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Imitating
Pope Francis
Tues June 6
I'm hoping to visit a prison this afternoon ... a prison (to my
shame) which I have not visited for more than a year. Details on tomorrow's
blog Please God
Letter from a Filipina in prison for drug trafficking ....warning Filipinas
and Indonesians about the danger of friendship with Nigerian men in HK - here
(May 28)
Laudato
Si:
110. The specialization which belongs to technology makes it difficult
to see the larger picture. The fragmentation of knowledge proves helpful for
concrete applications, and yet it often leads to a loss of appreciation for
the whole, for the relationships between things, and for the broader horizon,
which then becomes irrelevant. This very fact makes it hard to find adequate
ways of solving the more complex problems of today's world, particularly those
regarding the environment and the poor; these problems cannot be dealt with
from a single perspective or from a single set of interests. A science which
would offer solutions to the great issues would necessarily have to take into
account the data generated by other fields of knowledge, including philosophy
and social ethics; but this is a difficult habit to acquire today. Nor are
there genuine ethical horizons to which one can appeal. Life gradually becomes
a surrender to situations conditioned by technology, itself viewed as the
principal key to the meaning of existence. In the concrete situation
confronting us, there are a number of
symptoms which point to what is wrong, such as environmental degradation,
anxiety, a loss of the purpose of life and of community living. Once
more we see that "realities are more important than ideas".
Pope
asks we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 83
of Document on The
Liturgy
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy
10: Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you?
Only this: to love and honor the Lord, to follow all his ways,
to serve him with all your heart and all your soul,
to keep the commandments and laws of the Lord
that for your good I set before you today.
Circumcise your heart and be obstinate no longer.
The Lord your God is great and good.
He it is you must praise, he is your God.
It is he who sees justice done for the orphan and widow,
who loves the stranger and gives him food and clothing.
You too must love the stranger,
for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt."
Dear Lord, please help me love you as I should
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
6: Have mercy on me, Lord, I have no strength.
My body is racked with pain. Please heal me, Lord. I am exhausted with my groaning.
Every night my pillow is covered with tears. Lord, please hear my prayer.
Dear Lord, please help people who are in distress of mind or body
Listen
2
Thessalonians 3.1-5:
Pray that the Lord's message may spread
quickly,
and be received with honor as it was by yourselves. Pray that we may be protected from the
interference of bigoted people. May your hearts focus on the love of God our
Father
and the fortitude of Christ
Jesus, don't let bigoted people
influence me
Listen
Matthew
20.1-16:
Jesus said to his disciples:
The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire
workers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay them the normal daily
wage. Then about 9am he went again to
the market place. He saw more men without a job. He got them also to
go to his vineyard. He promised to pay them a fair wage. About noon and again about 3pm he
once more went to the market place and employed two more groups of
men. About 5pm he went one final time
and employed one last group of men. At sunset when the men came to be
paid, the owner paid everyone a normal day's wage. This made the
dawn group unhappy. They grumbled and said "We
have done a full day's work in the heat. Yet we got the same as those who
did only one hour's work. This is not fair!" The owner replied "I am
paying you what we agreed to. Why do you begrudge my generosity?"
Jesus, please help me not to be jealous of your
gifts to others
Listen
Reflection: To go with today's Gospel ... 12 generosity stories
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Discovered this last night .... really good for learning
basic Spanish ...by an Australian (!): Fast
Spanish
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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 6th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Hainan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 6th of the month, Jesus please
bless the people of Mali
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon June 5
EU
pays Africa's brutal militias to lock up migrants
Laudato
Si:
109. The technocratic paradigm also tends to dominate economic and political
life. The economy accepts every advance in technology with a view to profit,
without concern for its potentially negative impact on human beings. Finance
overwhelms the real economy. The lessons of the global financial crisis have
not been assimilated, and we are learning all too slowly the lessons of
environmental deterioration. Some circles maintain that current economics and
technology will solve all environmental problems, and argue, in popular and
non-technical terms, that the problems of global hunger and poverty will be
resolved simply by market growth. They are less concerned with certain
economic theories which today scarcely anybody dares defend, than with their
actual operation in the functioning of the economy. They may not affirm such
theories with words, but nonetheless support them with their deeds by showing
no interest in more balanced levels of production, a better distribution of
wealth, concern for the environment and the rights of future generations.
Their behaviour shows that for them maximizing profits is enough. Yet by
itself the market cannot guarantee integral human development and social
inclusion. At the same time, we have "a sort of 'superdevelopment' of a wasteful and consumerist kind which forms an
unacceptable contrast with the ongoing situations of dehumanizing
deprivation", while we are all too slow in developing economic
institutions and social initiatives which can give the poor regular access to
basic resources. We fail to see the deepest roots of our present failures,
which have to do with the direction, goals, meaning and social implications of
technological and economic growth.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 81
of Document on The
Liturgy
------------------------
The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy
9: Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"Listen, Israel, you are soon to cross the Jordan River,
to dispossess nations greater and stronger than yourself.
Know that the Lord your God will go in front of you.
So often in the past you forgot the Lord.
So often you were rebels and did not obey the Lord.
In future you must rebel no more."
Dear
Lord, please don't let me ever rebel against you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
5: At the start of this day I pray to you, O
Lord, my King and my God. I offer you my prayer and ask for your
help. Through the greatness of your love, I have
access to your friendship. I bow down in reverence and worship.
Lead me, Lord, in the way you want me to go. It is you, Lord, who bless good people.
You surround them with favors, as with a shield.
Lord, I adore you as my Creator
Listen
2
Thessalonians 2.1-17: Regarding the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
don't be deceived by wild speculation. Stand firm in your faith and avoid speculation.
Keep the traditions we taught you, whether by
word of mouth or by letter. May God strengthen you in everything good you
do or say
Jesus, stop people
spreading false information
Listen
Matthew
19.27-29: On behalf of all the disciples, Peter asked
Jesus
"What about us? We have left everything to follow you." Jesus replied "You will be
leaders in the church on earth. Also, anyone who has left home, family
or country for the sake of my name,
will receive a 100-fold blessing in this life,
and will also receive eternal life in Heaven."
Jesus, please bless all Gospel
workers
Listen
Reflection: As I look back on 38 years in HK/China, I give thanks for the hundreds .... make that thousands ...of wonderful people I have met in so many places
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As
a Queenslander this made me really happy last Sat night: Gold
Coast Suns remarkable win
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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June 4
Trinity
Sunday
MercyHK associate Shirley Lee recently helped an 82 year old
sleeping on street for 20 years and deaf in one ear for 40 years to recover
his hearing ... and also helped with an eye problem ....and with
accommodation. Full story with photos here
Laudato
Si:
108. The idea of promoting a different
cultural paradigm and employing technology as a mere instrument is nowadays
inconceivable. The technological paradigm has become so dominant that it would
be difficult to do without its resources and even more difficult to utilize
them without being dominated by their internal logic. It has become
countercultural to choose a lifestyle whose goals are even partly independent
of technology, of its costs and its power to globalize and make us all the
same. Technology tends to absorb
everything into its ironclad logic, and those who are surrounded with
technology "know full well that it moves forward in the final analysis
neither for profit nor for the well-being of the human race", that
"in the most radical sense of the term power is its motive - a lordship
over all". As a result, "man seizes hold of the naked elements
of both nature and human nature". Our capacity to make decisions, a
more genuine freedom and the space for each one's alternative creativity are
diminished.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 73
of Document on The
Liturgy
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Trinity Sunday
Exodus
34: Again
Moses went up the mountain and stood before God. God described himself:
"I am the Lord, a
God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in kindness and
faithfulness." When Moses came down from the mountain
the skin on his face was radiant after speaking with God.
Dear
God, we praise your tenderness and compassion
My
recording of this reading
Daniel
3.52-55: You are blest, Lord God of our fathers. To
you glory and praise for evermore. Blest your
glorious holy name. To you
glory and praise for evermore. You are blest in the
temple of your glory. To you
glory and praise for evermore. You are blest on the
throne of your kingdom. To
you glory and praise for evermore. You are blest who
gaze into the depths. To you
glory and praise for evermore. You are blest in the
firmament of heaven. To you
glory and praise for evermore.
Recording
2
Corinthians 13.1-13: Soon
I will be with you for a third time. What I ask is that you live the way God
wants you to live. So, grow in your Christian life. Help one another. Be
united. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. The
grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the friendship
of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, help me live the way you want me to live
Recording
John
3.13-17: Jesus
said to the religious leader: "The
Son of Man must be lifted up on a cross, as Moses lifted up the snake in the
desert, so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him". God
loved the world so much, that he gave his only Son, so that everyone
who believes in him may not be lost, but may have eternal life. For God sent
his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but so that through him the
world might be saved.
Jesus, only Son of God the Father, thank you for coming into this world.
Please help more and more people believe in you
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: As we grow older we try to better understand the history of our parents .... where were they born, how did they meet, family history etc. Today we try to better, albeit feebly, understand Who our Creator is: A Trinity of Persons whose basic quality is ... LOVE
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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For
some time I've been hoping and praying for someone to take over the job of
processing prisoners' mail ....previously done by two kind people who have
left HK. Yesterday morning I met someone on the street who said they will do
the job. Thank you 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
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 4th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guangdong
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 4th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Burundi
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 June 3
Letter in English from a local HK woman in prison for drug
trafficking charge ... how faith has greatly helped her - here.
Also a letter in English and Chinese from another local HK woman in prison for
drug trafficking ....warning others not to make the same mistake: English
Chinese
800kg
of cocaine seized off coast of Western Australia
Today
is the feast of the
Ugandan martyrs. I had the privilege of visiting Namugongo in
Jan 2016 - photo
In
this week after Pentecost,
please join me in praying the
Sequence of Pentecost each day
Laudato
Si:107.
It can be said that many problems of today's world stem from the tendency, at
times unconscious, to make the method and aims of science and technology an
epistemological paradigm which shapes the lives of individuals and the
workings of society. The effects of imposing this model on reality as a whole,
human and social, are seen in the deterioration of the environment, but this
is just one sign of a reductionism
which affects every aspect of human and social life. We have to accept
that technological products are not neutral, for they create a framework which
ends up conditioning lifestyles and shaping social possibilities along the
lines dictated by the interests of certain powerful groups. Decisions which
may seem purely instrumental are in reality decisions about the kind of
society we want to build.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 65
of Document on The
Liturgy
---------------------------
The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy
8: Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"Remember how the Lord your God
led you for 40 years in the wilderness,
to humble you, to test you, to know your inmost heart
- whether you would keep his commandments or not.
He humbled you, he fed you with manna,
to make you understand that we do not live on bread alone
but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.
Learn from this that the Lord your God was training you
as a man trains his child.
Keep the commandments of the Lord your God.
Follow his ways and reverence him.
When you become prosperous in the land that God is giving you,
do not become proud and say your own efforts have brought you success.
Take care and do not forget the Lord your God."
Dear
Lord, don't let me ever forget all you have done for me
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
4: At the end of this day I praise you, Lord,
for all your love and help. O people of the world, how long will you close
your hearts to God?
How long you will keep on chasing false goals? Lord, you have put into my heart
a joy that
cannot be obtained by big meals and plenty of wine. I will lie
down in peace and sleep comes at
once,
for you, Lord, make me dwell in safety and peace
Thank you, Lord, for your love
and help right through today
Listen
2
Thessalonians 1.1-5: From Paul, Silvanus and Timothy to the Church
in Thessalonika:
grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We take special pride in you because of your
perseverance,
despite persecutions and other troubles you have to face. People who refuse to accept the Good News are
facing an eternal penalty: to be excluded forever from the presence of the
Lord. So we pray that God will help you be the sort of
people he wants you to be. In this way our Lord Jesus Christ will be
glorified in you
Jesus, help me "keep going"
when trials come
Listen
Matthew
19.16-26: A young man asked Jesus
"Master, what do I have to do to get to Heaven?" Jesus replied "Keep the commandments:
do not kill; do not commit adultery; honor your father and mother;
care for others as much as you care about yourself". The young man said "I have kept all these
commandments.
What else do I need to do?" Jesus said "If you want to do something
really special with your life, go and sell all your possessions, give the
money to the poor,
then come and follow me as one of my disciples". When the young man heard these words he went
away sad,
because he was very rich.
Jesus then said to his disciples
"It is hard for a rich person to get to Heaven".
Jesus, don't let riches endanger my
eternal life
Listen
Reflection: We have only one life .... a blessing if we do something worthwhile while we're here
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Yesterday morning .... to clear my brain ....I went
for a swim at nearby Kowloon Park pool ....beautiful!
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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 3rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Gansu
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 3rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Chad
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Frid June 2
Pope: Matteo
Ricci took faith to China with dialogue and friendship
My neighbour? "Temple
Street Long" arrested !
In
this week after Pentecost,
please join me in praying the
Sequence of Pentecost each day
Laudato
Si:106.
The basic problem goes even deeper:
it is the way that humanity has taken up technology and its development according
to an undifferentiated and one-dimensional paradigm.
This paradigm exalts the concept of a subject who, using logical and rational
procedures, progressively approaches and gains control over an external
object. This subject makes every effort to establish the scientific and
experimental method, which in itself is already a technique of possession,
mastery and transformation. It is as if the subject were to find itself in the
presence of something formless, completely open to manipulation. Men and women
have constantly intervened in nature, but for a long time this meant being in
tune with and respecting the possibilities offered by the things themselves.
It was a matter of receiving what nature itself allowed, as if from its own
hand. Now, by contrast, we are the ones to lay our hands on things, attempting
to extract everything possible from them while frequently ignoring or
forgetting the reality in front of us. Human beings and material objects no
longer extend a friendly hand to one another; the relationship has become
confrontational. This has made it easy to accept the idea of infinite or
unlimited growth, which proves so attractive to economists, financiers and
experts in technology. It is based on the lie that there is an infinite supply
of the earth's goods, and this leads to the planet being squeezed dry beyond
every limit. It is the false notion that "an infinite quantity of energy
and resources are available, that it is possible to renew them quickly, and
that the negative effects of the exploitation of the natural order can be
easily absorbed".
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 64
of Document on The
Liturgy
---------------------------
The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy
7: Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"You are a people consecrated to the Lord your God.
It is you that the Lord our God has chosen
to be his very own people out of all the peoples on the earth.
But know this:
if the Lord set his heart on you and chose you,
it was not because you outnumbered other peoples.
In fact you were the least of all peoples.
It was for love of you and to keep his promise to our ancestors
that the Lord chose you.
Listen then to these ordinances, be true to them and observe them,
and in return the Lord your God will be true to you.
He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers.
He will bless the fruit of your body and the produce of your soil,
your corn, your wine, your oil, the issue of your cattle,
the young of your flock.
No man or woman among will shall be barren,
no male or female of your beasts infertile.
The Lord will keep all sickness far from you.
Be loyal then to the Lord
and have nothing to do with the religious practices
of the people you will conquer."
Dear
God, please help us to love you as we should
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
3: When people make fun of me for believing in
you, Lord,
I deeply remember how you are my help and my shield. Even when the whole world seems against me,
I can go to bed and sleep easy, knowing that you protect me. O Lord, please rescue me from people who plot
against me.
Lord our savior, please bless everyone who needs help.
Lord, thank you for your
protection and help
Listen
1
Thessalonians 5.19-28:
Let the Holy Spirit have a free reign in your
life.
Hold on to what is good. Avoid every form of evil. May the God of peace make you holy.
May you be kept safe in spirit, soul and body,
for the coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ. God has called you. He will not fail you.
Pray for us. Greet all the believers with the holy kiss.
Read this letter to all the believers. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you
Holy Spirit of Jesus, Holy Spirit of the
Father,
I open my life to you. My heart is yours
Listen
Matthew
19.13-15:
Some people brought their little children to
Jesus.
They hoped Jesus would put his hands on the children and bless them.
Jesus' disciples told the people to go away
and not bother Jesus.
But Jesus said "Don't prevent the little children from coming to
me". Then he put his hands on them and blessed
them.
Jesus, please help all children
to know you from their earliest days.
Please don't let parents prevent children from coming to you.
Listen
Reflection: Blessed are children whose parents teach them to pray
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Bus
companies will fare better
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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 2nd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Fujian
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 2nd of the month, Jesus please
bless the people of Central African Republic
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu June 1
I spent yesterday morning with a media team .... and in the afternoon and evening joined MercyHK's weekly gatherings for drug addicts at our Nathan Road and Temple Street centres
In
this week after Pentecost,
please join me in praying the
Sequence of Pentecost each day
June
- month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Jesus'
promises to St. Margaret Mary in 1675
Laudato
Si:105.
There is a tendency to believe that every increase in power means "an
increase of 'progress' itself", an advance in "security, usefulness,
welfare and vigour; an assimilation of new values into the stream of
culture", as if reality, goodness and truth automatically flow from
technological and economic power as such. The fact is that "contemporary
man has not been trained to use power well", because our
immense technological development has not been accompanied by a development in
human responsibility, values and conscience. Each age tends to have only a
meagre awareness of its own limitations. It is possible that we do not grasp
the gravity of the challenges now before us. "The risk is growing day by
day that man will not use his power as he should"; in effect, "power
is never considered in terms of the responsibility of choice which is inherent
in freedom" since its "only norms are taken from alleged necessity,
from either utility or security". But human beings are not
completely autonomous. Our freedom fades when it is handed over to the blind
forces of the unconscious, of immediate needs, of self-interest, and of
violence. In this sense, we stand naked and exposed in the face of our
ever-increasing power, lacking the wherewithal to control it. We have certain
superficial mechanisms, but we cannot claim to have a sound ethics, a culture
and spirituality genuinely capable of setting limits and teaching clear-minded
self-restraint.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on
Article 54
of Document on The
Liturgy
-------------------------
The Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy 6:
Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"Listen Israel. You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength.
Let these words I urge on you today
be written on your heart.
You shall repeat them to your children and say them
when you are resting in your house or going for a walk,
when you are lying down and when you get up.
You shall fasten them on your hand as a sign
and on your forehead as a circlet.
You shall write them on the doorposts of your house
and on your gates"
Dear
Lord, please help us to love you with all our hearts
My
recording of this reading
School motto: "Love God, Love Neighbour"
Psalm
2: Why are the nations revolting against God?
Why won't the nations accept God? O kings and rulers of the
nations, listen to God's voice.
Serve the Lord with love and honor. Blessed are the nations that love
the Lord
Let all the nations love you,
Lord. Let all the nations love you
Listen
1
Thessalonians 5.12-18: Respect your Christian leaders.
Be
at peace among yourselves. Warn idlers, give courage to people who are
struggling, care for the weak, and be patient with everyone. Never try to
take revenge. Focus on what is best for each other and for
the community. For all things give thanks to
God,
because this is what God expects you to do in Christ Jesus
Jesus, thank you for everything, even for
unhappy things
Listen
Matthew
19.1-9: One day some religious leaders put Jesus to
the test by asking him
"Is it against the Law of Moses for a man to divorce his wife?" Jesus replied "God created male and
female, for the two to become united as one body. What God has
united, no one should separate." The leaders then asked
"But why did Moses allow divorce?" Jesus replied "Moses allowed divorce
because people were so hard of heart. But divorce was not God's
plan. So I say to you, anyone who walks out on their
partner and marries someone else, is guilty of adultery".
Jesus, please help married
people stay together
Listen
Reflection: The Pauline Privilege The Petrine Privilege
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Very
hot weather in HK these days ....which means ...it's WATERMELON
time!
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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 1st 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 1st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Niger
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed May 31
Yesterday I was at Tai Lam women's prison for about 7 hours
.... sad to meet a number of new drug mules from other countries, some of them
young, some of them old, some of them who knew what they were doing (with
drugs in the body) and others who had no idea they were carrying drugs (in
their luggage).
In
this week after Pentecost,
please join me in praying the
Sequence of Pentecost each day
Laudato
Si:104.
Yet it must also be recognized that nuclear energy, biotechnology, information
technology, knowledge of our DNA, and many other abilities which we have
acquired, have given us tremendous power. More precisely, they have given
those with the knowledge, and especially the economic resources to use them,
an impressive dominance over the whole of humanity and the entire world. Never
has humanity had such power over itself, yet nothing ensures that it will be
used wisely, particularly when we consider how it is currently being used. We
need but think of the nuclear bombs dropped in the middle of the twentieth
century, or the array of technology which Nazism, Communism and other
totalitarian regimes have employed to kill millions of people, to say nothing
of the increasingly deadly arsenal of weapons available for modern warfare. In
whose hands does all this power lie, or will it eventually end up? It
is extremely risky for a small part of humanity to have it.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on
Article 53
of Document on The
Liturgy
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Feast of Visitation of
Mary to her cousin Elizabeth
Zephaniah 3.14-18: Shout
for joy, daughter of Zion, Israel, shout aloud! Rejoice, exult with all your
heart, daughter of Jerusalem! The Lord has repealed your sentence; he has
driven your enemies away. The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midst;
you have no more evil to fear. When that day comes, word will come to
Jerusalem: Zion, have no fear, do not let your hands fall limp. The
Lord your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult
with joy over you, he will renew you by his love; he will dance with shouts
of joy for you as on a day of festival.
My recording of this reading
Recording
Romans
12.9-13: Do not
let your love be superficial, but sincerely prefer good to evil. Have a family
love for each other, and a profound respect for each other. Persevere in your
love for the Lord and your service of the Lord. Hope will make you cheerful.
Do not give up when trials come. Keep on praying. Help people who are in need. Make
hospitality your special care.
Jesus, please help me grow in love. Help me love you and other people a bit
better
Recording
Luke
1.39-45: As soon
as she could and as quickly as she could, Mary went to Elizabeth's home in the
hills near Jerusalem. As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in
Elizabeth's womb jumped, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth
said to Mary "Of all women, you are the most blessed, and
blessed is the baby in your womb. Why should I be honored with a visit
from the mother of my Lord? Blessed are you for believing God's
promise"
Mary, blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your
womb, Jesus
Recording
My
reflection on the above Bible readings: Mary
got involved, from start to finish ***
Really
beautiful: The
Visit
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Last week at Lai Chi Kok men's prison a guard told me his
drug-sniffing Beagle brown and white dog is called "Doughnut"!
Yesterday at Tai Lam women's prison a guard told me that her Beagle is called
"Junkie"!
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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 31st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Tianjin
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 31st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Uganda
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, 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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