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by HK prison chaplain 胡頌恆神父Dr
Jesus Centre 187 Temple St Jordan
Fr John Wotherspoon
O.M.I.
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Imitating
Pope Francis
Wed June 11
Today
is the Feast of St
Barnabas (see
readings below): a wonderful HK NGO - The
St Barnabas Society
Owen
Jones: Courage
of Greta ...and complicity of Western governments ***
Israel
murders another 60 in Gaza
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
For the Feast of St Barnabas
Acts 11.19-26: Some
believers went to Antioch in Syria where they preached the Good News of the Lord
Jesus to non-Jewish people. Many non-Jewish people became believers. Barnabas,
a good man filled with the Holy Spirit, was sent to Antioch in Syria to
encourage the new believers to remain faithful to the Lord. Barnabas brought
Paul from Tarsus to Antioch. They stayed in Antioch one year, instructing a
large number of people. It was at Antioch that the believers were first called
"Christians"
Jesus, please help me be a good Christian
Listen
Acts
13.1-3: In the
church at Antioch in Syria, the following were prophets and teachers: Barnabas,
Simeon, Lucius, Manaen and Paul. One day while they were offering worship to the
Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said "I want Barnabas and
Paul set apart for the work to which I have called them". After fasting and
prayer, the leaders prayed for Barnabas and
Paul with the laying on of hands and sent them off on a missionary journey
Holy Spirit, help me be attentive to your guidance
Listen:
Acts
13.13-52: Paul and Barnabas went
to another Antioch, Antioch in Pisidia. Out of jealousy, the local Jewish
leaders there stopped Paul from preaching to the Jewish community. Paul and Barnabas then
turned their attention to non-Jewish people, and so the word of the Lord spread
through the whole countryside. But the Jewish leaders kept up their campaign,
and had Paul and Barnabas expelled
from Pisidia
Jesus, please don't let Gospel workers be expelled
My
recording of this reading
Acts
15.36-50: Some time after this,
Paul said to Barnabas "Let's
revisit the towns where we preached the word of the Lord". Barnabas suggested
taking John Mark with them, but Paul opposed this, since John Mark had deserted
them on the previous trip when the situation became dangerous. After a violent
argument, Paul and Barnabas split
up. Barnabas went
with John Mark to Cyprus. Silas joined Paul for his next journey
Jesus, at your Last Supper you prayed for the unity of your
followers. Help us avoid arguments
Listen
Reflection: St Barnabas, pray for us!
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Paul and Barnabas later became friends again after their
breakup!
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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 people
in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 11th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Hunan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 11th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Yemen
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Tues June 10
Yesterday MercyHK's Eddie, Simon, Raymond and I went to North
District Hospital and then to nearby Wo Hop Shek Crematorium to farewell
one of the very first homeless men helped by MercyHK some years ago. No family
present. Just the 4 of us and one undertaker. May the prayers of our homeless
friend in Heaven help MercyHK in a new project .... a rehabilitation centre for
drug addicts in Yuen Long ...a centre which previously belonged to another NGO
that is now kindly offering it to MercyHK for rent. The place is absolutely
ideal. More info about this project in the coming weeks.
More
murdered by Israel while trying to get food ***
UK
doctor: bombing worse than ever
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Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Nehemiah
7-13: The wall of Jerusalem was finally rebuilt
and doors were set in place in the wall. In the seventh month of the lunar calendar
Nehemiah assembled all the people
and read to them the Book of the Law of Moses. This was the first time that most of the
people
had heard the words of Moses' Book. The people were grateful to God
and praised him with great happiness. The people also promised God
that they would serve him more faithfully in the future. But
while Nehemiah was away on a visit to the king
the people and leaders became careless about the Law. When
Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem
he brought the people back to proper observance of the Law
Dear God, may we find joy and
strength in reading the Bible
and may the world have more good leaders like Nehemiah
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
149-150: Sing a new song to the Lord.
Let the praise of God be always on our lips. Praise God in his holy temple.
Praise him in the heavens. O praise him with sound of
trumpet.
Praise him with lute and harp.
Praise him with drums and dancing.
Praise him with strings and pipes. Let everything that lives and
breathes,
give praise to the Lord our Creator. Alleluia!
Lord, to you we say every day
"Allelu-ia" ("praise God")
Listen
1
Corinthians 3.5-15: Apollos and I are servants who brought the
faith to you. I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God made
things grow. You are God's building. By God's grace,
I laid the foundation, the only foundation there can be: Jesus
Christ. On that foundation you can build a house with
good or poor materials.
At the end of your life, your building will be judged by God
Jesus, you are the foundation of my life. Help
me build a house with good material (= good deeds)
Listen
Luke
4.38-44: Jesus went to the home of Simon Peter.
Simon's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever. Jesus was asked to
help her. He bent over her, rebuked the fever and it left
her. She
immediately got up and served her guests. After the Sabbath finished at sunset, everyone
who had sick friends brought them to Jesus. Laying his hands on each of
them, he healed them. The next morning Jesus got up early and went
to a lonely place to pray. People found him and asked him not to
leave the area. But he replied "I must proclaim the Good News of the
kingdom of God to other towns too, because that is what I was sent to
do"
Jesus, heal my friend ... (name)... who
is sick
Listen
Reflection: Healing the sick was a major part of Jesus' ministry ... and it should be a major part of the Church's ministry
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Intense heat yesterday .... no need to check weather
forecast to know that a typhoon is on the way!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 10th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Hubei
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 10th of the month, Jesus please
bless the people of Eritrea
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon June 9
Yesterday afternoon a group from a Caritas drug treatment centre joined our
local Filipina group for a singing session outside MercyHK's canteen in
Temple Street ....as a witness for Pentecost Sunday!
Photos to come during the week.
In
this week after Pentecost,
please join me in praying the
Sequence of Pentecost each day
Israel
murders 21 more people in Gaza
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Readings for Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church
Genesis
3: A creature hostile to God took the form
of a snake and tempted the first man and first woman. The snake tempted
them to disobey God. When God asked them why they disobeyed him, the man blamed
the woman, and the woman blamed the snake. God said to the snake: "You are
the enemy of the human race. Someday a member of the human race will defeat
you." God said to the man and woman: "From dust you came and to
dust you will return." The first man's name was Adam (meaning
"man"). The
first woman's name was Eve (meaning "life").
Dear God, please help me understand how evil in the world started when Adam
and Eve disobeyed you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
87: On
the holy mountain is Jerusalem, the Lord's cherished city. Of you are told
glorious things, O city of God. All nations are called to serve and love the
Lord. And
Jerusalem shall be called their spiritual mother, for all shall be her children.
In Jerusalem everyone will be welcome and find a home.
Lord, may
Jerusalem be a place of peace and prayer for all peoples.
Listen
John
19.25-30: Near
the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of
Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. Seeing his mother and John the apostle standing near
her, Jesus said to his mother "He
is your son". Then to John he said "She
is your mother". From that moment, John regarded Mary as his
own mother. Jesus said "My work is finished". Then he bowed his head
and died
We adore you Lord Jesus and we praise you, because you have
redeemed the world
Listen
Reflection: Mary, the New Eve, was given to us as our spiritual mother (and thereby Mother of the Church) when Jesus said to John (representing us) "This is your mother"
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For
yesterday's Pentecost singing, everyone wore the color of the Holy Spirit - Red.
And I couldn't help noticing how yesterday was chosen for the
launch of Rednote in HK!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 9th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Henan
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 9th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mozambique
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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June 8
PENTECOST SUNDAY!
Wishing all dear readers a Happy Pentecost!
COME HOLY SPIRIT! FALL AFRESH ON OUR WORLD!
How many people at Pentecost? Most commentators say 120, but others, like this one, say just the apostles and women and Jesus brothers ... as does my Jerusalem Bible
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Mary's
Meals HK is a most worthwhile NGO helping many children in Africa and other
places have a meal a day. I am sending something each month. Some readers
already helping. Hope more can help. Pls share/print/post this
poster
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Mother
shot dead while searching for food (this makes me link again the
message about Netanyahu's reservation in Hell)
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. Readings for Pentecost
Acts
2.1-4: About ten days after
Jesus' ascension to heaven, was the Feast of Pentecost. Jesus'
12 apostles, his mother, several other women, and his brothers were together in
one room. Suddenly
they heard what sounded like a powerful wind. Tongues of fire appeared and came
to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit,
and began to speak foreign languages
Come Holy Spirit, fall afresh on me. Fall afresh on our world
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 104: Bless
the Lord, my soul! Lord God, how great you are. You make the
clouds your chariot. You walk on the wings of the wind. You make springs gush
forth in the valleys. They give drink to all the animals of the field. You make
grass grow for the cattle, and plants to provide food for people. You give us wine
to cheer our hearts, and oil to make our faces shine. You made the moon to mark
the months. The sun knows the time for its setting. How many are your works, O
Lord. In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches and the
sea is swarming with life. All things, great and small, look to you for food.
You open your hand, they have their fill. You
send forth your spirit, and life is created. You renew the face of the earth. I
will sing to the Lord all my life. May my thoughts be pleasing to him.
Lord, send forth your Holy Spirit and renew the face of the earth
Recording
Romans
8.14-21: Everyone moved by the Spirit is a child of
God.
The Spirit lets us use children's language to speak to God tenderly as "Abba, Father".
Since we are God's children, we are also his
heirs, coheirs with Jesus,
sharing his suffering so as to share his glory. What we suffer in this life can never be
compared with the glorious life we will have in heaven. The whole of creation looks forward to sharing
the same glory, to sharing immortality
Abba, Father,
may everyone love and honor you.
Help everyone get to heaven
Recording
John
14.23-27: At the meal, Jesus said to his disciples
"If you love me, you will put my words into practice, and my Father
will love you, and we shall make our home in your heart. The New Friend, the Holy Spirit, whom the
Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of
all I have said to you. Peace I leave with you, my own peace I give
you, a peace the world cannot give"
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, please help me
understand how you live in my heart. Thank you for your peace
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
The
Day of Pentecost (good!)
Hudson Taylor: "Since the days of Pentecost, has the whole church ever put aside every other work and waited upon Him for ten days, that the Spirit's power might be manifested? We give too much attention to method and machinery and resources, and too little to the source of power."
My 2013 article: The forgotten Paraclete
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 8.00
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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A devout old shepherd lost his favourite
Bible while he was out looking for a lost lamb. Three weeks later, a sheep
walked up to him carrying the Bible in its mouth. The shepherd couldn’t
believe his eyes. He took the precious book out of the sheep’s mouth, raised
his eyes heavenward and exclaimed, “It’s a miracle!”
“Not really,” said the sheep. “Your name is written inside the cover.”
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 8th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Heilongjiang
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 8th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Skierra Leone
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 7
Tomorrow is Pentecost
Sunday
Come Holy Spirit!
A
simple little song to the Holy Spirit - to the tune of "The
Stabat Mater" - listen to it here:
Flowing
from the heart of Jesus,
Living River, Holy Spirit,
Fill our hearts and flow through us
-based on today's Gospel, below!
Pentecost Sunday .... let's wear RED clothing!
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I
spent most of yesterday at Lai Chi Kok men's prison - see 
below!
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13
UK drug mules in prisons around the world
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Israel
arming gangs to steal food in Gaza
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Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Vigil of Pentecost
Joel
1-4: My country has
been invaded. Joy has disappeared from the land. Priests, put on sackcloth, and
lament. Proclaim a fast to pray for our nation. Turn to the Lord your God again,
for he is all tenderness and compassion. Call out to the Lord for help.
"Spare your people, Lord!" The Lord replies: "I will save and
rescue you. I
will pour out my spirit on all peoples. Everyone will prophesy and see visions. You
will learn that I am the Lord your God. Jerusalem will be a holy place."
Lord, pour out your Holy Spirit on all nations
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
104: Bless the Lord,
my soul! Lord God, how great you are. You make the clouds your chariot. You walk
on the wings of the wind. You make springs gush forth in the valleys. They give
drink to all the animals of the field. You make grass grow for the cattle and
plants to provide food for people. You give us wine to cheer our hearts and
oil to make our faces shine. You made the moon to mark the months. The sun knows
the time for its setting. How many are your works, O Lord. In wisdom you have
made them all. The earth is full of your riches and the sea is swarming with
life. All things, great and small, look to you for food. You open your hand,
they have their fill. You
send forth your spirit, and life is created. You renew
the face of the earth. I will sing to the Lord all my life. May my thoughts be
pleasing to him.
Bless the Lord, my soul!
Recording
Romans
8.14-21: Everyone
moved by the Spirit is a child of God. The Spirit lets us use children's
language to speak to God tenderly as "Abba, Father". Since
we are God's children, we are also his heirs, coheirs with Jesus, sharing his
suffering so as to share his glory. What we suffer in this life can never be
compared with the glorious life we will have in heaven. The whole of creation
looks forward to sharing the same glory, to sharing immortality.
Holy Spirit, please help us pray!
Recording
John
7.37-39: During the
Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem, Jesus called out loudly in the Temple
"If anyone is thirsty, come to me. Anyone who believes in me, come and
drink!" As Scripture says "From his heart will flow fountains of
living water". Jesus
was speaking of the Holy Spirit, which people who believed in him were to
receive. The Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been
glorified.
Holy Spirit, flowing from the heart of Jesus, please increase your influence
in my life
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings: One
of my favorite songs: Everyone
moved by the Spirit
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A homeless man that MercyHK's staff have been trying
to help was arrested two days ago on a drug possession charge .... and he warmly
welcomed me when I visited Lai Chi Kok prison yesterday!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 7th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Henan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 7th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Burkina
Faso
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 6
I'm due to spend most of today in a prison, meeting
friends old and new .. from HK, China and overseas
Report
on my May 2 sharing at St Margaret's Church, Happy Valley
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To prepare for
Pentecostst (June
8) lelet's
reflect on the Holy Spirit:
The dove: At
the end of the flood, whose symbolism refers to Baptism, a dove released
by Noah returns with a fresh olive-tree branch in its beak as a sign that the
earth was again habitable. When
Jesus comes up from the water of his baptism, the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove,
comes down upon him and remains with him. The Spirit comes down and remains in
the purified hearts of the baptized. In
some churches, the Eucharist is reserved in a metal receptacle in the form of a dove (columbarium)
suspended above the altar. Christian
iconography traditionally uses a dove to
suggest the Spirit. - CCC
701
In this week before Pentecost, let's
often pray each day: Come
Holy Spirit, fall afresh on our world!
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US
again vetoes Gaza ceasefire - SHAME,
USA, SHAME, SHAME. MR TRUMP, YOU ARE COMPLICIT IN GENOCIDE, AS WAS MR BIDEN.
*** Risk
lives for food, or starve
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Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Nehemiah 6: As Nehemiah and the Jews rebuilt the wall
some people continued to obstruct them. But with God's help the wall was
finished in 52 days.
Dear God, please help us do
your work, despite difficulties
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
148: Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise him in the heights. Praise him all his angels, praise him all his spirits.
Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, shining stars. Let them praise the name of the Lord.
His word gave life to all of them. Praise the Lord from the earth,
sea creatures and all oceans. Praise him fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy winds that obey his word. Praise him all mountains and hills,
all fruit trees and cedars.
Praise him all animals, wild and tame,
reptiles and birds in the air. Praise him all earth's kings and peoples,
earth's princes and rulers. Praise him young men and maidens,
old people together with children. Let them praise the name of the Lord.
He is the praise of all who love him.
Lord our God and Creator, you
are worthy of all praise
Listen
1
Corinthians 1.18 - 2.9: The language of the Cross doesn't make sense
for some people. But for us it is God's power to save. While the Jews demand miracles and the Greeks
require philosophy, here we are preaching a crucified Christ: to the Jews
an obstacle they cannot get over, to the pagans madness. During my stay with you, I relied not on
philosophy or my own efforts, but only on the power of the Spirit. The wisdom we teach is about things no eye has
seen, and no ear has heard, things beyond human understanding - all that
God has prepared for those who love him
Jesus, crucified Lord, please increase my
faith in you
Listen
John
21.15-17: After they had eaten, Jesus said to Peter
"Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter answered "Yes
Lord, you know I love you". Jesus said to him "Feed my
lambs". A second time Jesus asked him "Simon, son
of John, do you love me?" He replied "Yes Lord, you know I love
you".
Jesus said to him "Look after my sheep". Then he asked a third time "Simon, son of
John, do you love me?" An unhappy Peter replied "Lord, you know
everything. You know I love you". Jesus said "Feed my
sheep"
Jesus, you know I love you. Increase my
love
Listen
Reflection: My reflection on Gospel
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In today's Gospel, Peter was like the fish .... grilled!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu June 5
Yesterday morning I went for my 6-monthly check up and
cleaning at the dentist .... Dr
Charles Li in Jordan. Cannot recommend him highly enough! (and
see
below!)
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Message from Jesus:
I
see the aged, desolate without Me. I see the disappointment of men and
women, who in Me would find heart-satisfaction which others cannot give them.
I see youth crowding Me out of its work-filled, pleasure-filled days.
And yet I wait. I knock, I plead, I call, unheard, unheeded,
unwanted.
(from
Jan 31 of God at Eventide, here)
More
details how Israel murdered 15 medics
To prepare for Pentecost (June 8) let's reflect on the Holy Spirit:
The
finger is
another symbol of the Holy Spirit. It was by the
finger of God that Jesus cast out demons. If God's law
was written on tablets of stone "by the
finger of God," then the "letter from Christ"
entrusted to the care of the apostles, is written "with the Spirit of the
living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of human hearts." The
hymn Veni
Creator Spiritus invokes
the Holy Spirit as " the finger of
the Father's right hand." - CCC
700
In this week before Pentecost, let's
often pray each day: Come
Holy Spirit, fall afresh on our world!
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readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Nehemiah 5:
The people were very poor and could not
pay their debts.
Therefore Nehemiah cancelled all debts owed by poor people. Nehemiah was a just and kind
leader.
He even used his own money to pay his expenses,
and never took the salary that he could have claimed.
Dear God, to reduce
government corruption in all countries,
please raise up more leaders like Nehemiah
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
147: Praise the Lord for he is good.
Sing to our God for he is loving. To him our praise is due. The Lord builds up Jerusalem
and brings back Israel's exiles. He heals the broken-hearted
and binds up all their wounds. The Lord raises the lowly
and humbles the wicked. He fixes the number of the stars.
He calls each one by name. Our Lord is great and almighty.
His wisdom can never be measured. He covers the heavens with clouds.
He prepares rain for the earth, making mountains sprout with grass
and with plants to serve our needs. His delight is not in horses
nor his pleasure in warriors' strength. The Lord delights in those who love and honor
him,
in those who wait for his love.
It is right and fitting to
praise and love you, Lord our Creator
Listen
1
Corinthians 1.1-10: I, Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle,
send greetings to the church of God in Corinth. May God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. I never stop thanking God for all the graces
you have received through Jesus Christ. The witness to Christ has been strong among
you. God shares with us the life of his Son,
Jesus.
God helps us to be faithful as followers of Jesus. I appeal to you to be united in belief and
practice.
Put an end to the differences between you
Jesus, Son of God, thank you for all the
graces I have received
Listen
John 17.20-26:
Reflection: "May they be one" ... especially in this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (in many parts of the world)
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When St Thomas Aquinas had dental treatment he would meditate on
the Trinity (to distract him from pain). Yesterday I used the same approach
...praying for China (June 4) while the upper teeth were treated, and praying
for Gaza while the lower teeth were treated!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 5th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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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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