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voice for the poor
by HK prison chaplain 胡頌恆神父
Fr John Wotherspoon O.M.I .
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Imitating
Pope Francis
Tues Nov 1
Happy
All Saints Day!
When
the Saints Go Marching In!
Yesterday I spent 5 hours at Lai Chi Kok men's prison ...sad to
meet new drug trafficking cases. As usual after a day at a prison, I came away
with a load of homework to do over the next few days.
From today MercyHK has a new team member, Agnes Kwan, whose job
is to be responsible for the Dr Jesus Centre. I have given Agnes the name
"M & M" since her job includes serving and helping people in the
meeting section of the centre (like Martha in the Gospel) and praying with and
for people in the prayer section of the centre (like Martha's sister Mary in the
Gospel)! Welcome Agnes to the team
More
gold medals for HK swimmer (whose great-uncle was an O.M.I. in Ireland!)
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. Readings for All Saints Day
Revelation 7.9-17: I saw a
huge number, impossible to count, of people
from every nation, race, and language. They were standing in front of the
throne, with palms in their hands. They shouted: "Victory
to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb". One
of the elders told me who these people are: "These are the people who have
been through the great persecution. They now serve God day and night in his
sanctuary. The Lamb is their Shepherd. He leads them to springs of living water.
God has wiped away all tears from their eyes"
Jesus, please help sorrowing people who are crying today
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 24: The
Lord's is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples. It is he
who set it on the seas; on the waters he made it firm. Who shall climb the
mountain of the Lord? Who
shall stand in his holy place? People with clean
hands and pure hearts, who desire not worthless things. They shall receive
blessings from the Lord and reward from the God who saves them. Such are the
people who seek him, seek the face of the God of Jacob.
God, by living a good life, help me to seek your face
1
John 3.1-3: Think of
the love that the Father has lavished on us by letting us be called God's
children. And God's love has even more in store for us in the future: we
shall be like him because we shall see him as he really is. This is why
we must try to live good lives. We must try to be as good as Christ.
Jesus, please help me be more like you
Recording
Matthew
5.1-12: Jesus said
to the crowds: Blessed are poor
and simple of heart people. They belong to the kingdom of heaven. Blessed
are people who are going through great sorrow. Their hearts will be
filled with peace. Blessed
are people who lead just and honest lives. They will see the victory of
goodness. Blessed
are people who show mercy to others. God will be merciful to them. Blessed
are people who have a clean heart. They will see God. Blessed
are people who are peacemakers. They are God's children. Blessed
are people who are persecuted for the cause of right. They will receive a
great reward in heaven.
Jesus, please help me be merciful and
kind and just
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings:
All you Saints in Heaven, great and small, pray for us!
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Wear
mask & Cross!
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Melbourne
Cup today. I do not know name of even one horse ... but if there's one with
a name that has something to do with All Saints, maybe it's worth checking out?!
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 1st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people 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 Niger
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Oct 31
11/01 = All Saints'
Day
10/31= the evening
before All
Saints' Day
=
the eve of
All Saints' Day
"All Saints"=
"All Hallows"
10/31
= the eve of
All Hallows
= Hallow+eve = Hallowe'en!
But: Halloween
can be dangerous .... with an increase in occult activity
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12
million views! Recommended by a recent visitor to Dr Jesus Centre: Hauser-
Live in Zagreb - a taste of Heaven! (Wikipedia: Stjepan
Hauser)
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Lamentations
1-5:
The roads to Zion are in mourning.
No one comes to her festivals now. Jerusalem is a captured city,
a city of ruins. All you who pass this way, look and see.
Is there any sorrow like mine? My eyes are wasted away from crying
as I see children dying of starvation. Yet deep in my heart there is hope
that the Lord will rescue us
from this calamity which our sins have caused. The favors of the Lord are not just something of the past.
His kindness is for the present, even in times of despair. Every morning there are signs of his
kindness,
and so I will continue to hope in him for help. Lord, forgive us
for abandoning you.
Do not abandon us.
Lord, especially when I'm in
trouble,
please help me to keep trusting in you for help
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
127: If the Lord does not build the house, in vain do its builders
labor. If the Lord does not watch over the city,
in vain does the watchman keep vigil. Success comes not from earlier rising or from
going later to rest,
but from the Lord's blessing. Success is from the Lord
who blesses the womb of his beloved while she sleeps. Truly, children are a gift from the Lord,
a blessing, the fruit of the womb.
Lord, many people these days
don't want children. Please help such people understand that children are
a blessing
Listen
Acts
20.7-12: In the city of Troas Paul and his group
joined the local believers for the Breaking of Bread one Saturday night. Paul's sermon went on till the middle of the
night. As Paul went on and on, a young man who was sitting on the
window-sill, went to sleep and fell to the ground three floors below. He was dead when they picked him up. Paul went
down to the boy and prayed over him. The boy came back to
life. Paul kept on talking till
dawn. That same day
he left Troas
Jesus,
is it ok if I pray that someone who has
died
will come back to life?
Listen
Luke
19.41-48: As Jesus caught sight of Jerusalem, he shed
tears over it and said "How I wish you had accepted my message of
peace. You will be totally destroyed, because you rejected God's offer of
grace". Jesus then went into the Temple and drove out
the sellers. According to the Scripture", he said, "my house
will be a house of prayer. But you have turned it into a robbers'
den". Each day Jesus taught in the Temple. The leaders wanted to
do away with him, but they didn't know how to, since most of the
ordinary people had great respect for Jesus
Jesus, please don't let me ever reject your
friendship
Listen
Reflection:
New
Every Morning (... words of Lamentations)
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"Who? The addicts?" God asks.
"Yes! And they took the pearly gates, too!"
(... addicts steal everything and anything that can be sold to get money to buy drugs ...)
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On
this 31st of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Tianjin
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 31st
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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Sun Oct 30
HK$1.1
BILLION (!) of Ice from Mexico seized in HK ... headed for Australia where
it would be worth HKD$8 BILLION
(!!!)
I did not know about this until a kind friend
sent me a message yesterday:
As you may be aware, a person must have a "PCR testing registration code" to receive free PCR test on or after 1 November.
Otherwise you will be charged HK$150 or HK$240 per test. To avoid incurring unnecessary cost, please complete the registration on or before 31 October (Mon) via your LeaveHomeSafe App, which is easy and quick:
1. Open your LeaveHomeSafe App
2. Slide to the right
3. The third page is "PCR Testing Registration Code"
4. Click and complete all the requested information (e.g. name, address, HKID)
5. Press "Confirmed" and then you will receive a QR Code
6. Registration completed’
Beautiful
and challenging talk by new O.M.I. Superior General, Fr Chicho, at end of
General Chapter
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Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 31
Wisdom
10-19: Wisdom has
been present in the world since the beginning of time. Wisdom has always been a
close friend of good people. Wise
people see God in the beauty of creation. Foolish people are blind to
God's presence in creation. Wise people ponder God's goodness and kindness. Wise
people try to be good and kind to other people.
Lord, please help me see and imitate your goodness and kindness
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
145: I will give you glory, O God
my king. I will bless your name day after day. The Lord is great, worthy of all
praise.
His greatness cannot be measured. Age to age shall proclaim your works, shall
speak of your splendor and glory. The Lord is kind and full of compassion, slow
to anger, abounding in love. How
good is the Lord to all, compassionate to all his creatures. All your
creatures shall thank you, O Lord, and tell all the world of your love. The Lord
is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. The Lord supports all
who fall and raises all who are bowed down. The eyes of all creatures look to
you and you give them their food each day. The Lord is close to all who call
him, who call on him from their hearts. Let the whole world bless the Lord's
holy name, for ever, for ages unending.
Thank you, Lord, for your love. Thank you for your love
Listen
2
Thessalonians 2.1-17: Regarding
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, don't be deceived by wild speculation. Stand
firm in your faith and avoid speculation. Keep the traditions we taught
you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. May God strengthen you in everything
good you do or say
Jesus, stop people spreading false information
Listen
Luke
19.1-9: In
Jericho there was a wealthy man named Zacchaeus, a senior tax collector. He
wanted to see what kind of person Jesus was. But because of his short stature he
couldn't see over the crowd. So he climbed a tree. Jesus saw him up the tree and
said "Zacchaeus, come
down, because I will stay at your house today". Zacchaeus
hurried down and welcomed Jesus warmly. People complained "He's gone to
stay at the house of an outcast". Zacchaeus replied
"Sir, I am going to give half of my property to the poor. And if I have
cheated anyone, I'll pay them back fourfold". Jesus said to him "Today
salvation has come to this house"
Jesus, please help more people to want to know and love you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: If we show interest in communicating with Jesus, he will come to our house/heart
Reflection by Fr Peter
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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Typhoon
due HK tonight ... after killing dozens in the Philippines
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Shanghai
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 Rwanda
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 Oct 29
Yesterday I had a medical morning: a little skin procedure (very common for people from Queensland) at a clinic on HK Island , then to local doctor in Jordan to get results of annual check-up (all clear, thank you Jesus!) .... after which I went to nearby Print Shop to order more copies of English edition of Good News for the Poor
In the afternoon I enjoyed the weekly gathering at the Dr Jesus Centre for homeless & previously homeless people .... with special guests at end of meeting: our two kittens from the Mercy centre next door!
Meanwhile our social worker Lucia has been run off her feet the past few days ... and nights ... with new cases involving domestic workers .... two of them needing support at police stations for filing complaints against employers.
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Jeremiah
46-52: Jeremiah predicted that the powerful nations involved in
Israel's capture would all fall:
the Egyptians, the Philistines, the Moabites, the Ammonites,
the Babylonians and others. Jeremiah also reminded Israel to rely on the help of the Lord
more than the help of other nations: "Our redeemer is strong. The Lord is his name.
He will bring peace to the world".
Lord, help us to rely on you
more than on human help
Psalm
126: When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage,
it seemed like a dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
on our lips there were songs. What marvels the Lord worked for us.
Indeed we were glad. Those who are sowing in tears
will sing when they reap. They go out, full of tears, carrying seed for
the sowing.
They come back, full of song, carrying their sheaves.
Dear God, please bless all
people who are sorrowful as they work
Listen
Acts
19.23 - 20.1: In Ephesus there was a silversmith who
employed many craftsmen making shrines of the local idol, Diana. The
silversmith called a meeting of the city's silversmiths and said to them
"Not just here in Ephesus, but in many parts of the region, this man
Paul has converted many people with his argument that gods made by hand
are not gods at all. This is a threat to our trade". A mob was formed and dragged two of Paul's
companions to a local theatre. The town clerk eventually calmed the mob
and dismissed them. By now Paul had decided to leave Ephesus. He
went to Greece and spent three months there
Jesus, please help people give up the worship
of idols made by human hands
Listen
Luke
19.28-40: When Jesus came near to Jerusalem, he
sent two disciples to a nearby village to get a donkey colt which no one
had ever ridden. Jesus sat on the colt and began the descent
from the Mount of Olives down the hill to Jerusalem. The disciples spread their clothes on
the road,
and joyfully praised God for all the miracles they had seen. They cried
out "Blessings on the King who comes in
the name of the Lord!" Some religious leaders told Jesus to stop the
disciples from calling out. Jesus replied "If these keep silence, the
stones will cry out"
Jesus, you who came in the name of the Lord,
we praise and love you
Listen
Reflection: May there be more miracles - especially the healing of sick people - to cause us to praise God more often!
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McDonald's
in HK has a new menu: Tuna
Cheesy Pasta. Delicious!
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people 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 Nigeria
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Oct 28
Yesterday at the Dr Jesus Centre there was a very happy birthday party/lunch for a large group of Indonesian women and their children. After which I joined Eddie Chan and some visitors to prepare for a function for World Day of the Poor to be held at St Mary's Parish, Hung Hom, on Sunday Nov 13. Then I went to nearby Queen Elizabeth to visit a young man who is fighting cancer ....in bed 27 on Oct 27. The man asked me to take him some beef noodles ... so I went to a supermarket on the way to the hospital and bought several packets of beef noodles .... only to find out at the hospital that the man was of course talking about cooked noodles!
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Bible
Jeremiah 37-45: Jeremiah was arrested and put into a muddy well to
die.
But a good official persuaded the king to free Jeremiah. When the Chaldaeans captured Jerusalem,
they sent many people to Babylon as exiles. Jeremiah was spared from exile
and he kept trying to get the people to accept defeat as God had told them.
But most of the people would not listen to Jeremiah,
even though all his prophecies about defeat had come true. God protected the good officials who had helped Jeremiah.
Lord, please help government
leaders be good,
like the good officials who helped Jeremiah
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
125: Those who put their trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, that cannot be shaken.
Jerusalem, the mountains surround her,
so the Lord surrounds his people, now and forever.
Lord, please help us be
more aware of your protecting presence
Listen
Acts
19.11-20:
So remarkable were the miracles worked by God
through Paul, that even handkerchiefs which had touched him,
were taken to the sick, and they were healed and evil spirits came out of
them. Some believers admitted how they had practised
magic. They collected their expensive books on magic and burnt them in
public. Things like these helped the word of the Lord
to continue spreading
Jesus, what can I do to help your message
spread?
Listen
John 14.22-24 (for Feast of
Saints Simon and Jude): Judas -
this was not Judas Iscariot - said to Jesus: "Lord, what is all this about?
Do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?" Jesus replied: "If
you love me, you will put my words into practice, and my Father will love you,
and we shall make our home in your heart"
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Saints Simon and Jude
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At yesterday's Indonesian birthday party, I asked 2 boys
how old they were. One said "I'm 8". The other said "I'm 8
too" ....so I congratulated the other boy for being 82! ... but he wasn't
amused... in fact he started crying! Maybe I'd better stick to street sleepers
and drug addicts and prisoners!
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 28th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people 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 Ivory Coast
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Oct 27
Yesterday I read every word of this most interesting article:
The
humility of billionaire father-in-law of UK PM
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Bible
Jeremiah 36:
God told Jeremiah to write down
all the messages he had spoken for God. So Jeremiah got Baruch to make a written record of all his messages.
Baruch wrote the messages on a scroll. Some good officials took the scroll to the king to read.
The officials hoped the king would obey the words of the scroll. The king had the scroll read aloud for him.
As each section was read, the king used a knife to cut off the section,
and then threw the section into a fire. Eventually the whole scroll was burnt.
The king then issued an order for Jeremiah to be arrested. God protected Jeremiah and did not allow him to be arrested for the
time being.
God also told Jeremiah to have another scroll made.
Lord, please move world
leaders' hearts
to be open to your message of justice and peace and love
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
124: "If the Lord had not been on our
side",
this is Israel's song. If the Lord had not been on our side
when people rose against us, then would they have swallowed us alive
when they were angry with us. Blessed be the Lord who did not let us become
a prey for their teeth. Our life, like a bird, has escaped
from the snare of the hunter. Indeed the snare has been broken
and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord
who made heaven and earth.
Thank you, Lord,
for all the times you have rescued me from trouble
Listen
Acts
19.8-10: For three months, Paul went to the Jewish
prayer hall in Ephesus, speaking boldly about the kingdom of God. When some Jews strongly attacked
the Way, he
stopped going to the prayer hall, and began daily discussions in a lecture room.
He kept doing this for two years, with the
result that people from many places, both Jews and non-Jews, were able to
hear the word of God
Jesus, please give more and more people
the
opportunity to hear your word
Listen
Luke
18.35-43: As Jesus entered Jericho, there was a blind
beggar sitting by the road. People in the crowd told him that Jesus of
Nazareth was passing by. So he called out "Jesus, Son of David,
have pity on me". Some people told him to be quiet, but he just
shouted all the louder "Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me". Jesus stopped and asked him
"What do you
want me to do for you?"
He replied "Sir, let me see again". Jesus said to him "Receive your sight.
Your faith has saved you".
Instantly his sight returned, and he followed Jesus, praising God.
Jesus, please heal my blind friend
......(name)...
Listen
Reflection: Jesus knew quite well what the blind man needed ....his sight ....but Jesus got him to express his need ... thereby expressing his faith (for his own sake and that of the bystanders)
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Wear a mask and a Cross
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Yesterday as I made an appointment with someone for Tuesday Nov 1
my memory recalled that a something very important happens on that day: The
Melbourne Cup!
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 27th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of
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 Tanzania
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Oct 26
After the overnight O.M.I. gathering finished at Sheung Shui yesterday around midday, Fr Jun and I went to nearby Lo Wu women's prison for a few hours....where we were sad to meet yet more former domestic helpers, as well as local women, who are facing drug trafficking charges ... after being deceived by "friends" (on behalf of Drug Lords).
On the train back to Jordan I took part in a zoom meeting with the NGO Clean Start in Nairobi, Kenya ... at whose centre there will be some functions in early January for former HK prisoners and for families of people currently in prison in HK ...with the hope that publicity will help stop others from taking drugs to HK. I've also been invited to join a Mass at a prison in Niarobi.
Last night I attended the monthly St Vincent de Paul meeting at Yau Ma Tei St Paul's Parish.
When I got back to the Dr Jesus Centre a meeting of more than 20 residents, organised by our local distrivct councillor, was just finishing. A good chance for contact with local people.
No trouble sleeping last night!
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Jeremiah 33-35:
Most of the people and their leaders ignored God's message
delivered by Jeremiah. But one group listened to Jeremiah and obeyed God's message:
that group was the nomad clan of Rechabites. At God's command Jeremiah invited them to a meal near the
Temple
and invited them to drink wine. But they replied that they had been told by God
never to own property or build houses or be farmers or drink wine. Jeremiah then spoke to the people watching the
Rechabites:
"See how this clan is obedient to the message of the Lord,
unlike most of the people and its leaders who ignore God. Because this clan has been faithful and obedient,
therefore it will always be blessed by the Lord".
Lord, please help me be
faithful to you, like the Rechabites
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 123: To you have I lifted up my eyes,
you who dwell in the heavens. My eyes, like the eyes of slaves
on the hand of their lords. Like the eyes of a servant on the hand of her
mistress,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God till he show us mercy. Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
We are filled with contempt. Indeed all too full is our soul with the scorn
of the rich,
with the proud man's disdain.
Lord, please protect poor
people from being exploited by rich people
Listen
Acts
19.1-7: Paul left Corinth and went to the city of
Ephesus where he found a dozen men who had been baptized by John the
Baptist. He asked them "Did you receive the Holy
Spirit when you became believers?" They replied "We have not been taught
about the Holy Spirit". When Paul explained Jesus to them, they were
baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Paul then prayed with them using
the laying on of hands, and the Holy Spirit came down on
them. They began
to speak in tongues and to prophesy
Holy Spirit, please fall afresh on me
and
increase your influence in my life
Listen
Luke
18.31-34: Once again Jesus explained to the 12 apostles
what would happen to him:
"Now we are going to Jerusalem. Everything written about me by the prophets will happen:
I will be handed over to the
pagans. I will be mocked and spat on. I will be scourged and put to
death. On the third day I will rise from the dead". But the apostles had no idea what his words meant
Jesus, especially each Friday, please help me
to remember you on the Cross
Listen
Reflection: We know we will die some day, but we don't know how or when or where. Jesus knew the precise frightening details of his death. Right through his life, especially towards the end of his life, he must have had great difficulty sleeping at night.
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"Now
the UK finally has a new viceroy as its prime minister from the Mother
Country" ... in this
article (... stand by for huge increase in trade and friendship
between India and UK!)
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 26th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people 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 Madagascar
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Tues Oct 25
Hello from Sheung Shui where I'm attending the monthly OMI gathering. I love the atmosphere of Temple Street, but sometimes it's good to have a break ....and St Paul's Retreat House in SS is on a beautiful location with lots of trees and gardens ... and an absence of high rise buildings means that the stars (and sometimes the moon) can be seen! After the gathering finishes at midday I'm due to go with Fr Jun to nearby Lo Wu women's prison.
Australian
organisation turns waste food into meals for hungry South Africans
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Jeremiah
32: Jerusalem was about to be captured by the
Chaldaeans.
But God promised that Jerusalem would recover its freedom.
As a sign that Jerusalem would be free again,
God told Jeremiah to buy a field. People thought Jeremiah was crazy.
But through this
action Jeremiah delivered God's message: This city and this land are now a waste,
but soon people will again buy land and build homes
in freedom and safety.
Lord, when things get really
bad, please increase our trust in you
that you will turn things around in our lives
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
122: I rejoiced when I heard them say
"Let us go to God's house." And now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.
For the peace of Jerusalem pray
"Peace be to your homes."
For love of the house of the Lord
I will ask for your good.
Lord, may your peace be in our
hearts and homes
Listen
Acts
18.5-11:
In Corinth, Paul was rejected by the Jews, so
he spent his time preaching to non-Jewish people. Many Corinthians became
believers and were baptized. One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:
"Do not be afraid to speak out, nor allow yourself to be
silenced. I
am with you". So Paul stayed in Corinth for 18 months preaching the word
of God
Jesus, give Christians more courage to
speak your message
Listen
Luke
18.18-23:
A young man from a prominent family asked
Jesus "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus replied "You know the commandments:
you must not commit adultery, you must not kill, you must not steal, you
must honor your father and mother". The man answered "I have kept all these
commandments all my life". Jesus then said "There is still one
higher goal: sell all you own,
give the money to the poor, then come follow me", But when the man heard this he was very sad, because he was very
rich
Jesus, please help me follow you the way you
want me to follow you
Listen
Reflection: Mother Teresa, teaching in a well-off school in Calcutta, was called to a higher goal .... to work with the poor
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Wear
mask & Cross!
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MercyHK's two kittens at 191 Temple Street are out of their
cage for most of the time these days ....allowed to roam around the centre
....but joined together by a chord .....and sometimes they don't agree on which
way to go .....with disagreement being registered by sitting and letting the
other one drag the sitter!
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 25th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people 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 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 Oct 24
Happy Diwali today! My 2013 Diwali reflection
A busy but happy day at the Dr Jesus Centre in Jordan yesterday: Mass and lunch for domestic workers who stay at MercyHK shelters; then a meeting for kind people who visit prisoners (from Voice for Prisoners, St Peter's NGO and others); then an evening meal with old friends from Notre Dame Parish in Kowloon City; then a gathering of Filipinas (several of whom, on their day off, visit prisoners).
Today I'm due to attend an overnight OMI gathering at Sheung Shui, after which Fr Jun and I hope to visit nearby Lo Wu women's prison.
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Jeremiah
30-31: God told Jeremiah to tell the people these words:
"I will restore you to health.
I will heal your wounds.
I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Strong and constant is my love for you. I will bring back the exiles and save them.
I will change their sorrow into joy. The days are coming when I will make a new agreement with my people.
Deep within their hearts I will plant love of my Law. I will be their God and they will be my people.
I will forgive all their sins."
Lord, please plant love of you
deep within my heart
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
120, 121: I call to the Lord in the hour of my
distress:
"Lord save me from people who speak with lying lips". Long enough have I been dwelling with those
who hate peace.
I am for peace, but they are for fighting. I lift up my eyes to the mountains.
From where shall come my help? My help shall come from the Lord
who made heaven and earth. The Lord is our guard and our shade.
Day and night we shall not be afraid. The Lord will guard our going and coming
both now and forever.
Lord, please protect us from
danger, day and night
Listen
Acts
18.1-4: Paul left Athens and went to the city of
Corinth. He met a Jewish couple who had recently left Italy when the
Emperor Claudius expelled all Jews from Rome. The couple were tentmakers, like Paul
himself.
Paul stayed with them and they worked together. Each Sabbath Paul preached in the prayer
halls,
trying to convert Jews as well as non-Jewish people
Jesus, thank you for the example of Paul who
worked to support himself and didn't live off others
Listen
Luke
18.15-17: People brought little children to Jesus, for
him to bless them. The disciples told the people to go away and not bother
Jesus. But Jesus called the children to him and said
"Let the children come to me, and do not stop
them, for it is to such
as these that the kingdom of God belongs. I tell you, anyone who does not welcome the
kingdom of God like a little child, will never enter it"
Jesus, please give all children the chance to
know and love you
Listen
Reflection: On the mountain of Transfiguration, Peter (a fisherman) offered to make a tent for Jesus, Moses and Elijah. Jesus apparently declined the offer. But Paul was a professional tent maker. Maybe if he'd been on the mountain Jesus might have accepted the offer of a tent?!
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On
this 24th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people 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 Djibouti
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Africa:
2020: My trip to Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
Jan 1, 2020: How cocaine trafficking is impacting West Africa
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
2017-09-27: 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)
2017-05-17: 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, 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
http://hkdrugblog.org/name-and-shame/index.htm
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Photos
from my time in China 2001-20008
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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
prisoners:
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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