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Merry Christmas! I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2022!
Tues Dec 28
I spent a large part of yesterday preparing 3 letters for prisoners: 2 bail
cases and one for mitigation. In the afternoon I attended a meeting with some
friends who visit prisoners.
Desmond
Tutu: A man for whom forgiveness trumped vengeance
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Which
rite is right? (written in c. 2012)
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
1
Samuel 7: The Sacred Chest was taken from the town of
Beth-shemesh
to the town of Kiriath-jearim, to the house of Abinadab,
whose son Eleazar was consecrated to guard the Chest. After 20 more years, the Israelites again
longed for freedom from the Philistines. Samuel gathered all the Israelites at
Mizpah,
where after prayer,
battle was joined with the Philistines who were defeated. The Philistines no longer came into Israelite
territory.
Samuel was judge over all Israel for the rest of his life.
During Samuel's time, the Philistines no longer troubled Israel.
There was peace also between Israel and the Amorites. Each year Samuel went on circuit around the
country
to judge cases of law. He would then return to his home town of Ramah
and continue his work as a judge from there.
Dear God, please give the world
more leaders like Samuel
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
120-121: I call to the Lord in the hour of my
distress:
"Lord save me from people who speak with lying lips". Long enough have I been dwelling with those
who hate peace.
I am for peace, but they are for fighting. I lift up my eyes to the mountains.
From where shall come my help? My help shall come from the Lord
who made heaven and earth. The Lord is our guard and our shade.
Day and night we shall not be afraid. The Lord will guard our going and coming
both now and forever.
Lord, please protect us from
danger, day and night
Listen
Galatians
5.13-15:
Serve one another in works of love, since the
whole of the Law is summed up in the command "Love your neighbor as
yourself". If you go in for non-stop criticism and
personal attacks, you will destroy the church community
Jesus, help me avoid unfair/unnecessary
criticism of other people
Listen
For
today's Feast
of the Holy Innocents:
Matthew 2.13-23: After
the wise men left Bethlehem, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and said
"Go quickly to Egypt, because Herod wants to kill the child". That
same night, Joseph got up and set out for Egypt with Mary and Jesus. Herod was
angry after being tricked by the wise men. He
got his soldiers to kill all baby boys two years old or younger in Bethlehem.
After Herod died some months later, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and
told him to return to Israel. Joseph, Mary and Jesus moved to the town of
Nazareth, thus fulfilling the prophecy about the Saviour: "He will be
called a Nazarene".
Jesus, you were once a refugee. Please bless all refugees in the world today
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: Today, the Feast of the Holy Innocents, is a day of prayer for the Unborn, for the protection of life in the womb ... c.f. Pope Francis: Say "Yes" to life
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Recommended
movie: 
Early
& Medieval Church History -
54 videos by Dr
Ryan Reeves -
excellent
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Very cold day yesterday .... so I really enjoyed some
lovely hot tomato soup last night!
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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 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 10th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Lesotho
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Dec 27
187: Yesterday at the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street there was a lovely Christmas lunch for a very special group of 8 university students. And last night at the centre there was a Christmas party for the usual Sunday night group of prison visitors etc.
As the world pays tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, it's good
to remember an O.M.I. giant who was a close associate of Tutu: Bishop
Denis Hurley, a key foe of Apartheid
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Reform
of the Liturgy
Beautiful! Gentri
- Little Drummer Boy ... and this one: Andre
Rieu and Kimmy Scota - Ave Maria
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Readings are from
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c.f. readings for St John the Apostle
John
13.34-35: Jesus said to his
disciples at the meal "I give you a
new commandment: love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also
must love one another. By
this love you have for one another, everyone will know that you are my
disciples". Jesus,
please help all Christians to love one another as you have loved us
Recording of this reading
John
20.1-10: Before
dawn the next morning, Sunday, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb. She saw
the stone had been moved from the tomb's entrance. She
ran to Peter and John and said "Someone has taken the Lord out of the
tomb". They ran back to the tomb. Peter went in first. He saw that the
linen cloths were on the ground. But the cloth that had been around Jesus' head
was not on the ground. It was neatly folded and in a place by itself. Then John
went into the tomb. He
saw, and he believed
Jesus, I believe you rose from the dead. Please increase my faith
Recording
1
John 1.1-2: Something
which has existed since the beginning - that we heard, that we saw with our own
eyes, that we touched with our hands: the
Word, who is life - this is our subject. That
life was made visible. We
saw it, and we are giving our testimony, telling you of the eternal life which
was with the Father and has been made visible to us.
Jesus, Word-made-flesh, you are the Way, the
Truth and the Life
Recording
Revelation
1.9-17: I,
John, share your sufferings. I
was on the island of Patmos, imprisoned for having preached about Jesus. One
Sunday the Spirit possessed me. I heard a voice shouting "Write down all
you see, and send it to the seven churches of
Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea". I
turned to see who had spoken to me, and I saw Jesus, full of glory. His face was
like the sun shining with all its force. He said to me "Do not be afraid.
It is I, the First and the Last. I am the Living One"
Jesus, Living One, we praise and adore you, Lord
Recording
Reflection on the above Bible readings: John's words about the Word are ideal food for thought in these days after the birth of the Word-made-flesh
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Merry
Christmas! I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2021!
Sun Dec 26
Good King Wenceslas with lyrics - a famous Dec 26 story about helping the poor ....which makes me remember the example of the late Archbishop Frank Rush of Brisbane who literally put on an apron and served the poor at the (now replaced) grotty old St Vincent's Hostel each Christmas Day.
Yesterday I tried to imitate Archbishop Rush: my Christmas Dinner was on the
steps of the Yau Ma Tei clinic with 8 drug addicts, most of whom sleep on the
covered footpath of the clinic. I asked them what they would like and they chose
McDonald's ....so McDs it was ..... and to be with them for a simple meal was
more satisfying than any "normal" Christmas Dinner!
Pope's
Christmas message:The
One who embraces the universe needs to be held in another's arms. The One who
created the sun needs to be warmed. Tenderness incarnate needs to be coddled.
Infinite love has a miniscule heart that beats softly. The eternal Word is an
"infant", a speechless child. The Bread of life needs to be nourished.
The Creator of the world has no home. Today,
all is turned upside down:
God comes into the world in littleness. His grandeur appears in littleness.
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Our
lives must be liturgical
Bible Study: Acts
14
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Readings are from
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c.f. readings for Feast of Holy Family
Sirach
1-3: All wisdom
comes from God. Love for God is the source of wisdom. If you desire wisdom, keep
the Lord's commandments, in private as well as in public. Keep
the commandment to honor your parents. Respect for your father will atone
for your sins. Honor for your mother will gain you blessings. Support your
father in his old age. Even if his mind should fail, show him kindness. Do not
despise him in your health and strength. Be gentle in the way you live your
life. The greater you are, the more humbly you should behave.
Dear God, please help me always respect and honor my parents
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
128: O blessed are those who love
the Lord and walk in his ways. By the labor of your hands you shall eat. You
will be happy and prosper: your wife like a fruitful vine in the heart of your
house; your children like shoots of the olive, around your table. Indeed thus
shall be blessed the people who love and honor the Lord. May the Lord bless you
from Zion all the days of your life. May
you see your children's children in a happy Jerusalem! On
Israel, peace!
Dear Lord, may all married people live to see their children's children
Listen
Colossians
3-4: Wives
and husbands, understand and support each other. Children,
be obedient to your parents. Parents,
treat your children fairly or else they will rebel. Slaves, be obedient and
respectful to your owners. Offer up your work to the Lord, our Heavenly Owner.
Owners, be just and fair to your slaves. Remember your Heavenly Owner.
Jesus, help families to live together in harmony
Listen
Luke 2.39-52: Joseph and Mary moved back to their own town
of Nazareth.
The child Jesus was filled with wisdom as he grew older Each year Joseph and Mary would take
Jesus to Jerusalem for the celebration of the Passover. When Jesus
was 12 years old, they went to Jerusalem as usual. But when their traveling group left Jerusalem,
Jesus stayed behind without his parents knowing it. They presumed he
was somewhere with the group. When they couldn't find him, they went back
to Jerusalem to look for him. After 2 days, they found him, in the Temple,
listening to the religion teachers and asking them questions. People who
heard him were astounded at his intelligence. His mother said to him "My child, why
have you done this to us? Your father and I have been really worried about
you". Jesus replied "Why were you looking for
me? Didn't you know that I must be concerned with my Father's
work?" But they didn't understand what he meant. He went with them to Nazareth and lived under
their authority.
His mother stored all these things in her heart
Jesus, please help all "lost
children" to be found!
Listen
Reflection: Father and mother I love you; First and most important love Yahweh
Video
commentary on today's readings - in ItLukealian, 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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UK:
Third grade teacher sinks long basketball shot!
For
the day after Christmas! Tangmalangmaloo
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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 26th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Xinjiang
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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Merry Christmas! I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2022!
Sat
Dec 25
Christmas
Day - O come let us adore him!
My Christmas wish/prayer: no
Covid-19 cases today, please God!
On
Christmas Day my thoughts go back to happy
days in Zhaoqing (the one
hour video at this link was watched yesterday by the usual Friday afternoon
gathering for homeless people .... for me brought back many happy memories ....
14 years ago today!)
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Liturgy
- go forwards or backwards?
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Dec 25
Isaiah 62.11-12: This
the Lord proclaims to the ends of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion,
"Look, your
saviour comes, the prize of his victory with him, his trophies before
him." They shall be called "The Holy People", "the Lord's
Redeemed." And you shall be called "The-sought-after",
"City-not-forsaken."
Recording of this reading
Psalm
97: The Lord is king, let
earth rejoice, the many coastlands be glad. Cloud and darkness are his robes.
His throne is justice and goodness. The
skies proclaim his goodness. All peoples see his glory. Let those who serve
idols be ashamed. Let
all creation worship the Creator. Light shines forth for good people and
joy for the upright of heart. Rejoice in the Lord, all good people. Give glory
to his holy name.
Lord, you indeed are God of the
universe
Recording
Titus
3:1-7: Remind
everyone to be obedient to government officials; to be ready to do good at every
opportunity; not to go slandering other people or picking quarrels; to be
courteous and polite to everyone. There was a time when we too were ignorant;
when we lived in wickedness and ill-will, hating each other and hateful
ourselves. But then the
kindness and love of God our Saviour were revealed, and God saved us
because of his compassion. God saved us by the cleansing water of rebirth, and
by renewing us with the Holy Spirit whom he has poured over us through Jesus
Christ our Saviour. So we are justified by his grace, and look forward to
eternal life.
Jesus, Saviour of the world, you are our Saviour
Recording
Luke
2.15-20: After
the angels went away, the shepherds said to one another "Let's
go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us
about". So
they quickly went and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.
People who heard the shepherds talk about the angels were amazed. As for Mary,
she treasured every moment of what had happened and pondered the whole event in
her heart. The
shepherds went back to their fields glorifying and praising God for all they had
heard and seen
Jesus we adore you, Jesus we adore you, Jesus we
adore you, Christ the Lord
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
There's something in our DNA that draws us to the Baby Jesus, like metal to a magnet. That Baby makes us fall to our knees in loving adoration
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Merry Christmas! I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2021!
Frid Dec 24
Christmas Eve! - O come let us adore him!
brilliant!
The
Christmas Scale (860k
views)
It's hard to believe that the greatest message the world
will ever hear is contained in one simple scale
Beautiful
Indonesian Christmas video: Yesus
Putra Maria
Yesterday I spent 6 hours at Lai Chi Kok men's prison ....wishing
inmates and staff a Merry Christmas ..... admiring the dedication of 89 year old
Cardinal Joseph Zen who also was visiting inmates!
Today
is the anniversary of Lottie
Moon (1840-1920) who spent 40 years as a missionary
in China. I have read several books about her. An awesome lady!
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Where
the documents "became flesh" for ordinary people
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
c.f. midnight Mass readings
Isaiah 9: The
people that walked in darkness has seen a great light. On those who live
in a land of deep shadow, a light has shone. For the yoke that was weighing on
them, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken and removed. For there is a
child born for us, a son given to us, and dominion is laid on his shoulders. And
he will be called Wonder-Counselor, Mighty-God,
Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace.
Jesus, Prince of Peace, thank you for the peace and hope and joy of your
friendship
Recording
of this reading
Titus
2: God's grace has made
salvation available for the whole human race. We
must give up everything that does not lead to God. We
must delete our worldly ambitions. We must be self-restrained and live good
lives here in this present world, while we wait in hope for the blessings that
will come with the Coming of the glory of our God and savior Christ Jesus. He
sacrificed himself for us in order to set us free from wickedness, and to purify
us so that we would have no ambition except to do good.
Jesus, please help me give up everything that does not lead to you
Recording
Luke
2.1-7: Caesar Augustus issued a
decree for a census of the whole world to be taken. This census - the first -
took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria, and everyone went to his own
town to be registered. So Joseph set out from the town of Nazareth in
Galilee and travelled up to Judaea, to the town of David called Bethlehem,
since he was of David's House and line, in order to be registered together
with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. While they were there the
time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to a son, her first
born. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid
him in a manger because there was no room for them at the inn.
Recording
Luke 2.8-14: In
the countryside close by there were shepherds who lived in the fields and took
it in turns to watch their flocks during the night. The angel of the Lord
appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone round them. They were
terrified, but the angel said, "Do not be afraid. Listen, I bring you
news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people. Today
in the town of David a saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
And here is a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes
and lying in a manger." And suddenly with the angel there was a great
throng of the heavenly host, praising God and singing: "Glory
to God in the highest heaven, and peace to all who
enjoy his favour."
Recording
Reflection: No matter where we are, no matter what's happening in our lives, even if we are in a time of sadness (e.g. after a death in the family), even if in prison .... Christmas gives us hope and peace .... because Christmas is all about the birth of the Source of hope and peace: Jesus
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Elderly
man in Phoenix calls his doctor son in New York ... your mother and I are
getting a divorce. Divorce?! After 53 years? What are you
talking about? 53 years is about 50 years too long. We
really don't even like each other any more. Dad! I can't
believe this. Hold on .... I'm gonna call my sister & I'll get back to
you. (calls attorney sister in Chicago) Sis! You're not going to
believe this! Dad just called to tell me that he and mom are getting
a divorce! What?! That's crazy! I'll call them,
then we better get down there just as soon as we can. (sister calls
Dad back in Phoenix) Dad? This is just crazy, and besides
I'm a lawyer. Don't do anything until I get there - until my brother &
I get there. We're coming in on the next possible flights. Elderly
man hangs up the phone and turns to his wife and says, "Well, dear, the
kids are coming home for Christmas ... and they're paying their own way!"
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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 24th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Inner
Mongolia
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 24th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Zambia
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Dec 23
2 days
to Christmas.O
Immanuel, you are our
king and our judge, the One whom the peoples await and our Saviour. O come and
save us, Lord our God!
One
of my favourite videos
Bob
Welsh: My Christmas Eve (3.7m
views!)
David Timbs: Christmas, Jesus and the promise of a new way of being human
MercyHK financial report for November - here.
God bless all financial donors, donors of items to MercyHK shop, all who
help/work at shop, and all shop customers!
My
reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Our
private prayer should harmonize with liturgical seasons
Everything's a miracle!
No.1 miracle in history of the universe is .... the miraculous birth of a
Baby 2020 years ago!
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Bible
c.f. readings for Dec 23
Micah 3: The
Lord God says this: Look, I
am going to send my messenger to prepare a way before me. Know
that I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before my day comes. He shall
turn the hearts of fathers towards their children and the hearts of children
towards their fathers.
Lord, may we accept the messengers who prepare your way
Recording of this reading
Psalm 24: Lord,
make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths. Make
me walk in your truth, and teach me, for you are God my saviour. The
Lord is good and upright. He shows the path to those who stray, he guides the
humble in the right path, he teaches his way to the poor.
Lord, help me walk in your truth
Recording
Luke
1.57- 62: The
time came for Elizabeth to have her child, and she gave birth to a son; and
when her neighbours and relations heard that the Lord had shown her so great a
kindness, they shared her joy. Now on the eighth day they came to circumcise
the child; they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his
mother spoke up. "No," she said "he
is to be called John." They said to her, "But no one in your
family has that name", and made signs to his father to find out what he
wanted him called.
Recording
Luke
1.63- 66: The father asked for a
writing-tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all
astonished. At that instant his power of speech returned and he spoke and
praised God. All their neighbours were filled with awe and the whole affair
was talked about throughout the hill country of Judaea. All those who heard
of it treasured it in their hearts. "What
will this child turn out to be?" they wondered. And indeed the hand
of the Lord was with him.
Lord, may I treasure your message in my heart
Recording
Reflection: Today's readings are all about the Christmas Baby's cousin, John the Baptist, born 6 months before the first Christmas. His job was to prepare the way for Jesus. Which is also the job of every Christian - to prepare a way for Jesus, to help other people know and love the Baby born at Christmas.
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7
year old girl's TED talk - 50 million views!
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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 23rd 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 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Djibouti
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Dec 22
3 days
to ChristmasJesus
born at Christmas, please give hope and peace to our troubled world!
Please join me in a very special Christmas wish/prayer: No new Covid-19 cases on Dec 25 Please God!
With
a real baby! 
Christmas
Flash Mob
Yesterday Fr Jun O.M.I. and I spent 5 hour at Lo
Wu women's prison ... where people are looking forward to the usual treat of
a chicken leg on Christmas Day
... (as on NYD and Mid-Autumn) ... 362 others days: chicken wings!
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Jesus'
earthly liturgy already has a foot in Heaven
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Dec 22
My recording of this reading
1
Samuel 2: Hannah
praised God for giving her a child: "My
heart rejoices in the Lord. The Lord, our fortress, is holy. Don't speak
proudly, for the Lord knows what's in our hearts. The Lord breaks the power of
the strong. He gives strength and victory to the weak. He blesses the barren
woman. The Lord raises the poor from the dust, and gives them a seat of honor
with princes. The Lord guards the steps of good people, but scatters bad people
in their pride." The Lord blessed Hannah and she gave birth to three more
sons and two daughters. Her son Samuel grew up in the temple. The temple priest
at that time was Eli. But Eli's sons were bad men. They stole the people's
offerings to the Lord.
Dear God, please bless good people like Hannah, and please help bad people
like Eli's sons to stop being bad
Listen
Luke
1.46-56: Mary
said "My soul praises the greatness
of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my savior. Starting from
today, all generations will call me blessed, for the Almighty has done great
things for me". Mary
stayed with Elizabeth about 3 months and then went home. Elizabeth gave birth to
a son. Her neighbors and relatives shared her joy. When the child was
circumcised on the 8th day, he was given the name John
Jesus, please bless all women who are having a baby today
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Christmas is a time for praise and adoration ... with Mary
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As
an English teacher I added a comma after "bull" (in today's first
reading) to save the life of the mother. A trap for lectors: They
slaughtered the bull, and
the child's mother came to Eli.
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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 22nd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Zhejiang
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 22nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Rwanda
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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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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