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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
+852 67095674
Imitating
Pope Francis
Tues May 16
When I was in lower secondary school in Australia, we were
taught about Habeas
Corpus, a famous statement which originated in England about 800 years
ago. Yesterday an asylum seeker came to the door of the Dr Jesus Centre,
saying he had recently been released from 2 years detention after someone paid
HK$1,045 to the court for him to be released "on Habeas Corpus" ....
and asking could I give him $1,045 to help a friend of his to be similarly
released. I could not refuse! According to Google the literal meaning of
habeas corpus is "you should have the body" - that is, the judge or
court should have any person who is being detained brought forward so that the
legality of that person's detention can be assessed.
Four
(!) drug mules from Brazil recently arrested at HK Airport!
Laudato
Si:
96. Jesus took up the biblical faith in God the Creator, emphasizing a
fundamental truth: God is Father. In talking with his disciples, Jesus would
invite them to recognize the paternal relationship God has with all his
creatures. With moving tenderness he
would remind them that each one of them is important in God's eyes:
"Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is
forgotten before God". "Look at the birds of the air: they neither
sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them"
Pope
asking we re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 9
of Document on The
Liturgy
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers
21: In order to avoid the
land of Edom,
the Israelites headed towards the coastline.
But the people again criticized God and Moses.
So God sent snakes among the people
and many people died.
The people then said to Moses "We have sinned; please pray for us to save us".
Moses prayed for them, and God heard his prayer.
God told Moses to make a bronze snake and put it on a pole.
Anyone bitten by a snake could then look at the bronze snake
and live
Jesus'
words (John 3.13):
"The Son of Man must be lifted up
as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him"
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
137: By the rivers of Babylon we sat and cried,
remembering Zion.
On the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps. For it was there that they asked us, our
captors, for songs.
"Sing to us", they said, "one of Zion's songs". O how could we sing the song of the Lord on
alien soil?
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth
if I remember you not, Jerusalem, above all my joys.
Lord, please help people
who have been exiled from their homeland
Listen
Colossians
3.15-16:
May the peace of Christ reign in your hearts.
Always be thankful. Let the message of Christ, in all its
richness, find a home in you.
Help each other grow in wisdom. With gratitude in your hearts, sing songs to
God
Jesus, live in my heart. Please live in
my heart
Listen
Matthew
15.21-28:
Jesus went to the coastal district near Tyre
and Sidon.
A foreign woman followed him and shouted
"Sir, Son of David, have pity on me.
My daughter is tormented by an evil spirit." At first Jesus did not answer her, so his
disciples said to him
"Help her, because she keeps shouting after us." Jesus replied "I was sent only to the
people of Israel".
The foreign woman by now was kneeling at Jesus' feet.
"Lord, help me" she pleaded. Jesus said to her "Woman, you have great
faith. Your wish is granted". At that very moment, her daughter
was healed.
Jesus, please give sick people
great faith in you
Listen
Reflection:
By the
Rivers of Babylon
(Psalm 137!) 20m views!
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Yesterday a small plastic sign at the entrance to the
prayer room of the Dr Jesus Centre fell down. Sign is there because entrance
is low and taller people need to bend down. I'm grateful it did not hit anyone
....would be have been most embarrassing, since the sign says "Mind your
head"!!!
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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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon May 15
Latest
article re Canadian grandmother in prison in HK for drug charge ... a
victim of human trafficking ....report
of her case by W5 (Canada's Sixty Minutes) has had 1.9m views! Final part
of report mentions my work
Laudato
Si:
95. The natural environment is a
collective good, the patrimony of all humanity and the responsibility of
everyone. If we make something our own, it is only to administer it for the
good of all. If we do not, we burden our consciences with the weight of having
denied the existence of others. That is why the New Zealand bishops asked what
the commandment "Thou shall not kill" means when "twenty
percent of the world's population consumes resources at a rate that robs the
poor nations and future generations of what they need to survive".
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on
Article 22
of Document on The
Liturgy
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The
Book Blog: readings +
recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers
20: The Israelites arrived
at Kadesh in the desert of Zin.
They had no water, and complained bitterly to Moses and Aaron.
Moses and Aaron pleaded with God for help.
God told Moses to hit a rock with a branch
and in this way, order the rock to give water.
Water did in fact flow when Moses hit the rock,
but through lack of faith, Moses hit it twice.
So God said to Moses and Aaron:
"Because you did not fully trust me,
therefore you will not lead the people to the promised land".
When the Israelites moved on from Kadesh,
they asked the Edomites for permission to go through their land.
But the Edomites refused this request.
Later, on Mount Hor, Aaron died and was succeeded as High Priest by his son Eleazar
Dear
God, please increase our trust in you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
136: O give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his great love is without end. It was his wisdom which made the skies,
for his great love is without end. It was he who made the sun, moon and stars,
for his great love is without end. It was he who rescued and protected his people
Israel, for his great love is without end. He gives food to all living things,
for his great love is without end. To the God of heaven give thanks,
for his great love is without end.
We praise you, Lord, for your
great love is without end
Listen
Colossians
3.12-14: You are God's special friends. He loves
you.
You should be clothed in sincere compassion, kindness, humility,
gentleness and patience. Allow for other's weaknesses. Forgive each
other as soon as a quarrel begins. The Lord has forgiven you. You must
forgive others. Over all these clothes, to keep them together
and to complete them, put on love
Jesus, help me be a better and kinder
person
Listen
Matthew
15.1-20: Some religious leaders asked Jesus "Why
do your disciples ignore many external practices of our religion?" Jesus answered, with the words of the prophet
Isaiah:
"This people honors me with external lip-service,
while their hearts are far from me." Jesus also said
"It's not certain foods or lack of washing that makes a person
unclean.
It's evil in the heart that makes a person unclean. Evil intentions like murder, adultery,
fornication, theft, perjury, slander. These are the things that make a
person unclean."
Jesus, please clean my
heart
Listen
Reflection: Colossians and Matthew the same idea .... real religion is about internals, not externals
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Dentistry: Personalised
crowns designed in 3 secs!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun May 14
Yesterday afternoon at the MercyHK Centre in Nathan Road about 60 people attended a special prayer meeting for the double feast of Our Lady of China and Our Lady of Fatima .... while at the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street there was the usual gathering for cancer patients at which some most encouraging and moving sharings took place.
Laudato
Si:
94.
The rich and the poor have equal dignity, for "the Lord is the maker of
them all". "He himself made both small and great", and "he
makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good". This has practical
consequences, such as those pointed out by the bishops of Paraguay: "Every
campesino has a natural right to possess a reasonable allotment of land where he
can establish his home, work for subsistence of his family and a secure
life. This right must be guaranteed so that its exercise is not illusory but
real. That means that apart from the ownership of property, rural people must
have access to means of technical education, credit, insurance, and
markets"
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 21
of Document on The
Liturgy
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The
Book Blog: readings +
recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Easter 6
Acts
8.14-17: The
apostles in Jerusalem heard that people in Samaria had accepted the word of God.
Peter and John went to Samaria to pray for the Samaritans to receive the Holy
Spirit. So far the Samaritans had only been baptized in the name of the Lord
Jesus. The Holy Spirit had not come down on them. When
Peter and John prayed over them with the laying on of hands, the Samaritans
received the Holy Spirit.
Come
Holy Spirit. Come down on me. Please help me understand the sacraments of
Baptism and Confirmation
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
66-68: O
God, be gracious and bless us and let your face shine its light upon us. Let all
the peoples praise you, O God. Let
all the peoples praise you. O sing to the Lord, make music to his name.
Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence. Father of the orphan, defender of
the widow, God provides a shelter for the homeless. God gives his people
strength.
May all the peoples of the earth know
you and praise you, O God
Recording
1
Peter 4.13-19: If
you have a share in the sufferings of Christ, be glad, because this means you
will have an extra share of happiness in the life to come. It is a blessing for
you when they insult you for being a Christian. It means you have the
Spirit of God resting on you. People who experience
suffering for God's sake, must trust themselves to the grace of the Creator, and
keep on doing good
Jesus, give strength to persecuted Christians
Recording
John
14.8-21: At
the meal, Jesus said to his disciples "To have seen me, is to have seen the
Father. I am in the Father, and the Father is in me. Whatever you ask for in my
name, I will do it, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you
love me, you will keep my commandments. I will ask the Father and he will give
you another Friend to be always with you. This
Friend is the Spirit of Truth who will be living in your heart. If anyone
loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come
to him and make our home in his heart".
Father,
Jesus, Spirit of Truth - three Persons, one God - thank you for living in
my heart
Recording
Reflection: As Pentecost comes closer, it's good to often pray "Come Holy Spirit"!
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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Double
Happiness is the name of many products in HK.... but for someone like me
from Queensland, my Double Happiness consisted of this
on Friday night and this
last night!
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat May 13
After the annual O.M.I. retreat finished with lunch yesterday, Fr
Jun and I went to nearby Lo Wu women's prison for about 4 hours .... where
my head was spinning after chats with more than 20 inmates .... many of them
hoping I can help them with their cases and situations. Please God something can
be done.
Laudato
Si:
93. Whether
believers or not, we are agreed today that the earth is essentially a shared
inheritance, whose fruits are meant to benefit everyone. For believers, this
becomes a question of fidelity to the Creator, since God created the world for
everyone. Hence every ecological approach needs to incorporate a social
perspective which takes into account the fundamental rights of the poor and the
underprivileged. The principle of the subordination of private property to the
universal destination of goods, and thus the right of everyone to their use, is
a golden rule of social conduct and "the first principle of the whole
ethical and social order". The
Christian tradition has never recognized the right to private property as
absolute or inviolable, and has stressed the social purpose of all forms
of private property. Saint John Paul II forcefully reaffirmed this teaching,
stating that "God gave the earth to the whole human race for the sustenance
of all its members, without
excluding or favouring anyone". These are strong words. He noted
that "a type of development which did not respect and promote human rights
- personal and social, economic and political, including the rights of nations
and of peoples - would not be really worthy of man". He clearly
explained that "the Church does indeed defend the legitimate right to
private property, but she also teaches no less clearly that there is always a
social mortgage on all private property, in order that goods may serve the
general purpose that God gave them". Consequently, he maintained,
"it is not in accord with God's plan that this gift be used in such a way
that its benefits favour only a few". This calls into serious question
the unjust habits of a part of humanity.[76]
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on
Article 18
of Document on The
Liturgy
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The
Book Blog: readings +
recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers
19: God's words to Moses:
"Burn a red heifer and mix its ashes with water
to make holy water
for special blessings in cases of uncleanness."
Dear God, thank you for
holy water. May it protect and cleanse us
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
135: Praise the name of the Lord,
praise him, servants of the Lord. Praise the Lord for he is
good.
Sing a psalm to his name for he is loving. I know the Lord is great. He does whatever he
wills
in heaven, on earth, in the seas. Pagan idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
They have mouths but they cannot speak.
They have eyes but they cannot see. Sons of Israel, do not trust in useless idols.
Sons of Aaron, trust only in our Creator and Lord.
Dear Lord, please help people
who worship idols to know and love you
Listen
Colossians
3.5-11: Kill all the bad things that trouble earthly
life:
fornication, impurity, evil desires, greed, anger, bad
temper, spitefulness, abusive language, dirty talk and lying. You have deleted your old self, and have
downloaded a fresh copy of the divine image. That image is Christ. He must
be installed in every part of your life
Jesus, take over my life. Install yourself in
every part of my life
Listen
Matthew
14.34-36: When Jesus got out of the boat on the other
side of the lake,
people recognized him and news of his presence spread quickly. From all around that area, sick people were
brought to him.
The sick people just wanted to touch his clothing.
All those who touched his clothing were healed
Jesus, please heal my sick
friends (..names..) by letting them,
through prayer, touch your clothing
Listen
Reflection: St Augustine says we can touch Jesus' clothing .... by prayer
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Yesterday when I went for a pre-breakfast prayer
walk at the retreat centre, I was lucky to see THREE squirrels in a banana tree.
As they jumped from the tree to a nearby fence I took out my mobile and got a
great photo .... of my THUMB!?!
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri May 12
I
did not know until I read this
article last night that HK is the most visited city in the world in 2023!
The annual O.M.I. retreat at Sheung Shui ends with lunch today ....and then I hope to go to nearby Lo Wu women's prison for a few hours
Laudato
Si:
92.
Moreover, when our hearts are authentically open to universal communion, this
sense of fraternity excludes nothing and no one. It follows that our
indifference or cruelty towards fellow creatures of this world sooner or later
affects the treatment we mete out to other human beings. We have only one heart,
and the same wretchedness which leads us to mistreat an animal will not be long
in showing itself in our relationships with other people. Every act of cruelty
towards any creature is "contrary to human dignity. We can hardly
consider ourselves to be fully loving if we disregard any aspect of reality:
"Peace, justice and the
preservation of creation are three absolutely interconnected themes,
which cannot be separated and treated individually without once again falling
into reductionism". Everything is related, and we human beings are
united as brothers and sisters on a wonderful pilgrimage, woven together by the
love God has for each of his creatures and which also unites us in fond
affection with brother sun, sister moon, brother river and mother earth.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 15
of Document on The
Liturgy
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The
Book Blog: readings +
recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers 18: God's words to Aaron:
"You and your sons will be
priests.
You will lead the liturgy and carry out the duties of your priesthood.
You will have no portion of the land as your own.
I myself will be your portion.
When your sons receive the people's tithes,
they must give you for a special offering
a tithe of the tithes."
Dear
God, please help priests to be good and not greedy
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
134: O come, bless the Lord,
all you who serve the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord,
in the courts of the house of our God. Lift up your hands to heaven
and bless the Lord through the night. May the Lord bless you from Zion,
he who made both heaven and earth.
Lord, please protect my
family tonight and every night
Listen
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
Listen
Matthew
14.22-33: After feeding the crowd with 5 loaves and 2
fish,
Jesus told his disciples to go by boat across the nearby lake.
Jesus stayed to send the crowds away.
Then he went up into the hills to pray. When darkness came, the boat was far from land,
but it was battling large waves caused by a strong head-wind. Jesus then walked on the water towards the
boat.
He called out to his disciples "Courage. It is I. Don't be
afraid." Peter answered "Lord, if it is you, tell
me to walk on the water to you." Jesus said "Come". Peter then started walking on the water,
but he became afraid and began to sink.
"Lord, save me" he called out.
Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to keep walking on the water.
"Man of little faith, why did you doubt?" asked Jesus.
As they got into the boat, the wind stopped. The men in the boat bowed to Jesus and said
"You really are the Son of God".
Jesus, please help me not to
lose faith in you
Listen
Reflection: When we focus on Jesus, we can keep going. When we focus on the waves .... not so easy to keep going!
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Yesterday I made a 30 second video of TWO squirrels running
along the fence of the retreat property where I have been staying. I hope to use
a photo from the video in a talk I'm due to give later this month
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu May 11
413
years ago today in 1610, Matteo
Ricci died in Beijing .. see my
Ricci website
Friday May 26, a public holiday in HK for Buddha's Birthday,
everyone welcome to join me for a hike to Big Wave Bay on HK Island .... leaving
from Jordan MTR (Exit A down inside the station) at 9am ... then MTR to
Chai Wan (can meet you there if you like)...then walk up through cemetery ... then down to
BWB. Returning the
same way. Much the same as previous
hike on May 17 last year (...except not going to Shek O this time)
Updated file, in English & Chinese
to explain photo below - here.
This "Canteen Appeal" has so far raised around HK$400,000. God
bless all donors! Target is HK$2,000,000.
Laudato
Si:
91. A sense of deep communion with the rest
of nature cannot be real if our hearts lack tenderness, compassion and concern
for our fellow human beings. It is
clearly inconsistent to combat trafficking in endangered species while remaining
completely indifferent to human trafficking, unconcerned about the poor, or
undertaking to destroy another human being deemed unwanted. This
compromises the very meaning of our struggle for the sake of the environment. It
is no coincidence that, in the canticle in which Saint Francis praises God for
his creatures, he goes on to say: "Praised be you my Lord, through those
who give pardon for your love". Everything is connected. Concern for the
environment thus needs to be joined to a sincere love for our fellow human
beings and an unwavering commitment to resolving the problems of society.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 14
of Document on The
Liturgy
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The Book Blog: readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers 17:
Once again the
people complained against Moses and Aaron.
This time through Moses God told the leaders of the 11 tribes
to bring 11 branches and plant them with Aaron’s branch.
The next day Aaron's branch had blossomed and produced fruit.
Aaron's branch then became a sign to the people
that they should stop complaining
Dear
God, please help me not to complain so much
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
133: How good and how pleasant it is
when people live in unity. It is like precious oil upon the head,
running down upon the beard. It is like the dew of Hermon
which falls on the heights of Zion. For there the Lord gives his blessing,
life for ever.
Dear Lord, please help all the
peoples of the world to live as one family, in unity.
Listen
Colossians
2.9-18: In Christ's body lives the fullness of
divinity.
In him, you too find fulfillment. In baptism, you were buried with him and then
raised to new life.
Our real life is life with and in Christ. Be careful of people who are always going on
about some vision they have had, giving such visions more importance than
Christ himself
Jesus, may my focus always be on you
Listen
Matthew
14.13-21: Once after Jesus had been healing and
teaching many people all afternoon, his disciples said to him
"It's getting late and the people need to go and eat".
Jesus replied "They don't need to go. You feed them".
The disciples said "We have only 5 loaves and 2 fish".
Jesus got the people to sit on the grass.
There were about 20,000 of them.
Then he blessed the loaves and fish. He handed the loaves and fish to his
disciples.
His disciples gave them to the crowd.
Everyone had plenty to eat.
They even had 12 baskets of leftovers.
Jesus, please
make leaders do more
to help the
starving people of the world
Listen
Reflection: In Chinese "Jesus" is "Yeh-Sou", represented by the 2 characters above. The left hand character, "Yeh" is made up of two parts which mean "fish" and "bread"!
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Fish
joke to go with Gospel:
Q: Why don't fish like computers?
A: Because they are scared of the net!
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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 11th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed May 9
Hello again from the annual O.M.I. retreat at
Sheung Shui. One piece of IT info I have learned over the past few days is about
this
program which allows you to run interactive presentations!
More
attacks on Christians in India
Laudato
Si:
90.
This is not to put all living beings on the same level nor to deprive human
beings of their unique worth and the tremendous responsibility it entails. Nor
does it imply a divinization of the earth which would prevent us from working on
it and protecting it in its fragility. Such notions would end up creating new
imbalances which would deflect us from the reality which challenges us. At
times we see an obsession with denying any pre-eminence to the human person;
more zeal is shown in protecting other species than in defending the dignity
which all human beings share in equal measure. Certainly, we should be concerned
lest other living beings be treated irresponsibly. But we should be particularly
indignant at the enormous inequalities in our midst, whereby we continue to
tolerate some considering themselves more worthy than others. We
fail to see that some are mired in desperate and degrading poverty, with no way
out, while others have not the faintest idea of what to do with their
possessions, vainly showing off their supposed superiority and leaving
behind them so much waste which, if it were the case everywhere, would destroy
the planet. In practice, we continue to tolerate that some consider themselves
more human than others, as if they had been born with greater rights.
Pope
asking us to re-read main documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 11
of Document on The
Liturgy
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The
Book Blog: readings +
recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers 16:
Another
rebellion broke out when Korah
and his group of 250 men rebelled against Moses and Aaron.
This group said "You take too much on yourselves.
The whole community is consecrated.
How can you say you are more important than the community?"
The next morning this group and other rebels
were punished by God:
the ground where the Korah group were standing split open
and they
disappeared into the hole.
The other rebels died when a fire came down from heaven
and consumed them
Dear
God, please help people not to rebel against you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
130: Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice.
If you, O Lord, should
record our guilt,
Lord, who would survive? But with you is found
forgiveness.
For this we revere you. My soul is waiting for the Lord.
I count on his word. My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for the daybreak. With the Lord there is mercy
and fullness of redemption. Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity.
Lord, please forgive me for all
the bad things I have done
Listen
Colossians 2.6-8: You must live your whole life according to the
Christ you have received - Jesus the Lord. You must be built on him and held firm by the
faith you have been taught. Make sure no one deceives you with any
teaching based on the principles of this world instead of on Christ
Jesus, please protect people from false
teaching
Listen
Matthew
14.1-12:
Not long after Jesus began traveling and teaching,
King Herod arrested John the Baptist and put him in prison. This was because John had told Herod he was breaking the Law
by living with Herodias, his brother's wife. During a birthday party for Herod,
the daughter of Herodias danced. Her dancing so pleased Herod
that he said he would give her anything she wanted. Herodias told her to ask for the head of John the Baptist on a dish.
Herod then had John beheaded. John's disciples came and buried the body.
Jesus, please give the world
good leaders, and protect people from bad leaders like Herod
Listen
Reflection: John the Baptist died for the sanctity of marriage
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Subway
says lawyer should be on hook for tuna lawsuit
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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 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, 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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