V2Catholic.comDr Jesus Centre 187 Temple St Jordan
A
voice for the poor
by HK prison chaplain
胡頌恆神父
Fr John Wotherspoon
O.M.I.
jdwomi@gmail.com
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Imitating
Pope Francis
Tues March 14
Letter in Chinese from a 43 year old local HK woman in prison on
a drug charge ....her remorse ... as a warning to others not to make the same
mistake - here
Has
had 1.6 million views: Exposing
Nigerian scams - Sixty Minutes Australia
Laudato
Si:
33. It is not enough, however, to think of
different species merely as potential "resources" to be exploited,
while overlooking the fact that they have value in themselves. Each year sees
the disappearance of thousands of plant and animal species which we will never
know, which our children will never see,
because they have been lost for ever. The great majority become extinct for
reasons related to human activity. Because of us, thousands of species will no
longer give glory to God by their very existence, nor convey their message to
us. We have no such right.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 9
of Document on The Church
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
23: Moses told the people:
"Don't be unfair to anyone, friend or foe.
Work for six days, then rest on the seventh day.
Work your land for six years,
then let the land rest and recover in the seventh year.
Three times a year you must celebrate special feasts: the Feast of Unleavened Bread,
the Feast of Harvest,
the Feast of Ingathering.
On these three feasts
all men must present themselves before the Lord."
God's promise:
"I will send an angel before you to protect you
and bring you to the land I have prepared for you.
Eventually you will possess this special land
and take it over from the peoples who live there now."
Dear
God, please help everyone love you
01
02
Psalm
100: Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing for joy. Know that he, the Lord, is God. He made us, we
belong to him.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Go within his gates, giving thanks.
Enter his temple with songs of praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name. Indeed, how good is the Lord,
eternal his merciful love.
He is faithful from age to age.
Dear Lord, please help us to
serve you with gladness
Listen
Ephesians
1.1-7:
From Paul, appointed to be an apostle of
Christ Jesus. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ. Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Before the world was made, he chose us in Christ,
to live through love in his presence. He chose us, in Christ, to be his adopted
children,
to make us praise the glory of his grace. This grace is his free gift to us in his
Beloved Son, through whose blood we gain our freedom
and the forgiveness of our sins
Father, thank you for upgrading me from human child to divine child!
Listen
Matthew
3.1-17:
About 30 years after
Jesus was born,
a man began preaching repentance,
and baptizing people in the river Jordan. This man was John the
Baptist.
His message was
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand". John fulfilled the
prophecy:
"A voice cries in the wilderness: prepare a way for the Lord".
John said "I
baptize you with water,
but one is coming who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit".
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
After Jesus was baptized, the heavens opened,
and Jesus saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven
said
"This is my Son, the Beloved.
My favor rests on him".
Jesus,
please help me to prepare your way, like John the Baptist
Listen
Reflection: "Preparing a way for the Lord" and "repentance" are not once in a life time happenings ... but daily experiences
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Yesterday I replaced the ink in the Dr Jesus Centre
printer .... using a needle (like a doctor). Usually I get much ink on my
fingers/hands but yesterday a social worker got me to use gloves .... from
which the ink washed off after use!. My first time to use such magical gloves!
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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 14th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Jilin
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 14th of the month, Jesus please
bless the people of Guinea Bissau
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon March 13
Part of this report by W5 (Canada's Sixty Minutes) was
filmed at our Dr Jesus Centre in HK. Has had
more than 600,000 views: Cocaine
Buttons - Canada grandmother romance scam victim in HK prison for drug
trafficking.
Urgent Vacancy: Someone
to process mail to and from prisoners and their overseas families ... scanning
letters then sending them by W/App or email, since ordinary mail to many places
takes so long. Then printing messages received by W/App or email from families
and posting them to prisoners. Using a dedicated post box at King's Road post
office and a dedicated mobile phone and a dedicated phone number and a dedicated
email address ....much dedication! ... not using your own name. Very kind man
who has done this job for the past year will be leaving HK at the end of this
month. Pls email me for more details: jdwomi@gmail.com
Laudato
Si: 32.
The earth's
resources are also being plundered because of short-sighted approaches to the
economy, commerce and production. The loss of forests and woodlands
entails the loss of species which may constitute extremely important resources
in the future, not only for food but also for curing disease and other uses.
Different species contain genes which could be key resources in years ahead for
meeting human needs and regulating environmental problems.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Articles 7-8
of Document on The
Church
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
22: Laws
announced by Moses:
"If a man seduces a virgin, he must marry her.
A sorceress must be put to death.
Anyone who has intercourse with an animal must die.
Do not discriminate against foreigners,
for you yourselves were foreigners in
Dear God, please help us not to hurt other
people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
99: The Lord is king. He is great in
Sion.
His power is seen throughout the world. Among his priests were Aaron, Moses and
Samuel.
They prayed to the Lord and he answered their call.
Let peoples everywhere praise his name.
He is holy, full of power.
Lord, may all peoples
know and love you
Listen
Galatians
6.7-9: God cannot be cheated. Where we sow is where
we will reap. If we sow in the field of self-indulgence, we
will get a harvest of corruption. If we sow in the field of the Spirit, we will
get a harvest of eternal life. Never tire of doing good
Jesus,
help me sow in the field of the Spirit
by doing good
Listen
John
21.25 & 20.31: Jesus did many other things. If all of them were written down, so many books would be needed
that no library could hold them all.
This book has been written to help
you believe that Jesus is the Saviour, the Son of God. Through your
faith in Jesus, may you have eternal life
Jesus, Son of God, thank you for John's
Gospel. May more and more people know you and love you
Listen
Reflection: In Heaven when we will have access to a replay of Jesus' life, we will be staggered by "the many other things which Jesus did" that are not in the Gospels
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Early
yesterday afternoon as I was having a short rest at home, I heard a sound I
haven't heard for about a month. Was I dreaming ....no ....it really was ....
rain! (Just a shower, but lovely to have)
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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 13th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Jiangxi
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 13th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Congo
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun March 12
Yesterday afternoon's prayer meeting for healing was joined by
several special friends at home using zoom. If you know of any other cancer
patients who would like to join us next Saturday from home pls let me know: jdwomi@gmail.com
Laudato
Si:
31. Greater scarcity of water will lead to
an increase in the cost of food and the various products which depend on its
use. Some studies warn that an acute water shortage may occur within a few
decades unless urgent action is taken. The environmental repercussions could
affect billions of people; it is also
conceivable that the control of water by large multinational businesses may
become a major source of conflict in this century
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 6
of Document on The
Church
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Lent 3
Exodus 17: In
one place where there was no water the people grumbled against Moses: "Give
us water to drink or else we will die." Moses
asked God for help and God told Moses to strike a large rock with his staff.
When Moses did this, water flowed from the rock. In another place the Israelites
were attacked by the Amalekites. Moses prayed while Joshua led the people in
battle. As long as Moses kept his arms raised up in prayer, the Israelites were
winning. But when Moses let his arms down, the Amalekites started winning. So
Aaron and Hur got Moses to sit on a rock and they supported his hands until
sunset. Joshua and the people then won the battle.
Dear God, please help us understand the power of
prayer
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
95: Come ring
out our joy to the Lord. Hail the rock who saves us. Let us come before him
giving thanks. With songs let us praise the Lord. A mighty God is the Lord, a
great king above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth. The heights
of the mountains are his. To him belongs the sea, for he made it, and the dry
land shaped by his hands. Come in, let us bow and bend low. Let
us kneel before the God who made us. For he is our God and we are
the people who belong to his pasture.
Lord, you are our Creator. Our life comes from
you. We praise and love you, Lord
Recording
Romans
5.1-5: By
faith and through Jesus we can live in the friendship of God. We look forward to
heaven and an end to all suffering. In the meantime our suffering teaches us
patience. Patience produces perseverance. Perseverance produces hope. This hope
is not imaginary. It's real, since the
love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been
given to us.
Jesus, through your Holy Spirit, please give me
more hope
Recording
John
4.1-14: Jesus
visited a Samaritan town. Near a well there, Jesus said to a Samaritan woman
"Give me a drink". He also said to her "If you drink water
from this well, you will get thirsty again. But if you drink the water that I
shall give, you will never be thirsty again. The
water that I shall give will turn into a spring of eternal life inside you".
Jesus,
please give me a drink of your eternal life water - which is your Holy
Spirit
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings:
Easter
coming soon ... Easter/Baptism/water ... so today's first reading and
Gospel have the theme of water. And in John 7.19 Jesus tells us that the living
water he gives is the Holy Spirit. The
Holy Spirit is Living Water, just as the Eucharist is Living Bread. My homily
for today will use this
file!
Reflection by Fr Peter: English Chinese
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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
joke to go with today's Bible readings theme of water!
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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 12th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Jiangsu
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 12th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Guinea
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 March 11
Apart from two trips to a nearby canteen to buy food for lunch
and evening meal, I spent the whole of yesterday at the Dr Jesus Centre ....
office jobs and looking after some very special guests. One of my guests, a
grandfather!, recently took part in the annual Oxfam
Trailwalker across the mountain tops of HK ....and he ran the 100km in 19
hours!
Laudato
Si:
30.
Even as the quality of available water is constantly diminishing, in some places
there is a growing tendency, despite its scarcity, to privatize this resource,
turning it into a commodity subject to the laws of the market. Yet access
to safe drinkable water is a basic and universal human right, since it is
essential to human survival and, as such, is a condition for the exercise of
other human rights. Our world has a grave social debt towards the poor who
lack access to drinking water, because they
are denied the right to a life consistent with their inalienable dignity.
This debt can be paid partly by an increase in funding to provide clean water
and sanitary services among the poor. But water continues to be wasted, not only
in the developed world but also in developing countries which possess it in
abundance. This shows that the problem of water is partly an educational and
cultural issue, since there is little
awareness of the seriousness of such behaviour within a context of great
inequality.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 5
of Document on The
Church
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
21: Laws
announced by Moses:
"When you buy an Israelite slave, you may keep him
for only six years. In the seventh year he is free to leave or stay.
Put to death anyone who kills someone in cold blood,
anyone who curses or strikes his father or mother.
If someone injures another person,
the compensation will be according to the formula
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, burn for burn, injury for injury."
Dear God, please help people not to seek
revenge
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
Galatians
5.19-26: When self-indulgence is at work, the results
are obvious: sexual irresponsibility, sorcery, feuds and wrangling,
jealousy and drunkenness. What the Spirit brings is very different:
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, truthfulness, gentleness
and self-control. You cannot belong to Christ Jesus unless you
crucify all self-indulgent desires. Let us be directed by the Spirit. We must stop
being conceited, provocative and envious
Holy Spirit, increase your influence in
my life
Listen
John
21.15-17: After they had eaten, Jesus said to Peter
"Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter answered "Yes
Lord, you know I love you". Jesus said to him "Feed my
lambs". A second time Jesus asked him "Simon, son
of John, do you love me?" He replied "Yes Lord, you know I love
you".
Jesus said to him "Look after my sheep". Then he asked a third time "Simon, son of
John, do you love me?" An unhappy Peter replied "Lord, you know
everything. You know I love you". Jesus said "Feed my
sheep".
Jesus, you know I love you. Increase my
love
Listen
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Missing: Spring! HK seems to have gone
straight from Winter to Summer!
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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 11th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Hunan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 11th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Yemen
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri March 10
Last night at the MercyHK Centre in Jordan Road there was a
meeting of representatives of the 8 parishes of West Kowloon, of which St Paul's
Yau Ma Tei is one ... arranged by YMT parish priest Fr Stephen Ip who is most
supportive of MercyHK's ministry to the needy.
Laudato
Si:
29.
One particularly serious problem is the quality of water available to the poor.
Every day, unsafe water results in many deaths and the spread of water-related
diseases, including those caused by microorganisms and chemical substances.
Dysentery and cholera, linked to inadequate hygiene and water supplies, are a
significant cause of suffering and of infant mortality. Underground water
sources in many places are threatened by the pollution produced in certain
mining, farming and industrial activities, especially in countries lacking
adequate regulation or controls. It is not only a question of industrial waste. Detergents
and chemical products, commonly used in many places of the world, continue to
pour into our rivers, lakes and seas.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on
Article 4
of Document on The
Church
Fridays
of Lent:
Prayer before a Crucifix
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus 20: The Ten Commandments given by God to Moses:
1: I am the Lord your God. Do not worship anyone or anything else.
2: Use my name with respect. Do not insult my name.
3: Make the Sabbath Day a holy day each week.
4: Honor your father and your mother.
5: Do not kill.
6: Do not commit adultery.
7: Do not steal.
8: Do not tell lies.
9: Do not lust after someone else's wife.
10: Do not desire what belongs to someone else.
Dear
God, please help us to put these commandments into practice
My
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
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
John
21.1-14: Jesus also appeared to the disciples at the
Sea of Galilee, when Peter, John and 5 other disciples were fishing. They
had spent all night in their boat, but had caught nothing. In the morning, Jesus stood on the shore,
though the disciples did not recognize him. He called out "Lower your
net on the right side of the boat". Immediately the net filled with fish. John
realized that the man on the shore was Jesus. John said to Peter "It
is the Lord", and they returned to the shore, which was only about
100 meters away. The net had 153 big fish, but did not break. Jesus had prepared some bread. He also had
some fish cooking on a charcoal fire. He said "Come and have
breakfast"
Jesus, Risen Lord, without you, no fish. With
you, 153 fish. Please help me be more aware of your presence in my life
Listen
Reflection: Gospel ... fish and bread. In Chinese the right hand character for Jesus ( 耶穌 ) is made of two parts meaning "fish" and "bread"!
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To go with Gospel: my favourite meal ....since I was very,
very young: Fish and Chips! And
... although fish and chips shops are everywhere in UK, Australia etc, in HK
they are very rare! In fact not even one in the Jordan/Yau Ma Tei area 
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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 10th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Hubei
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 10th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Eritrea
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu March 9
This
is very moving! From seminary to prison to
priesthood
Urgent Vacancy: Someone
to process mail to and from prisoners and their overseas families ... scanning
letters then sending them by W/App or email, since ordinary mail to many places
takes so long. Then printing messages received by W/App or email from families
and posting them to prisoners. Using a dedicated post box at King's Road post
office and a dedicated mobile phone and a dedicated phone number and a dedicated
email address ....much dedication! ... not using your own name. Very kind man
who has done this job for the past year will be leaving HK at the end of this
month. Pls email me for more details: jdwomi@gmail.com
Laudato
Si:
28. Fresh drinking water is an issue of
primary importance, since it is indispensable for human life and for supporting
terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Sources of fresh water are necessary for
health care, agriculture and industry. Water supplies used to be relatively
constant, but now in many places demand exceeds the sustainable supply, with
dramatic consequences in the short and long term. Large cities dependent on
significant supplies of water have experienced periods of shortage, and at
critical moments these have not always been administered with sufficient
oversight and impartiality. Water
poverty especially affects Africa where large sectors of the population
have no access to safe drinking water or experience droughts which impede
agricultural production. Some countries have areas rich in water while others
endure drastic scarcity.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 3
of Document on The
Church
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus 19:
The
Israelites kept traveling
and came to Mount Sinai (
Dear
God, please make us willing to hear your voice
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
Galatians
5.1-6: When Christ freed us, he meant us to remain
free.
Stand firm then and do not return to a life of slavery to Jewish Law. As a Christian, it doesn't matter if you are
circumcised or not.
What matters is faith that is put into loving action
Jesus, help people whose lives are being
damaged by unreasonable religious laws
Listen
John
20.21-29: That same Sunday evening, the doors were
locked in the room where the disciples had gathered, for fear of the
religious leaders. But Jesus appeared and stood before them,
saying "Peace be with you". He showed them his hands and his
side and said "As the Father sent me, so I am sending you". Then he breathed on them, saying "Receive the
Holy Spirit". Thomas, one of the 12 apostles, was not there
that night. When the other disciples said they had seen the Lord, he
replied "Unless I see and touch his wounded body, I refuse to
believe". Eight days later, the group was again in the
same house, with the doors locked. This time Thomas was with them. Jesus again appeared and stood before them
saying "Peace be with you". Then he said to Thomas "Put
your hand into my side. Doubt no longer, but believe". Thomas
replied "My Lord and my God!"
Jesus said "You believe because you can
see me. Blessed are those who have not seen me and yet believe"
Jesus, my Lord and my God, I believe in you.
Help me live and grow and die in your friendship
01
02
Reflection: When Jesus appeared to Thomas, Thomas said "My Lord and my God". When Jesus appeared to his dear mother maybe she said "My Son and my God"!
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To
go with today's Gospel:
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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 9th 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 9th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mozambique
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed March 8
International
Women's Day
Yesterday I spent 8 hours at Tai Lam women's prison....sad to
meet a number of new drug mules from other countries. Much more work needs to be
done by our anti-drug campaign!
Laudato
Si:
27.
Other indicators of the present situation have to do with the depletion of
natural resources. We all know that it is not possible to sustain the present
level of consumption in developed countries and wealthier sectors of society,
where the habit of wasting and
discarding has reached unprecedented levels. The exploitation of the
planet has already exceeded acceptable limits and we still have not solved the
problem of poverty.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on
Article 2
of Document on The
Church
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
18: Moses' father-in-law,
Jethro, heard about
all
that God had done for Moses and the Israelites,
so he visited Moses in the desert.
Jethro saw that Moses was struggling
to do so much administration by himself.
Jethro suggested that Moses appoint men to help him:
leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. Moses accepted this advice
and appointed judges as Jethro suggested.
These judges handled all small issues
and referred only difficult cases to Moses.
Dear
God, please make us willing to share responsibilities with other people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 95: Come ring out our joy to the Lord.
Hail the rock who saves us. Let us come before him giving thanks.
With songs let us praise the Lord.
A mighty God is the Lord,
a great king above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth.
The heights of the mountains are his. To him belongs the sea, for he made it,
and the dry land shaped by his hands. Come in, let us bow and bend low.
Let us kneel before the God who made us.
For he is our God and we are the people who belong to his pasture.
Lord, you are our Creator. Our
life comes from you. We praise and love you, Lord
Listen
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
Listen
John
20.11-18: Peter and John went home. Mary Magdalene
remained at the tomb, crying. When she looked inside the tomb, she saw two
angels in white. She also saw Jesus standing there, though she did not
recognize him. Jesus said "Woman, why are you
crying?". Mary thought he was the gardener so she said to him
"If you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him". Jesus said "Mary" and she recognized
him. Jesus then said "I will ascend to my Father". Mary went and told the disciples all she had
seen and heard
Jesus, please bless people who are crying at
funerals today. May awareness of your presence bring them peace and
strength for the days ahead
Listen
Reflection: The apostles ... the men... had left after inspecting the empty tomb ...male left brain thinking ... "no use staying around ....nothing we can do".... but Mary Magdalene ... woman's right brain tuition .... "I can't leave". A good reflections for International Women's Day!
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At the women's prison yesterday it was great not to have to
wear a mask ....although now I'm finding I don't recognize some people after not
having seen them without a mask for more than two years!
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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 8th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Heilongjiang
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 8th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Sierra
Leone
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
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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