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Yesterday I visited several people at Siu Lam Psychiatric prison.
God bless all the inmates (especially those who have been there for decades
....and the staff (who indeed do a very special job with much patience and
kindness)
MercyHK's 2nd hand shop at 191 Temple Street, Jordan had a record
day of sales yesterday - HK$7430 - thanks to kind donation of photographic
equipment two days ago ... which proved an instant hit with shoppers. God bless
the dear donor.
Obama
didn't deliver for Africa. Can Biden?
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
55. I invite everyone to renewed hope, for
hope "speaks to us of something deeply rooted in every human heart,
independently of our circumstances and historical conditioning. Hope speaks to
us of a thirst, an aspiration, a longing for a life of fulfillment, a desire to
achieve great things, things that fill our heart and lift our spirit to lofty
realities like truth, goodness and beauty, justice and love. Hope
is bold; it can look beyond personal convenience, the petty securities and
compensations which limit our horizon, and it can open us up to grand ideals
that make life more beautiful and worthwhile". Let us
continue, then, to advance along the paths of hope.
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Policy Address - Thank you, Carrie! It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
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Proverbs
4-5: Acquire wisdom, never forget her.
Do not desert her. She will keep you safe. Wisdom is life to those who obtain her,
health for the entire body. Take no notice of a loose-living woman,
go nowhere near the door of her house. Drink the water of your own cistern,
fresh water from your own well. Find joy with the wife you married in your
youth,
let hers be the love that always holds you captive.
Dear Lord, please give married
people the wisdom to stay faithful to each other
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
1: 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
Ephesians
2.19-22:
In God's Church you are not foreigners. You
are citizens. You are part of a building that has the
apostles and prophets
for its base. Christ Jesus himself is the foundation stone.
You are being built into a house where God
lives
Jesus, be the foundation stone
of my life
Listen
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
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Re today's reading from Proverbs, there's a Chinese saying - "wife looks like husband" - which is often true for a couple whose love is faithful and strong over the years
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Yesterday at Siu Lam Psychiatric prison, I noticed that
displayed in the back window (sic!) of one car in the car park was .... a
Queensland number plate!
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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 1st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Anhui
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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Nov 30
After
my 8.30 Mass at Yau Ma Tei on Sunday mornings, I usually go to the post office
to collect items from my mail box .... then to McDonald's for Matcha green tea with
toasted bacon & egg sandwich ... fondly remembering how my family would have
bacon and eggs for breakfast after early morning Sunday Mass in Brisbane 6
decades ago. Yesterday I sat at table with a Sri Lankan asylum seeker, after I
woke him up ... .and got him to use my Octopus card to get a McD's meal .....no
place to stay .... been HK more than a year ... left Sri Lanka after his parents
and sister died in Christmas tsunami a few years ago. From last night, thanks to
MercyHK, he now has a place to stay. Bacon and egg sandwich tastes extra good
when accompanied by Jesus present in the poor.
And on Sundays when I get home after McDonald's, I love to watch an episode
of the BBC's Songs of Praise. The one I watched yesterday was from Sydney at the
time of the 2,000 Olympics! - here
(picture not so great, but sound powerful) - with an inspiring report on
Australia's real-life flying nun!
HK
schools to suspend classes until end of year (this probably means Masses
will also be suspended. Please God they can resume for Christmas)
HK
film star Dicky Cheung singing a beautiful faith song in Cantonese
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
HOPE
54. Despite these dark clouds, which may not be ignored, I
would like in the following pages to take up and discuss many new paths of hope.
For God continues to sow abundant seeds of goodness in our human family.
The recent pandemic enabled us to recognize and appreciate once more all those
around us who, in the midst of fear, responded by putting their lives on the
line. We began to realize that our lives are interwoven with and sustained by
ordinary people valiantly shaping the decisive events of our shared history:
doctors, nurses, pharmacists, storekeepers and supermarket workers, cleaning
personnel, caretakers, transport workers, men and women working to provide
essential services and public safety, volunteers, priests and religious.They
understood that no one is saved alone.
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c.f. readings for Feast of Saint
Andrew
Isaiah
51-52: Pay attention
to me, you peoples. Listen to me, you nations. The islands put their hope in the
Lord. They put their trust in his strength. How
beautiful on the mountains are the feet of one who brings good news, who
proclaims peace and salvation, and tells Zion "Your God is king!"
Break into shouts of joy, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the Lord is redeeming his
people. All the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
117: O Praise the Lord, all
you nations. Acclaim him, all you peoples! Strong
is his love for us. He is faithful for ever.
May all the nations love and praise you, Lord
Recording
John
6.1-15(a): Near the
Sea of Galilee, a large crowd followed Jesus, attracted by the way he healed so
many sick people. Jesus climbed a hillside and sat there with his disciples.
Seeing the huge crowd, Jesus said to one of his disciples "How can we
feed so many people?" The disciple Andrew said
"There's a young boy here with 5 loaves and 2 fish. But what good is that
for such a huge crowd?"
Recording
John
6.1-15 (b): Jesus said "Make
the people sit down". The crowd of about 20,000 sat down on the grass. Then
Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and gave them out to all the people. He did
the same with the fish. Everyone
ate as much as they wanted to. The people, seeing this miracle, said
"He really is God's great prophet". Jesus, aware that they wanted to
make him king, slipped away and went up the hill by himself
Jesus, please bless my prayers and actions to help others, just as you
blessed the loaves and fish
Recording
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Andrew the Apostle
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To
go with today's Gospel:
Saint Andrew's Fish & Chips!
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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 30th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shanghai
& Tianjin
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
& Nepal
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Nov 29
1st Sun of Advent
Advent means the countdown to Christmas has begun. May the thought of Christmas give our troubled world a bit more hope, courage, strength and peace. These gifts are from Jesus. Even thinking about him starts to produce such gifts. As happened yesterday morning when I attended a very special funeral service: the words of Jesus offered hope and strength and courage and peace to the mourners
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
53. We forget that "there
is no worse form of alienation than to feel uprooted, belonging to no one.
A land will be fruitful, and its people bear fruit and give birth to the future,
only to the extent that it can foster a sense of belonging among its members,
create bonds of integration between generations and different communities, and
avoid all that makes us insensitive to others and leads to further
alienation"
Bible Study: Mark 2
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c.f. readings for Advent 1
Isaiah
62-66: The Lord says: "My
eyes are drawn to the humble and contrite person who lovingly meditates on my
word. Towards Jerusalem I will send peace, flowing like a river. I am
going to gather the nations of every language. All peoples will know and love me
Lord, please give me more
love for the Bible. Please give the world more peace. Please help all
peoples know and love you
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
79-80: O God, the nations
have invaded your sacred land, they have profaned your holy temple. They have
made Jerusalem a heap of ruins. We have become the taunt of our neighbours, the
mockery and scorn of those who surround us. How long, O Lord, will all this
last? How long will this sorrow keep going? Do not hold the guilt of our
ancestors against us. If their guilt is somehow influencing our situation now
please give peace and healing to everyone and everything
in our history. Let the groans of
the prisoners come before you. Let your strong arm reprieve those
condemned to die. O Lord, our God, help us and save us. Let your face shine on
us and we shall be saved.
Lord, please heal any problems in my family tree
Listen
1
Corinthians 1.1-10: I, Paul,
appointed by God to be an apostle, send greetings to the church of God in
Corinth. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
I never stop thanking God for all the graces you have received through Jesus
Christ. The witness to Christ has been strong among you. God
shares with us the life of his Son, Jesus. God helps us to be faithful as
followers of Jesus. I appeal to you to be united in belief and practice. Put an
end to the differences between you
Jesus, Son of God, thank you for all the graces I have received
Listen
Mark
13.1-37: Jesus spoke to his disciples
about the future: "On account of my name you will be hated, tortured and
killed. But the Good News of the kingdom will spread to every nation before the
end of the world. At the end of the world, the sun and moon will stop shining.
Stars will fall from the sky. Then the
sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky and all peoples will see
the Son of Man coming on the clouds with power and glory. He will send his
angels with a loud trumpet to gather good people from all parts of the earth.
Therefore you should live a good life and you will have nothing to fear on
your last day"
Jesus, please help me
live and grow and die in your love ... and not be afraid of death
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The Sign of the Son of Man is .... the Cross
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
Daniel Daring's Commentaries on Mark for Year B
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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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Some
cats have an easy life:
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Nov 28
Yesterday morning at CSD headquarters in Wanchai, I received my
updated prison pass: access to all CSD institutions, with no expiry date. Thank
you CSD!
Early last night there were many visitors at MercyHK's 2nd hand
shop at 191 Temple Street: asylum seekers recently out of detention urgently
needing basic items for the room they are renting; a stranded US man in need of
accommodation assistance; local drug addicts in need of a meal .... in fact our
little shop has become a social centre where people can come for help.
7,000
doctors, nurses and other hospital staff punished with pay cuts for going on
strike in February for trying to get the govt to close the border to protect HK
from Covid-19. ((this decision made by the type of
people who punished the doctor in China for trying to warn people about Covid-19
... big mistake....will cause huge backlash ... and face-losing decision
reversal))
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
52. Destroying
self-esteem is an easy way to dominate others. Behind these trends that
tend to level our world, there flourish powerful interests that take advantage
of such low self-esteem, while attempting, through the media and networks, to
create a new culture in the service of the elite. This plays into the
opportunism of financial speculators and raiders, and the poor always end up the
losers. Then too, ignoring the culture of their people has led to the inability
of many political leaders to devise an effective development plan that could be
freely accepted and sustained over time.
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Proverbs
3: Let kindness and loyalty never leave you.
Tie them around your neck. In everything you do, keep God in mind.
He will help you take the right path. Love God and turn your back on evil.
This will give good health to your body. Do not refuse a kindness to anyone who asks,
if it is in your power to help them.
Lord, please help us to be kind
to everyone
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
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
Ephesians 2.11-14:
You non-Jews were once without hope and
without God.
But now by the blood of Christ,
you who had nothing in common with us Jews,
have been united with us into one family. Christ is the peace between
us.
He has broken down the barrier which used to keep us apart
Jesus, break down barriers of misunderstanding which divide the peoples of the world
Matthew 10.1-16: Many men followed Jesus as "fishers of
men", as "disciples".
Jesus chose 12 of them and called them "apostles": Peter and his
brother Andrew; Zebedees' sons James
and John;
Philip and Bartholomew;
Thomas and Matthew;
James son of
Alphaeus; Thaddaeus,
Simon and Judas.
Jesus sent them to prepare his way by visiting
the places he would go.
He gave them power to cast out evil spirits and to heal all kinds of
sicknesses.
He said to them:
Proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is near.
Cure the sick.
Raise the dead. Cleanse lepers. Cast out devils.
Jesus, please help all
Christians to be apostles and fishers of people
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: 
Resumes
of the 12 apostles!
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see above! Resumes .....
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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 28th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Beijing
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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Nov 27
After the 4 day O.M.I. in service
program finished with lunch yesterday, I went to nearby Lo Wu women's prison to
hand in a variety of items: several sets of reading glasses, textbooks,
dictionaries, some IDD phone cards and money for the purchase of a radio and
color pens. One of the envelopes containing money for the latter two items for
some reason was lacking $10 ... and I had only a $20 note (... the staff not
being allowed to give change). Hearing my plight, another visitor, a lady I did
not know, promptly took out $10 to help me out. Kind lady turned out to be one
of a group of Catholic women who regularly visit the prison. God bless her!
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
FORMS OF SUBJECTION AND OF SELF-CONTEMPT
51. Certain economically prosperous
countries tend to be proposed as cultural models for less developed countries;
instead, each of those countries should be helped to grow in its own distinct
way and to develop its capacity for innovation while respecting the values of
its proper culture. A shallow and
pathetic desire to imitate others leads to copying and consuming in place of
creating, and fosters low national self-esteem. In the affluent sectors
of many poor countries, and at times in those who have recently emerged from
poverty, there is a resistance to native ways of thinking and acting, and a
tendency to look down on one's own cultural identity, as if it were the sole
cause of every ill.
Good News for the Poor in one file - here
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Bible
Proverbs 2: If you turn your ear to wisdom,
you will discover the knowledge of God. For God himself is the giver of wisdom.
From his mouth come knowledge and discernment. When wisdom comes into your heart,
then prudence and discernment will protect you from evil.
Dear God, source of wisdom,
please give us more wisdom
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
Ephesians
2.4-10:
God loved us so much, that when we were dead
through our sins,
he brought us to life with Christ. We are God's work of
art, created in Christ
Jesus to live a life of goodness, as God originally intended us to
live.
Heavenly Father, help me live my life the way
you want me to live it
Listen
Matthew
9.35-37: Jesus went to many towns and villages.
In the local prayer halls he taught people
the Good News of God's kingdom.
He healed all sorts of diseases and sicknesses. He felt sorry for the ordinary people
because they were like sheep without a shepherd
- leaderless, exploited, and feeling hopeless. He said to his friends:
"So many people don't have good leaders.
Pray to God to send good leaders".
Jesus, many countries have bad leaders.
Please help every country to have good leaders
Listen
Reflection
on the above Bible readings: My
final prayer before going to sleep each night
is an "Our Father" asking for good leaders for one part of the world:
Sun - Africa
Mon - Europe/Russia
Tue - Sub Continent & Middle East
Wed - East Asia
Thur - South East Asia & Pacific
Frid - South America
Sat - Central & North America
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At Lo Wu Women's prison yesterday afternoon, when I was
handing in articles at the main entrance, a lady ahead of me handed in several
items ... including a copy of my book "Doctor
Jesus" (in Spanish). I did not know the lady. When I asked her where
she got the book she replied "From the 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: 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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Nov 26
Chief Executive's Policy Address announced yesterday is here.
Number 93 made my heart jump! I
will try to find out more info as soon as possible about this proposal:
93. Meanwhile,
many hotels and guesthouses are facing the crisis of closing down amid the
COVID-19 pandemic. The Government will implement a pilot scheme to subsidise
NGOs to rent suitable rooms in hotels and guesthouses with relatively low
occupancy rates for use as transitional housing. The THB plans to seek funding
from the Community Care Fund (CCF) to launch the pilot scheme shortly with a
view to increasing the supply of transitional housing.
Pope
Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
50. Together, we can seek the truth in dialogue, in relaxed conversation or
in passionate debate. To do so calls for perseverance; it entails moments of
silence and suffering, yet it can patiently embrace the broader experience of
individuals and peoples. The flood of information at our fingertips does not
make for greater wisdom. Wisdom is not born of quick searches on the internet
nor is it a mass of unverified data. That is not the way to mature in the
encounter with truth. Conversations revolve only around the latest data; they
become merely horizontal and cumulative. We fail to keep our attention focused,
to penetrate to the heart of matters, and to recognize what is essential to give
meaning to our lives. Freedom thus becomes an illusion that we are peddled,
easily confused with the ability to navigate the internet. The process of
building fraternity, be it local or universal, can only be undertaken by spirits
that are free and open to authentic encounters.
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Proverbs 1: If you listen to these sayings, you
will acquire wisdom.
These sayings will help you develop
virtue, justice and fairness. Be careful of bad people who try to
mislead you.
A net is spread in vain if the bird is watching. Wisdom calls aloud in the streets.
She delivers her message at the city gates: "How much longer will you prefer
ignorance to knowledge?
The complacency of fools works their own ruin. But whoever listens to me will live
in safety.
Whoever listens to me will choose good and avoid evil."
Dear God, please give
us more wisdom
Recording
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
Recording
Ephesians 1.19-23: God the Father raised Christ from death, and
put him on the divine throne. Christ is the C.E.O. of the
universe, in
charge of everything, from galaxies to governments. No one and nothing is exempt from
his rule. At the center of everything is the church.
It is Christ's body, in which he speaks and acts.
Jesus, help me understand how the church is
the heart of the world, pumping your life and love to all parts of the world
Listen
Matthew 9.27-31: As Jesus walked along, two men who had become
blind
followed after him calling out "Son of David, please help
us". Jesus asked them "Do you believe I can
help you?"
They said "Yes we do". Then Jesus touched their eyes and said
"Your request made in faith is granted".
Immediately they were able to see again.
They told everyone they met what Jesus had done for them.
Jesus,
heal my friend (..name..) who is blind
Listen
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If anyone knows someone in government who can provide more info about No. 93 in
yesterday's Policy Address, please help me contact them!
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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 26th 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 26th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Togo
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Nov 25
Hello once again from Sheung Shui where I am attending the annual O.M.I. in service program. Yesterday morning we were privileged to be joined in person (not on zoom) by 5 kind doctors from the Medical Team of the Commission for the Health Care of Clergy and Religious, reminding us of the essentials of physical and mental health care at this time of Covid-19.
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
49. As
silence and careful listening disappear, replaced by a frenzy of texting,
this basic structure of sage human communication is at risk. A new lifestyle is
emerging, where we create only what we want and exclude all that we cannot
control or know instantly and superficially. This process, by its intrinsic
logic, blocks the kind of serene reflection that could lead us to a shared
wisdom.
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Chris McDonnell
This
Advent Coming
As we begin our Advent journey this year, we do so in a different mood
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Simple Bible
Job 40-42: Job said to God "My words have been
frivolous. I will not say anything else." God then reminded Job how God was creator of
everything, including amazing animals like the hippo and crocodile. Job then said to God "I know you are
all-powerful. I have been speaking about things I don't fully understand.
I retract all I have said and in dust and ashes I repent." God then praised Job for his fidelity.
God restored Job to good health.
God restored Job's possessions, more than he had before:
10 more children and thousands of animals.
Job lived to be 140 years old and died full of peace.
Dear God, you never really
answered Job's questions
about the mystery of evil and suffering .... but I know your Son Jesus gave us the answers
My
recording of this reading
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
Listen
Ephesians
1.16-18: I never fail to remember you in my prayers
and to thank God for you. May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of glory,
give you more and more wisdom and knowledge
to see ever more clearly his great love for you. May he enlighten your mind to hope for the
glorious life
he has prepared for us in heaven
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, may I see you
more clearly,
love you more dearly, follow you more nearly, day by day
Listen
Matthew
9.18-26: A prayer hall official came to Jesus and said
"My daughter has just died. Please come and lay your hand on her
and she will come back to life". As Jesus and his friends were following the
official to his home,
a woman who had a hemorrhage for 12 years
came up behind Jesus and touched his clothing.
The woman had said to herself
"If I can even touch his clothing, I will be healed". Jesus knew what she was doing and said to her
"My daughter, your faith has healed you".
Instantly she was healed. When Jesus arrived at the official's house
he saw a crowd of people crying loudly. Jesus said to them "Get out of the house.
The little girl is asleep, not dead". The crowd laughed at
Jesus.
After the crowd had gone outside, Jesus went inside. He took the little girl by the hand, and she stood
up.
News of what had happened spread all round the district.
Jesus, please increase my faith
in your power to heal the sick and raise the dead
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: No human doctor, no human science can solve the problem of death. Only God can deal with death.
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Consumer
watchdog concerned about puppy
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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 25th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Ningxia
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 25th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Comoros
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:
Aug 16, 2020: CNN - Indonesian women recruited to take drugs to Hong Kong
Oct 23, 2019: FM988 Breakfast program in Kuala Lumpur at which I was a guest
June 2019: My campaign featured in The Malaysia Drug Trade (6 written reports & documentary video)
2019-03-25: Eleven HK01 video and photo reports about Malaysian drug mules arrested in HK- here (one of the reports is about my anti-drug campaign).
Dec 2018 - My Jan 2019 trip to Malaysia
2018: My trip to Thailand and Cambodia
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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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