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by HK prison chaplain
胡頌恆神父
Fr John Wotherspoon
O.M.I.
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Imitating
Pope Francis
Tues June 27
Yesterday I was at Lo Wu women's prison from 10am to
3pm ... before going to nearby St Paul's retreat house for the monthly O.M.I.
overnight meeting. When the meeting finishes at midday today, I hope to go
back to Lo Wu for a few more hours.
Prayers please for a 40 year old women in intensive care in a
HK hospital. I anointed her and prayed for her healing on Sunday night. JESUS,
PLEASE HEAL MARGARET!
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Joshua
4: After the Israelites
crossed the Jordan River,
Joshua selected 12 men, one from each tribe,
and told them to get 12 stones from the middle of the Jordan. The 12 stones
were set up at Gilgal, east of Jericho, as a reminder of how God had helped the Israelites
cross the river. When children in the
future asked "What do these stones mean?"
parents were to answer:
"The waters of the Jordan separated and stopped flowing
when the Lord's Sacred Chest entered the river.
These 12 stones are a permanent reminder of this." As soon as
the
Israelites had finished crossing the Jordan,
its waters immediately started flowing again.
Dear
Lord, please don't let me ever forget
the many times you have helped me cross "Jordan" rivers
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
32: Happy is the person whose sin is forgiven.
For a while I refused to ask for forgiveness,
and my body paid the penalty. But then I said "Lord, forgive me"
and my spirit and body revived.
Lord, when I do wrong, please give me the grace to say sorry and ask forgiveness
Listen
2
Timothy 2.2-9:
You have heard
everything I teach in public. Hand it on to reliable people so that they
in turn will be able to teach others. Put up with your share
of difficulties like a good soldier of Christ Jesus, like an athlete who
keeps all the rules, like a hard-working farmer. Remember the Good News
that I carry: "Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race
of David". On account of this Good
News I am chained up like a criminal.
But no-one can chain up the Good News
Jesus, help people who
are in prison on account of the Good News
Listen
Matthew
27.1-26:
Early in the morning, the religious leaders
had Jesus bound with ropes.
They then took him to Pilate, the Roman governor. The leaders accused
Jesus of many crimes.
To the governor's amazement, Jesus remained silent. The leaders persuaded
the crowd to demand
the execution of Jesus. They called out to Pilate "Crucify him".
Pilate asked "Why? What has
he done wrong?"
The crowd shouted all the louder "Crucify him. Crucify him". Pilate then washed his hands in
front of the crowd and said
"I am innocent of this man's blood".
The crowd shouted "His blood be on us and on our children". Pilate then ordered Jesus to be
scourged and crucified.
Jesus, help people who are condemned to death
Listen
Reflection: The crowd in today's Gospel are not the same people who escorted Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Today's crowd ...who just happened (?) to be at Pilate's court at 6am, are likely to have been a "rent-a-crowd" group for the occasion
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At Lo Wu prison yesterday I saw the day's supply of
vegetables in a lower ground location ...a huge supply of tomatoes, potatoes,
carrots etc....for 1,200 prisoners. Then as I left that area through a
door I noticed a lonely carrot on the ground ....and felt sorry for it
....thinking it had been dropped ....but then when I looked more closely I saw
it was not a carrot .... but a red door stop!!!
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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 27th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Tibet
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 27th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Tanzania
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 26
Yesterday morning after my 8.30 Cantonese Mass at St Paul's Parish in Yau Ma Tei I concelebrated the 10am Mass for the parish feast day ....then had 12noon English Mass at the Dr Jesus Centre for a special group of domestic helpers. Long time since I had 3 Masses on one day. And I'm due to have same 3 Masses this coming Sunday!
Today I'm hoping to visit Lo Wu women's prison ....before going to the overnight monthly O.M.I. retreat at nearby St Paul's retreat centre in Sheung Shui.
Letter
from local HK man in prison for drug trafficking ... set up to collect parcel
of drugs: English
Chinese
Laudato
Si:
130.
In the philosophical and theological vision of the human being and of creation
which I have presented, it is clear that the human person, endowed with reason
and knowledge, is not an external factor to be excluded. While human
intervention on plants and animals is permissible when it pertains to the
necessities of human life, the Catechism
of the Catholic Church teaches that experimentation
on animals is morally acceptable only "if it remains within
reasonable limits (and) contributes to caring for or saving human
lives". The Catechism firmly
states that human power has limits and that "it is contrary to human
dignity to cause animals to suffer or die needlessly". All such use
and experimentation "requires a religious respect for the integrity of
creation".
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My
reflection on Article 12
of Church in the
World
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Joshua
3: Instructed by the Lord,
Joshua told the people to go to the bank of the Jordan River.
He told the priests carrying the Sacred Chest
to stand in the river on the edge of the water.
As soon as the feet of the priests touched the water,
the river stopped flowing.
The people then went across the dry river bed towards Jericho.
Dear God,
please help me to cross rivers of difficulty, doubt, conflict etc
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
31: Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in
distress.
My eyes are full of tears, my heart full of sorrow. Everyone makes fun of me. My friends don't want to know me.
Save me, Lord, from this mess. I praise you Lord, for you protect those who trust you.
You keep them safe from slander and lies. Be strong, let your heart take
courage,
all you who trust in the Lord
I trust in you, Lord. My life
is in your hands
Listen
2
Timothy 1.6-8: I remind you to fan into a flame the gift that
God gave you
when I prayed over you with the laying on of hands. God's gift was not a spirit of timidity, but
the Spirit of power,
and love and self-control. Never be ashamed of witnessing to the Lord.
Like me and with me, put up with hardships for the sake of the Good News
Jesus, help me put up with hardships for the
sake of the Good News
Listen
Matthew
26.69-75: Peter went to the place where the religious
leaders had Jesus on trial.
A young woman in the courtyard of the place said to him
"You are a friend of the Galilean". In front of the woman and people
around her
Peter said "I don't know what you're talking about". Peter went to the gateway of the
place, where another woman said to people around her "This man is a
friend of the Galilean".
Peter replied strongly "I don't know the man". Not long after this a group of
people said to Peter
"You are his friend. We can tell by your Galilean accent". Then Peter even more strongly
replied "I do not know the man". At that very moment, a rooster
crowed.
Peter remembered Jesus' words "Before the rooster crows, you will
deny me three times". Peter went outside and wept loudly.
Jesus, please help me not to deny you. Give me courage to say "I am a Christian"
Reflection: For the rest of his life, Peter was not really keen on hearing a rooster crow?
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Gold
Coast Suns won yesterday!
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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 26th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Xinjiang
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 26th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Ivory
Coast
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 25
Today's menu has 3 sports reports!
Football
champions of Chinese heritage!
HK
swimmer wins more gold. Her great uncle was an O.M.I. priest
Laudato
Si:
129.
In order to continue providing employment, it is imperative to promote an
economy which favours productive diversity and business creativity. For
example, there is a great variety of small-scale food production systems which
feed the greater part of the world's peoples, using a modest amount of land
and producing less waste, be it in small agricultural parcels, in orchards and
gardens, hunting and wild harvesting or local fishing. Economies of scale,
especially in the agricultural sector, end up forcing smallholders to sell
their land or to abandon their traditional crops. Their attempts to move to
other, more diversified, means of production prove fruitless because of the
difficulty of linkage with regional and global markets, or because the
infrastructure for sales and transport is geared to larger businesses. Civil
authorities have the right and duty to adopt clear and firm measures in
support of small producers and differentiated production. To ensure economic
freedom from which all can effectively benefit, restraints occasionally have
to be imposed on those possessing greater resources and financial power. To
claim economic freedom while real conditions
bar many people from actual access to it, and while possibilities for
employment continue to shrink, is to practise a doublespeak which brings
politics into disrepute. Business is a noble vocation, directed to producing
wealth and improving our world. It can be a fruitful source of prosperity for
the areas in which it operates, especially if it sees the creation of jobs as
an essential part of its service to the common good.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 11
of Church in the
World
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c.f. readings for Sunday 12
Jeremiah 18-20: Some officials decided to get rid of
Jeremiah.
They did not want to listen to his message any more.
"Come on," they said, "let us make a case against
him." Jeremiah prayed to God:
"Lord, you know that people are plotting against me.
Please help me and keep me safe." One of the Temple priests had Jeremiah beaten
and put in stocks for a day near the Temple. Again Jeremiah prayed to God:
"You have seduced me, Lord.
You have told me to proclaim a harsh message for the people. This has made me a
laughing-stock.
Being your messenger has caused me insult all the day long. At one stage I even thought of not speaking
your message any more.
But then I felt a fire burning in my heart. I could not stop thinking of you. I just had to speak your message."
Lord, please increase my
love for you. Please give me more courage to speak your message to my
family, friends and people I meet
My
recording of this reading
A "laughing stock"
Psalms
69-70: Save me, O God, for the waters have risen to
my neck.
I am sinking fast and can't keep afloat much longer. So many people hate me without
cause.
I have no more strength to resist them. May my situation not cause anyone to lose
faith in you.
May people realize that it is for your sake that I am taunted. Taunts have broken my heart.
No one shows me any compassion. For food they give me poison.
In my thirst they give me vinegar to drink. Lord, do not hide your face from your servant.
Answer quickly for I am in distress. You are my rescuer, my help, O God.
O Lord, do not delay to help me.
O God come to our
assistance. Lord make haste to help us
Romans
5.12-21:
Through one man, Adam, the virus of sin
entered the world,
and sin infected everyone with death. Through one man, Jesus, the divine anti-virus
of grace entered the world, and brought the gift of eternal life to
everyone who allows it to be installed in their heart. The divine anti-virus of grace is more
powerful than any sin virus
Jesus, please download and install in my heart
your anti-virus program of grace
Listen
Matthew
10.17-42: Jesus said to his apostles
"Because you follow me and speak my message,
therefore you will be arrested and put in prison. But don't worry about what to say for your
defence.
What to say will be given you by the Holy Spirit. Boldly proclaim my message
and do not be afraid of persecution. Take up your cross and follow me.
Anyone who does not take up his cross and follow me
is not worthy of me."
Jesus, please give me more
courage
Listen
Reflection: 700 Christians murdered in Nigeria
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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Brisbane
Lions won last Friday 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 25th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Ningxia
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 25th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Lesotho
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 24 Birthday
of John the Baptist
He was 6 months older than Jesus
I spent a large part of yesterday working on an updated bail application for an elderly man tricked on line to bring drugs to HK. In the afternoon I took part in an interview and street walk with students and staff of Fanling Caritas Chan Chun Ha Secondary School
Meanwhile at 191 Temple Street, MercyHK Director Eddie Chan and Team had a final planning meeting before work gets underway to set up MercyHK Canteen .... which Please God will open by September.
Laudato
Si:
128.
We were created with a vocation to work. The goal should not be that
technological progress increasingly replace human work, for this would be
detrimental to humanity. Work is a necessity, part of the meaning of life on
this earth, a path to growth, human development and personal fulfilment.
Helping the poor financially must always be a provisional solution in the face
of pressing needs. The broader objective should always be to allow them a
dignified life through work. Yet the
orientation of the economy has favoured a kind of technological progress in
which the costs of production are reduced by laying off workers and replacing
them with machines. This is yet another way in which we can end up
working against ourselves. The loss of jobs also has a negative impact on the
economy "through the progressive erosion of social capital: the network
of relationships of trust, dependability, and respect for rules, all of which
are indispensable for any form of civil coexistence". In other
words, "human costs always include economic costs, and economic
dysfunctions always involve human costs". To
stop investing in people, in order to gain greater short-term financial gain,
is bad business for society.
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c.f. Readings for Birthday of John the Baptist
Isaiah
46-49: The Lord called me before I
was born. From
my mother's womb he knew my name. While I was thinking that I had toiled
in vain, all the while my cause was with the Lord. The Lord who formed me in the
womb and assigned me to rescue his people, that same Lord said to me: 'I
will make you the light of the nations, so that my salvation will reach to the
ends of the earth'. The Lord also says to his people: "Does a woman forget
her baby, or a mother the child within her womb? Yet even if these forget, I
will never forget you".
Lord, please help me understand how you loved me even before I was born.
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
139: O Lord, you search me and
you know me. You know my resting and my rising. You know exactly what's going on
in my life, all my ways are an open book to you. Before ever a word is on my
tongue, you know, O Lord, what I'm going to say. Your knowledge is beyond my
understanding, too high, beyond my reach. It
was you who created my being, knit me together in my mother's womb. I
thank you for the wonder of my life, for the wonders of all your creation.
Lord, thank you for the gift of life. Please help me follow the path to
eternal life
Listen
Luke
1.67-80: When John was named, his father
Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and said "Blessed be the Lord,
the God of Israel. He has visited his people. And you, little child, you shall
be called a prophet of the Most High. You
will go before the Lord to prepare a way for him". When John grew
older, he lived in the wilderness until the time came for him to begin his
ministry.
Jesus, please help me prepare your way by helping people to know you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Why June 24 for John the Baptist? Because Jesus was conceived in the 6th month of Elizabeth's pregnancy .... so John was born 6 months (approximately) before Jesus ... and 6 months before Dec 25 is June 24. Let's think of the baby Baptist if we happen to see any babies today!
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John
the Baptist as a boy:
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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 24th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Inner
Mongolia
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 24th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Djibouti
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 23
We were 10 on the hike yesterday to Big Wave Bay near Sai Kung
....an unforgettable day that began with a ferry trip from near University MTR
station which stopped at about 5 small settlements ....most of whom were
gearing up for dragon boat races for yesterday's Dragon Boat Festival. A
wonderful sight. Then after swim and lunch we had another special boat
experience ....a speed boat from Big Wave Bay to Sai Kung ....for most of the
group their very first time in a speed boat. And thank you Jesus for good
weather and safety!
Laudato
Si:
127.
We are convinced that "man is the source, the focus and the aim of all
economic and social life". Nonetheless, once our human capacity for
contemplation and reverence is impaired, it becomes easy for the meaning of
work to be misunderstood. We need to remember that men and women have
"the capacity to improve their lot, to further their moral growth and to
develop their spiritual endowments. Work should be the setting
for this rich personal growth, where many aspects of life enter into play:
creativity, planning for the future, developing our talents, living out our
values, relating to others, giving glory to God. It follows that, in the
reality of today's global society, it is essential that "we continue to
prioritize the goal of access to steady employment for everyone", no
matter the limited interests of business and dubious economic reasoning.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My
reflection on Article 11
of Church in the
World
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Joshua 2: Joshua sent two men as
spies to explore the Jericho area.
In Jericho they went to the house of Rahab the prostitute.
The king of Jericho was told about this and he sent men to capture the two Israelites.
But Rahab hid the men
and told the king that they had already gone.
Rahab said to the men in their hiding place on her roof:
"I know that the Lord has given you this land.
My people are afraid of you. We have heard how the
Lord dried up the sea for your crossing
out of Egypt. We have heard how you defeated the two kings Sihon and Og. Since I have shown you
kindness
I now ask you to show kindness to my family
and spare their lives when you attack this city." The men agreed and told Rahab
to tie a scarlet cord to her window
so the Israelites would know her family were inside. Rahab helped the men go down from the
window by a rope.
The men stayed in the nearby hills for three days until it was safe to leave.
The men returned to Joshua and told how the people of Jericho
were already trembling at the thought of an Israelite attack.
Lord,
please bless all women and girls caught up in prostitution
01
02
Psalms
29-30: The Lord gives us strength, the Lord blesses
us with peace.
Thank you, Lord, for so often helping and healing me.
I cried to you when sickness surrounded me, and you healed me. You changed my mourning into dancing.
So I will thank you always.
Thank you, Lord, for all the
times you have healed me
2
Timothy 1.1-5:
From Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle
of Christ Jesus, to Timothy, dear child of mine in the faith, wishing you
grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord.
I always remember your sincere faith. It came
first to live in your grandmother Lois, then in your mother Eunice, and now
in yourself
Jesus, thank you for parents who pass on the
faith to their children
Listen
Matthew
26.57-68: The men who arrested Jesus took him to a
meeting of the religious leaders. The leaders wanted to condemn Jesus to
death,
even if they had to use false evidence. Jesus remained silent before
their accusations.
Then the main leader challenged Jesus:
"Are you the Saviour, the Son of God?" Jesus replied "Yes".
The main leader then called out "We have heard him claim to be of Divine origin. This is blasphemy".
The rest of the leaders shouted
"He should die".
Then they spat in Jesus' face and hit him with their
fists.
Jesus, thank you for submitting yourself to
insult and spittle
for the salvation of the world
Listen
Reflection: Not a nice experience when someone spits into your face .... and imagine if it was a son/daughter spitting into face of a parent ....and we begin to get a tiny idea of what Jesus felt like to be spat at by one of his creatures
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Hike the same as yesterday in my diary for Dragon Boat
Festival 2024 .... Please God!
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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 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guangxi
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 23rd of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Togo
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 22
Yesterday I went to Tung
Tau prison at Stanley and spent 90 minutes with an elderly man who was
tricked on line to bring drugs to HK from Sao Paulo, Brazil. I am helping the
man apply for bail at an ajourneded hearing at the end of the month for which
much information is required.
Gender: Kids
identifying as cats?
Laudato
Si:
126. We can also look to the great tradition of monasticism. Originally, it
was a kind of flight from the world, an escape from the decadence of the
cities. The monks sought the desert, convinced that it was the best place for
encountering the presence of God. Later, Saint Benedict of Norcia proposed
that his monks live in community, combining prayer and spiritual reading with
manual labour (ora et labora).
Seeing manual labour as spiritually meaningful proved revolutionary. Personal
growth and sanctification came to be sought in the interplay of recollection
and work. This way of experiencing
work makes us more protective and respectful of the environment; it imbues our
relationship to the world with a healthy sobriety.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 10
of Church in the
World
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Joshua 1:
God said to Joshua:
"I will be with you, as I was with Moses.
I will not leave you or abandon you. Be strong and stand
firm
and be careful to keep all the Law which my servant Moses laid on you.
Never swerve from this
to right or left,
and then you will be happy in all you do.
Have the book of this Law always on your lips.
Meditate on it day and night,
so that you may carefully keep everything that is written in it. Be fearless, be
confident,
for wherever you go
I the Lord your God am with you." Then Joshua said to the
people:
"Get ready, for in 3 days you will cross the Jordan River
and take possession of the land which God is giving to you."
Dear God, thank you for the courage and confidence
that you give us
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
28: To you, O Lord, I call, my rock, hear me.
If you do not heed, I shall become like people in the grave. Lord, you are my strength and my shield.
In you my heart trusts. Thank you, Lord, for so often hearing my
prayer.
I will always thank and praise you. You are the strength of your people
Israel.
Save your people. Be our shepherd and carry us for ever.
Lord, please help people who
are in big danger today
Listen
1
Timothy 6.17-19: Warn people who are rich in this world's goods
that they are not to look down on others. Tell them not to set their hopes
on money, but on God who, out of his riches, gives us all we need for
happiness. Tell rich people to do good, to be rich in
good works, to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will
have a healthy account in the Bank of Heaven
Jesus, please help rich people do more to help
poor people
Listen
Matthew
26.47-56: While Jesus was still speaking, Judas
arrived.
Judas had with him a large crowd of men with swords and clubs,
sent by the religious leaders. Judas had told these men
"The one I kiss is the man. Take him".
So Judas went up to Jesus, said "Greetings, Master" and kissed
him.
The men then seized Jesus.
Jesus said to them "Am I a robber that you needed to capture me
with swords and clubs? Day after day I was openly teaching in the
Temple".
All of Jesus' apostles then deserted him and ran away
Jesus, when I feel I am being
treated unfairly by other people,
may your arrest give me strength
Listen
Reflection: Being arrested ...being in detention .... not a pleasant experience at any time for anyone. And in Jesus' case ...since he knew the next step was flogging and execution ....his heart must have been racing with fear
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First
Test to Australia
ABC
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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 22nd 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 22nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Senegal
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 21
Yesterday morning's bail application (see menu of June 20,
below) was blessed ....a kind judge adjourned the case till the end of the
month ....giving us time to collect more information ...indicating there's a
good chance bail will be granted. Thank you
Jesus! ....so I spent most of the
afternoon "gathering information" about the applicant's background
MercyHK social workers have arranged for four more drug addicts
to enter treatment centres today. That makes nearly 50 over the past 18
months. Jesus please help these people not return to
drug use!
Laudato
Si:
125.
If we reflect on the proper relationship between human beings and the world
around us, we see the need for a correct understanding of work; if we talk
about the relationship between human beings and things, the
question arises as to the meaning and purpose of all human activity.
This has to do not only with manual or agricultural labour but with any
activity involving a modification of existing reality, from producing a social
report to the design of a technological development. Underlying every form of
work is a concept of the relationship which we can and must have with what is
other than ourselves. Together with the awe-filled contemplation of creation
which we find in Saint Francis of Assisi, the Christian spiritual tradition
has also developed a rich and balanced understanding of the meaning of work,
as, for example, in the life of Blessed Charles de Foucauld and his followers.
Pope
asking we re-read documents of Vatican 2.
My reflection on Article 9
of Church
in World
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy 33-34: Before Moses died, he
blessed the twelve tribes of Israel.
Moses then went up Mount Nebo, opposite Jericho,
where the Lord showed him the whole land
that the Israelites would possess.
Moses was buried in the land of Moab.
After the people mourned Moses for 30 days,
Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom,
since Moses had laid his hands on him.
From that time there has never been a prophet like Moses,
the man who knew the Lord face to face.
Dear
God, thank you for the life of Moses. May civic and church
leaders be more like him, filled with love for you and for the people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
27: The Lord is my light and my
help, whom shall
I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life, before whom shall I shrink? Though
an army encamp against me, even then would I trust. There is one thing I ask of the Lord, for this
I long:
to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. It is your face, O Lord, that I seek. Hide not
your face.
I am sure I will see your goodness in the land of the living. Hope in the Lord, hold firm and take heart.
Hope in the Lord!
Lord, you are my light and my
help.
I will always praise you.
Listen
1
Timothy 6.11-13: As a man of God, avoid things like greed and
disputes. You must aim to be a saint, filled with faith
and love, patient and gentle. Fight the good fight of the faith, and win for
yourself eternal life. Be a constant witness to goodness and truth,
like Jesus who spoke up as a witness for the truth in front of Pontius
Pilate
Jesus, help me be a witness to goodness
and truth
Listen
Matthew
26.30-46: After their last meal, Jesus said to his
apostles
"Tonight all of you will desert me".
Peter said "I will never desert you".
Jesus replied "Tonight before the rooster crows,
you will deny me three times". They came to a place with olive
trees called Gethsemane.
Jesus took Peter, James and John to a part of that area
and asked them to pray with him. Jesus was overcome with sadness
and fear.
He said to them "Sadness is filling my heart, as if my heart is
dying.
Please support me as I pray." Then he fell on his face and
prayed for about an hour:
"Father, don't let this suffering
continue. But your will be
done". He stood up and found that the
apostles were asleep.
He said to them "Couldn't you stay awake one hour to support
me?" Three times he prayed the same way.
Three times the apostles went to sleep. Then he said "Get
ready. The one who is betraying me is coming".
Jesus, please help me give more
time to prayer
Listen
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Reflection: Sometimes there is no solution to a problem/situation ... just strength to keep going
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Soon there will be a table tennis table at MercyHK's
Nathan Road centre. My table tennis bat, now in a cupboard below my computer
screen, is looking forward to Nathan Road!
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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 21st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Yunnan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 21st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Afghanistan
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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