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Yesterday I attended two meetings to do with the work of MercyHK helping
homeless people. One new idea surfacing: a MercyHK canteen to employ up to a
dozen homeless people. Jesus, please bless this idea!
Also: Please check updated files of MercyHK's Carousell shops: Shop 1 Shop 2 *** And: Feb financial report here
The
new lectionary ... another disaster - Brendan
Hoban
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
219.
When one part of society exploits all that the world has to offer, acting as if
the poor did not exist, there will eventually be consequences. Sooner
or later, ignoring the existence and rights of others will erupt in some form of
violence,
often when least expected. (( 
?!?))
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Isaiah
1: Listen, heaven and
earth,
for the Lord is speaking: "The ox
knows its
owner and the donkey its master's crib.
But my people have rebelled against me. I am tired of your
hypocritical lives,
tired of offerings given with dirty hands. You are so greedy for
profit,
always looking for bribes. Take your wrong-doing
out of my sight.
Stop doing evil. Learn to do good.
Practise justice towards the poor.
Help the oppressed, the orphan and the widow. Then, though your sins
are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow."
Lord,
please help me "wash my hands" by doing good for poor people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 92: It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning,
and your truth right through the night. Your deeds, O Lord, have made me glad.
For the work of your hands, I shout with joy. To me you give the wild ox's strength.
You anoint me with the purest oil. May we love and praise you right through our
lives,
right till the end of our days. May we keep on proclaiming your goodness,
proclaiming that in you, our rock, there is only goodness.
Lord, it is right and fitting
to love and praise you
Listen
1
Timothy 4.8-10:
It's good to keep fit physically, and even
more important to keep fit spiritually. We have put our trust in the living God. He is
the savior of the whole human race, especially of believers
Jesus, may I keep fit, physically and
spiritually
Listen
Matthew
27.57-66:
Joseph from Arimathaea was a rich man who had
become a disciple of Jesus. After Jesus died on Friday, he asked Governor Pilate for
Jesus' body. Joseph wrapped the body in a clean
burial cloth and put it in his own new tomb in a rock cave. He then put a
large stone at the cave's entrance. The next day, Saturday, the religious
leaders went to Pilate and said
"This imposter said he would rise from the dead after 3
days.
Therefore you should secure the tomb in case his disciples steal the body
and say he has risen from the dead".
Pilate gave them a guard and told them to secure the tomb.
The guards took up their position at the tomb
and seals were put on the entrance stone.
Jesus in the tomb, please give
eternal life to all who have died
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Paul encourages Timothy to keep fit spiritually. A good thought for the start of Lent (tomorrow)!
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In today's first reading and in today's psalm there is an
..... 
(the Year of the Ox!)
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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 16th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Qinghai
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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Feb 16
Yesterday afternoon there were two lots of special people at my
home for Lunar New Year visits: a group of old friends from Notre Dame Parish in
Kowloon City where I worked for ten years. And two former prisoners who are now
based at the Mercy Centre on Cheung Chau Island.
After their visits I went to the chapel at Yau Ma Tei Parish for a time of prayer ... remembering clearly 56 years ago on Feb 14, 1965 when I left my parents' home in Brisbane for the long train trip to Melbourne for seminary studies. A sacred memory, saying goodbye (temporarily) on the platform of South Brisbane station to my dear mother, father, brother and O.M.I.s from Iona College where I had just finished secondary school.
RTHK's recent report on the work of MercyHK for homeless people in Jordan/YMT
is now on FB -
here
Australian
journalist: Freedom lovers like me no longer welcome in HK
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
211. In
a pluralistic society, dialogue is the best way to realize what ought always to
be affirmed and respected apart from any ephemeral consensus. Such
dialogue needs to be enriched and illumined by clear thinking, rational
arguments, a variety of perspectives and the contribution of different fields of
knowledge and points of view
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Sirach
51: When I was young, before I became a traveler,
I prayed for wisdom. Thanks to
wisdom, I have been successful in my
work.
And so I finish this book by praising the God who gave me wisdom:
I give thanks to you, Lord and King,
and praise you, God my savior. For by wisdom you have protected and supported
me,
and rescued me from so many troubles. I will praise you all my days
and gratefully sing your praises.
Lord, thank you for the
wisdom in this book.
Please give me wisdom for each day
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
91: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
says to the Lord "you are my refuge in whom I trust". The Lord will hide you and protect you.
Under his wings you will find refuge. You will not fear any night time terror,
nor any attack during the day. Upon you no evil shall fall,
no plague approach where you dwell.
For you has he commanded his angels
to keep you safe in all your ways.
Dear God, thank you for your
protection day and night
Listen
1
Timothy 4.1-7: Don't be surprised if some people come up with
strange ideas about how to live life. Satan and his friends are always
trying to sow lies and deception in the Lord's field of truth. Have nothing to do with strange ideas like
"marriage is forbidden" or "you are not allowed to eat
certain foods". Everything God made is
good, and no food is to
be rejected, provided grace is said for it. The word of God and prayer
make food holy
Jesus, please help me remember to say a little
prayer before I eat
Listen
Matthew
27.45-54: Jesus was put on the cross about
9am.
From about noon until 3pm there was darkness over all the land. About 3pm Jesus cried out the words of
Psalm 22:
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" A little while later he again
cried out in a loud voice.
Then he died. At that moment the holy curtain
in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and there was a violent
earthquake. The Roman soldiers were
terrified.
Their leader called out "Truly this was a son of God".
Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for the
salvation of the world
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: So many of our relatives and friends have died ... and we believe we will see them again in Heaven .... because Jesus died and rose from the dead to reopen the gates of Heaven
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During
the visit of Notre Dame friends to my home yesterday afternoon I was able to
make a video call to Fr Luc Young O.M.I. who is now in his home island of
Rodrigues, Mauritius, as apostolic administrator. He was pleasantly surprised to
see 7 of us with one voice saying "Happy New Year" when the connection
was made! Visitors also very happy to see him!
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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 15th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Liaoning
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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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I wish all dear readers a Happy Lunar Niu
Year!
(and
see 
below!)
Sun Feb 14
Valentine's
Day unique opportunity for Church (let's
reclaim St Valentine's Day!)
Yesterday morning I spent several hours with a media team
preparing a documentary on the issue of homelessness in the Yau Ma Tei area.
When their report is published in the next week or so, I will link it here. It
is quite lengthy and will be published on Facebook
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
207. What is law without the
conviction, born of age-old reflection and great wisdom, that
each human being is sacred and inviolable? If society is to have a
future, it must respect the truth of our human dignity and submit to that truth.
Murder is not wrong simply because it is socially unacceptable and punished by
law, but because of a deeper conviction. This is a non-negotiable truth attained
by the use of reason and accepted in conscience. A society is noble and decent
not least for its support of the pursuit of truth and its adherence to the most
basic of truths.
Bible Study: Mark 11
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 6
Leviticus
13-15: Instructions
for hygiene: People with skin diseases, suspected leprosy, boils and
burns should be carefully examined and isolated if necessary. The clothing and
homes of people with leprosy should be put out of use. During and after seminal
or illness discharges and menstruation, people should show extra concern for
hygiene.
Dear God, please help me take good care of my health
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
32: Happy is the person whose sin
is forgiven. For a while I refused to
ask for forgiveness, and my body paid the penalty. But then I said
"Lord, forgive me" and my spirit and body revived.
Lord, when I do wrong, please give me the grace to say sorry and ask
forgiveness
Listen
1
Corinthians 10.16 - 11.1: The
cup that we bless is a communion with the blood of Christ. The bread that we
break is a communion with the body of Christ. Avoid anything to do with idol
worship. It doesn't make sense to share in the table of the Lord and in
the table of demons. Whatever you eat,
whatever you drink, whatever you do at all, do it for the glory of God.
Never do anything offensive to anyone. Try to be helpful to everyone at all
times, not anxious for your own advantage, but for the advantage of others, so
that they may be saved. Take me for your model, as I take Christ.
Jesus, please help me imitate you in my daily life
Listen
Mark
1.40-45: A
leper came to Jesus and on his knees pleaded "If you want to, you
can heal me". Feeling sorry for him, Jesus stretched out his hand, touched
him and said "Of course I want to
heal you. Be healed!" The leprosy left him at that moment and he was
healed. Jesus told the man not to tell people what had happened (in case people
misunderstood Jesus' spiritual mission and tried to use him politically).
But the man told everyone. Soon Jesus could not go openly into any town (for
fear the crowds would become unruly) so he stayed in remote places. Even so,
people from all around the district would come to him.
Jesus, please heal people who are lepers
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The leper broke the law - he wasn't supposed to go near people. Jesus broke the law - he wasn't supposed to touch a leper. Sometimes ... it's ok to break some laws!
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
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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 14th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jilin
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 14th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Ethiopia
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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I wish all dear readers a Happy Lunar Niu
Year!
Sat Feb 13
Last
night's RTHK "Pulse" program (part 2) featured the work of MercyHK in
helping homeless people. Program is now here
(at 11min) ***
Hotel
to be used for temporary housing (I hope this plan will soon include
homeless people)
RTHK
drops relay of BBC World Service - why?
Congo
has rich farmland. So why are 22m people starving?
Coffee
with God! - daily readings
and reflections
Pope's
greeting for Lunar New Year
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Sirach
44-50: It is good to remember the famous people in
history
who had a special love for God. Remembering their faith and their love for God
will give us courage for our daily lives. They were human and made mistakes,
yet they persevered in serving the Lord. People like Abraham, Moses, David.
Let us try to imitate their faith and courage.
Lord, please give me courage to
live each day as I should
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
90: O Lord you have been our refuge from one generation to the
next. Before the earth or the world
existed,
you are God, without beginning or end. For you, a thousand years are
like yesterday, come and gone so quickly. We humans have a short life,
our life is over like a sigh. Our span is 70 years,
or 80 for those who are strong. Make us know the shortness of our
life,
that we may gain wisdom of heart. In the morning, fill us with your
love.
Give success to the work of our hands.
Lord,
help us realize the shortness of our life, that we may live our lives more wisely
Listen
1
Timothy 3.1-15:
To want to be a presiding elder is to want to
do a noble work.
That is why the president must be above reproach: He must not have been married more than once.
He must be temperate, discreet, courteous, hospitable, a good teacher, not
a heavy drinker, not hot-tempered, but kind and peaceable. He must not be a lover of money. He must be a
man who manages his family well and brings up his children well. How could anyone who can't manage his
own family
be given responsibility to manage God's family? He should not be a new convert in case he
becomes full of pride. The Church of the
living God is God's family.
The Church is the guardian of the truth
Jesus, please give the Church good leaders
Listen
John 1.1-14: From all eternity the Word
existed. The Word was with God the Father. The Word was God the Son. The
Word was the source of life for all creatures. The Word became a man, and
lived among us. We saw his glory, full of grace and truth. Many people did not
recognize and did not accept the Word. But to everyone who did accept him, he
gave power to become children of God.
Jesus, please help me understand how you are the
Word-made-flesh
Listen
("In the beginning was the Word")
Reflection on the above Bible readings: At this time of Lunar New Year, we pray especially for our families ... and remember our family members in Heaven. Which makes today's first reading and psalm very appropriate for today!
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Q: The Chinese New
Year zodiac has 12 animals: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep,
monkey, rooster, dog, pig. Which one is the richest?
A: the m
o n k
e y !
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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 13th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jiangxi
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 13th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mali
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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I wish all dear readers a Happy Lunar Niu
Year!
Fri Feb 12
My special wish for the New Year is that Covid-19 will be brought under control in the whole world, especially Hong Kong, and that people can get back to normal living as soon as possible. With an extra hope for homeless people: that in the coming year they will have a home!
Happy Niu Year!
(for the Year of the Ox - "Niu" is "ox" in Mandarin!)
Tonight,
7pm HK time, RTHK TV report on work of MercyHK in Jordan/Yau Ma Tei - here
(
will be available at same link, after the live broadcast)
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
202.
Lack of dialogue means that in these individual sectors people are concerned not
for the common good, but for the benefits of power or, at best, for ways to
impose their own ideas. Round tables thus become mere negotiating sessions, in
which individuals attempt to seize every possible advantage, rather than
cooperating in the pursuit of the common good. The
heroes of the future will be those who can break with this unhealthy mindset and
determine respectfully to promote truthfulness, aside from personal interest.
God willing, such heroes are quietly emerging, even now, in the midst of our
society
HK
people in Australia afraid to return to HK
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The Book Blog: readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Genesis
1-2: God
made the world. God made the sun, the moon and the stars....the whole
universe. God said "Let there be light" and there was light. God
made the earth with all its plants and trees and animals and fish and birds. God
made the first people.....the first man and first woman. God made them in
his own image and said to them "Be fruitful, multiply and fill the
earth." God saw all that he had made, and all
of it was good, very good.
Dear God, thank you for making such a
beautiful world!
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
100: Cry
out with joy to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing for joy. Know that he, the Lord, is God. He made us, we
belong to him. We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Go within his gates,
giving thanks. Enter his temple with songs of praise. Give thanks to him and
bless his name. Indeed, how good is the Lord, eternal his merciful love. He is
faithful from age to age.
Dear Lord, please help us to serve you with gladness
Listen
John 1.1-14: From all eternity the Word
existed. The Word was with God the Father. The Word was God the Son. The
Word was the source of life for all creatures. The Word became a man, and
lived among us. We saw his glory, full of grace and truth. Many people did not
recognize and did not accept the Word. But to everyone who did accept him, he
gave power to become children of God.
Jesus, please help me understand how you are the
Word-made-flesh
Listen
("In the beginning was the Word")
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Lunar New Year is like Christmas ... a time for family gatherings... remembering our parents .... and remembering where all life came from, from our Heavenly Creator
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For
the Year of the Ox:
Last Sunday I met a local professional man who kindly wants to help homeless people in Jordan/YMT. Man studied at Oxford University and has the most beautiful Oxford accent!
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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 12th 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 12th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guinea-Bissau
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Thu Feb 11
LNY Eve:
I wish all dear readers a Happy Lunar Niu
Year!
Today is a good day to pray for everyone with the Covid-19 virus, because today is the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes ... World Day of the Sick - for which Pope Francis has published a special letter, here
True story: a few
days ago I received an email from a man I'd never met. He had been to a birthday
party where the host gave each guest a red packet containing HK$2,000 to give to
a poor person of their choice. The kind man, a Christian, had heard about the
work of MercyHK and asked me to give the packet to a poor person of my choice.
The man gave me the envelope yesterday afternoon and last night I gave it to a
homeless lady with a very serious medical condition staying at the Alhambra
Building in a room rented by MercyHK. God bless the birthday host, the
kind man and the sick lady!
My
Jordan Lockdown file, with follow-up media reports - here
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
c.f. Readings for Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
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
Psalm
87: On the holy mountain
is Jerusalem, the Lord's cherished city. Of you are told glorious things, O city
of God. All nations are called to serve and love the Lord. And
Jerusalem shall be called their spiritual mother, for all shall be her
children. In Jerusalem everyone will be welcome and find a home.
Lord, may Jerusalem be a place of peace and prayer for all peoples
Listen
Revelation
12.1-6: A
great sign appeared in heaven: a
woman, dressed in the sun, standing on the moon, crowned with 12 stars.
She was giving birth to a child, and she cried out in the pain of childbirth.
Then a second sign appeared: a huge red dragon, which wanted to eat the child.
The woman gave birth to a son, the ruler of all nations. The son was taken
straight up to heaven, to God on his throne. The woman escaped to safety in the
desert, to a place prepared for her by God.
Jesus, protect us from Satan who goes
round like a hungry lion wanting to eat us
Listen
John
2.1-11: Jesus,
his mother and his disciples were guests at a wedding at Cana in Galilee. The
wine ran out, so Jesus' mother said to him "They
have no wine". Jesus replied "Woman, my time for doing special
things has not yet come". His
mother said to the servants "Do whatever he tells you". There
were 6 big containers there, used for holding water. Each could hold about 35
liters. Jesus said to the servants "Fill the containers with water"
and they filled them up. Jesus then said "take some out and give it to the
man in charge of the banquet". When the man tasted the water, it had
turned to wine. The man called the bridegroom and said "You have kept the
best wine until now". This was the first public miracle done by Jesus
Jesus, help me to do whatever you tell me to do
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Without Mary's request, Jesus would not have changed water to wine. Our prayer requests also can get "water" (e.g. sickness) changed to wine (good health)
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There
was rain yesterday in HK, the first for more than a month. Which explains why I
forget to take my umbrella with me when I left the Alhambra Building yesterday
afternoon! Not used to using an umbrella!
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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 11th 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 11th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Eritrea
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Feb 10
I spent a couple of hours yesterday morning at a meeting which
discussed ways of helping a woman from China prepare her application for an
appeal next month. Her story is here
("C")
In
the afternoon I spent a couple of hours with a journalist from NowTV,
preparing for a filming visit tomorrow.
Just as the NowTV journalist
arrived in Temple Street, so did many firemen!!! - photo report here
Feb financial report for MercyHK is here.
Thanks to much recent publicity, "donations have been enormous"
(Eddie Chan). God bless all donors!
HK
govt no longer recognises dual nationality
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
205. The internet, in
particular, offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is
something truly good, a gift from God. We need constantly to ensure that
present-day forms of communication are in fact guiding us to generous encounter
with others, to honest pursuit of the whole truth, to service, to closeness to
the underprivileged and to the promotion of the common good. As
the Bishops of Australia have pointed out, we cannot accept "a digital
world designed to exploit our weaknesses and bring out the worst in people".
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Chris McDonnell
The way through
In the days ahead we will be mystics or nothing at all
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Sirach 42-43: What an amazing world
we live in!
The Creator sure did a good job programming everything! Great is the Lord who
made the sun, the moon and stars.
What a beautiful creature is the rainbow! The seasons, the rain,
the snow, lightning and thunder:
all proclaim the glory of God. How great is God who
has made such an amazing universe.
How can we praise and honor him enough?
Dear God, thank you for
creating the world.
Please help us live the way you want us to live
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
89: I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord.
Of this I am sure, that your love lasts for ever.
The heavens proclaim your wonders, O Lord.
The heavens are yours, the world is yours. Blessed the people who find joy in you,
who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face.
Thank you, Lord, for our
beautiful world
Listen
1
Timothy 1.18-2.8: Timothy, my son, as I
give you advice for practical issues, remember how the church elders
prayed over you that you would be a good leader. My
first bit of advice
is that there should be prayers offered for everyone, especially for kings
and others in authority, so that we can live our life of faith in peace
and quiet. God wants everyone to
be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth. There is only one God,
and there is only one mediator between God and humanity, himself a man,
Christ Jesus, who sacrificed himself as a ransom for everyone. In every place, I want
believers to lift up their hands in reverent prayer
God our Father, through
Jesus your Son, I ask a blessing on the leaders of our world, especially
the leaders of my own country
Listen
Matthew
27.45-54: Jesus was put on the cross about
9am.
From about noon until 3pm there was darkness over all the land. About 3pm Jesus cried out the words of
Psalm 22:
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" A little while later he again
cried out in a loud voice.
Then he died. At that moment the holy curtain
in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and there was a violent
earthquake. The Roman soldiers were
terrified.
Their leader called out "Truly this was a son of God".
Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for the
salvation of the world
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: T h a n k y o u J e s u s ....
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New advertising promotion idea for MercyHK's shop in Temple
Street: "IT'S WHERE THE FIREMEN BUY THINGS"! (See photo report,
above)
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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 10th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hubei
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 10th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guinea
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)) (blocked by FB Oct 2020)
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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