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Imitating
Pope Francis
April 11
Easter Tuesday
Apart from a lunch time meeting, I spent most of yesterday at the
desk ... mainly on jobs for prisoners. In fact I now have 23 letters for
prisoners to take to post office this morning. Need to go to post office since
many of the letters are overweight, so to speak.
Laudato
Si:
61.
On many concrete questions, the Church has no reason to offer a definitive
opinion; she knows that honest debate must be encouraged among experts, while
respecting divergent views. But we need
only take a frank look at the facts to see that our common home is falling into
serious disrepair. Hope would have us recognize that there is always a
way out, that we can always redirect our steps, that we can always do something
to solve our problems. Still, we can see signs that things are now reaching a
breaking point, due to the rapid pace of change and degradation; these are
evident in large-scale natural disasters as well as social and even financial
crises, for the world's problems cannot be analyzed or explained in isolation.
There are regions now at high risk and, aside from all doomsday predictions, the
present world system is certainly unsustainable from a number of points of view,
for we have stopped thinking about the goals of human activity. "If we scan
the regions of our planet, we immediately see that humanity has disappointed
God’s expectations"
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on
Article 36
of Document on The
Church
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Acts
2.22-36: Peter said to the crowd
"You know that Jesus of Nazareth was a man from God. You know all about the
miracles he worked. This
same Jesus has been raised from the dead by God. There are many witnesses
to his resurrection. Jesus has been taken up to God's right hand. He has
received the Holy Spirit from the Father. He has poured out the Holy Spirit on
us. Know for sure that Jesus whom you crucified is the Messiah and he is
Lord"
Jesus, Messiah Lord, please pour your Holy Spirit into my heart
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
33: Ring out your joy to
the Lord, all good people, for praise is fitting for loyal hearts. For the Lord
loves justice and right; he fills the earth with his love. By his word the
heavens were made, he spoke and the universe came into being. They
are happy, whose God is the Lord, he is the source of all true joy. May
your love be upon us, O Lord, since we place all our trust in you.
Lord, we trust in your precious love
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
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings: 
Thine
Be the Glory (Easter song -
Chinese version very popular in HK)
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When
we get to Heaven, one of the many Bible stories I'd like to see a replay of is
when Jesus left the tomb ... what was the reaction of the men guarding the tomb
when the entrance stone was removed by an angel and out came Jesus?!
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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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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April
10
Easter Monday
I
wish all dear readers A Happy Easter!
Yesterday MercyHK social worker Lucia and a band of domestic workers who stay(ed) at MercyHK shelters handed out 300 Easter Eggs to people in the Jordan area .... a happy and engaging way to share the good news of Easter New Life!
Not in the Bible, but it must have happened: Mother and Son (notice his hand ...and maybe her words were "My son and my God!))
Over the past two days I watched this most interesting video: History
of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Laudato
Si:
60. Finally, we
need to acknowledge that different approaches and lines of thought have emerged
regarding this situation and its possible solutions. At one extreme, we find
those who doggedly uphold the myth of progress and tell us that ecological
problems will solve themselves simply with the application of new technology and
without any need for ethical considerations or deep change. At the other extreme
are those who view men and women and all their interventions as no more than a
threat, jeopardizing the global ecosystem, and consequently the presence of
human beings on the planet should be reduced and all forms of intervention
prohibited. Viable future scenarios will
have to be generated between these extremes, since there is no one path to a
solution. This makes a variety of proposals possible, all capable of
entering into dialogue with a view to developing comprehensive solutions.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 36
of Document on The
Church
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Acts 2.22-36: Peter
said to the crowd "You know that Jesus of Nazareth was a man from God. You
know all about the miracles he worked. This
same Jesus has been raised from the dead by God. There are many witnesses
to his resurrection. Jesus has been taken up to God's right hand. He has
received the Holy Spirit from the Father. He has poured out the Holy Spirit on
us. Know for sure that Jesus whom you crucified is the Messiah and he is
Lord"
Jesus, Messiah Lord, please pour your Holy Spirit into my heart
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
16: Please
protect me, Lord, I take refuge in you. You
are the only source of all true happiness. I bless you, Lord, who guide
and lead me. Even at night you direct my heart. And so my heart rejoices, my
soul is glad. My body shall rest in safety now and always. You will show me the
path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence, at your right hand,
happiness for ever.
Thank you, Lord, for the little joys you give us each day ....and the big joy
you've prepared for us in Heaven
Listen
Matthew
28.1-15: Jesus died
on Friday afternoon. Early on Sunday morning, two women went to Jesus' tomb.
Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, and an angel from heaven came and
rolled away the big stone at the tomb's entrance. The guards at the tomb were
terrified of the angel. The angel said to the women "Do not be afraid. I
know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here. He
has risen from the dead. Go and tell his disciples he has risen from the
dead and will see them in Galilee". The women were filled with joy and ran
to tell this news to the disciples. As they left the tomb area, Jesus himself
appeared to them and said "Do not be afraid. Go and tell the
disciples they must go to Galilee. They will see me there".
Lord Jesus, by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free. You are the
Savior of the world
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Imagine how we'd feel after the funeral of a relative or close friend ...if ...that person came back to life a few days after the funeral. Good News ...to be shared with all relatives and friends....and the world!
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My favourite Easter joke: The
pastor's donkey!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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April 9
EASTER
SUNDAY
I
wish all dear readers A Happy Easter!
"Life's
better in prison" ... as HK's rising cost of living hits poor hard
Over
the years a number of people in HK have heard me express the wish/dream/hope
that this
sort of thing might happen to some of HK's prisons!
Laudato
Si:
59. At the same time we can note the rise of
a false or superficial ecology which bolsters complacency and a cheerful
recklessness. As often occurs in periods of deep crisis which require bold
decisions, we are tempted to think that what is happening is not entirely clear.
Superficially, apart from a few obvious signs of pollution and deterioration,
things do not look that serious, and the planet could continue as it is for some
time. Such evasiveness serves as a
licence to carrying on with our present lifestyles and models of production and
consumption. This is the way human beings contrive to feed their
self-destructive vices: trying not to see them, trying not to acknowledge them,
delaying the important decisions and pretending that nothing will happen.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on
Article 34
of Document on The
Church
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Easter Sunday
Acts
10.34-43: Peter addressed Cornelius and his
household: "You must have heard about the recent happenings in Judea; about
Jesus of Nazareth and how he began in Galilee. God had anointed him with
the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, Jesus went about
doing good, and curing all who had fallen into the power of the devil. And about
how they killed him by hanging him on a tree, yet three days afterwards God
raised him to life. We have eaten and drunk with him after his
resurrection from the dead. It is to him that all the prophets bear this
witness: that all who believe in Jesus will have their sins forgiven through his
name."
Jesus, Risen Lord, please increase my faith in you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
118: Give thanks to the Lord
for he is good. His love has no end. Let
the sons of Israel say: "His love has no end." The Lord's right
hand has triumphed. His right hand has raised me up. I shall not die, I shall
live and recount all his deeds. The
stone which the builders rejected, has become the corner stone. This is
the work of the Lord, a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord. We rejoice and are glad.
Recording 
Colossians
3.1-2: Since you
have been brought back to true life with Christ, focus on heaven, where
Christ is, sitting at the Father's right hand. Let your thoughts be more on
heavenly things, less on the things that are on earth.
Jesus, please help me think more often about heaven.....since that's where I
hope to spend all eternity! Help me understand how this present world is just a
temporary arrangement
Recording
John
20.1-9: 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
Reflection: May the Risen Lord give our world HOPE .... and rescue us from problems great and small!
Fr Peter's reflection: 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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When
Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus, Pilate asked him
"Why do you, a wealthy man, want to give your tomb to a criminal?"
Joseph replied "It will only be for a few days"!
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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 9th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Henan
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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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April 8
HOLY SATURDAY
Today we remember a hopeless situation ... a dead body in a tomb. But "hopeless" is not in God's dictionary!
Yesterday I took part in a Good Friday retreat sharing at St Jude's Parish, North Point. God bless everyone who attended!
Laudato
Si:
58. In some countries,
there are positive examples of
environmental improvement: rivers, polluted for decades, have been
cleaned up; native woodlands have been restored; landscapes have been beautified
thanks to environmental renewal projects; beautiful buildings have been erected;
advances have been made in the production of non-polluting energy and in the
improvement of public transportation. These achievements do not solve global
problems, but they do show that men and women are still capable of intervening
positively. For all our limitations,
gestures of generosity, solidarity and care cannot but well up within us, since
we were made for love.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 33
of Document on The
Church
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
For Holy Saturday:
Matthew
27.57-66: Joseph from
Arimathaea was a rich man who had become a disciple of Jesus. After Jesus died
on Friday, he asked Governor Pilate for Jesus' body. Joseph
wrapped the body in a clean burial cloth and put it in his own new tomb in a
rock cave. He then put a large stone at the cave's entrance. The next
day, Saturday, the religious leaders went to Pilate and said "This
imposter said he would rise from the dead after 3 days. Therefore you should
secure the tomb in case his disciples steal the body and say he has risen from
the dead". Pilate gave them a guard and told them to secure the tomb. The
guards took up their position at the tomb and seals were put on the entrance
stone.
Jesus in the tomb, please give eternal
life to all who have died
Recording
Mark
15.42-47: Joseph
from Arimathaea was a rich man who had become a disciple of Jesus. After Jesus
died on Friday, he asked Governor Pilate for Jesus' body. Joseph wrapped the
body in a clean burial cloth and put it in a tomb in a rock cave. He then put a
large stone at the cave's entrance. Mary
of Magdala and another woman watched Joseph as he put Jesus' body in the tomb.
Jesus in the tomb, please give eternal life to everyone who dies today
Recording
Luke
23.50-56: Joseph from the
town of Arimathaea was a member of the religious leaders' council. He was a good
and just man, and had not agreed to the killing of Jesus. Late Friday afternoon,
he went to Governor Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. He
took it down from the cross, wrapped it in a burial cloth, and put it in
a rock tomb that had not yet been used. The women from Galilee who had come to
Jerusalem with Jesus went with Joseph to the tomb. Then they left to prepare
burial spices and ointments. They planned to put these on Jesus' body after the
Saturday Sabbath day of rest.
Jesus in the tomb, please give eternal life to all the dead
Recording
John
19.38-42: Joseph
of Arimathaea, a disciple of Jesus, asked Pilate for the body of Jesus.
Pilate agreed and Jesus' body was taken down from the cross. Another man,
Nicodemus, brought burial spices. He
and Joseph wrapped Jesus' body in linen cloths with the spices. Since the
Passover was due to begin at sunset, they put the body in an unused tomb close
to the place of Crucifixion.
Jesus, dead in the tomb, please give eternal life to everyone who dies today
Recording
Reflection: 
With
What Great Love - Carey
Landry
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For
Holy Saturday:
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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April 7 (no
meat)
GOOD
FRIDAY
Good Friday was when a young Eugene de Mazenod was tsunamied by the love of Jesus. May Good Friday always have a powerful effect on our hearts .... and give us courage to live better lives as Christians
Brazil-Ethiopia
plan to fight cocaine trafficking (.. this is good
news!)
Laudato
Si:
57.
It is foreseeable that, once certain
resources have been depleted, the scene will be set for new wars, albeit
under the guise of noble claims. War always does grave harm to the environment
and to the cultural riches of peoples, risks which are magnified when one
considers nuclear arms and biological weapons. "Despite the international
agreements which prohibit chemical, bacteriological and biological warfare, the
fact is that laboratory research continues to develop new offensive weapons
capable of altering the balance of nature". Politics must pay greater
attention to foreseeing new conflicts and addressing the causes which can lead
to them. But powerful financial interests prove most resistant to this effort,
and political planning tends to lack breadth of vision. What would induce
anyone, at this stage, to hold on to power only to be remembered for their
inability to take action when it was urgent and necessary to do so?
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 32
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
c.f. readings for Good Friday
Isaiah
52-53: See, my
servant will prosper, he shall be lifted up and exalted. As the crowds were
appalled on seeing him - so disfigured did he look - so will the crowds be
astonished at him, for they will see something that has never happened before.
Without beauty, without majesty, we saw him. He was despised and rejected,
a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering. He was despised and we took no
account of him. And yet ours
were the sufferings he bore, ours the sorrows he carried. He was pierced
through for our faults, crushed for our sins. On him lies a punishment that
brings us peace, and through his wounds we are healed. We had all gone astray
like sheep, and the Lord burdened him with our sins. Harshly dealt with, he bore
it humbly, never opening his mouth. He let himself be taken for a sinner, and
all the time he was suffering and praying for sinners.
Jesus, these words refer to you. Thank you for all you suffered to redeem the
world.
My recording of this reading
Luke
23.33-38: When they reached
the place called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there, and the two criminals
also, one on his right, the other on his left. Above his head was placed a sign
"This is the King of the Jews". Jesus prayed "Father,
forgive them. They do not know what they are doing". The leaders
made fun of him "He saved others, let him save himself if he is the Christ
of God". The soldiers mocked him too "If you are the king of the Jews,
save yourself".
Jesus, you forgave those who mocked you and crucified you. I forgive anyone
who has been unkind to me
Recording
Luke
23.39-43: One of the
criminals hanging on a cross mockingly said to Jesus "Are you not the
Christ? Save yourself and us as well". But the other criminal rebuked the
first one and said "We are paying the penalty for our crimes. But this man
has done nothing wrong". "Jesus", he
said, "remember
me when you come into your kingdom".
Jesus replied "I promise you, this day you will be with me in
Paradise".
Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom
Recording
Luke 23.44-49: At about midday, there was an eclipse of the sun. The whole land was in darkness until about 3pm. The veil of the Temple was torn right down the middle. Jesus cried out in a loud voice "Father, into your hands I entrust my life".
Then he died.
When
the Roman army leader saw what had happened, he said "This was a great and
good man". The people who had been present went home asking God for mercy. Jesus'
friends stood at a distance and saw all that had happened.
Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for the salvation of the world
Recording
Reflections:
One
of the most moving songs ever written:
Jesus,
remember me, when you come into your kingdom
Brendan
Hoban - The
pull of Good Friday:
For anyone who believes in Jesus, time stood still on Good Friday and, like
Christmas Day, the mood of Good Friday creates in us a need to somehow affirm
its importance in our lives. This is why so many find themselves drawn
towards a church on Good Friday. Even those whose faith may be uncertain
and whose religious practice may have ceased can find themselves in reflective
mood on Good Friday
Video,
with subtitles in Chinese & voice over in Cantonese, explaining the Passion
according to John
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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 7th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Hebei
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 7th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Burkina Faso
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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April
6
HOLY THURSDAY
How many people were at the Last Supper?!
Yesterday I was at Lai
Chi Kok men's prison for about 4 hours ... sad to meet some new arrivals
from Africa.
This
recent High Court judgement mentions my campaign at the end
Laudato
Si:
56: In the meantime, economic powers
continue to justify the current global system where priority tends to be given
to speculation and the pursuit of financial gain, which fail to take the context
into account, let alone the effects on human dignity and the natural
environment. Here
we see how environmental deterioration and human and ethical degradation are
closely linked. Many people will deny doing anything wrong because
distractions constantly dull our consciousness of just how limited and finite
our world really is. As a result, "whatever is fragile, like the
environment, is defenceless before the interests of a deified market, which
become the only rule"
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 30
of Document on The
Church
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Holy Thursday
Exodus
12-13: God
said to Moses and Aaron "On
the evening of the 14th day of this month, each family must kill and eat a one
year old male sheep or goat. Some of its blood must be put on your front door.
You must eat it in a hurry, with a belt round your waist, sandals on your feet,
and a staff in your hand. This night I will go through the
Jesus, Passover Lamb
of God, we praise you Lord!
My recording of this reading
Psalm
116: I love the Lord for he
has heard the cry of my appeal. He turned his ear to me in the day when I called
him. They
surrounded me, sorrow, distress and the snares of death. I was helpless, so the
Lord saved me. Calm down my soul, for the Lord has been good. I will walk in the
presence of the Lord in the land of the living. How can I repay the Lord for his
goodness to me? The
cup of salvation I will raise to thank the Lord. O
precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful. Lord, you have
loosened my bonds. I am your servant.
Jesus, thank you for the cup of salvation that is your Eucharistic Blood
Recording
1
Corinthians 11.20-26: Concerning
the Lord's Supper, this is what I received from the Lord and then taught you: On
the night he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread, broke it and said
"This is my body which
will be broken for you". After supper he took a cup and said "This
cup is the new covenant in my blood. Each time you drink this cup, drink
it in memory of me". Until the Lord comes, therefore, each time you eat
this bread and drink this cup, you re-enact the death of the Lord.
Jesus, help me understand how bread and wine become your body and blood when
Christians celebrate the Eucharist
Recording
John
13.1-15: While Jesus and his
disciples were eating a meal just before the Passover, Jesus got up from the
table, removed his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist as an
apron. He then
poured water into a basin, and like a slave, began to
wash the disciples' feet, wiping them with the towel he was wearing.
After washing their feet he said to them "You are right in calling me
Master and Lord. If I, then, the Lord and Master, have humbly served you, you
should humbly serve one another. I have given you an example, so that you may
copy what I have done for you".
Jesus, please help us to serve other people humbly, just as you humbly served
the disciples
Recording
Reflection: If Jesus was arranging a Christmas or Lunar New Year dinner, do you think he'd say to his mother and Mary Magdalene and the other women "sorry, you can't come"??? .... yet that's how he's portrayed at the Last Supper ... apostles only. But isn't that how the Gospel's put it? Maybe not .... surely the Pentecost group was also the Last Supper group? And in the same room!
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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 86th 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 8th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mali
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed April 5
Today is Ching Ming - Risen Jesus, please give eternal life to all the dead
Yesterday afternoon I spent a few hours at Tai Lam women's
prison. Today I'm hoping to visit another prison. Maybe I shouldn't say this but
in prison language "visiting a prisoner" is the same as visiting a
grave "baai saan"... which is what people do today!
Good news! Malaysia
abolishes death penalty
336kg
of heroin from Malaysia seized in Brisbane
Laudato
Si:
55.
Some countries are gradually making significant progress, developing more
effective controls and working to combat corruption. People may well have a
growing ecological sensitivity but it has not succeeded in changing their
harmful habits of consumption which, rather than decreasing, appear to be
growing all the more. A simple example
is the increasing use and power of air-conditioning. The markets, which
immediately benefit from sales, stimulate ever greater demand. An outsider
looking at our world would be amazed at such behaviour, which at times appears
self-destructive.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 29
of Document on The
Church
------------------------------
The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Wednesday of Holy Week
Isaiah
50: The Lord has
opened my ear to hear his message. The Lord has given me words to proclaim his
message. For my part, I made no resistance, neither did I turn away. I offered
my back to those who struck me, my cheeks to those who tore at my beard. I
did not protect my face from insult and spittle. I set my face like
flint. The Lord will help me.
Jesus, please help me understand how these words refer to you
My recording of this reading
Psalms
69-70: Save me, O God, for
the waters have risen to my neck. I am sinking fast and can't keep afloat much
longer. So
many people hate me without cause. I have no more strength to resist them. May
my situation not cause anyone to lose faith in you. May people realize that it
is for your sake that I am taunted. Taunts have broken my heart. No one shows me
any compassion. For food they give me poison. In
my thirst they give me vinegar to drink. Lord, do not hide your face from
your servant. Answer quickly for I am in distress. You are my rescuer, my help,
O God. O Lord, do not delay to help me.
Jesus, please help me understand how these words refer to you
Recording
Luke
23.13-25: Pilate
said to the religious leaders and to the people "You brought this man
before me as a political agitator. Neither Herod nor I have found a case against
the man. He has done nothing deserving death. I shall have him flogged and then
let him go". But the leaders and people screamed
out "Away with him. Crucify him!". Pilate asked "Why? What harm
has he done?" They kept shouting "Crucify
him! Crucify him!" Pilate then gave in to them and handed Jesus over
for crucifixion.
Jesus, how great your mental suffering must have been as the crowd shouted
for your death
Recording
Luke
23.26-34: As Jesus
was being led to the place of crucifixion, a man named Simon was coming into
Jerusalem from the country. He
was made to carry the cross behind Jesus. Large numbers of people
followed him, including women who mourned for him. Jesus said to them
"Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me. Weep rather for yourselves and
for your children. For if this is how innocent people are treated, what will
happen to people who are guilty?" Two criminals were led out with Jesus to
be crucified with him.
Jesus, please help me to carry my cross each day
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: Each time we help another person to "keep going", we are helping Jesus to carry his cross
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Before going to sleep each night I pray for the leaders of
one part of the world. On Sunday nights I pray for Africa. Last Sunday, to get
some extra energy after my first Mass I had a cup of coffee before my second
Mass. But that night I didn't sleep as well as usual .... because of the coffee.
So I prayed for each country in Africa .... and then I tried thinking of at
least one African country that started with each letter of the alphabet. Correct
me if I'm wrong but I think only G, H, J, O, P, Q and V don't begin the name of
an African country!
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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 5th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guizhou
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 5th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of South
Sudan
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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