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can, I will. From Dec 28 HK time I hope to post updates of this website each day
as usual. I'm due to return to HK on Jan 26, after publicity work and meetings
in 9 countries with families of 55 South American inmates in prison in HK. Thank
you for a prayer each day!
Pope compares plight of migrants to Christmas story
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Readings are from
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Feast of St Stephen - THE STORY OF STEPHEN:
Acts 6.8-15: One
of the seven deacons, Stephen, was filled with grace and power. He began to do
many miracles. A group of Jews tried to beat Stephen in a debate. But they could
not win, because the Holy Spirit was guiding Stephen in his speech. The group
then got some men to falsely accuse Stephen of being disloyal to Moses and to
God. The group had Stephen arrested and brought before a meeting of the
religious leaders. At the meeting, false witnesses accused Stephen of speaking
against Moses and the Law.
Jesus, please protect people who are accused by false witnesses
Recording of this reading
Acts 7.1-54: The
meeting of religious leaders had falsely accused Stephen of being disloyal to
Moses. So Stephen gave a long
speech, full of loyalty to Moses. Then he made a stinging attack on the leaders:
"You stubborn people, with your pagan hearts and pagan ears. You are always
resisting the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors did. Your ancestors killed the
prophets who foretold the coming of the Just One. You have gone further: you
have killed the Just One himself". When the leaders heard these words, they
were very angry and wanted to kill Stephen.
Jesus, Just One from heaven, please don't let me resist the Holy Spirit. Holy
Spirit of God, please increase your influence in my life
Recording
Acts
7.55-58: Stephen, filled with the Holy
Spirit, looked up and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God's right
hand. "I can see heaven thrown open", he said, "and Jesus
standing at the right hand of God". At this, the religious leaders at the
meeting covered their ears with their hands. They sent Stephen out of the city
and stoned him. The false witnesses (who were required to throw the first
stones) put down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Paul.
Recording
Acts
7.59- 8.3: As they were stoning him,
Stephen prayed "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit". Then he knelt down and
prayed "Lord, do not hold this sin against them". Then he died. Paul
entirely approved of the killing. That day a bitter persecution started against
the church in Jerusalem and everyone except the apostles fled to the countryside.
Paul began working for the destruction of the church. He went from house to
house arresting men and women and sending them to prison
Jesus, thank you for the example of Stephen who, like yourself, forgave those
who were killing him
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
Stephen's extraordinary forgiveness of Saul surely had something to do with the deradicalization of Saul. A powerful lesson for today's radicalized IS world
Good King Wenceslas with lyrics - sung by a children's choir
- a famous St Stephen's Day story about helping the poor
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10 years ago today:
At centers - HK Canossian group; HK Yuen Long group; Macau Clara group; Macau Thomas group
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All HK prison inmates received a special treat yesterday
for Christmas Day - a leg of chicken ... Christmas Day being one of just a few
"leg" days each year...most days being "wing" days!
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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
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 26th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of
Xinjian
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 Togo
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Merry Christmas! I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2018!
Mon Dec 25
Christmas Day - O come let us adore him!
Yesterday a group of 30 poor people from Yau Ma Tei area and
about 20 volunteers went to the Mercy Centre on Cheung Chau Island for a 4pm
Midnight (?) Mass followed by a meal at a local seaside restaurant ...my
Christmas dinner with the poor. Many thanks to all those who arranged
yesterday's function - bus, ferry, Mass, meal - a very happy afternoon and
evening.
With
a real baby!
Christmas
Flash Mob
The astounding child from Nazareth That great truth revealed by the man from Nazareth would only be realized when his followers had shunned all exploitation, violence, and abuse and organized a community to live out these extraordinary values together.
I'm due to leave for South America tomorrow. Please God due back HK January 26.
I will try to update this website each day as usual. If website is not updated,
please check this
website's Facebook page for info
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Dec 25
Isaiah 62.11-12: This
the Lord proclaims to the ends of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion,
"Look, your saviour comes, the prize of his victory with him, his
trophies before him." They shall be called "The Holy People",
"the Lord's Redeemed." And you shall be called
"The-sought-after", "City-not-forsaken."
Recording of this reading
Psalm 97: The
Lord is king, let earth rejoice, the many coastlands be glad. Cloud and darkness
are his robes. His throne is justice and goodness. The
skies proclaim his goodness. All peoples see his glory. Let those who serve
idols be ashamed. Let all creation worship the Creator. Light shines forth for
good people and joy for the upright of heart. Rejoice in the Lord, all good
people. Give glory to his holy name.
Lord, you indeed are God of the
universe
Recording
Titus
3:1-7: Remind everyone to be obedient
to government officials; to be ready to do good at every opportunity; not to go
slandering other people or picking quarrels; to be courteous and polite to
everyone. There was a time when we too were ignorant; when we lived in
wickedness and ill-will, hating each other and hateful ourselves. But then the
kindness and love of God our Saviour were revealed, and God saved us because of
his compassion. God saved us by the cleansing water of rebirth, and by renewing
us with the Holy Spirit whom he has poured over us through Jesus Christ our
Saviour. So we are justified by his grace, and look forward to eternal
life.
Jesus, Saviour of the world, you are our Saviour
Recording
Luke 2.15-20:
After the angels went away,
the shepherds said to one another "Let's go to Bethlehem and see what the
Lord has told us about". So
they quickly went and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.
People who heard the shepherds talk about the angels were amazed. As for Mary,
she treasured every moment of what had happened and pondered the whole event in
her heart. The shepherds went back
to their fields glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen
Jesus we adore you, Jesus we adore you, Jesus we
adore you, Christ the Lord
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings:
There's something in our DNA that draws us to the Baby Jesus, like metal to a magnet. Note the way the teenagers in the Christmas Flash Mob YouTube at top of today's menu fall to their knees at the sight of the Baby. That Baby not only sweeps us off our feet. He also makes us fall to our knees in loving adoration.
Daniel Daring - The Word became Flesh
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10
years ago today:
Christmas Day - all day party at Marco Polo Center
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Maybe
I've been listening to too many Christmas carols and looking at too many
nativity scenes .... but I thought I heard a sheep baaaa when I posted the main
photo at the top of today's menu. Check it and see ...can you hear a baaaa ?!
(No, I'm not trying to pull the wool over your eyes...)
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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 prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On
this 25th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners 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 Comoros
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Merry Christmas! I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2018!
Sunday Dec 24
Christmas Eve - O come let us adore him!
YouTube
- brilliant!
The
Christmas Scale
It's hard to believe that the greatest message the world
will ever hear is contained in one simple scale
Today
is the anniversary of Lottie
Moon, a small woman with a huge heart who served as a missionary in
China for nearly forty years in very difficult conditions
Message from Refugee Union, HK:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. midnight Mass readings
Isaiah 9: The
people that walked in darkness has seen a great light. On those who live in a
land of deep shadow, a light has shone. For the yoke that was weighing on them,
the rod of their oppressor, you have broken and removed. For there is a child
born for us, a son given to us, and dominion is laid on his shoulders. And he
will be called Wonder-Counselor, Mighty-God,
Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace.
Jesus, Prince of Peace, thank you for the peace and hope and joy of your
friendship
Recording
of this reading
Titus 2: God's
grace has made salvation available for the whole human race. We must give
up everything that does not lead to God. We
must delete our worldly ambitions. We must
be self-restrained and live good lives here in this present world, while we wait
in hope for the blessings that will come with the Coming of the glory of our God
and savior Christ Jesus. He sacrificed himself for us in order to set us free
from wickedness, and to purify us so that we would have no ambition except to do
good.
Jesus, please help me give up everything that does not lead to you
Recording
Luke
2.1-7: Caesar Augustus issued a decree for a census
of the whole world to be taken. This census - the first - took place
while Quirinius was governor of Syria, and everyone went to his own town to be
registered. So Joseph set out from the town of Nazareth in Galilee and
travelled up to Judaea, to the town of David called Bethlehem, since he was of
David's House and line, in order to be registered together with Mary, his
betrothed, who was with child. While they were there the time came for
her to have her child, and she gave birth to a son, her first born. She
wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger because there was
no room for them at the inn.
Recording
Luke 2.8-14: In
the countryside close by there were shepherds who lived in the fields and took
it in turns to watch their flocks during the night. The angel of the Lord
appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone round them. They were
terrified, but the angel said, "Do not be afraid. Listen, I bring you
news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people. Today in the town
of David a saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. And here is a
sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a
manger." And suddenly with the angel there was a great throng of the
heavenly host, praising God and singing: "Glory to
God in the highest heaven, and peace to all who enjoy his favour."
Recording
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Reflection on readings for 4th Sunday of Advent:
Daniel Daring:
Obedience of Faith
Video
commentary in Italian with English, Chinese and
Spanish subtitles
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10 years ago today:
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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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Last
night as I worked at the computer I listened to this
great Christmas YuoTube by Boney M. And my curiosity got the better of me to
learn a bit about Boney M so I went to this Wikipedia
article which has many interesting facts, including this one:
Boney M. are the only artists to appear twice in the
top 11 best selling singles of all time in the UK, with "Rivers of
Babylon" in 7th place and "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" at number
11 (..what do both songs have in common?!)
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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
prisoners in one part
of China each day of the month:
On this 24th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners 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 Zambia
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 Dec 23
2 days to Christmas. O Immanuel, you are our king and our judge, the One whom the peoples await and our Saviour. O come and save us, Lord our God
One of my favorite videos - enjoy! Bob Welsh: My Christmas Eve
For my journey
next week to South America, I now have a
new name card:
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Name card was
designed by some kind HK friends. It took me quite a while to work out the
meaning of the images on the card. What can you see?! (hint
01: drug mule); (hint
02: a drug mule is a human person who has a head/face);
(hint 03: a mule is
an animal with a head)!
Good
News for the Poor
- now also in Spanish.
Click here for English,
Chinese, Spanish...(scroll down)
I'm due to take several hundred Spanish copies to South America, and to each
will be added a flyer warning about the danger of drug trafficking to HK.
Australia's largest ice haul
linked to China
Clericalism,
celibacy and child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Australia
(first published at John
Menadue - Pearls and Irritations
Pope condemns 'cancer' of cliques in Christmas message to staff
Francis says some of those chosen to help him reform Holy See have shown
themselves to be not up to the task
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Dec 23
Micah 3: The
Lord God says this: Look, I am going to send my messenger to prepare a way
before me. Know that I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before my
day comes. He shall turn the hearts of fathers towards their children and the
hearts of children towards their fathers.
Lord, may we accept the messengers who prepare your way
Recording of this reading
Psalm 24: Lord,
make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths. Make me walk in your truth,
and teach me, for you are God my saviour. The Lord is good and upright. He
shows the path to those who stray, he guides the humble in the right path, he
teaches his way to the poor.
Lord, help me walk in your truth
Recording
Luke
1.57- 62: The time came for
Elizabeth to have her child, and she gave birth to a son; and when her
neighbours and relations heard that the Lord had shown her so great a
kindness, they shared her joy. Now on the eighth day they came to circumcise
the child; they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his
mother spoke up. "No," she said "he is to be called John." They said
to her, "But no one in your family has that name", and made signs to his
father to find out what he wanted him called.
Recording
Luke 1.63- 66: The
father asked for a writing-tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they
were all astonished. At that instant his power of speech returned and he
spoke and praised God. All their neighbours were filled with awe and the
whole affair was talked about throughout the hill country of Judaea. All
those who heard of it treasured it in their hearts. "What will this child turn
out to be?" they wondered. And indeed the hand of the Lord was with him.
Lord, may I treasure your message in my heart
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
Today's readings are all about the Christmas Baby's cousin, John the Baptist, born 6 months before the first Christmas. His job was to prepare the way for Jesus. Which is also the job of every Christian - to prepare a way for Jesus, to help other people know and love the Baby born at Christmas.
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My Christmas wish has been fulfilled: My passport came
back last nigh with colorful visa from the Embassy of Suriname in Beijing. But
that was close. Tomorrow is the last day of normal deliveries by Fed-Ex before
Sunday and Christmas public holidays! God bless a kind friend in Beijing who
kindly expedited the visa application process when it ran into trouble because a
bank transfer fee did not arrive
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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 prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners 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 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 Dec 22 - Happy Winter Festival
3 days to Christmas. Jesus born at Christmas, please give hope and peace to our troubled world!
The
Christmas story told by children from St Paul's Church in New Zealand
MercyHK is arranging for about 50 poor people, mainly men, a
number of them street sleepers, to travel to our centre on Cheung Chau Island on
Dec 24 for a Christmas Eve Mass and meal. Our hope is that some of the street
sleepers will fall in love with the centre and agree to stay there....like some
of their friends who are now already at the centre.
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Song of
Songs 1-2: The
bride says:
Kiss me. Your love is better than wine. How right it is to love you, you whom my
heart loves.
The
bridegroom says:
How beautiful you are, my
love, how beautiful you are.
The
bride:
He has taken me to his
banquet hall and his banner over me is love.
The groom:
Come then, my love, my
lovely one, come. Show me your face and let me hear your voice, for your voice
is sweet and your face is beautiful.
The
bride:
My beloved is mine and I am
his.
Dear
God, please give me a lover's love for you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 33: Ring
out your joy to the Lord, all good people, for praise is fitting for loyal
hearts. For the Lord loves justice and right; he fills the earth with his love.
By his word the heavens were made, he spoke and the universe came into being.
They are happy, whose God is the Lord, he is the source of all true joy. May
your love be upon us, O Lord, since we place all our trust in you.
Lord, we trust in your precious love
Recording
Zephaniah 3.14-18: Shout
for joy, daughter of Zion, Israel, shout aloud! Rejoice, exult with all your
heart, daughter of Jerusalem! The Lord has repealed your sentence; he has
driven your enemies away. The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midst; you
have no more evil to fear. When that day comes, word will come to Jerusalem:
Zion, have no fear, do not let your hands fall limp. The Lord your God is in
your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult with joy over you, he will
renew you by his love; he will dance with shouts of joy for you as on a day of
festival.
My recording of this reading
Luke 1.39-45: As
soon as she could and as quickly as she could, Mary went to Elizabeth's home in
the hills near Jerusalem. As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby
in Elizabeth's womb jumped, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth
said to Mary "Of all women, you are the most blessed, and blessed is the
baby in your womb. Why should I be honored with a visit from the mother of my
Lord? Blessed are you for believing God's promise".
Mary, blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb,
Jesus
Recording
Reflection on the above Bible readings:
Joy is one of the features of Christmas because it is one of the features of Jesus...he is a Saviour, a God of Joy. Christians display joy...even in difficult times. A Christian who rarely or ever is joyful needs to have a spiritual check-up.
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10 years ago today:
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It was Christmas and the judge was in a
merry mood as he asked the prisoner, "What are you charged with?"
"Doing my Christmas shopping early", replied the defendant.
"That's no offence", said the judge.
"It is if you do it before the shop opened", said the prosecution
lawyer!
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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
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 22nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Zhejiang
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 Rwanda
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Dec 21
4 days to Christmas. Jesus born at Christmas, please give hope and peace to our troubled world!
Yesterday I was at Lo Wu women's prison for about 8 hours
....leaving home at 8.30am and getting back at 7.30pm. Another group of South
American inmates have asked me to meet their families when I go to South America
next week please God ....bringing the number of such inmates to around 55. And
on the way home when I checked my Gmail I saw a really good piece of news: my
beloved passport now has a Suriname visa and is on its way per Fed-Ex from
Beijing to HK ...thank you Jesus! (and see
below)
China's
new purge: "low-end migrant workers".
Policy risks making Beijing a "gated community" and exacerbating
problem of equality
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Bible
(sorry, mixed up...these are readings for Dec 22)
1 Samuel 1: Each
year, Elkanah and his two wives Hannah and Peninnah, went to Shiloh to worship
the Lord. Peninnah
had children, but Hannah was barren. Each year at the temple, Peninnah would
taunt Hannah because she was barren. One year at the temple, Hannah prayed in
great distress: "God, if you give me a child, I will dedicate him to
you". Not long after, Hannah conceived a son whom she called
"Samuel". When Samuel was weaned, she took him to the temple and gave
him to the priest there to serve the Lord for the rest of his life.
Dear God, please bless all women who are unable to have a baby
Recording of this reading
1 Samuel 2: Hannah
praised God for giving her a child: "My heart rejoices in the Lord. The
Lord, our fortress, is holy. Don't
speak proudly, for the Lord knows what's in our hearts. The Lord breaks the
power of the strong. He gives strength and victory to the weak. He blesses the
barren woman. The Lord raises the poor from the dust, and gives them a seat of
honor with princes. The Lord guards the steps of good people, but scatters bad
people in their pride."
Lord, please "scatter" bad people
Recording
Luke 1.45-51 (a):
Mary said: "My soul proclaims the
greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my saviour; because he has
looked upon his lowly handmaid. Yes, from this day forward all generations
will call me blessed, for the Almighty has done great things for me. Holy is
his name, and his mercy reaches from age to age for those who honour him. He
has shown the power of his arm, he has scattered the proud of heart.
Recording
Luke 1.45-51 (b):
He has pulled down princes from their thrones
and exalted the lowly. The hungry he has filled with good things, the rich
sent empty away. He has come to the help of Israel his servant, mindful of his
mercy - according to the promise he made to our ancestors - of his mercy to
Abraham and to his descendants for ever." Mary stayed with Elizabeth
about three months and then went back home.
Praise you Lord for your mercy to all generations of the human family
Recording
Reflection:
The Universe started from a tiny atom which exploded (the Big Bang). Christmas reminds us how Author of the Big Bang began his human life as a tiny atom in his mother's womb ..... unleashing a spiritual explosion which began at the first Christmas
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10 years ago today:
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My latest friend in Africa is a 16 year old boy whose
mother I met yesterday.....16 year old is looking after his younger brother and
sister ...and also looking after his mother's mother who has just had a stroke.
I will try to send a Christmas present per Western Union. Mother and I met
yesterday ....and son and I met last night - thanks to WhatsApp!
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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, Thursday,
please bless the people of
South East Asia
And
praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 21st
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners 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 Benin
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Thursday,
please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Dec 20
5
days
to Christmas. Key
of David, who open the gates of the eternal kingdom, come to liberate from
prison the captives who live in darkness
Has had 6,900,000
views!
Say
Merry Christmas (4 mins)
New
video by Hong Kong's prisons unit shows how drugs cause broken families, regret
and sorrow
Yesterday I attended a most encouraging meeting to help me prepare for my coming
trip to South America. Kind friends are even going to phone the 48 families I'm
due to meet in South America ....families of 48 South Americans in prison in HK
for drug trafficking.....to let the families know the times and places of
meetings....which is good news for me because most families don't speak English!
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Chris McDonnell
The
'O' Antiphons of Christmas
The O Antiphons refer to the seven antiphons
preceding the Magnificat during Vespers of the Liturgy of the Hours in the week
before Christmas
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c.f. readings for Dec 20
Isaiah 7: A
foreign king and his army attacked Jerusalem. The king of Judah and
his people were full of fear. God told Isaiah to say to
the king of Judah: "Keep calm, have no fear. You will not be defeated. The
Lord himself gives you a sign of his protection: a maiden is with child and will
give birth to a son whom she will call God-with-us."
Lord, please help me understand how you are God-with-me every day
My recording of this reading
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
Recording
Alleluia, alleluia!
Key of David, who open the gates of the eternal kingdom,
come to liberate from prison the captive who lives in darkness. Alleluia!
Recording
Luke
1.26-38: In the sixth month of Elizabeth's
pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to a
virgin named Mary who was betrothed to a man named Joseph. The
angel said to her "Mary, Rejoice! You have been greatly blessed by God. You
are to conceive and have a son whom you must name Jesus. He will be great and
will be called the Son of God". Mary said to the angel, "How can this
happen since I am a virgin?" The
angel replied "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most
High will specially bless you. Know this too: your cousin Elizabeth has, in her
old age, conceived a son, and is now in her sixth month". "I
am the handmaid of the Lord", said Mary, "let what you have said, be
done for me". And the angel left her.
God the Son, thank you for becoming a baby in Mary's womb
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
As Christmas comes close, the Bible readings begin to focus on the mother of the Christmas baby. Six days before the baby's birth, were she and Joseph already in Bethlehem by now? Or still on the way? Let's often think of them this week.
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10 years ago today:
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Christmas smile
Little
boy in "Outback" Australia had never seen rain.
There had been a drought for more than 5 years.
Then just before Christmas the clouds began to form.
On Christmas Eve water fell from the sky.
The little boy ran to the window to see what was happening.
He called out to his mother "Mum, what's that?"
His mother replied "That's rain, dear" (..reindeer..)
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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
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 20th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners 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 Gambia
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Please
also join me in praying for the very many deformed and
handicapped people from China who are on the streets of HK as beggars...as well
as deformed people in China itself ...like Hung
Chun Cai
My Africa trips:
2015: Tanzania, Malawi
2016:
Kenya, Uganda
2017:
Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
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Australian Chinese for
Families Association
Gay marriage: an elephant in the room (by John W)
Video:
What "gay
marriage" did to Massachusetts
同志婚姻自2004年立法後，美國麻省的改變
（ 廣東話附字幕版）
Frightening
YouTube reports:
LGBT radical impact
on educational institutions (No.
5); LGBT
infiltrating churches
(No. 6); US corporations massively
supporting LGBT agenda (No. 7). What
has happened in the US is now starting to happen in other places. Some
day our children will ask "why didn't you do more to stop this evil?"
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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
prison inmates: 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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