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by HK prison chaplain
胡頌恆神父
Fr John Wotherspoon
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Imitating
Pope Francis
Tues June 20
Prayers please for bail application at the High Court this
morning .... for an elderly internet scam victim tricked to bring drugs
to HK .... please pray that my letter on his behalf will help him be granted
bail. JESUS, PLEASE BLESS THIS BAIL APPLICATION!
June 22 hike to Big Wave Bay near Sai Kung ....Ferry
route map ....full info below on menu of June 18
Laudato
Si:
124.
Any approach to an integral ecology,
which by definition does not exclude human beings, needs
to take account of the value of labour, as Saint John Paul II wisely
noted in his Encyclical Laborem
Exercens. According to the biblical account of creation, God placed man
and woman in the garden he had created not only to preserve it ("keep")
but also to make it fruitful ("till"). Labourers and craftsmen thus
"maintain the fabric of the world". Developing the created world in
a prudent way is the best way of caring for it, as this means that we
ourselves become the instrument used by God to bring out the potential which
he himself inscribed in things: "The Lord created medicines out of the
earth, and a sensible man will not despise them".
Pope
asks we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 8
of Church in the
World
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
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Deuteronomy 32: The Song of Moses: Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; let the earth hear the words on my lips. May my teaching fall like the rain, my speech descend like the dew, like rain drops on the young green, like showers falling on the grass. For I shall praise the name of the Lord. O give glory to this God of ours! The Rock - his deeds are perfect, and all his ways are just, a faithful God, without deceit, a God who is right and just. Those whom he begot unblemished have become crooked, false, perverse. Is it thus you repay the Lord, O senseless and foolish people? Is he not your father who created you, he who made you, on whom you depend? Remember the days of old, consider the years that are past; ask you father and he will show you, ask your elders and they will tell you.
When the Most High
gave the nations their heritage
and disposed men according to his plan,
in fixing the boundaries of the nations
he thought first of Israel's sons.
For Israel was the Lord's possession,
Jacob the one he had chosen. God found him in a
wilderness,
in fearful, desolate wastes; he surrounded him, he lifted him up,
he kept him as the apple of his eye. Like an eagle that
watches its nest,
that hovers over its young,
so he spread his wings; he took him,
placed him on his outstretched wings.
The Lord alone was his guide
and no other god was with him.
Dear
Lord, thank you for life and all your love and care
01
02 03
Psalms
24-26: The Lord's is the earth and all its peoples.
It is the Lord who is Creator of the universe. May all hearts open their doors to the Lord.
Let him enter, the king of glory. Lord I hope in you all the day long.
Forgive my sins and help me walk in your truth.
God my savior, teach me your
way of truth
Listen
1
Timothy 6.3-10:
Some people, because of ignorance and pride,
have a craze for questioning and arguing about everything. Such a craze breeds jealousy and mistrust and
unending disputes. People who have a craving to be wealthy are a
prey to temptation.
They get trapped into all sorts of foolish and dangerous schemes which
ruin their lives. The love of money is the root of all evils. It
can cause people to leave the faith
Jesus, help me be content with a simple
lifestyle
Listen
Matthew
26.17-29:
On Passover Eve, Jesus ate a last meal with
his apostles.
While they were eating, Jesus told them he knew he would be betrayed by
one of them. He told Judas he knew he was the betrayer. Then Jesus took some bread,
blessed it and gave it to his apostles saying "Take this and eat it.
This is my body". Then he took a cup of wine,
blessed it and gave it to them saying
"Take this and drink it. This is my blood".
Jesus, please help me understand how bread and
wine become your body and blood when Christians celebrate the Eucharist
Listen
Reflection: The Eucharist makes the Incarnation present in every age
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In previous years I was at the High Court almost on a
weekly basis .....but tomorrow will be my first time this year!
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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 20th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Sichuan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 20th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Sudan
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 20
After morning Cantonese Mass at Yau Ma Tai and midday English
Mass at the Dr Jesus Centre for a special group of domestic workers, I spent
much time yesterday afternoon on prison-related jobs. Either tomorrow or
Wednesday I'm hoping to support the application of an elderly drug mule for
bail. Case not yet listed. My support letter for his bail application is
here
Laudato
Si:
123.
The culture of relativism is the same disorder which drives one person to take
advantage of another, to treat others as mere objects, imposing forced labour
on them or enslaving them to pay their debts. The same kind of thinking leads
to the sexual exploitation of children and abandonment of the elderly who no
longer serve our interests. It is also the mindset of those who say: Let us
allow the invisible forces of the market to regulate the economy, and consider
their impact on society and nature as collateral damage. In
the absence of objective truths or sound principles other than the
satisfaction of our own desires and immediate needs, what limits can be placed
on human trafficking, organized crime, the drug trade, commerce in blood
diamonds and the fur of endangered species? Is it not the same
relativistic logic which justifies buying the organs of the poor for resale or
use in experimentation, or eliminating children because they are not what
their parents wanted? This same "use and throw away" logic generates
so much waste, because of the disordered desire to consume more than what is
really necessary. We should not think that political efforts or the force of
law will be sufficient to prevent actions which affect the environment
because, when the culture itself is corrupt and objective truth and
universally valid principles are no longer upheld, then laws can only be seen
as arbitrary impositions or obstacles to be avoided.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 7
of Church in the
World
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy
31: Moses said to the
people:
"I am 120 years old and can no longer come and go as I will.
The Lord has told me I will not cross the Jordan."
Moses then said to Joshua in the presence of all the people:
"Be strong, stand firm. you are going with this people
into the land promised by the Lord.
The Lord himself will lead you; he will be with you;
he will not fail you or desert you.
Have no fear; do not be disheartened by anything."
Dear
Lord, please help me remember that you are with me every day. Please don't let anything or anyone dishearten me
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
23: The Lord is my
shepherd, there is nothing I
shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit. He guides me along the right path. He is true
to his name.
If I should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and your staff; with these you give me
comfort. You have prepared a banquet for me in the
sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil. My cup is overflowing. Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord's own house shall I dwell for ever
and ever.
Thank you, Lord, for being my
good shepherd
Listen
1
Timothy 5.19-23: Never accept an accusation brought against a
church elder unless it is supported by two or three witnesses. If an elder
is at fault, reprimand him publicly as a warning to others. Be fair to everyone and never be influenced by
favoritism. As regards your frequent illnesses, I suggest
you give up drinking only water, and have a little wine for the sake of
your digestion
Jesus, help church
workers to be fair
and impartial
Listen
Matthew
26.1-16: A few days before the Passover festival,
the religious leaders kept looking for a way to arrest Jesus and have him
put to death. Jesus knew what was happening. He
told his disciples
"In a few days I will be crucified". During these days Jesus had a
meal at the home of Simon the leper.
At the meal, a woman put expensive burial oil on Jesus'
head.
The woman understood that Jesus was soon to die. One of Jesus' 12 apostles, Judas
Iscariot, went to the religious leaders
and offered to help them arrest Jesus at a convenient time.
The leaders paid Judas 30 pieces of silver.
Judas looked for an opportunity to arrange the arrest.
Jesus, please forgive me for the times when I have not been faithful to you
Listen
Reflection: Total contrast ... the action of the woman vs the action of Judas
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Gold
Coast Suns demolished by Carlton
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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 19th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Shanxi
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 19th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Haiti
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun June 18
This is to confirm that on Thursday June 22, Dragon Boat holiday, I
will, "Please God", go to Big
Wave Bay near Sai Kung. Plan is to take 8.30am ferry from Ma
Liu Shui pier (15 mins walk from University MTR station) ... to Wong
Shek Pier (a trip of about 2 hours) ... then walk for about 90 mins to Big
Wave Bay .....for swim ... and lunch at beach canteen ...then walk about 90 mins to Sai
Long Beach....then walk 45 mins to Sai Wan Ting for taxi to Sai Kung.
Photos of beaches on this
previous hike to Big Wave Bay. HK readers most welcome to come and bring
friends (who can walk for 4 hours!)!
Advance
weather forecast for June 22 is good!
Meet at Ma Liu Shui pier before 8.30am.
Basics: umbrella, hat, water and a little bit of food. Ferry
route map
Photos
of Hike to Big Wave Bay on HK Island May 26
This
article goes well with the theme of good leadership in today's Gospel and 1
Peter readings: Johnson
and Trump destroying faith in the law
Laudato
Si:
122. A misguided anthropocentrism leads to
a misguided lifestyle. In the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, I
noted that the practical relativism typical of our age is "even more
dangerous than doctrinal relativism". When human beings place
themselves at the centre, they give absolute priority to immediate convenience
and all else becomes relative. Hence we should not be surprised to find, in
conjunction with the omnipresent technocratic paradigm and the cult of
unlimited human power, the rise of a relativism which sees everything as
irrelevant unless it serves one's own immediate interests. There is a logic in
all this whereby different attitudes can feed on one another, leading
to environmental degradation and social decay.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 4
of Church in the
World
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 11
Exodus 19.2-6:
Psalm
100: Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing for joy. Know that he, the Lord, is God. He made us, we
belong to him.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Go within his gates, giving thanks.
Enter his temple with songs of praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name. Indeed, how good is the Lord,
eternal his merciful love.
He is faithful from age to age.
Dear Lord, please help us to
serve you with gladness
Listen
1
Peter 5.1-4:
To those of you who are elders I say: I am an
elder myself,
a witness to the sufferings of Christ. Be good shepherds of the flock that God has
entrusted to you.
Watch over it, not simply as a duty, or for sordid money,
but gladly, because that's what God wants you to do. Never be a dictator over any group that is in your charge,
but be an example that the whole flock can follow. When the Chief Shepherd appears,
you will be given the crown of unfading glory
Jesus, help pastors and elders be good
shepherds
Listen
Matthew
9.35-37: Jesus went to many towns and villages.
In the local prayer halls he taught people
the Good News of God's kingdom.
He healed all sorts of diseases and sicknesses. He felt sorry for the ordinary people
because they were like sheep without a shepherd
- leaderless, exploited, and feeling
hopeless. He said to his friends:
"So many people don't have good leaders.
Pray to God to send good leaders".
Jesus, many countries have bad leaders.
Please help every country to have good leaders
Listen
Reflection: Let's daily pray for the leaders in one part of the world ...e.g. Sunday I pray for Africa's leaders; Monday for leaders of Europe etc
Reflection by Fr Peter: English Chinese
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Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
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Hour
of Love HK radio program 8.30
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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A
few days ago I met a man recently released after 29 (!) years in prison in HK.
His happiness is a tiny, microscopic reflection of what it will be like when
we are released from Earth and enter Heaven!
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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 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 Haiti
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 17
PHOTOS: 191
Temple Street, Jordan .... being renovated to become a
canteen
SCMP
article on closure of O.M.I. Po Yan Primary School
Laudato
Si:
121.
We need to develop a new synthesis
capable of overcoming the false arguments of recent centuries.
Christianity, in fidelity to its own identity and the rich deposit of truth
which it has received from Jesus Christ, continues to reflect on these issues
in fruitful dialogue with changing historical situations. In doing so, it
reveals its eternal newness.]
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 4
of Church in the
World
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy
29-30: Moses called the whole
of Israel together and said to them:
"Keep the words of this covenant and observe them
and you will thrive in all you do.
Let there be no man or woman among you,
no clan or tribe, whose heart turns away from the Lord your God
to go and serve the gods of the nations.
If ever you are scattered from the land God is giving you,
God will bring you back when your hearts turn back to him.
The Lord will circumcise your hearts
until you love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul.
This law I enjoin on you today is not beyond your strength
or beyond your reach.
It is not in heaven, so that you need to wonder
'who will go up to heaven for us and bring it down to us
so that we may hear it and keep it?'
Nor is it beyond the seas, so that you need to wonder
'who will cross the sea for us and bring it back to us,
so that we may hear it and keep it?'
No, the Word is very near to you.
It is in your mouth and in your heart for your observance.
See, today I set before you life and prosperity,
death and disaster.
If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God,
if you love the Lord your God and follow his ways,
if you keep his commandments, his laws, his customs,
you will live and increase,
and the Lord your God will bless you
in the land which you are entering to make your own.
But if your heart strays, if you refuse to listen,
if you let yourself be drawn into worshipping other gods
and serving them,
I tell you today, you will most certainly perish;
you will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan
to enter and possess.
I call heaven and earth to witness against you today:
I set before you life or death, blessing or curse.
Choose life, then, so that you and your descendants
may live in the love of the Lord your God,
obeying his voice, clinging to him.
For in this your life consists,
and on this depends your long stay in the land
which the Lord swore to your fathers
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob he would give them"
Dear
Lord, please help more and more people
to choose life and blessings...and not to turn their backs on you
01
02 03
04
Psalm
22: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
I call to you for help, but day and night you give no reply. I am a worm and not a man.
Everyone who sees me makes fun of me. They taunt me: "He trusted in the
Lord, why doesn't the Lord help him?" Like water I am poured out, my bones no longer
connected.
My throat is parched, my tongue sticks to my jaws. Many evil people attack me.
They make holes in my hands and my feet.
They await my death. They divide my clothing among them,
they throw a dice for my robe. Yet I know Lord, that you are good and
holy.
I know how you heard the cries of our ancestors and you helped them.
It was you who took me from the womb
and entrusted me to my mother's breast.
To you I was committed from my birth,
from my mother's womb you have been my God. Lord, I trust in you even now.
I trust you will not scorn my prayer. Even now I praise you as my Creator.
May all the nations know and worship you.
Lord, please help people who
are in big trouble right now,
especially people whose lives are in danger
Listen
1
Timothy 5.1-14: Do not speak harshly to
a man older than yourself, but advise him as you would your own father. Treat
younger men
as brothers.
Treat older women as you would your mother. Treat
younger women with
propriety, as if they were your sisters. Be considerate to widows. If a widow wishes to
be enrolled as a church worker, she must be at least 60 years old, the
wife of one husband. As regards young
widows, it's best if
they re-marry
Jesus, help church workers to be
kind and caring
Listen
Luke 2.39-52 (for
feast of Immaculate Heart of Mary): Joseph
and Mary moved back to their own town of Nazareth. The child Jesus was filled
with wisdom as he grew older. Each year Joseph and Mary would take Jesus
to Jerusalem for the celebration of the Passover. When Jesus was 12
years old, they went to Jerusalem as usual. But when their traveling group
left Jerusalem, Jesus stayed behind without his parents knowing it. They
presumed he was somewhere with the group. When they couldn't find him, they
went back to Jerusalem to look for him. After 2 days, they found him, in
the Temple, listening to the religion teachers and asking them questions.
People who heard him were astounded at his intelligence. His mother said to
him "My child, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been
really worried about you". Jesus replied "Why were you looking for
me? Didn't you know that I must be concerned with my Father's work?"
But they didn't understand what he meant. He went with them to Nazareth and
lived under their authority. His
mother stored all these things in her heart
Jesus, please help all "lost children" to be found!
Listen
Reflection on the above Gospel: Mary got involved, from start to finish
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Yesterday morning I went to Kowloon Park pool for a
lovely swim ....and tried for the first time spending a few minutes under the
waterfall in the pool ....great for head and shoulders!
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri June 16
Feast
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
"Over the top" - the love in Jesus' heart (John W)
AUD$1.7m
drug bust - well done authorities in Canada and Australia! And New
Zealand! .... this
one also from Canada!
Climate
change and hard right are linked - George Monbiot
Laudato
Si:
120.
Since everything is interrelated, concern
for the protection of nature is also incompatible with the justification of
abortion. How can we genuinely teach the importance of concern for
other vulnerable beings, however troublesome or inconvenient they may be, if
we fail to protect a human embryo, even when its presence is uncomfortable and
creates difficulties? "If personal and social sensitivity towards the
acceptance of the new life is lost, then other forms of acceptance that are
valuable for society also wither away".
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 4
of Church in the
World
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Readings from Feast
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
2
Corinthians 5.14-19: The
love of Christ is like a
tsunami. It overwhelms
us and sweeps us away when we remember how Jesus
died for everyone. God, through Christ, has repaired his friendship with
humanity. We must spread the news of this reconciliation.
"And when I think, that God his Son not sparing, sent him to die, I
scarce can take it in" -
from "How Great Thou Art"
My recording of this reading
Ephesians
3.14-21: This is what I
pray, kneeling before the Father from whom every family, whether spiritual or
natural, takes it name: May he give you power through his Spirit, for
your hidden self to grow strong. May Christ live in your hearts through faith.
Planted in love and built on love, may you continually focus
on the
love of Christ, until your life is filled
with that love.
Glory be to him whose power working in us, can do infinitely more
than we can ask or imagine. Glory be to him from generation to generation in
the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen
Recording
Matthew
11.25-30: One day Jesus
prayed: Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I am joyfully amazed at the way
simple people understand and accept what I'm saying, while proud and clever
people miss the plot. And he said to the ordinary people: Come to me, all you
who are treated unfairly by unjust religious laws. I will give you peace and
justice. Learn from me, and you will know peace, for
I am gentle and humble of heart.
Jesus, please help people who are suffering from unjust religious laws
John
19.31-37: The next day was
the Passover. To prevent the bodies remaining on the crosses during the
Passover, the soldiers broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus. But
when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead. Instead of
breaking his legs, they
pierced his side with a spear.
Immediately there came out blood and water. And so the Scriptures were
fulfilled "Not one of his bones will be broken" and "They will
look on the one they have pierced".
Jesus, please help me understand how blood and water are symbols of the
Eucharist and Baptism
Recording
Reflection on the above Bible readings:
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu June 15
Student
with autism sent to rehabilitation centre for desecrating flags
On Thursday June 22, Dragon Boat holiday, I hope to go to Big
Wave Bay near Sai Kung. Confirmation of this trip will depend on the weather
and other factors, but tentative plan is to take 8.30am ferry from Ma
Liu Shui pier (15 mins walk from University MTR station) ... to Wong
Shek Pier (a trip of about 2 hours) ... then walk for about 90 mins to Big
Wave Bay .....for swim and lunch ...then walk about 90 mins to Sai
Long Beach....then walk 45 mins to Sai Wan Ting for taxi to Sai Kung.
Photos of beaches on this
previous hike to Big Wave Bay. HK readers most welcome to come and bring
friends (who can walk for 4 hours!)!
Advance
weather forecast for June 22 is good!
Laudato
Si:
119. Nor must the critique of a misguided
anthropocentrism underestimate the importance of interpersonal relations. If
the present ecological crisis is one small sign of the ethical, cultural and
spiritual crisis of modernity, we
cannot presume to heal our relationship with nature and the environment
without healing all fundamental human relationships. Christian thought
sees human beings as possessing a particular dignity above other creatures; it
thus inculcates esteem for each person and respect for others. Our openness to
others, each of whom is a "thou" capable of knowing, loving and
entering into dialogue, remains the source of our nobility as human persons. A
correct relationship with the created world demands that we not weaken this
social dimension of openness to others, much less the transcendent dimension
of our openness to the "Thou" of God. Our relationship with the
environment can never be isolated from our relationship with others and with
God. Otherwise, it would be nothing more than romantic individualism dressed
up in ecological garb, locking us into a stifling immanence.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 3 of
Church in the World
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The Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy 27-28:
Moses' teaching:
"Be silent, Israel, and listen.
Today you have become a people for the Lord your God.
A curse on anyone who breaks the commandments of the Lord.
Blessings on everyone who keeps the commandments of the Lord.
If you obey the voice of the Lord your God
you will be blessed in the town and blessed in the country.
Blessed will be the fruit of your body, the fruit of your soil,
the issue of your livestock.
Blessed will you be coming in, and blessed going out.
But if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God,
you will be accursed in the town and accursed in the country.
Accursed will be the fruit of your body, the fruit of your soil
and the issue of your livestock."
Dear
God, please help us to obey your words ... and be blessed
01
02
Psalms
20-21: May the Lord protect and help you,
may he give you your heart's desire
and fulfil every one of your plans. Some trust in chariots or horses,
but we trust in the Lord.
Lord, may our plans and hopes
be acceptable to you.
Please bless our plans
Listen
1Timothy
4.12-16: Do not let people disregard you because you
are young.
Be an example to all the believers in the way you speak and act. You have in you a spiritual gift which was
given you when the church elders prayed over you with the laying on
of hands.
Do not let this gift go unused. Take great care about what you do and what you
teach.
In this way you will save both yourself and those who listen to you
Jesus, help me be a good example to
other people
Listen
Matthew
25.31-46: Jesus said to his disciples:
When I come in glory at the end of the world,
all peoples of all times will be gathered in front of me. I will separate them, like a
shepherd separates sheep from goats.
I will place the sheep on my right, the goats on my left. I will say to those on my right
"Come and enter my kingdom.
For I was hungry, and you gave me food.
I was thirsty, and you gave me drink.
I was a stranger, and you made me welcome.
I was naked, and you clothed me.
I was sick, and you visited me.
I was in prison, and you came to see me".
Then those good people on my right will say
"Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you?
When did we see you thirsty and give you a drink?
When did we see you a stranger and welcome you,
naked and clothe you, sick or in prison, and visit you?" I will answer
"Each time you helped and cared for a poor person,
you helped and cared for me".
Then I will say to those on my
left
"Go away from me and join Satan and his angels in hell. For I was hungry, and you never
gave me food.
I was thirsty, and you never gave me anything to drink.
I was a stranger, and you never made me welcome,
naked, and you never clothed me,
sick and in prison, and you never visited me". Those on my left will then ask
"Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, a stranger or naked,
sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?" I will answer
"Each time you refused to help and care for a poor person,
you refused to help and care for me". Those on the left will then go to
eternal punishment.
Those on the right will go to eternal life.
Jesus, please help me do more for poor people.
Make me understand that when I help a poor person, I help you
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02 03
04
Reflection: Jesus is not going to ask if we went to church (though that's important) or if we kept the 10 Commandments (also important) but ...did we help poor people!
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Yesterday morning someone asked me what I thought of the really
heavy rain during the night.....to which I replied I never heard it ...was
having extra sound sleep after long day in Lai Chi Kok prison!
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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 15th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed June 14
Yesterday I was at Lai Chi Kok men's prison from 10am to 5pm
yesterday ....spending time (no pun intended) with dozens of prisoners ....
and one new experience for me: I helped an elderly man from overseas fill out
an application form for bail .... on a slightly complicated form ... my
first time to see such a form .... to go my letter offering him bail
accommodation and surety ... as I have done for about 20 others over the past
10 years or so. Man is one of several elderly people recently tricked on line
to bring drugs to HK .... a real tragedy.
Laudato
Si:
118.
This situation has led to a constant schizophrenia, wherein a technocracy
which sees no intrinsic value in lesser beings coexists with the other
extreme, which sees no special value in human beings. But one cannot prescind
from humanity. There can be no renewal
of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself.
There can be no ecology without an adequate anthropology. When the human
person is considered as simply one being among others, the product of chance
or physical determinism, then "our overall sense of responsibility
wanes". A misguided anthropocentrism need not necessarily yield to
"biocentrism", for that would entail adding yet another imbalance,
failing to solve present problems and adding new ones. Human beings cannot be
expected to feel responsibility for the world unless, at the same time, their
unique capacities of knowledge, will, freedom and responsibility are
recognized and valued. (my
comment: this document is too long! Lot of repetition! Should be shorter and
simpler!!!)
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 2
of Church
in World
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy 26:
Moses' teaching:
"When you enter
the land the Lord your God is giving you,
you must take the first-fruits of your produce
to the priest then in office and say.
'Today I declare to the Lord my God
that I have come to the land
the Lord swore to our fathers he would give us.'
After the priest receives your offering, you must declare:
'My father was a wandering Aramaean. He went down to Egypt to find refuge there, few in number.
But then he became a nation, great and strong.
The Egyptians ill-treated us, they gave us no peace
and inflicted harsh slavery on us.
But we called on the Lord our God who heard our voice
and saw our misery, toil and oppression.
The Lord our God then brought us out of Egypt
with mighty hand and outstretched arm, with signs and wonders.
He brought us here and gave us this land,
a land where milk and honey flow. So I now bring the first-fruits of my produce
that you, Lord, have given me'.
You are then to share these gifts with your household
and with the Levite and stranger who live among you."
Dear
Lord, help me to show gratitude for all your gifts,
by sharing what I have with those less fortunate than I
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02
Psalm
19: The heavens proclaim the glory of God,
the starry skies are the work of his hands. The stars can't speak, but they are
God's handwriting.
The sun is God's love shining on the whole world. The universe is a masterpiece, and so is God's
law
which shines in our hearts.
The precepts of the Lord
enlighten our lives
each day.
The law of the Lord gives joy and wisdom to our hearts. The decrees of the Lord are to be desired more
than gold,
they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. But often we are unaware of our
errors.
Lord, please protect us from making mistakes.
Lord, may the words of my mouth
and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you
Listen
1
Timothy 4.8-10: It's good to keep fit physically, and even
more important to keep fit spiritually. We have put our trust in the living God. He is
the savior of the whole human race, especially of believers
Jesus, may I keep fit, physically and
spiritually
Listen
Matthew
24.9-44: Jesus spoke to his disciples about the
future:
"On account of my name you will be hated, tortured and killed.
But the Good News of the kingdom will spread to every nation
before the end of the world. At the end of the world, the sun
and moon will stop shining.
Stars will fall from the sky. Then the sign of the Son of Man
will appear in the sky
and all peoples will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds
with power and glory.
He will send his angels with a loud trumpet
to gather good people from all parts of the earth. Therefore you should
live a good life,
and you will have nothing to fear on your last day."
Jesus, please help me be a good person
Listen
Reflection: Many Bible commentators say that the sign of the Jesus that will appear in the sky is his Cross
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At Lai Chi Kok MTR station yesterday I saw someone
wearing a t-shirt with the words "Cultivate Curiosity"!
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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 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, 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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