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A
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
I wish all dear readers every blessing for 2023!
Tues Jan 3
Hello again from Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania where around midday yesterday, day
22 of my trip, I met two more Tanzanians who
used to be in prison in HK. Video interviews I made with them are here.
Late afternoon I went to nearby St Joseph's Cathedral
to say thank you for this time in Tanzania and to ask a special
blessing on the people
who made my trip possible. Last night I was kindly invited to take part in a
program at Clouds Media. Today I'm due to go to Nairobi in Kenya
This
HK TVB program mentions the work of MerchHK
Recommended by a reader in Australia:
Susan
Boyle: The Train of Life
Sr
Anastasia, M.M. (黄莉莉修女）:
New articles: 01
02
03
04
Today
is the anniversary (1970) of Gladys
Aylward, a most courageou woman whose story is told in the famous
movie The
Inn of the Sixth Happiness (... but note "Historical
accuracy" section!)
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
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
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 98:
Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked
wonders.
His right hand has brought salvation. The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has shown his justice to the nations.
He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the
salvation of our God.
Shout to the Lord all the earth, ring out your joy. Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp,
with the sound of music. Let the sea, the world and all peoples
acclaim the King, the Lord. Let the rivers clap their hands
and the hills ring out their joy at the presence of the Lord, for he comes to rule the earth.
He will rule the world with justice
and the peoples with fairness.
Lord,
may all peoples in all countries know your love and goodness
Listen
Matthew 2: King Herod felt threatened by this news. He knew from the Scriptures that the promised Saviour would be born in Bethlehem. So Herod sent the wise men to Bethlehem, pretending that he too would like to offer honor to the child.
Reflection on the above Bible readings: In these days between Christmas and the Epiphany, let's keep thinking about Bethlehem ... and the wise men on their way to honor the Baby
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Wear
mask & Cross!
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Old habits die slowly. Even though I have not been wearing
a mask for more than two weeks, sometimes when I leave my room .... and
especially when I enter a church ...I start thinking about the mask in my
left trouser pocket
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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 3rd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Gansu
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 3rd of the month, Jesus please
bless the people of Chad
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Jan 2
Hello again from Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania where from midday yesterday, day
21 of my trip, I met several more Tanzanians who
used to be in prison in HK. In the early morning I attended Mass at
nearby St Joseph's Cathedral for the first day of the year .... asking a special
blessing on the people
who made my trip possible. Unfortunately I found the liturgy at the
Cathedral very distracting to say the least (e.g. after the greeting at the
beginning of Mass everyone had to sit down for about 5 minutes while a veritable
litany of intentions for the Mass were read out .... so many stipends for
one Mass? .... on a day when priests are required to say Mass gratis "pro
pop" for the people?). In fact I walked out before the final blessing
during a long spiel about money ... after I heard the words "you should
observe the Church's commandment about tithing" .... but
there is no such commandment ... not in the Catholic Church!
Two new videos I made
yesterday in Dar Es Salaam - here
- with 2 men who are grateful for having been arrested at HK airport in transit
to China. The Nigerians who recruited them did not tell them about China having
the death penalty. The two men did not know they were going to a place with the
death penalty.
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
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
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 98:
Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked
wonders.
His right hand has brought salvation. The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has shown his justice to the nations.
He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the
salvation of our God.
Shout to the Lord all the earth, ring out your joy. Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp,
with the sound of music. Let the sea, the world and all peoples
acclaim the King, the Lord. Let the rivers clap their hands
and the hills ring out their joy at the presence of the Lord, for he comes to rule the earth.
He will rule the world with justice
and the peoples with fairness.
Lord,
may all peoples in all countries know your love and goodness
Listen
Matthew 2: Jesus
was born in the town of Bethlehem, during the reign of King Herod. Some months
after Jesus' birth, several wise men from the East came to Jerusalem. They
said "Where is the infant king of the Jews? We
saw his star as it rose and we have come to offer him honor."
Reflection on the above Bible readings: In these days between Christmas and the Epiphany, let's keep thinking about Bethlehem ... and the wise men on their way to honor the Baby
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Advance
joke about the 3 wise men on way to Bethlehem. If they had been women, they
would have been more practical .... and brought some diapers as gifts!
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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 2nd of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Fujian
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 2nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Central
African Republic
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 every blessing for 2023!
Sun
Jan 1
Jesus, thank you for all your blessings in 2022. Please protect us in
2023!
For
the final day of 2022 I watched this traditional end of year song: Now
Thank We All Our God and also Cliff Richard with The
Millenium Prayer
Hello again from Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania where yesterday, day
20 of my trip, there was a gathering for 8 people who
used to be in prison in HK. A very happy
reunion in more ways than one ....some of them had not seen each other since
their release. Late yesterday afternoon I visited nearby St
Joseph's Cathedral to say thank you for 2022 and to ask a blessing on the people
who made my trip possible.
Six new videos I made
yesterday in Dar Es Salaam - here
At yesterday's gathering a kind friend told me about this new NGO which helps prisoners in Tanzania. I hope some of the above 8 people can be helped by this NGO
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. Readings for January 1, Feast of Mary, Mother of God
Numbers
6: God
said to Moses and Aaron: "This
is how you are to bless the people. Say to them: May the Lord bless
you and keep you. May the Lord let his face shine on you and be gracious to
you. May the Lord uncover his face to you and bring you peace."
Dear God, please bless everyone in the world
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
66-68: O God,
be gracious and bless us and let your face shine its light upon us. Let
all the peoples praise you, O God. Let all the peoples praise you. O sing
to the Lord, make music to his name. Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence.
Father of the orphan, defender of the widow, God provides a shelter for the
homeless. God gives his people strength.
May all the peoples of the earth know you and praise you, O God
Recording
Galatians
4.4-6: When the
appointed time came, God sent his Son, born
of a woman, born a subject of the Law, to redeem the subjects of the Law,
and to enable us to be adopted as children of God, brothers and sisters of his
Son. The proof that we are children is that God has sent the Spirit of his Son
into our hearts: the Spirit that cries "Abba, Father"
Jesus, help me understand
how I have been adopted, how you are my Brother
Recording
Luke 2.21: When
the eighth day came and the child was to be circumcised, they gave him the
name Jesus,
the name the angel had given him before his conception.
Jesus - "God saves" - you are our Saviour
Reflection - -
really beautiful - words
of today's first reading: Blessing
Song
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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A New
Year's resolution is something that goes in one year
and out the other
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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I
wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2023!
Sat Dec 31
Thank you Jesus for all the graces of 2022. Please forgive
the wrongs of 2022. Please bless everyone in 2023!
Hello again from Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania where representatives of 10 families
attended a beautiful gathering yesterday (day
19 of my trip). The group included five people who
used to be in prison in HK. Four of the five are unemployed ...but cannot
find work in an economy devastated by Covid. So ....after much discussion
....and with advice from a local social worker ... a plan was begun to start a
second hand shop in Dar Es Salaam ... to be called "MercyTZ"!
For this venture and for the people who made
my trip possible I said a very special prayer when I visited nearby St
Joseph's Cathedral after the gathering.
Tonight's special music: The
Millenium Prayer
Some new videos I made a few days ago in Johannesburg and
yesterday in Dar Es Salaam - here
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1 John
2.9-16: Anyone who claims to be in the light
but hates his brother
is still in the dark. Do not love the ungodly values of this world
generated by the sensual body,
the lustful eye
and a pride in
possessions. Such things do not come from God
Jesus, please help me avoid worldly values
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
96: O sing a new song to the Lord.
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
O sing to the Lord, bless his name. Proclaim his help day by day.
Tell among the nations his glory,
and his wonders among all the peoples. It was the Lord who made the heavens.
Give the Lord, you families of peoples,
give the Lord glory and honor. Bring an offering and enter his temple.
Worship the Lord in his sacred place. Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad.
Let the sea and all within it thunder praise. Let the land and all it bears rejoice,
all the trees of the forest shout for joy.
Everyone and everything,
give the Lord glory and honor.
Lord, you are our Creator. We
love and praise you
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
Reflection: 2013 Christmas reflection by Fr Des O'Donnell O.M.I.
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An 11 year old boy who attended yesterday's
gathering in Dar Es Salaam .... and who thinks his father is "working"
in HK .... asked me, after he heard the adults talking about Pele, if I
would buy him a football. How could I say no? So I checked the price of a
football and happily gave him some money with the wish "Enjoy your football
like Pele!"
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Dec 30
Feast of the Holy Family
I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2023!
Hello from Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania where I arrived early yesterday afternoon
after a flight from Johannesburg in South Africa ...for which I got up at 4am
.... and said Mass at 4.30am ...praying especially for South Africa and
for the people who made this trip possible.
On arrival in Dar (Day 18 of
my trip) I "hit the ground running" with a most important
meeting....and had no trouble sleeping last night!
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
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
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This is my third visit to Tanzania .... and as on previous
visits, I made sure early last night to visit St Joseph's Cathedral (close to
my hotel) to ask a blessing for my time here in Dar Es Salaam!
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Dec 29
I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2023!
Lovely photos of MercyHK Christmas activity in Temple Street, Jordan - here
Yesterday was Day
17 of my anti-drug campaign trip....my final full day in Johannesburg. I
spent most of the day at the desk, processing videos, audio recordings and
photos.....apart from lunch at a nearby mall with the family of a prisoner in
HK. And as usual at morning at Mass, I
asked a special blessing on all the people who made the trip possible
Yesterday's
news from HK ....many people Covid positive. JESUS, PLEASE HEAL ALL WHO ARE
SUFFERING FROM COVID, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE IN HK AND THE MAINLAND!
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
1 John 2.3-6:
We can be sure we know God
only by keeping his commandments. Anyone who says "I know him"
and does not keep his commandments,
is a liar, refusing to admit the truth. We can be sure we are in God
only if we are living the same kind of life as Christ lived
Jesus, please help me live like you, live for
you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
96: O sing a new song to the Lord.
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
O sing to the Lord, bless his name. Proclaim his help day by day.
Tell among the nations his glory,
and his wonders among all the peoples. It was the Lord who made the heavens.
Give the Lord, you families of peoples,
give the Lord glory and honor. Bring an offering and enter his temple.
Worship the Lord in his sacred place. Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad.
Let the sea and all within it thunder praise. Let the land and all it bears rejoice,
all the trees of the forest shout for joy.
Everyone and everything,
give the Lord glory and honor.
Lord, you are our Creator. We
love and praise you
Listen
Luke
2.21-32: When the baby was circumcised on the 8th day,
he was given the name Jesus, the name the angel had given him 9 months
before. When Jesus was 40 days old, his parents took
him to the Temple in Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, as the Law
required. In Jerusalem there was an old man named
Simeon. The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that before he died, he
would see the Christ of the Lord. Prompted by the Spirit, he came
to the Temple, took Jesus in his arms and praised God, saying
"Now, Master, you can let your servant go in peace, for my eyes have
seen the Savior. He is a light to enlighten the pagans, and he is the
glory of your people Israel"
Jesus, true Light of the world, we praise you
Lord
Listen
Reflection: During this Christmas week, let's keep thinking about the first Christmas .... keep "pondering in our hearts", like Mary.
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Wear a mask and a Cross
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My
faithful 10 year old Toshiba laptop needed minor surgery yesterday at the
computer shop in the mall near my hotel. This is the laptop's 3rd or 4th trip to
Africa!
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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 29th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Merry Christmas! I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2023!
Wed Dec 28
Yesterday was Day
16
of my anti-drug campaign trip. In the morning I visited a man in Modderbee
Prison here in Johannesburg ... a man who spent 10 years in prison in HK and was
arrested on arrival back in South Africa for a charge dating back to before the
time he went to HK. Staff at the prison were extra helpful and kind to me. Then
late in the afternoon as I returned to my hotel after a trip to a local
mall, I saw a man in Correctional Services uniform at the hotel's front
entrance. I explained what I was doing and how I had visited a prison in the
morning and he said "please also visit my prison" ... he being its
Deputy Director. So, this morning another prison visit please God. Once
again I give thanks for all the good things happening on this trip ....and I ask
a blessing on all the people who made the trip
possible!
Over the Christmas period MercyHK has organised many activities
in HK. I have been keenly checking the many photos posted on W/App and I ask a
blessing on all who arranged and all who took part in these activities
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
1 John 1.5-9:
God is
light. There is no darkness in him.
If we say we are in union with God
while we are living in darkness,
we are lying, because we are not living the truth. If we say we have no sin in us,
we are deceiving ourselves
and refusing to admit the truth. But if we acknowledge our sins,
God will forgive us
and purify us from everything that is wrong
Jesus, forgive my sins. Please help me
avoid sin
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
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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For my prison visit yesterday no mask required ....in fact
I did not see anyone in the prison wearing a mask ....and the same is true
"on the street" ....virtually no one wearing masks.
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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 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, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Merry Christmas! I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2023!
Tues Dec 27
Yesterday was Day
15
of my anti-drug campaign trip and featured a gathering about 50 people at my
Johannesburg hotel's dining area ....mainly relatives of people in prison in HK.
The gathering also included several very special guest speakers. At the end of
the day I once again asked a blessing on all the people who made this trip
possible!
Beautiful! Gentri
- Little Drummer Boy ... and this one: Andre
Rieu and Kimmy Scota - Ave Maria
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
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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Wear
mask & Cross!
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Here in South Africa almost no one wears masks .....and so
nor have I over the past few days ....although each time I go out I start
searching for my mask!
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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 27th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people 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 Tanzania
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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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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