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87
year old Fr Don
Hughes O.M.I. died yesterday morning in Perth, W.A. He was a great
source of encouragement in my life, starting at Iona College in Brisbane where
he was my Maths teacher. A really good man. A really good priest. May his prayers on the other
side of the veil in Heaven give us encouragement on this side until the Heavenly
Grand Final (Don's father was president of South Fremantle Football Club). Biography;
1993
photo of Fr Don with me at Shangchuan where St Francis Xavier died (4 more
Shangchuan photos here
and one more from 1963, with my dear Dad, here)
R.I.P.
HK$43
million of Ice in machine parts from Mexico
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1
Samuel 25-31: Samuel died and was buried in his home town
of Ramah.
Saul continued to try to capture David. David and his band of 600 soldiers
spent more than a year in Philistine territory. They stayed with
Achish, king of Gath.
They fought against the enemies of Achish.
Achish sent David away when the Philistines
made war on Israel.
Saul and his son Jonathan died in this war.
Dear
God, please protect and help all refugees
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
01: Happy the person who
avoids evil and evil entertainment.
Happy the person who reads and meditates on God's words. Such a
person is like a tree planted beside a river, getting plenty of
nourishment, bearing plenty of fruit. Such a
person is on the Way of Life.
People who do evil are on the Way of Death.
Dear
Lord, please help me do good and avoid evil
Listen
Acts
17.10-12:
That night Paul and Silas left for the town
of Beroea. At the local prayer hall, the Jews were very open-minded and
they warmly welcomed the word of the Lord. Every day they studied the Scriptures to check
that Paul's words were true. Many Jews and many non-Jewish people became
believers
Jesus, please help people be open-minded when
hearing your message
Listen
Luke
22-23:
At daybreak there was a meeting of the
religious leaders.
Jesus was brought before them. They asked him "Are you the Son of
God?". He replied "Yes".
They said "We have heard his blasphemy from his own lips". They took him to the Roman governor,
Pilate, and made many false accusations against him.
Pilate said "I find no case against
him". Jesus was then taken to King Herod who made fun of him and sent
him back to Pilate
Jesus, on trial before the leaders, before
Herod and before Pilate, please help all prisoners who are on trial today
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: When prisoners go to court for sentencing, I encourage them to pray: "Jesus before Pilate, my life is in your hands .... Jesus before Pilate, please bless everyone in this court"
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An
old physician, Doctor John Geezer, became very bored in retirement and decided
to re-open a medical clinic.
He
put a sign up outside that read: "Dr. Geezer's clinic. Get your treatment
for $500 - if not cured, get back $1,000."
Doctor
Digger Young, who was positive that this old geezer didn't know beans about
medicine, thought this would be a great opportunity to get $1,000. So he went to
Dr. Geezer's clinic.
Dr.
Young:
"Dr. Geezer, I have lost all taste in my mouth. Can you please help
me?"
Dr.
Geezer:
"Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in Dr. Young's
mouth."
Dr.
Young:
'Aaagh! -- This is Gasoline!"
Dr.
Geezer:
"Congratulations! You've got your taste back. That will be $500."
Dr.
Young gets annoyed and goes back after a couple of days figuring to recover his
money.
Dr.
Young:
"I have lost my memory, I cannot remember anything."
Dr.
Geezer:
"Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in the patient's
mouth."
Dr.
Young:
"Oh, no you don't -- that is Gasoline!"
Dr.
Geezer:
"Congratulations! You've got your memory back. That will be $500."
Dr.
Young (after having lost $1000) leaves angrily and comes back after several more
days.
Dr.
Young:
"My eyesight has become weak --- I can hardly see anything!"
Dr.
Geezer:
"Well, I don't have any medicine for that so, Here's your $1000 back"
(giving him a $10 bill).
Dr.
Young:
"But this is only $10!"
Dr.
Geezer:
"Congratulations! You got your vision back! That will be $500."
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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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon July 20
HK,
like so many parts of the world, is seeing a surge in Covid-19 cases...with
resulting restrictions ***
HK
has itself to blame
Masks:
HK yes, Australia no. Why?
Click
"countries" here
for Covid-19 latest figures
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1
Samuel 20-24: Jonathan again tried to help David make peace
with Saul.
But Saul was full of anger and just wanted to kill David. David then became a nomad, roaming from place
to place,
continually pursued by Saul's soldiers. David once had a chance to kill Saul
but David refused to kill him. David said: "Saul is the anointed one of
the Lord.
It is wrong for me to hurt him." Even though Saul hated and hunted David,
David respected and protected Saul.
Dear God, when other
people treat me unkindly,
please help me to be kind to them, as David was kind to Saul
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
149-150: Sing a new song to the Lord.
Let the praise of God be always on our lips. Praise God in his holy temple.
Praise him in the heavens. O praise him with sound of
trumpet.
Praise him with lute and harp.
Praise him with drums and dancing.
Praise him with strings and pipes. Let everything that lives and
breathes,
give praise to the Lord our Creator. Alleluia!
Lord, to you we say every day
"Allelu-ia" ("praise God")
Listen
Acts
17.1-9: Paul and his friends next went to the town of
Thessalonika. On three Sabbaths, Paul spoke at the local prayer hall,
explaining how Jesus is the Anointed One. Some Jewish listeners and many non-Jewish people
became believers.
But the religious leaders, out of jealousy, stirred up a gang from the
market place. The gang dragged some believers to the city
council. The leaders shouted "The people who have been turning
the whole world upside down, have come to our town. They claim there is
another emperor, Jesus". The believers were eventually allowed to go on
bail
Jesus, please don't let jealous people stop
anyone from becoming a Christian
Listen
Luke
22.63-65: The men who were guarding Jesus
mocked him
and beat him.
They blindfolded him. "Since you are a prophet", they said,
"tell us who hit you just then". And they continued heaping insults on him
Jesus, please stop me from making offensive
fun of other people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus was made fun of and insulted. Paul was made fun of and insulted. Every Christian can expect to be made fun of and insulted at some stage
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There's
talk in some places of footballers having to wear masks. But we will know things
are really serious when they put a mask on ... the football!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun July 19
I spent most of yesterday at the desk, trying to catch up on mail, email, W/App, requests from prisoners etc. .... during which time I also listened to 2 games of football from Australia ... with both of my teams, the Lions and the Suns, winning. At times like these it's good to have a healthy distraction!
Since Covid-19 continues to spread, I have asked a kind friend to
design a poster to encourage people to wear a Cross (as well as a mask) for
protection
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 16
Wisdom
10-19: Wisdom has been
present in the world since the beginning of time. Wisdom has always been a close
friend of good people. Wise people see God in the beauty of creation. Foolish
people are blind to God's presence in creation. Wise people ponder God's
goodness and kindness. Wise people try to be good and kind to other people.
Lord, please help me see and imitate your goodness and kindness
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
86: Turn your ear, O Lord, and give answer
for I am poor and needy. O Lord, you are
good and forgiving, full of love to all who call to you. All the nations
shall come to adore you and glorify your name, O Lord, you who alone are God.
Show me, Lord, your way, and guide my heart so that I may walk in your truth. I
will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart for your love to me has been
great. O give your strength to your servant and save your handmaid's son.
Dear Lord, thank you for all your love
Recording
Romans
8.26-29: When we are not sure
of what to say in prayer, we ask the Spirit to pray in us. We
know that by turning everything to their good, God blesses everyone who loves
him. God the Father wants us to become living images of his Son, so that
his Son will be the eldest of many brothers and sisters.
Jesus, brother Jesus, please
help me to be more like you
Recording
Matthew
13: Jesus told the people another story:
The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. An enemy
came and sowed weeds in the same field. When the good seed sprouted, so did the
weeds. The man's servants asked if they should get rid of the weeds.
"No", said the man, "you might damage the good seed if you do
that. Let them both grow till harvest
time. Then burn the weeds." Then Jesus explained his story: "I
am the sower. The field is the world. The good seed stands for people of good
will. The weeds stand for people of bad will. The enemy is Satan. At the end of
the world, the Son of Man will send his angels to sort out the good and the bad
people. Bad people will go to hell. Good people will go to heaven".
Jesus, please protect good people from bad people
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
Pope Francis' words about the weeds in today's Gospel - good for parents/teachers etc:An evangelizing community is always concerned with fruit, because the Lord wants her to be fruitful. It cares for the grain and does not grow impatient at the weeds. The sower, when he sees weeds sprouting among the grain does not grumble or overreact. He or she finds a way to let the word take flesh in a particular situation and bear fruits of new life, however imperfect or incomplete these may appear. (Joy of the Gospel, No. 24)
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
Daniel Daring: Speaking in Parables (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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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat July 18
I was at Lai Chi Kok men's prison from 11am to 5pm yesterday ....
a very hot day ... with prisoners often using the shower in their dayroom to
keep cool!
HK
and most other places might also need elimination:
Doctor:
suppression has failed. We need elimination
$ MMT (Modern Monetary Theory) Why everything you've been told about debt could be wrong
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1
Samuel 19:
Saul's son Jonathan urged his father not to
hate David,
but Saul again tried to kill David, this time with a spear. David then escaped from his home
and went to live with Samuel at Ramah. Three times Saul sent men to capture David.
Each time they were overcome by the spirit of the Lord
and they went into an ecstasy. Then Saul himself went to Ramah
and he too went into ecstasy.
Dear Lord, please protect
people who are being unfairly treated by others
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
148: Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise him in the heights. Praise him all his angels,
praise him all his spirits. Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, shining stars. Let them praise the name of the Lord.
His word gave life to all of them. Praise the Lord from the earth,
sea creatures and all oceans. Praise him fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy winds that obey his word. Praise him all mountains and hills,
all fruit trees and cedars.
Praise him all animals, wild and tame,
reptiles and birds in the air. Praise him all earth's kings and peoples,
earth's princes and rulers. Praise him young men and maidens,
old people together with children. Let them praise the name of the Lord.
He is the praise of all who love him.
Lord our God and Creator, you
are worthy of all praise
Listen
Acts
16.25-37:
Late that night in prison, Paul and Silas were
praying and singing God's praises, while the other prisoners listened to
them. Suddenly there was an earthquake that shook
the prison.
All the doors opened, and the chains fell from all the prisoners. The main jailer drew his sword and was about
to kill himself,
thinking the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted to him "Don't hurt
yourself. We are all still here". Trembling, the jailer threw himself at the
feet of Paul and Silas. Then he escorted them out of the prison asking
"What must I do to be saved?" They said "Become a believer in the
Lord Jesus, and both you and your household will be saved". They explained the word of God to him and his
family. He washed their wounds and then they "washed his wounds"
by baptizing him and all his household. They had a meal together in the
jailer's home, to celebrate the family's conversion to belief in God
Jesus, let more people know the joy of
conversion
Listen
Luke
22.54-62: The men who arrested Jesus took him to the
home of the main religious leader. Peter followed at a distance. As Peter sat by a fire in the courtyard, a
servant-girl said "This man was with Jesus". Peter replied
"Woman I do not know him". A little while later, another person said
"You are one of them". Peter replied "I am not". About an hour later, a man said "He was
certainly with them. He is from Galilee". Peter replied "I do
not know what you are talking about". While he was still speaking, a rooster crowed,
and the Lord looked straight at Peter, and Peter remembered what the Lord
had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three
times". Peter went outside and cried bitterly
Jesus, don't let me ever deny that I
know you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: For the rest of his life, Peter was uncomfortable whenever he heard a rooster crow?
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Seen on a t-shirt a few days ago:
Stay calm and keep going
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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 18th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shandong
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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri July 17
Yesterday I attended a long but most important meeting to do with
my anti-drug campaign .... and two kind helpers took my place at two different
court cases, one at Kowloon West Court in the morning and one at the High Court
morning and afternoon
Despite Covid-19 restrictions reducing the number of people on
the street, MercyHK's 2nd hand shop at 191 Temple Street, Jordan, continues to
do well. God bless the many kind people involved in this project to raise funds
for the renting of rooms for homeless people. Yesterday's sales: HK$2,500
... something of a small miracle in the present economic climate
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
1 Samuel 18:
After one of David's victories against the
Philistines,
the Israelite women came to meet David and Saul singing
"Saul has killed thousands, David tens of thousands." From that day Saul became jealous
of David. Saul realized that the Lord was
with David
and that the people loved David. Saul was filled with jealousy of
David
and wanted to kill him. Saul more and more treated David
like an enemy.
Dear God, please don't let me
jealous of other people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
147: Praise the Lord for he is good.
Sing to our God for he is loving. To him our praise is
due. The Lord builds up Jerusalem
and brings back Israel's exiles. He heals the broken-hearted
and binds up all their wounds. The Lord raises the lowly
and humbles the wicked. He fixes the number of the stars.
He calls each one by name. Our Lord is great and almighty.
His wisdom can never be measured. He covers the heavens with clouds.
He prepares rain for the earth, making mountains sprout with grass
and with plants to serve our needs. His delight is not in horses
nor his pleasure in warriors' strength. The Lord delights in those who love and honor
him,
in those who wait for his love.
It is right and fitting to
praise and love you, Lord our Creator
Listen
Acts 16.16-24:
One day we met a slave girl who made a
lot of money for her owners by telling fortunes. The girl followed us each
day shouting "These are the servants of God". Paul said to the spirit possessing
her "I order you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to leave her".
The spirit immediately left her, but her owners were angry that she could
no longer tell fortunes. The owners seized Paul and Silas and dragged
them to court, saying to the magistrate "These people are causing a
disturbance in our city". A crowd supported the owners in calling for
their punishment. They were given many lashes and put into prison with their feet in irons
Jesus, please help Christians who are
suffering in prison
because they announced your message
Listen
Luke
22.47-53: While Jesus was speaking, a group of
men arrived, led by Judas.
One of Jesus' apostles used his sword to cut
off the right ear of one of the men sent to arrest Jesus. Jesus told his apostles not to use their
swords. Then touching the man's ear, he healed him. Jesus said to the men arresting him "This
is your hour. This is the reign of darkness"
Jesus, you gave up your freedom for our salvation
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Only Luke, a doctor, records the healing of the man whose ear was cut off ... and this is also the only recorded case of Jesus rejoining a separated body part
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu July 16
Yesterday
morning I was at the High Court for two cases involving drugs: that of an Indian
man and that of a Malaysian man.
In
the afternoon I attended two meetings related to my anti-drug campaign ... the
work goes on
More
than a million people in HK below poverty line.
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
1 Samuel 17: The Philistine and Israelite armies prepared
for battle.
The Philistines were on one hill, the Israelites on an opposite hill,
with a valley between them. The Philistines produced a giant warrior,
Goliath,
who challenged the Israelites to find one man to fight him.
Goliath said: "If I win, you become our slaves;
if I am killed, we will become your slaves." For many weeks Goliath issued his
challenge,
but no Israelite soldier was brave enough to fight Goliath. Then David visited the army camp and heard
Goliath's words.
He offered to fight Goliath. Some people made fun of David,
but David knew he would be helped by the Lord. David took 5 smooth stones from the river bed
and with his sling in his hand he went to fight Goliath. When Goliath saw the young boy David,
Goliath insulted and ridiculed him. But David took out one of his stones
and slung it at Goliath. The stone hit Goliath on the forehead
and he dropped to the ground. David then used Goliath's sword to kill him
and cut off his head. When the Philistines saw that their champion
was dead,
they fled in fear, chased by the Israelites who defeated them. Saul put David in charge of his army
and David had many victories. David and Saul's son Jonathan became good
friends. Dear God, please help me
just as you helped David
01
02
Psalm 146: My soul, give
praise to the Lord.
I will praise the Lord all my days. Put no trust in
princes,
in mortal men in whom there is no help. Take their breath, they
return to clay
and their plans that day come to nothing. They are happy who are
helped by Jacob's God,
whose hope is in the Lord our God, who alone made heaven
and earth,
the seas and all they contain. It is he who gives
bread to the hungry,
the Lord, who sets prisoners free. It is the Lord who
gives sight to the blind,
who raises up those who are bowed down. It is the Lord who
protects the stranger
and upholds the widow and orphan. It is the Lord who
loves the just
but thwarts the path of the wicked. The Lord will reign for
ever,
Zion's God, from age to age.
Lord, please increase my trust
and faith in you
Recording
Acts 16.11-15: We went to a number of towns in Macedonia. In
Philippi, the Jews had no prayer hall. They met on the river bank. We went
there one Sabbath and preached to the women who were meeting there. One of these women was Lydia.
The Lord opened
her heart to what Paul was saying. She and her whole household were
baptized
Jesus, open the hearts of more people to
accept your word
Listen
Luke 22.39-46: After the Passover meal, Jesus and his
disciples went to the Mount of Olives. Jesus said to them
"Pray for protection in time of trial". Then he went apart by himself, about 40 meters
away, knelt down and prayed "Father, save me from this time of
trial. But let your will, not mine, be done". An angel from heaven appeared to him to give
him strength. His agony was so great that his sweat became drops of blood
falling to the ground. When he got up and went to the disciples, he
found them sleeping - so overcome were they with sorrow
Jesus, please help me to pray "not my
will, but yours be done"
Listen
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To
go with today's first reading!
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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 16th 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 16th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Afghanistan
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 15
Yesterday I was at Lo Wu women's prison from 10am to 5pm. As I
left the prison, I shared a taxi to the nearest train station with 3 other
people, one of them an 80 year old woman who had just been visiting someone who
previously had no visitor. Turns out the 80 year old's middle-aged son is in
prison in Shenzen (not a serious charge)
HK Masses cancelled once
again
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Chris McDonnell
Another way
"I
had dreams of a kind of monasticism in the Christian West that would be
open to young men and women who, after completing college would retire to
a monastery for several years as part of their growth process"
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
1 Samuel 16:
The Lord told Samuel to go to Bethlehem
and anoint one of Jesse's sons as king. Samuel anointed Jesse's son David as king.
The spirit of the Lord came down on David
and stayed with him from that day on.
Dear God, may your Holy Spirit
come down on more and more people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
145: I will give you glory, O God my king.
I will bless your name day after day. The Lord is great, worthy of all praise.
His greatness cannot be measured. Age to age shall proclaim your works,
shall speak of your splendor and glory. The Lord is kind and full of
compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love. How good is the Lord to all,
compassionate to all his creatures. All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
and tell all the world of your love. The Lord is faithful in all his words
and loving in all his deeds. The Lord supports all who fall
and raises all who are bowed down. The eyes of all creatures look to you
and you give them their food each day. The Lord is close to all who call him,
who call on him from their hearts. Let the whole world bless the Lord's holy
name,
for ever, for ages unending.
Thank you, Lord, for your love.
Thank you for your love
Listen
Acts
16.1-10: In the town of
Lystra, Paul recruited
Timothy, whose mother was a Jewish Christian and whose father was Greek. As they visited one town after another, they
announced the decisions taken in Jerusalem about what Jewish practices to
follow. The local churches continued to grow strong in
faith as well as grow in numbers. One night Paul had a vision: a Macedonian
appeared and said "Come across to Macedonia and help us". We
immediately crossed the sea to Macedonia (Luke was now with Paul)
Jesus, if someone asks me for help, may I
say yes
Listen
Luke
22.31-34: Jesus said to the apostle Peter "Satan
has got his wish to attack you. But I have prayed for you, that your faith
may not fail. Once you have recovered from Satan's attack, you in your
turn must give strength to others". Peter said "Lord, I am ready to go to
prison with you and to die with you". Jesus replied "Peter, before the rooster
crows, you will deny three times that you know me"
Jesus, please strengthen my faith. Please
strengthen my faith
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Pope Francis has often said that one of the main reasons for doing things for others is the memory of how so much has been done for us .... like the times we have been re-strengthened, like Peter
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Couldn't resist taking this photo 2 days
ago:
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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 15th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Lioaning
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 15th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Zimbabwe
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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