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Tues June 2
I spent most of yesterday working with Eddie Chan (St Peter's
Association Chairman) and other kind friends in the setting up of our new
MercyHK second hand shop at 191 Temple Street. After the electricians finish
their work tomorrow we hope to have the shop ready for business by the weekend
please God. Eddie is preparing a management team as well as a group of
volunteers and two pairs of homeless people to work in the shop. Formal contract
was signed yesterday on behalf of MercyHk for two years.
In this week after Pentecost, please join me in praying the Sequence of Pentecost each day
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Joshua
9: After hearing that the
Israelites had captured Jericho and Ai,
other peoples of the region formed an alliance to fight against the Israelites.
But the people of Gibeon used another strategy:
they tricked the Israelites into thinking
they were not locals but had come from far away. So the Israelites made
a treaty with them. When the Israelites
realized they had been tricked,
they kept their side of the bargain and did not attack Gibeon. Instead the Gibeonites
became wood-cutters and water-carriers
in the service of the Israelites.
Dear
Lord, please help nations to make treaties instead of war
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
103: My soul, give thanks to the Lord.
All my being, bless his holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord
and never forget all his blessings. It is he who forgives all your guilt,
who heals every one of your ills. It is he who fills your life with good things,
renewing your youth like an eagle's life. The Lord is compassion and
love,
slow to anger and rich in mercy. As the heavens are high above the earth
so strong is his love for those who love him. As far as the East is from the West,
so far does he remove our sins. As a father has compassion on his
children,
the Lord has pity on all who love and honor him. Give thanks to the Lord, all his angels,
who heed the voice of his word. Give thanks to the Lord, everyone and
everything.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord!
Thank you, Lord, for your love
and compassion
Listen
Acts
2.22-36:
Peter said to the crowd "You know that
Jesus of Nazareth was a man from God. You know all about the miracles he
worked. This same Jesus has been raised from the dead
by God. There are many witnesses to his resurrection. Jesus has been taken up to God's right hand.
He has received the Holy Spirit from the Father. He has poured out the Holy
Spirit on us. Know for sure that Jesus whom you crucified is
the Messiah and he is Lord".
Jesus, Messiah
Lord, please pour your Holy Spirit into my heart
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: Each day
of this week we pray for the Holy Spirit to be poured out on our world (Acts)
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The steel shutter of our 191 Temple Street shop is a bit
special .... one person can open the shutter, but two are needed to lock it: one
to stand on the far right of its bottom section while the other turns the key in
the middle of the shutter. Impossible for one person to do both!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N America
Jesus,
today, Tuesday,
please bless the people of
South
Asia
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 2nd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Fujian
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 2nd of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Niger
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon June 1
Yesterday I had three groups of visitors (3 + 4 + 4) at my home:
the first a group supporting my anti-drug campaign, the second a group which has
been visiting 15 prisoners, the third which is supporting the Temple Street
project to help homeless people. The latter project has gone from 3 stalls near
187 Temple Street to a G/F shop at 191 Temple Street which hopefully will be
operating by the end of this week ... thanks to the help and hard work of many
kind people. Our MercyHK Temple Street
project financial report for May 1-29 is here.
God bless all kind donors! (.. money in bank is large, but so are our monthly
expenses (around $100,000) + setting up of shop expenses).
In this week after Pentecost, please join me in praying the Sequence of Pentecost each day
Click
"countries" here
for Covid-19 latest figures. Sobering
June
- month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Jesus'
promises to St. Margaret Mary in 1675
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Readings are from
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Joshua
8: Once again the
Israelites attacked the town of Ai,
this time with a special strategy: 5,000 men
went by night to the back of the town and hid themselves in the nearby hills.
In the morning Joshua and the rest of the people
marched towards the front of Ai. When the
king of Ai saw them coming,
he led his people out for battle. In chasing
the Israelites,
the king of Ai left his town undefended. Then the
5,000 Israelites attacked
Ai from the rear and set it on fire.
When the men of Ai looked back and saw their town on fire,
they realized they were caught in a trap. The
Israelites easily won the battle
and captured Ai.
Dear Lord, please
give leaders the courage of Joshua
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
102: O Lord, listen to my
prayer in my distress.
Do not hide your face from me. For my days are
vanishing like smoke,
my bones burn away like a fire. I forget to eat my
bread.
My skin clings to my bones. All day long my foes
revile me.
Those who hate me use my name as a curse. But you, O Lord, will
endure for ever.
You will arise and have mercy on Sion. You will hear the
groans of the prisoners
and free those condemned to die. I pray to you: "Do
not take me away before my time has come,
you whose days last from age to age.
Lord, please help people who
are in great distress
Listen
Acts
2.11-18: When people heard the apostles' group
speaking in many different languages, some said the apostles were drunk. Peter stood up with the Eleven and said to the
crowd:
These people are not drunk. It's only 9am .... too early to drink.
What is happening is what God said through the prophet Joel: 'I, the Lord, will pour out my spirit on all
peoples. They will prophesy and see visions. I will pour out my spirit on
everyone'
Come Holy Spirit, fall afresh on all peoples,
all nations
Listen
Luke
9.51-58: When the time came for Jesus to finish his
life on earth, he resolutely took the road to Jerusalem.
As Jesus and his disciples traveled along,
they met a man who said to him "I will follow you wherever you
go". Jesus replied "Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but
I have nowhere to lay my head"
Jesus, give me courage to do what
I should do
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: In this week after Pentecost let's pray each day for "the pouring out of the Holy Spirit on all peoples" (Acts/Joel)
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For
the past month a constant worry has been wet weather ... which greatly affects
the work of stalls in Temple Street Market. But now that MercyHK has gone from
stalls to a shop .... a great relief!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South America
Sat: Cent, N. America
Jesus,
today, Monday,
please bless the people of Europe
& Russia
And
praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On
this 1st of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Anwei
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 1st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Congo
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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May 31
P E N T E C O S T S U N D A Y
Wishing all dear readers a Happy Pentecost!
COME HOLY SPIRIT! FALL AFRESH ON OUR WORLD!
Especially today let's ask the Holy Spirit to give wisdom and
courage to world leaders to deal with Covid-19
Yesterday morning I attended the funeral Mass of 96 year old Fr
John Chai O.M.I., followed by burial at Cheung Sha Wan cemetery ...
attended by more than 50 loyal members of the wider Oblate family who used
umbrellas in the steady rain. In the afternoon and evening I helped with the
shifting of items from the 3 MercyHK stall trolleys in Temple Street to our new
home, No. 91 Temple Street which
Please God will be open early next week (.. background: see yesterday's menu,
below)
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The
Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. Readings for Pentecost
Acts
2.1-4: About ten days after
Jesus' ascension to heaven, was the Feast of Pentecost. Jesus'
12 apostles, his mother, several other women, and his brothers were together in
one room. Suddenly
they heard what sounded like a powerful wind. Tongues of fire appeared and came
to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit,
and began to speak foreign languages
Come Holy Spirit, fall afresh on me. Fall afresh on our world
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 104: Bless
the Lord, my soul! Lord God, how great you are. You
make the clouds your chariot. You walk on the wings of the wind. You make
springs gush forth in the valleys. They give drink to all the animals of the
field. You make grass grow for the cattle, and plants to provide food for
people. You give us wine to cheer our hearts, and oil to make our faces
shine. You made the moon to mark the months. The sun knows the time for its
setting. How many are your works, O Lord. In wisdom you have made them all. The
earth is full of your riches and the sea is swarming with life. All things,
great and small, look to you for food. You open your hand, they have their fill. You
send forth your spirit, and life is created. You renew the face of the earth. I
will sing to the Lord all my life. May my thoughts be pleasing to him.
Lord, send forth your Holy Spirit and renew the face of the earth
Recording
1
Corinthians 12.4-10: The
Holy Spirit gives us many different gifts: Some people have the gift of
wise preaching. Some people have the gift of an extra strong faith. Some people
have the gift of healing sick people. Some people have other gifts like the
power of miracles, prophecy, recognizing spirits, and the ability to speak in
tongues.
Holy Spirit, please increase your influence
in my life. Please give me the gift of (..name...)
Recording
John
15-16: Jesus
said to his disciples: "When the
Advocate comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth
who issues from the Father, he will be my witness. When
the Spirit of truth comes, he
will lead you to the complete truth. He
will glorify me, since all he tells you will be taken from what is mine. Everything
the Father has is mine; that is why I said: All
he tells you will
be taken from what is mine"
O Holy Spirit, Spirit of Truth, fall afresh on our world!
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
The
Day of Pentecost (good!)
Hudson Taylor: "Since the days of Pentecost, has the whole church ever put aside every other work and waited upon Him for ten days, that the Spirit's power might be manifested? We give too much attention to method and machinery and resources, and too little to the source of power."
My 2013 article: The forgotten Paraclete
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
Daniel Daring: The Soul of the Church (with Chinese text below English 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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For
Pentecost Sunday:
Once
when
Pope John XXIII went to visit the Hospital of the Holy Spirit , a nun answering
the door said: "Holy Father, I'm the mother superior of the Holy
Spirit." He replied: "Lucky you! What a job! I'm just the 'servant of
the servants of God.' "
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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 31st
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tianjin
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 31st of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Nepal
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat May 30
Tomorrow
is Pentecost
Sunday
Come Holy Spirit!
A
simple little song to the Holy Spirit - to the tune of "The
Stabat Mater" - listen to it here:
Flowing
from the heart of Jesus,
Living River, Holy Spirit,
Fill our hearts and flow through us
-based on today's Gospel, below!
Yesterday morning there were 4 cases at the High Court building
which I have been following. I found out about one of the cases only the night
before when checking the court lists .... after which I prepared a support
letter (for a man from Africa on a drug trafficking charge) .... then took it to
court yesterday morning and gave it to man's lawyer ... before going to another
place for a meeting ....during which I kept asking the Holy Spirit to bless all
4 cases. Last night I also attended the funeral Mass for 96 year old Fr John
Chai O.M.I. ... led by Cardinal John Tong.
The one-month trial of MercyHK stalls at Temple Street Market is
coming to an end .... and our core group is now looking at Plan B: renting a G/Fshop
in Temple Street instead of stalls .... because ....we have run into some
licensing problems ... and weather problems... and we have confirmed our
pre-trial thinking that our potential buyer group is not tourists (there aren't
any!) or better-off local people but poorer local poorer people (residents from
Sub-Continent, domestic helpers etc). ..who can be better served from a shop
open say 9am to 9pm than a stall open 2pm to 7pm .... and a shop would not have
all the difficulties of setting up and packing away each day etc. And ... a shop
would make it easier to store the many, many items we receive from kind donors
each day (our stall trolleys just can't cope!).
40 million Americans have lost their jobs 
(and similar numbers for Brazil, India etc?)
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Book Blog:
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c.f. readings for Vigil of Pentecost
Joel
1-4: My country has
been invaded. Joy has disappeared from the land. Priests, put on sackcloth, and
lament. Proclaim a fast to pray for our nation. Turn to the Lord your God again,
for he is all tenderness and compassion. Call out to the Lord for help.
"Spare your people, Lord!" The Lord replies: "I will save and
rescue you. I
will pour out my spirit on all peoples. Everyone will prophesy and see visions. You
will learn that I am the Lord your God. Jerusalem will be a holy place."
Lord, pour out your Holy Spirit on all nations
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
104: Bless the Lord,
my soul! Lord God, how great you are. You make the clouds your chariot. You walk
on the wings of the wind. You make springs gush forth in the valleys. They give
drink to all the animals of the field. You make grass grow for the cattle and
plants to provide food for people. You give us wine to cheer our hearts and
oil to make our faces shine. You made the moon to mark the months. The sun knows
the time for its setting. How many are your works, O Lord. In wisdom you have
made them all. The earth is full of your riches and the sea is swarming with
life. All things, great and small, look to you for food. You open your hand,
they have their fill. You
send forth your spirit, and life is created. You renew
the face of the earth. I will sing to the Lord all my life. May my thoughts be
pleasing to him.
Bless the Lord, my soul!
Recording
Romans
8.14-21: Everyone
moved by the Spirit is a child of God. The Spirit lets us use children's
language to speak to God tenderly as "Abba, Father". Since
we are God's children, we are also his heirs, coheirs with Jesus, sharing his
suffering so as to share his glory. What we suffer in this life can never be
compared with the glorious life we will have in heaven. The whole of creation
looks forward to sharing the same glory, to sharing immortality.
Holy Spirit, please help us pray!
Recording
John
7.37-39: During the
Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem, Jesus called out loudly in the Temple
"If anyone is thirsty, come to me. Anyone who believes in me, come and
drink!" As Scripture says "From his heart will flow fountains of
living water". Jesus
was speaking of the Holy Spirit, which people who believed in him were to
receive. The Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been
glorified.
Holy Spirit, flowing from the heart of Jesus, please increase your influence
in my life
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings: One
of my favorite songs: Everyone
moved by the Spirit
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A community of mice became terrified
when they were told that in future a cat would be in charge of their group ...
to improve security.
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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 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shanghai
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Haiti
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri May 29
Yesterday there was a lunch-time gathering for 13 formerly
homeless people now with rooms at the Ping On Building in Yau Ma Tei ....with 7
volunteers who help with the MercyHK stalls at Temple Street Market. A happy
experience!
Today
is the feast day of Blessed
Joseph Gerard O.M.I. who died in Southern Africa on this
day in 1914. In January 2017 I had the privilege of visiting his
grave in Lesotho. A
video life of Blessed Joseph
To
prepare for
Pentecostst (May
31) lelet's
reflect on the Holy Spirit:
The dove: At
the end of the flood, whose symbolism refers to Baptism, a dove released
by Noah returns with a fresh olive-tree branch in its beak as a sign that the
earth was again habitable. When
Jesus comes up from the water of his baptism, the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove,
comes down upon him and remains with him. The Spirit comes down and remains in
the purified hearts of the baptized. In
some churches, the Eucharist is reserved in a metal receptacle in the form of a dove (columbarium)
suspended above the altar. Christian
iconography traditionally uses a dove to
suggest the Spirit. - CCC
701
In this week before Pentecost, let's
often pray each day: Come
Holy Spirit, fall afresh on our world!
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Book Blog:
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Bible
Joshua 7: The Lord had told the
Israelites not to keep anything for themselves
when they captured Jericho. But one man disobeyed
the Lord
and secretly kept some of the spoils. As a result of that
man's disobedience,
the Israelites were defeated in battle when they attacked the town of
Ai. The disobedient
man's identity was found by drawing of the lot: of the 12 tribes, one was chosen, the tribe of
Judah; of the tribe of Judah, one clan was chosen, that of Zerah; of the families of Zerah, one was chosen, that of Zabdi;
of the men of Zabdi, one was chosen, Achan. Achan admitted his
guilt.
He and his whole family were then stoned to death
and a great cairn built over them.
All of Achan's possessions were burnt.
Dear
Lord, please don't let me disobey you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
101:
My song is of mercy and justice.
I sing to you, O Lord. I will try to walk with blameless
heart.
I will try to give my attention to what is good, not what is bad. People who slander others, people of proud
looks,
these will not be my friends.
People who are good and do good,
these will be my friends.
Dear Lord, please help me to
avoid bad company
Listen
Acts
1.15-26:
During these days, Peter spoke to a group of about 120 disciples:
"As you know, Judas hanged himself after betraying Jesus. We must now
choose someone to take Judas' place, someone who has been with us since
the time when John was baptizing". Two men were nominated, Joseph and Matthias.
After prayer was offered, Matthias was
chosen. He was listed as one of the
12 apostles
Jesus, please protect your church from
betrayal and disloyalty
Listen
Luke
9.28-36: One day Jesus took his disciples Peter, James
and John
up a high mountain to pray.
On the mountain, while Jesus was praying, his whole appearance changed.
His clothes became brilliant as lightning. The prophets Moses and Elijah appeared
and spoke with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus "Lord, how good it is for
us to be here!" Then a bright cloud covered them with its
shadow.
From the cloud came a voice:
"This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him".
When the voice had finished speaking, the disciples saw only Jesus in his
normal appearance.
Jesus, Beloved Son of God,
how good it is to spend time with you in prayer.
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: 2,000 years ago this week, the apostles' group spent the week in prayer waiting for the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday. This week our prayer also is: Come Holy Spirit!
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The Bible says that the Holy Spirit breathed on the chaos
and produced our beautiful world ..... beauty and order out of chaos. Pope
Francis says that knots ( = problems) which are too difficult for us to untie ..
can be untied by the Holy Spirit. In these days before Pentecost lets ask the
Holy Spirit to please do something about the chaos on many fronts around us!
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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 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Chongqing
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 29th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Mauritania
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu May 28
I spent most of yesterday at Tai Lam women's prison ... as usual
feeling sorry for so many women in detention. But last night I realised one was
missing when I read this: Case
dropped against relative of police officer
As
the protests re-start, I invite protesters to reflect on this: Protest
is a right. Vandalism is a wrong
To
prepare for Pentecost (May 31) let's reflect on the Holy Spirit:
The
finger is
another symbol of the Holy Spirit. It was by the
finger of God that Jesus cast
out demons. If God's law was written on tablets of stone "by the
finger of God," then the "letter from
Christ" entrusted to the care of the apostles, is written "with the
Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of human
hearts." The hymn Veni Creator
Spiritus invokes the Holy Spirit as " the finger of
the Father's right hand." - CCC
700
In this week before Pentecost, let's
often pray each day: Come
Holy Spirit, fall afresh on our world!
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Joshua 6: The Lord said to
Joshua:
"I am delivering Jericho and its king into your hands. Get your soldiers to
march around Jericho.
Do this for 6 days,
marching with the Sacred Chest with 7 trumpets in front of it. On the 7th day, march
around the city 7 times,
and then let the whole people give a mighty war cry." The soldiers and people
did this,
and when the war cry was made,
the walls of Jericho fell down. The Israelites then
entered the town and captured it.
They spared the lives of Rahab the prostitute and her family
Dear
Lord, long ago you caused the walls of Jericho to fall.
Please in our day cause walls of prejudice and corruption to fall
Recording
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
Recording
Acts 1.12-14: After Jesus went up to heaven from the Mount
of Olives, the apostles went back down to Jerusalem, a walk of about half
a kilometer. They gathered in an upstairs room which they used as
a meeting place. The 11 apostles were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip,
Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon and Jude. They spent a long time praying. With them were
several women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and also Jesus'
brothers
Jesus, your apostles' group spent
special time in prayer preparing for the coming of the Holy Spirit. I now
ask them in heaven to pray that the Holy Spirit will increase his
influence in my life
Listen
Luke 9.22-25: Jesus now began explaining to his disciples
how he would suffer, die and rise from the dead. He also said "If you want to be my disciple, you must deny yourself,
take up your own cross, and follow me. Selfishness will ruin your life.
Self-sacrificing will bless your life. What use is it to have everything in this
world
yet miss out on Heaven?"
Jesus, please help me find my life by losing
it in service of others
Listen
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At Tai Lam women's prison yesterday I went as usual about 3pm to
have some "afternoon tea" = a chocolate bar from a dispensing machine
.... only to find my Octopus card was out of credit ... I had forgotten to top
it up. Is there an App to help deal with old age memory issues?
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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 28th 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 28th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Lesotho
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed May 27
Yesterday morning I was at the High Court for the sentencing of a
young Malaysian man on a drug trafficking charge. Then home for a long stretch
of office work. Then a number of jobs connected with the MercyHK stalls in
Temple Street. One of those days when not everything went so well ... but
sometimes "not so well" days if offered up in prayer can bring a
blessing to others. And ... today is shaping up as an ominous one for HK on a
number of fronts. Let's offer up our little trials and difficulties for the
peace of HK. I am due to be at a prison all day today - 9am to 6pm - unable to
answer phone, W/App, email, texts
US
and UK could learn from Japan!
The
Japanese ethical edge (... similar to HK, Taiwan and South Korea)
217
Kg cocaine in disguised old jet engine shipped from Ecuador to HK!
Ice
in face masks from Canada to Australia
Historic
Church Governance Report locked down by Australian Bishops
and see also Peter Wilkinson's article "Most prominent issues for the
Plenary Council agenda" - here
(p. 15)
Congratulations
to my former student Bishop Mark Edwards
O.M.I. on
being named, at 8pm EAST last night, Bishop of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales
To
prepare for Pentecost (May 31) let's reflect on the Holy Spirit - today: The
Hand
The hand is
another symbol of the Holy Spirit. Jesus heals the sick and blesses little
children by laying hands on
them. In his name the apostles will do the same. It is by the Apostles'
imposition of hands that
the Holy Spirit is given. The
Church has kept this sign of the all-powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit by
having the priest at Mass extend his hands over
the bread and wine as he says "Let your Spirit come upon these gifts to
make them holy" CCC
699
In
this week before Pentecost, let's
often pray each day: Come
Holy Spirit, fall afresh on our world!
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Chris McDonnell
Writing straight with crooked lines
A book worth reading for Jim Forest has a compelling narrative to relate
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Joshua 5: The kings of the
Jordan area
heard that the Lord had
dried up the Jordan's waters
to let the Israelites cross over.
The kings became very afraid of the Israelites. At Gilgal near the
Jordan
the Lord instructed Joshua
that all un-circumcised men should be circumcised. It was at Gilgal that
the Israelites kept the Passover Feast
and tasted the produce of the land.
As soon as the Israelites tasted the produce of the land,
the manna stopped falling.
Dear
God, thank you for all you did for the Israelites
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
99: The Lord is king. He is great in
Sion.
His power is seen throughout the world. Among his priests were Aaron, Moses and
Samuel.
They prayed to the Lord and he answered their call. Let peoples everywhere praise his name.
He is holy, full of power.
Lord, may all peoples
know and love you
Listen
Acts
1.6-11: On the day he was taken up to heaven, Jesus
said to his apostles "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes on you. Then you will be my witnesses in every part of the
world". As he said this, he was lifted up while they
watched.
A cloud took him from their sight. Then two angels appeared to them and said
"Jesus who has been taken up from you, will come back some day in the
same way as you have seen him leave".
Jesus, help me be your witness by the way I
think and speak and live
Listen
Luke
9.18-21: One day Jesus asked his disciples
"Who do people say I am?" The disciples replied "Some people say
you are one of the famous prophets come back to life". Jesus then asked them
"And what about you. Who do you say I am?"
Peter answered
"You are the Anointed One of God"
Jesus, please help more and more people know
you and love you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: In the words of Acts we join the apostolic group this week in Jerusalem as they pray for the Holy Spirit to empower them
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The article about the Ecuador jet engine full of cocaine
(above) has many items to make one smile!
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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 27th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners 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 Uganda
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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On-going project to help homeless people in YMT-Jordan area
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Africa:
2020: My trip to Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
2017:
My trip to Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2016:
My trip to Kenya, Uganda
2015: My trip to Tanzania, Malawi
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Latin America:
2019-05-10: No More Mules Peru FB boost 199,000 views!
2019-01-20: Article in El Pais, Uruguay - 01 02
2018-09-18: No More Mules Facebook campaign - more than 300,000 people reached in Venezuela
2018: My trip to Latin America
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South East Asia:
Oct 23, 2019: FM988 Breakfast program in Kuala Lumpur at which I was a guest
June 2019: My campaign featured in The Malaysia Drug Trade (6 written reports & documentary video)
2019-03-25: Eleven HK01 video and photo reports about Malaysian drug mules arrested in HK- here (one of the reports is about my anti-drug campaign).
Dec 2018 - My Jan 2019 trip to Malaysia
2018: My trip to Thailand and Cambodia
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Hong Kong:
July 2019: My warning to HK domestic helpers - published here in HK Filipino media
2018-09-22:
My
60 min video interview with Radio99,
in Cantonese, is here: 01 02
to help stop people going to prison
2018-07-29: SCMP- Beware drug lords luring domestic helpers, refugees into narcotics trade
2018-04-08: The Pearl Report on TVB - concerning HK's Long Term Sentencing Review Board and my anti-drug campaign
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
2017-12-01: Report in Chinese in Ming Pao Magazine
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)
2027-05-18: 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, Apple
Daily, Sing
Tao
Dec 1, 2016 - HK News: More women being recruited as drug mules
2016-10-13: HK01 report about campaign and about work for the poor
2016-09-11: Oriental Daily report about my campaign - and same day Editorial
2016-08-27: Oriental Daily article about court case and campaign
My
anti-drug campaign sites
(skillfully
managed by kind HK friends):
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomasmulas/
Facebook: AddisAbabaDrugTrade; KenyaDrugTrade; TanzaniaDrugTrade; JohannesburgDrugTrade; SaoPauloDrugTrade; MalaysiaDrugTrade; ThailandDrugTrade; HongKongDrugTrade; CambodiaDrugTrade; IndonesiaDrugTrade
http://hkdrugblog.org/name-and-shame/index.htm
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Photos
from my time in China 2001-20008
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Australian Chinese for
Families Association
Gay marriage: Elephant in the room (by John W)
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Pope's surprise visit to drug treatment centre
Pope is practising what he preaches: "get out and mix with the poor"
HK
readers might like to join me in praying each day for one group of HK
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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