feet and hands,
as a sign of what would happen to Paul in Jerusalem. Everyone implored Paul not to go to
Jerusalem.
Paul replied "I am ready not only to be tied up,
but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus". And so we packed up and headed for Jerusalem
Jesus, please give me a bit of Paul's courage
Listen
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
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Paul imitated Jesus ... ready to lay down his life. Very few Christians will die as martyrs, but every Christian's CV should contain a willingness to give up life if necessary.
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Since I started posting something each day from the Pope's
letter to young people, I can't help noticing how the ideas of the letter are so
relevant to HK young people at the moment!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: S.
America
Sat: Cent, N. America
Jesus,
today, Friday,
please bless the people of South
America
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 5th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guizhou
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 5th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Chad
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu July 4
Two
days ago in the High Court, a kind judge gave two defendants from Malaysia a
discount of 3 months for their support of my anti-drug campaign ..... 3 months
being the maximum allowed by a harsh Court of Appeal ruling last year. Judge
used every possible means to reduce sentence but had few options because of CA
restrictions. But yesterday morning in the same court room the same kind judge
gave a defendant from Argentina a 9 (!) month discount for campaign support - in
response to my special
support letter which can be published in full since name of defendant was
quite public. Clarin article in
Spanish - here;
English translation here
(July 10)
UNTIL
AND UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWS ITS EXTRADITION PROPOSAL, THE SITUATION IN
HK CAN ONLY GET WORSE, NOT BETTER. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE
GOVERNMENT TURNS OFF THE FIRE THAT IS MAKING THE POT BOIL?!
HK divided over storming of legislature *** Carrie Lam has lost control of HK protests ... and Beijing's support
This
sort of thing has been happening for years:
Chinese border guards put surveillance app on tourists' phones
Australia
Plenary Council updated website
God
bless USA (& Portugal!) on this July 4!
Pope's
letter to young people:
18. On the other hand, in the Gospel of
Matthew we find a young man (cf. Mt 19:20.22) who approaches
Jesus and asks if there is more that he can do; in this, he
demonstrates that youthful openness of spirit which seeks new horizons and great
challenges. Yet his spirit was not really that young, for he had
already become attached to riches and comforts. He said he wanted
something more, but when Jesus asked him to be generous and distribute his
goods, he realized that he could not let go of everything he had. In the
end, "hearing these words, the young man went away sad". He had
given up his youth.
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Bible
Proverbs 16: A person proposes, God
disposes.
Ask the Lord to bless all your plans. Kindness and loyalty make up for sin.
Love of the Lord brings avoidance of evil. If the Lord is pleased with your way of life,
he will cause your enemies to become your friends. Pride goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit before a fall. A troublemaker sows strife.
A talebearer separates friends. Better to be a peaceful person than a hero.
Better to be master of yourself than the conqueror of a city.
Lord, please give me a humble,
peaceful spirit
Recording
Psalm 28: To you, O Lord, I call, my rock, hear me.
If you do not heed, I shall become like people in the grave. Lord, you are my strength and my
shield.
In you my heart trusts. Thank you, Lord, for so often hearing my
prayer.
I will always thank and praise you. You are the strength of your people Israel.
Save your people. Be our shepherd and carry us for ever.
Lord, please help people who
are in big danger today
Recording
Acts 20.28-38:
Paul continued "You elders are the
leaders of the Church of God.
Be on your guard against bad leaders trying to mislead people. Remember my example. I never asked anyone for
money or clothes. You know how my work as a tentmaker earned enough to
support my companions and me. Remember Jesus' words There is more
happiness in giving than in receiving". When he finished speaking, he knelt down with
them and prayed. Then they took him to the ship
Jesus, please help Gospel workers imitate Paul
Listen
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
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Jesus was a prisoner on his way to execution. May he give courage and strength to people being executed today
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After High Court case yesterday morning - and after visiting the
defendant in the High Court prison section - I attended two meetings with
members of the NGO "Voice for Prisoner", sharing ideas for helping
prisoners and for using social media to spread the message "Don't bring
drugs to HK". At both meetings I was the senior citizen and by the end of
the second meeting my brain was asking to be extradited (? .. the in-word
...out-word? in HK) for a rest
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Mon:
Tues:
Wed:
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid:
Sat:
Cent,
Jesus,
today, Thursday,
please bless
the people of
And praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 4th of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 4th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mozambique
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 3
Memo
to Communist Party leaders in Beijing: BY
BEGINNING TO TAKE AWAY HONG KONG'S BASIC FREEDOMS, YOU HAVE STARTED A FIRE IN
HONG KONG. YOUR CLUMSY, BULLYING EFFORTS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE HAVE ONLY MADE THE
FIRE WORSE. IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL, THE FIRE MIGHT SPREAD TO THE MAINLAND! LET
HK KEEP ITS BASIC FREEDOMS AS PREVIOUSLY AND IT WILL BE A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR
CHINA AND HK
We cannot condone violence, but this will
probably be photo of the year -
from: The
occupation of HK's legislative building:
Looks
like a miners' convention?! *** 'Govt should ask themselves what led to this'
*** HK's
freedom generation was always going to rebel against its Chinese future
Pope's
letter to young people:
17. In the Gospel of Mark, we find a man
who, listening to Jesus speak of the commandments, says, "All these I have
observed from my youth". The Psalmist had already said the same
thing: "You, O Lord, are my hope, my trust from my youth; from my youth you
have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds" (Ps 71:5.17).
We should never regret spending our
youth being good, opening our heart to the Lord, and living differently. None of
this takes away from our youth but instead strengthens and renews it
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Chris McDonnell
A cry from the depths
"How much corruption can we tolerate in the church before we leave?"
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c.f. readings for St Thomas, apostle:
Ephesians 2.19-22: In
God's Church you are not foreigners. You are citizens. You
are part of a building that has the
apostles
and prophets for its base. Christ Jesus himself is the foundation stone.
You are being built into a house where God lives
Jesus, be the foundation stone of my life
Recording
Psalm 117: O
Praise the Lord, all you nations. Acclaim
him, all you peoples! Strong is his love for us. He is faithful for ever.
May all the nations love and praise you, Lord
Recording
John
20.21-29 (a): That same Sunday
evening, the doors were locked in the room where the disciples had gathered, for
fear of the religious leaders. But Jesus appeared and stood before them, saying
"Peace be with you". He showed them his hands and his side and said
"As the Father sent me, so I am sending you". Then he breathed on
them, saying "Receive the Holy Spirit". Thomas,
one of the 12 apostles, was not there that night. When the other disciples said
they had seen the Lord, he replied "Unless I see and touch his wounded
body, I refuse to believe"
Recording
John 20.21-29 (b): Eight
days later, the group was again in the same house, with the doors locked. This
time Thomas
was with them. Jesus again appeared
and stood before them saying "Peace be with you". Then he said to
Thomas "Put your hand into my side. Doubt no longer, but believe".
Thomas replied "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said "You believe
because you can see me. Blessed are those who have not seen me and yet
believe"
Jesus, my Lord and my God, I believe in you. Help me live and grow and die in
your friendship
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: Pope Francis has said that each time we help a poor person, we lovingly touch Jesus' wounded side ... like Thomas
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For Feast of St Thomas:
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E.Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N America
Jesus,
today, Wednesday,
please bless the people of East
Asia
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 3rd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Gansu
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 3rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Burundi
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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My Africa trips:
2015: Tanzania, Malawi
2016:
Kenya, Uganda
2017:
Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2018:
My trip to Latin America
2018: My trip to Thailand and Cambodia
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
Dec 2018 - Jan 2019 trip to Malaysia
June 2019: my anti-drug campaign featured in The Malaysia Drug Trade
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Australian Chinese for
Families Association
Gay marriage: an elephant in the room (by John W)
Video:
What "gay
marriage" did to Massachusetts
同志婚姻自2004年立法後，美國麻省的改變
（ 廣東話附字幕版）
Frightening
YouTube reports:
LGBT radical impact
on educational institutions (No.
5); LGBT
infiltrating churches
(No. 6); US corporations massively
supporting LGBT agenda (No. 7). What
has happened in the US is now starting to happen in other places. Some
day our children will ask "why didn't you do more to stop this evil?"
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Pope's surprise visit to drug treatment centre
Pope is practising what he preaches: "get out and mix with the poor"
HK
readers might like to join me in praying each day for one group of HK
prison inmates: Sun:
Lo Wu; Mon: C.I.C., Siu Lam, Tai Lam; Tue: Stanley
Wed: Hei Ling Chau Thu: Lantau
Fri: Lai Chi Kok
Sat: Hospitals, Pik Uk & other centres
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