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Pope Francis
Tues April 18
Yesterday was another day at the desk for me .... after 7.15 Chinese Mass at Yau Ma Tei parish. Many people in HK these days suffering from flu and colds .... so it's a good time for operating in "safe mode" as the old computer language used to say. ... that means (for those who can do it) working from home until the situation improves.
Laudato
Si:
68.
This responsibility for God's earth means that human beings, endowed with
intelligence, must respect the laws of nature and the delicate equilibria
existing between the creatures of this world, for "he commanded and they
were created; and he established them for ever and ever; he fixed their bounds
and he set a law which cannot pass away". The laws found in the Bible dwell
on relationships, not only among individuals but also with other living beings.
"You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen down by the way
and withhold your help… If you chance to come upon a bird's nest in any tree
or on the ground, with young ones or eggs and the mother sitting upon the young
or upon the eggs; you shall not take the mother with the young". Along
these same lines, rest on the seventh day is meant not only for human beings,
but also so "that your ox and your donkey may have rest". Clearly,
the Bible has no place for a tyrannical anthropocentrism unconcerned for other
creatures.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 41
of Document on The
Church
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Book Blog:
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Leviticus
8-10: Moses followed God's instructions
and ordained Aaron and his sons as priests.
Moses washed them, put special clothing on them,
anointed their heads with chrism
and offered a special animal sacrifice on their behalf.
Then Aaron lifted up his hands towards the people
and blessed them.
A flame from the Lord consumed the offering on the altar.
The people shouted for joy and fell on their knees.
But later on when two of Aaron's sons offered unauthorized fire,
a fire from the Lord consumed them.
Moses then said:
"God expects the highest standard from priests".
Dear God, please bless and
protect all priests
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
109-110: O God whom I praise,
do not be silent,
for people are bombarding me with words of hate. They speak to me with
lying tongues
and attack me without cause.
They repay me evil for
good.
While I pray for them, they show me hatred. I have become an object
of scorn.
Help me, Lord my God.
Lord,
when people are unkind to me, please give me the grace to pray for them
Listen
Ephesians
6.1-9:
Children, be obedient to your parents.
Parents, never drive your children to resentment.
Slaves, respect your employers.
Employers, treat your workers fairly
Jesus, please help me treat everyone with
respect
Listen
Matthew
9.9-13:
One day when Jesus was walking past a customs
house
he said to a tax collector named Matthew "Follow me".
Matthew got up and followed Jesus. Matthew invited Jesus and Jesus' friends to a
dinner in his house.
Some tax collectors and "bad" people sat at Jesus' table. Religious leaders saw this and complained to
Jesus' friends
"Why does your master eat with tax collectors and bad people?" Jesus' answer was
"It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick.
Go and think about the Bible words
'What I want is mercy, not sacrifice'.
I have a special concern for rejects and down-and-outs."
Jesus, please help religious
leaders in today's world
to care more about people who are rejected by society
Listen
Reflection: Christians, like Jesus, should have a special concern for "down-and-outs"
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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: 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 18th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Shandong
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 18th of the month, Jesus please
bless the people of Gambia
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon April 17
The Dr Jesus Centre in Jordan was a busy place yesterday ... in non-stop use by different groups from 11am to 9pm. I often give thanks for the kind people who funded and so beautifully designed the centre. When visitors come for the first time they all say "what a beautiful place ...especially what a beautiful little chapel". My continuing dream is that the centre will increasingly be a place where sick people find encouragement and healing.
Laudato
Si:
67.
We are not God. The earth was here before us and it has been given to us. This
allows us to respond to the charge that Judaeo-Christian thinking, on the basis
of the Genesis account which grants man "dominion" over the earth, has
encouraged the unbridled exploitation of nature by painting him as domineering
and destructive by nature. This is not a correct interpretation of the Bible as
understood by the Church. Although it is true that we Christians have at times
incorrectly interpreted the Scriptures, nowadays we must forcefully reject the
notion that our being created in God's image and given dominion over the earth
justifies absolute domination over other creatures. The biblical texts are to be
read in their context, with an appropriate hermeneutic, recognizing that they
tell us to "till and keep" the garden of the world.
"Tilling" refers to cultivating, ploughing or working, while
"keeping" means caring, protecting, overseeing and preserving. This
implies a relationship of mutual responsibility between human beings and nature.
Each community can take from the bounty of the earth whatever it needs for
subsistence, but it also has the duty to protect the earth and to ensure its
fruitfulness for coming generations. "The earth is the Lord's"; to him
belongs "the earth with all that is within it". Thus God rejects every
claim to absolute ownership: "The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for
the land is mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with me".
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 41
of Document on The
Church
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Leviticus
1-7: Moses instructed
the people:
As a sign that you are asking God for forgiveness,
put your hand on an animal's head
as you sacrifice it to the Lord.
Dear
God, please forgive my sins
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
108: My heart is ready, O God. I will sing, sing
your praise.
Awake, lyre and harp. I will awake the dawn. I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples,
praise you among the nations, for your love reaches to the heavens
and your truth to the skies. O Lord, come and deliver us today.
Help us with your right hand. Give us help in difficult situations. With your help we shall be brave.
Lord, we need your help every
day
Listen
Ephesians
5.21-33: In your families, treat each other as Christ
wants you to:
Wives, in your husbands see Christ the head of the Church.
Husbands, love your wives as Christ loves the Church. When men and women get married, they become
one body.
This sacred action helps us understand the relationship between Christ and
the Church
Jesus, please help husbands and wives to love
each other
the way you love the Church
Listen
Matthew
9.1-8: Some people carried a paralyzed man through a
crowd to Jesus.
The man was on a bed. Jesus knew that these people believed he could
help them,
so he said to the paralyzed man "Courage, your sins are
forgiven". Religious leaders in the crowd were
thinking to themselves
that Jesus was wrong to say he could forgive sins. So Jesus said to the leaders: Which is
easier:
to say 'Your sins are forgiven', or to say 'Get up and walk'? Then to prove that he had authority to forgive
sins,
he said to the paralyzed man
"Get up, pick up your bed and go
home". The man got up and went home.
The crowd praised God for what they had seen.
Jesus, please give me more
faith in your power to forgive, your power to heal
Listen
Reflection: Today's Gospel is one of the very few times when Jesus linked sickness and sin
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Yesterday
morning after my 8.30 Chinese Mass at St Paul's Parish, Yau Ma Tei I asked one
of the altar servers was he still at university. I hadn't seen him for a while.
He then told me he is now working ...at HK airport ....as an air traffic
controller!!!
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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 17th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Shaanxi
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 17th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Ethiopia
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun April 16
Today is the feast day of St
Benedict Labre, who is the patron of homeless people! He died on this day
in Rome in 1783
Laudato
Si:
66. The creation accounts in the book of
Genesis contain, in their own symbolic and narrative language, profound
teachings about human existence and its historical reality. They suggest that human
life is grounded in three fundamental and closely intertwined relationships:
with God, with our neighbour and with the earth itself. According to the Bible,
these three vital relationships have been broken, both outwardly and within us.
This rupture is sin. The harmony between the Creator, humanity and creation as a
whole was disrupted by our presuming to take the place of God and refusing to
acknowledge our creaturely limitations. This in turn distorted our mandate to
"have dominion" over the earth, to "till it and keep it". As
a result, the originally harmonious relationship between human beings and nature
became conflictual . It is significant that the harmony which Saint Francis of
Assisi experienced with all creatures was seen as a healing of that rupture.
Saint Bonaventure held that, through universal reconciliation with every
creature, Saint Francis in some way returned to the state of original innocence. This
is a far cry from our situation today, where sin is manifest in all its
destructive power in wars, the various forms of violence and abuse, the
abandonment of the most vulnerable, and attacks on nature.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 41
of Document on The
Church
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Book Blog:
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c.f. readings for Easter 2
Acts
2.37-47: The
crowd was deeply moved by Peter's words, and asked "What should we
do?" Peter replied "You must repent and be baptized in the name
of Jesus Christ. Then you too will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit".
That day about 3,000 people were baptized. These remained faithful to the
teaching of the apostles, to a
life of sharing and caring, to the
Breaking of Bread, and to prayer.
Many miracles were worked by the apostles, and this made a deep impression on
everyone. Each day the Lord added new members to their group.
Jesus,
please help me remain faithful to the Christian way of life
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." Let those who honor the Lord say:
"His love has no end." It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to
trust in humans. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in
princes. I was falling, falling, falling, but the Lord was my helper. The Lord
is my strength and my song. He is my saviour. 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.
Lord, we give thanks
to you, for you are good. Your love has no end
Recording
1
Peter 1.3-9: Blessed
be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy, he has made us
his children. He has prepared a place in heaven for us to live with him forever.
This is a cause of great joy for you, even though life in this world has many
trials. You
did not see Jesus, yet you love him, and you believe in him. Faith gives
you confidence to look forward to the salvation of your souls.
Jesus, I have never seen you with my physical eyes, but I love you and believe
in you
Recording
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
Recording 01 02
Reflection on the above readings: As our problems (global, national, local, personal) increase and become more complicated ... we sure need more ... f a i t h .... to help us keep going!
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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To go with today's Gospel about Thomas:
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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 16th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Qinghai
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 16th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Malawi
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 April 15
New
woman drug mule from Kenya .... facing 10 or more years in HK prison
(... if only she had watched some of my videos here
she might not have come to HK)
This is a good item to watch at Easter time:
Evidence for the Shroud of Christ
Laudato
Si:
65.
Without repeating the entire theology of creation, we can ask what the great
biblical narratives say about the relationship of human beings with the world.
In the first creation account in the Book of Genesis, God's plan includes
creating humanity. After the creation of man and woman, "God saw everything
that he had made, and behold it was very
good" (Gen 1:31).
The Bible teaches that every man and woman is created out of love and made in
God's image and likeness (cf. Gen 1:26).
This shows us the immense dignity of each person, "who is not just
something, but someone. He is capable of self-knowledge, of self-possession and
of freely giving himself and entering into communion with other persons".
Saint John Paul II stated that the special love of the Creator for each
human being "confers upon him or her an infinite dignity". Those
who are committed to defending human dignity can find in the Christian faith the
deepest reasons for this commitment. How wonderful is the certainty that
each human life is not adrift in the midst of hopeless chaos, in a world ruled
by pure chance or endlessly recurring cycles! The Creator can say to each one of
us: "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you" (Jer 1:5).
We were conceived in the heart of God, and for this reason "each of us is
the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each
of us is necessary".
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on
Article 39
of Document on The
Church
---------------------------
The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Acts 4.13-22: The
religious leaders were astonished that two uneducated men like Peter and John
could speak so confidently. The leaders also realized that a miracle had taken
place: the crippled man was standing next to Peter and John. The leaders gave
Peter and John a formal legal warning not to speak in future about Jesus. Peter
and John replied "Which
is right? To obey you, or obey God? We cannot stop
proclaiming what we have seen and heard". The leaders released the two
apostles. They were afraid to punish them since all the people were giving glory
to God for the miracle that had happened
Jesus, please help me obey you always
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." Let those who honor the Lord say:
"His love has no end." It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to
trust in humans. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in
princes. I was falling, falling, falling, but the Lord was my helper. The Lord
is my strength and my song. He is my saviour. 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.
Lord, we give thanks to you, for you are good. Your love has no end
Listen
Mark 16.9-15:
Reflection on the above readings: At the Crucifixion, only one of the 11 apostles (John) showed up. Then when Jesus rose from the dead, the 11 were extremely slow to believe.
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Owner of Dr Jesus Centre has this week complied with
building regulation (like many other owners in Temple Street) for front section
of building to be "shaved" ...so ...first two steps to Dr Jesus Centre
are now much smaller than they used to be ....not too difficult going up, but
going down needs extra faith to believe last two steps are still there!
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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 15th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Liaoning
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 15th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Liberia
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri April 14
Moving
letter in English ....not easy to read .... from a Filipina in prison for
drug trafficking ....how she urgently needed money for medical treatment ....but
now realises that getting money from a drug job was not the way to go ... as a
warning to others not to make the same mistake - here
(April 4 ....followed by a letter in Chinese from a local HK woman in prison for
drug trafficking ...her story and warning ...and see also another letter in
Chinese from another local woman here,
Dec 2)
Killings
continue in Nigeria. JESUS, PLEASE TSUNAMI NIGERIA'S
LEADERS WITH DESIRE FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE
Laudato
Si:64.
Furthermore, although this Encyclical welcomes dialogue with everyone so that
together we can seek paths of liberation, I would like from the outset to show
how faith convictions can offer Christians, and some other believers as well,
ample motivation to care for nature and for the most vulnerable of their
brothers and sisters. If the simple fact of being human moves people to care for
the environment of which they are a part, Christians in their turn "realize
that their responsibility within creation, and their duty towards nature and the
Creator, are an essential part of their faith". It
is good for humanity and the world at large when we believers better recognize
the ecological commitments which stem from our convictions.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on
Article 37
of Document on The
Church
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Acts
4.1-12: While Peter
was talking to the crowd, some religious leaders and soldiers came and arrested
Peter and John. The next day the leaders held a meeting and asked the prisoners:
"By what power and by whose name did you heal the crippled beggar?"
Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied "The cripple is able to stand
up perfectly healthy because he was healed by Jesus the Nazarene, the one you
crucified, whom God raised from the dead. Salvation
comes no other way. Only
by the name of Jesus can we be
saved"
Jesus, your name means "God saves", you
are indeed the Saviour of
the world
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." Let those who honor the Lord say:
"His love has no end." It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to
trust in humans. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in
princes. I was falling, falling, falling, but the Lord was my helper. The Lord
is my strength and my song. He is my saviour. 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.
Lord, we give thanks to you, for you are good. Your love has no end
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: With the apostles, from when they first met him, Jesus often spoke a language they could understand: FISH!
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Fish joke to go with Gospel:
Q: Where do fish keep their money?
A: In a River Bank
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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 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 10th 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu April 13
I spent all of yesterday at the Dr Jesus Centre ... in semi-quarantine because of renovations to the centre's entrance stairway. A good chance to catch up on much office work. Meanwhile the usual gatherings for drug addicts were held at our Nathan Road centre (afternoon, for local drug addicts) and at a nearby canteen (evening, for Nepal drug addicts)
This
is one of many very special little videos made by Sanju Sehrawat
New articles by Sr.
Anastasia, M.M. (黄莉莉修女）
01 02
Laudato
Si:
63.
Given the complexity of the ecological crisis and its multiple causes, we need
to realize that the solutions will not
emerge from just one way of interpreting and transforming reality.
Respect must also be shown for the various cultural riches of different peoples,
their art and poetry, their interior life and spirituality. If we are truly
concerned to develop an ecology capable of remedying the damage we have done, no
branch of the sciences and no form of wisdom can be left out, and that includes
religion and the language particular to it. The Catholic Church is open to
dialogue with philosophical thought; this has enabled her to produce various
syntheses between faith and reason. The development of the Church's social
teaching represents such a synthesis with regard to social issues; this teaching
is called to be enriched by taking up new challenges.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on
Article 37
of Document on The
Church
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Readings are from
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Acts 3.9-16: When
people saw the former crippled man walking, they couldn't believe their eyes. So
Peter said to them "Why are you so surprised? Do you think John and I made
this cripple walk? It
is by our faith in Jesus that this man has been restored to health. Jesus
is the Holy One, the Just One, the Prince of Life whom you handed over to Pilate
for crucifixion. But God raised him from the dead
Jesus, Prince of Life, please increase my faith in you. Please give me a
faith that can bring your healing to handicapped people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
8: How
great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth. When I see the
heavens, the work of your hands, the moon and stars which you have arranged,
then I stop and think: what are we insignificant humans that you should care
about us? Yet you have put us in charge of the world. Everything is subject to
our control.
How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth
Listen
Luke
24.36-49: The
disciples were still talking about what had happened when suddenly Jesus himself
stood among them. At first they were terrified and thought they were seeing a
ghost. But he said "Look at my hands and feet. Yes, it is I indeed. Touch
me and see for yourselves. A ghost has no flesh and bones as you can see I
have". Their fear turned to joy but they still couldn't believe what they
were seeing. So he asked them for something to eat, and they gave him some
grilled fish which he ate in front of them. Then
he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and he said "So
you see how it is written that the Christ would suffer, and on the third day
rise from the dead. And that in his name repentance for the forgiveness of sins
would be preached to all the nations. Soon I will send down to you what the
Father promised (the Holy Spirit). Stay in Jerusalem until you are clothed with
this power from on high"
Jesus, increase my faith in your resurrection, and open my mind to
understand the Bible better
01 02
Reflection: Same theme in first reading and Gospel: "they couldn't believe it"
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Re today's Gospel: Luke,
being a doctor, often shows special interest in medical conditions etc ... in
this case (today's Gospel) .... brain surgery!
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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 13th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed April 12
Yesterday afternoon a consulate called to ask emergency
accommodation for an elderly man. MercyHK social worker Simon skillfully located
another NGO with which the man had lost contact ... and discovered that NGO
already had arranged accommodation for him in a senior's home ..... so... the
man was immediately transferred to that home. Well done Simon!
Laudato
Si:
62.
Why should this document, addressed to all people of good will, include a
chapter dealing with the convictions of believers? I am well aware that in the
areas of politics and philosophy there are those who firmly reject the idea of a
Creator, or consider it irrelevant, and consequently dismiss as irrational the
rich contribution which religions can make towards an integral ecology and the
full development of humanity. Others view religions simply as a subculture to be
tolerated. Nonetheless, science and
religion, with their distinctive approaches to understanding reality, can enter
into an intense dialogue fruitful for both.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 37
of Document on The
Church
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Acts 3.1-10: One
afternoon about 3pm, Peter and John went to the Temple for prayer. A beggar
asked them for money. He was crippled from birth. Peter said to him "I
don't have any silver or gold. But I do have something to give you: in
the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!" Peter then
took him by the hand and helped him to stand up. Immediately, his feet and
ankles became firm and he could walk. He was so happy he started jumping around.
He went into the Temple, praising God
Jesus, there are so many crippled people in the world. Please heal them
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
105: Give thanks to the Lord, make
known his deeds among all the peoples. O sing to him, sing his praise.
Tell all his wonderful works. Be proud of his holy name. Let hearts that seek
the Lord rejoice. Consider the Lord and his strength. Constantly seek his face.
Never forget how the Lord has helped us in the past, how he has protected Israel
from its beginning till now.
Dear God, please help me understand how you have been loving and protecting
me since the beginning of my life
Listen
Luke
24.13-35: That same
day, two of Jesus' disciples were on their way from Jerusalem to the village of
Emmaus, about 7 km from Jerusalem. As they talked about all that had happened,
Jesus himself joined them as they walked along. But they did not recognize him.
When Jesus asked them what they were talking about, they said "About Jesus
of Nazareth, and how our leaders had him crucified. And how some women in
our group went to Jesus' tomb and were told by angels that he was alive".
Jesus then explained the Scripture passages which predicted his suffering and
resurrection. Jesus joined the two men for an evening meal. During the meal, he
blessed some bread and gave it to them. They then recognized him. But he
immediately vanished from their sight. They said to each other "Did
not our hearts burn within us as he talked to us on the
road and explained the Scriptures to us?" Straight away they returned to
Jerusalem where the eleven apostles said to them "Yes, it is true. The Lord
has risen". Then they told their story of what had happened on the road,
and how they had recognized Jesus at the breaking of bread
Jesus, please make my heart burn within me as I read the Bible
01 02
Reflection on the above readings: One of the two disciples in the Gospel was Cleopas, whose wife Mary was at the foot of the Cross when Jesus died. An ancient tradition says that Cleopas was a brother of St Joseph! (which makes him Jesus' uncle!)
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Man
escapes from detention (only my second time ever to hear of someone escaping in
HK!)
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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 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, 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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