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Tues June 23
Yesterday from 1pm to 4pm I took part
in two most useful meetings connected with my anti-drug campaign to stop drug
mules coming to HK. In between meetings I was able to obtain an updated business
licence for MercyHK. Licence is now on display at our 2nd hand shop at 191
Temple Street ... which is now giving free clothing/shoes etc to asylum seekers.
Temple Street updated financial report - here
Chinese
FB page of No More Mules has another
update - here
Shocking
article about British atrocities in Kenya (George
Monbiot)
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: "Every nation gets the government it deserves". It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judges
17-21: After Samson's death, there was no leader
in Israel
and everyone did as they pleased
as lawlessness and anarchy became widespread.
Dear Lord,
please don't let lawlessness increase in our world.
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
123: To you have I lifted up my eyes,
you who dwell in the heavens. My eyes, like the eyes of slaves
on the hand of their lords. Like the eyes of a servant on the hand of her
mistress,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God till he show us mercy. Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
We are filled with contempt. Indeed all too full is our soul with the scorn
of the rich,
with the proud man's disdain.
Lord, please protect poor
people from being exploited by rich people
Listen
Acts
8.4-8:
The believers who escaped from Jerusalem went
from place to place spreading the Good News. One of these believers was Philip. He preached about Jesus in a
Samaritan town. The Samaritans welcomed Philip's message
because of the miracles he worked. Unclean spirits came out of many possessed
people,
and a number of handicapped people were cured. Such miracles caused great
rejoicing in that town
Jesus, let there be more miracles in our day,
especially the healing of handicapped people
Listen
Luke
15.11-24:
Jesus told this story: a man had two sons. The younger said
to his father "Father, give me the share of the estate that would
come to me".
So the father divided his property between them.
A few days later, the younger son left for a distant land where he wasted his money in wild living.
When he had used all his money, that country had a severe famine, and he
began to feel the pinch, so he got a job on a farm feeding pigs.
He would willingly have eaten the pigs' food, but
no one offered him anything.
Then he came to his senses and said "How many of my father's paid
servants have more food than they want, and I am dying of hunger.
I will leave this place and go to my father and say: Father, I have
sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be
called your son. Treat me as one of your paid servants."
So he left the place and went back to his father.
While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved
with pity. He ran to the boy, clasped him in his arms and kissed him
tenderly. Then the son said "Father, I have sinned against heaven and
against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son".
But the father said to his servants "Quick! Bring out the best robe
and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Bring the calf we have been fattening, and kill it. We are going to
have a feast, a celebration, because this son of mine was dead and has
come back to life. He was lost and is found."
Jesus, please help me understand how much you love me,
no matter what mistakes I make
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Reflection on the above readings: Parents whose son or daughter is in prison long for the day when they can again be together. Prisoners count down the years/months/days .... so do their families
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Several times in recent days I've forgotten to put on my
mask again after having a meal. Yesterday I tried putting mask in my hat so I
wouldn't forget mask. Problem was, in the part of the city where I was, there
was no sun, so I didn't use hat .... and forgot mask!
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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 23rd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guangxi
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 23rd of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Djibouti
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 22
Two more homeless people - a woman and a man - had a bed to sleep
in last night at the Ping On Building in Yau Ma Tei after Eddie Chan (St Peter's
Association) assessed their situation and I booked them in during the afternoon
.... thanks to the help of so many kind HK people who are supporting MercyHK's
project to help the homeless.
A
lovely tribute to someone I knew well. Final paragraph is typical Audrey:
Audrey
G. Donnithorne, a great lady of China. And
yesterday's HK Chinese Catholic paper also had a tribute - here
Click
"countries" here
for Covid-19 latest figures. Sobering
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judges
16: Samson went to Gaza and
entered the house of a prostitute.
The men of Gaza tried to capture Samson
but he eluded them. Samson
then fell in love with a woman called Delilah.
The Philistine leaders pressured Delilah to find out the secret of Samson's great strength.
Day
after day Delilah pestered Samson
until he told her his secret:
"A razor has never touched my head,
because I have been specially dedicated to God from my birth.
If my hair is cut, I will lose my strength." Delilah
then cut Samson's hair while he was asleep
and called the Philistines to capture him. The
Philistines bound Samson, put out his eyes
and chained him in a prison in Gaza.
But in prison, Samson's hair began to grow again. The
Philistines held a special ceremony in a large building
to celebrate the capture of Samson. They
paraded Samson at the ceremony
and then made him stand between two pillars. Samson
prayed to God for strength one more time
and the Lord heard his prayer. He
then used his great strength
to pull down the main pillars supporting the building. In
this way, at his death, Samson killed more Philistines than before he went to prison.
Dear
Lord, you once gave special strength to Samson.
Please give me strength to face the battles of life.
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Psalm
122: I rejoiced when I heard them say
"Let us go to God's house."
And now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. For the peace of Jerusalem pray
"Peace be to your homes." For love of the house of the Lord
I will ask for your good.
Lord, may your peace be in our
hearts and homes
Listen
Acts
7.55-8.3: Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked
up and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God's right hand. "I can see heaven thrown open", he
said, "and Jesus standing at the right hand of God". At this, the religious leaders at the meeting
covered their ears with their hands. They sent Stephen out of the city and
stoned him. The false witnesses (who were required to throw the first
stones) put down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Paul. As they were stoning him, Stephen prayed
"Lord Jesus, receive my spirit". Then he knelt down and prayed
"Lord, do not hold this sin against them". Then he died. Paul
entirely approved of the killing. That day a bitter persecution started against
the church in Jerusalem
and everyone except the apostles fled to the countryside. Paul began working for the destruction of the church. He went from house to house arresting men and
women and sending them to prison
Jesus, thank you for the example of Stephen
who, like yourself, forgave those who were killing him
Listen
Luke
14.12-14: Jesus said to the meal guests "When you
give a lunch or a dinner, do not ask your friends, family, or rich neighbors.
Rather, when you have a party, invite the
poor, the crippled,
the lame, the blind. That they cannot repay you means you are
fortunate, because repayment will be made to you when the virtuous rise again"
Jesus, help me do more to help poor
people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: My last birthday party tried to put words of Gospel into practice - here
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Seen
on tee shirt yesterday: GROW THROUGH
WHAT YOU GO THROUGH !
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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 22nd of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Zhejiang
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 22nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Rwanda
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 21
Yesterday I attended a 2 hour meeting to do with my anti-drug campaign .... and spent much time on office jobs (.. the usual weekend catch-up operation) ... distracted as the day went on by football in Australia ...where the Lions had another good win.
Late afternoon on the train to Tai Wai for a special O.M.I. Mass, I met a man from Zambia who I had met some years ago .. and he clearly remembered the conversation we had then. Good memory!
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 12
Jeremiah
18-20: Some
officials decided to get rid of Jeremiah. They did not want to listen to his
message any more. "Come on,", they said, "let us make a case
against him." Jeremiah prayed to God: "Lord, you know that people are
plotting against me. Please help me and keep me safe." One of the Temple
priests had Jeremiah beaten and put in stocks for a day near the Temple. Again
Jeremiah prayed to God: "You have seduced me, Lord. You have told me to
proclaim a harsh message for the people. This
has made me a laughing-stock. Being your messenger has caused me insult
all the day long. At one stage I even thought of not speaking your message any
more. But then I felt a fire burning in my heart. I could not stop thinking
of you. I just had to speak your message."
Lord, please
increase my love for you. Please give me more courage to speak your message to
my family, friends and people I meet
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
Romans
5.12-21: Through
one man, Adam, the virus of sin entered the world, and sin infected everyone
with death. Through one man, Jesus, the divine anti-virus
of grace entered the
world, and brought the gift of eternal life to everyone who allows it to be
installed in their heart. The divine anti-virus of grace is more powerful than
any sin virus.
Jesus, please
download and install in my heart your anti-virus program of grace
Recording
Matthew
10.17-42: Jesus
said to his apostles "Because you
follow me and speak my message, therefore you will be arrested and put in prison.
But don't worry about what to say for your defense. What to say will be given
you by the Holy Spirit. Boldly proclaim my message and do not be afraid of
persecution. Take up your cross and follow me. Anyone who does not take up his
cross and follow me is not worthy of me."
Jesus, please give me
more courage
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
A Christian is killed every 6 minutes
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
Daniel Daring: Acknowledging Christ (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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My
favourite meal these hot Summer days is a salad comprising: a lettuce + one or
two tomatoes + carrot + onion + 2 slices of wrapped cheese + a small can of
tuna. DEElicious!
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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 21st
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Yunnan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 21st of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Benin
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 20
Yesterday I was at Lai Chi Kok men's prison from 11am to 4pm ....
my first visit in about a month .... very different from a few years ago when I
used to visit Lai Chi Kok several times a week. When the MercyHK 2nd hand shop
at 191 Temple Street is running smoothly I hope I can get more time for prison
visits. I suppose I shouldn't say this (although even the women officers at the
women's prisons say the same thing): men's prisons not as complicated as women's
prisons!
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Readings are from
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Judges 15:
When Samson found out
his wife had been given to someone else
he took his revenge on the Philistines
by setting fire to their crops. The Philistines then
attacked the land of Judah, trying to capture Samson. To avoid war with the
Philistines,
the men of Judah bound Samson with ropes
and handed him over to the Philistines. But as the Philistines
approached him,
Samson was filled with the spirit of the Lord
and broke free from the ropes. He saw a dead donkey's
jawbone on the ground
and used this to strike down many Philistines
before making his escape. Samson was judge in
Israel for 20 years.
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
120-121: I call to the Lord in the hour of my
distress:
"Lord save me from people who speak with lying lips". Long enough have I been dwelling with those
who hate peace.
I am for peace, but they are for fighting. I lift up my eyes to the mountains.
From where shall come my help? My help shall come from the Lord
who made heaven and earth. The Lord is our guard and our shade.
Day and night we shall not be afraid. The Lord will guard our going and coming
both now and forever.
Lord, please protect us from
danger, day and night
Listen
Acts
7.1-54:
The meeting of religious leaders had falsely
accused Stephen of being disloyal to Moses. So Stephen gave a long speech, full of loyalty
to Moses. Then he made a stinging attack on the leaders: "You
stubborn people, with your pagan hearts and pagan ears. You are always
resisting the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors did. Your ancestors killed the prophets who
foretold the coming of the Just One. You have gone further: you
have killed the Just One himself". When the leaders heard these words, they were
very angry and wanted to kill Stephen
Jesus, Just One from heaven, please don't let
me resist the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit of God, please increase your
influence in my life
Listen
For
today's Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
Luke 2.15-19: After
the angels went away, the shepherds said to one another "Let's go to
Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about". So they quickly went
and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. People who heard the
shepherds talk about the angels were amazed. As
for Mary, she treasured every moment of what had happened and
pondered the whole event in her heart
Mary, please help us be people of reflection and prayer
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: When we think of Mary, we automatically think of Jesus. May our love for Mary help us remember her Son a bit more often.
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Happy moment for me last night was when decision was
made to give asylum seekers, from now on, free clothing from our 2nd hand shop
in Temple Street.
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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 20th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Sichuan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 20th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Gambia
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 19
Feast
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
"Over the top" - the love in Jesus' heart (John W)
Yesterday morning I was at the High Court for the sentencing of a
man from Africa on a drug trafficking charge. The rest of the day was spent on
jobs to do with MercyHK's 2nd hand stall at 191 Temple Street ... one job being
the finalising of a special bank account (with a joint signatory) for the
project and the transfer of funds to the new account. While at the two banks
concerned I said a few special prayers for the kind people whose donations
provided the funds (which will be used mainly to pay rent for rooms for homeless
people .... including a man recently released from prison who is due to be
repatriated to his own country on June 28, but needs to be in a nursing home
until then because he is paralysed).
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Readings are from Simple
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
Recording
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
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At the High Court yesterday the zip on my trouser fly
broke. Fortunately I wear a long hang-out shirt that rescued me from my
predicament. Also used my shoulder bag as a cover-up. As one Pope said: Oblates
are "specialists in the most difficult missions"!
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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 19th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shanxi
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 19th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Sudan
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu June 18
Yesterday
afternoon at Yau Ma Tei I was privileged to take part in a Mass led by Bishop
Joseph Ha to mark the 40th anniversary of the ordination of Fr David Lau, parish
priest of Yau Ma Tei parish. Bishop used Fr David's love for football (soccer)
as a common binding theme in his homily! Congrats Fr David!
Yesterday was trading Day 10 for the MercyHK 2nd hand shop at 191
Temple Street, with sales once again near the $2,000 mark ... very, very
pleasing. Shop is on target to not only cover its own expenses but also to
greatly support the renting of rooms in nearby Ping On building for homeless
people. God bless all kind workers, volunteers, patrons and supporters of the
shop!
Tomorrow is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus .... a good day to get to Mass or visit a church or do some special work of kindness. A good day to ask Jesus' mercy on our troubled world
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Judges 14: Samson
wanted to marry a Philistine woman,
even though custom required he marry an Israelite. On his way to
visit
the woman in Philistine territory,
Samson was confronted by a young lion. The spirit of the Lord
filled Samson
and he tore the lion to pieces with his bare hands. On his next visit to
the woman's home, Samson saw that in the carcass of the dead lion
there was a swarm of bees, and honey.
The people of the
village made a wedding feast for 7 days.
But they were scared of Samson
so they assigned 30 men to stay with him. Samson challenged them
to answer a riddle:
if they got the right answer before the 7 days were over,
he would give them 30 pieces of silver and 30 festal robes. But if they failed to
get the right answer,
they had to give Samson 30 pieces of silver and 30 robes.
They agreed to the challenge. Samson stated his
riddle:
"Out of the eater came what is eaten,
out of the strong came what is sweet". Three days went by and
they could not solve the riddle.
So they asked Samson's wife to find out the answer. Day after day she
pestered Samson with pleading and tears
until, on the 7th day, he told her. She then told the men. The men then said to
Samson:
"What is sweeter than honey,
and what is stronger than a lion?" Samson
then went to a nearby Philistine town
and killed 30 men there. He took their robes and
gave them to the 30 wedding feast guests.
Full of anger, he stormed out of the village
and returned to his parents' house. His wife was then given to
the companion who had been his best man.
Dear
God, please help me control my anger
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Psalm 119: They are happy who follow God's word,
those who seek God with all their hearts. How can young people avoid evil?
By seeking you and obeying you, Lord. Open my eyes, Lord, that I may understand the beauty of your word.
Lord, when I'm worried or in trouble,
your word revives me and gives me strength. Lord, keep my eyes from what is false.
Bend my heart to your word and not to love of gain. The word from your mouth means more to me
than silver and gold. The unfolding of your word gives light
and teaches simple people.
Lord, thank you for your word
which gives peace to our hearts
Recording
Acts 6.8-15: One of the seven deacons, Stephen, was filled
with grace and power.
He began to do many miracles. A group of Jews tried to beat Stephen in a
debate. But they could not win, because the Holy Spirit was guiding
Stephen in his speech. The group then got some men to falsely accuse
Stephen of being disloyal to Moses and to God. The group had Stephen arrested and brought
before a meeting of the religious leaders. At the meeting, false witnesses
accused Stephen of speaking against Moses and the Law
Jesus, please protect people who are accused
by false witnesses
Listen
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
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The Australian football season has re-started after a Covid break
.... and I find myself pleasantly distracted by the most unusual fact that both
Queensland teams - The Lions (Brisbane) and the Suns (Gold Coast) won last
weekend .... and have good chances of winning again this coming weekend. Go
Lions and Suns!
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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 18th 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 18th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Ivory
Coast
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed June 17
Yesterday morning I attended a sharing session with 12 priests from the CICM
congregation - at St Paul's retreat centre in Sheung Shui, after which I spent
the rest of the day at nearby Lo Wu women's prison (which is now housing an
extra 100 remand prisoners from Tai Lam prison during renovations at TL). At one
stage as I traversed the lower ground tunnel of the prison I saw huge rolls of
material to be used for the making of millions (!) of face masks ... the
prisoners continuing to work most diligently in helping keep up the supply of
masks for HK .... producing something like 100,000 masks per day.
Beijing
virus situation "extremely severe"
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Chris McDonnell
Christ
Pantocrator
- omnipotent Lord of the Universe
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Judges 12-13: Jephthah
was judge in Israel for 6 years.
For the following 25 years,
Ibzan (7 years), Elon (10 years) and Abdon (8 years) were
judges. After these judges, the
Israelites again were unfaithful to the Lord
and so they were oppressed by the Philistines for 40 years. It was then that the
angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah's wife
and said to her:
"You are barren and have had no child.
But you will soon conceive and bear a son.
No razor is to touch his head,
for he shall be dedicated to the Lord from his mother's womb.
It is he who will rescue Israel from the Philistines". The woman gave birth to
a son and called him Samson.
The child grew and the Lord blessed him.
Dear
Lord, please bless all barren women
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
118: Give thanks to the Lord for he is good.
His love has no end. Let the sons of Israel say:
"His love has no end." Let those who honor the Lord say:
"His love has no end." It is better to take refuge in the Lord than
to trust in humans.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. I was falling, falling, falling,
but the Lord was my helper. The Lord is my strength and my song.
He is my saviour. The Lord's right hand has triumphed.
His right hand has raised me up. I shall not die, I shall live
and recount all his deeds. The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone. This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes. This day was made by the Lord.
We rejoice and are glad.
Lord, we give thanks to you,
for you are good.
Your love has no end
Listen
Acts
6.1-7: About this time as the number of disciples
kept growing, the twelve apostles decided to give other men the job of
daily food distribution. The apostles said to the whole group of
believers "It is not right for us to neglect the service of the
word. Therefore you should choose seven men of good reputation, filled
with the Holy Spirit and with wisdom. We give them the food
distribution job, so that we can devote ourselves to prayer
and the service of the word". The whole assembly approved of this idea.
They
chose seven men and presented them to the apostles who prayed over them
with the laying on of hands. The word of the Lord continued to spread. Even
a large number of priests became believers
Jesus, please bless all deacons. Fill them
with the courage and wisdom of the first seven deacons
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: God bless all the deacons in the world .... and bless the Pope's re-convened commission to study the possibility of women deacons!
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Yesterday morning's sharing session (see top of today's
menu) at St Paul's, Sheung Shui, was about the Temple Street project to
help homeless people. In fact the project's early beginnings go back to the same
St Paul's in 2017 during the O.M.I. annual retreat ... when our retreat speaker
from the Philippines issued these challenging words: "You priests, how
often each week do you have a meal with middle-class friends .... and ... how
often each week do you have a meal with poor people?!
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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 17th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners 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 Malawi
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: Chinese no more mules page
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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