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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 78
Wed Nov 4
Hello from St Paul's centre in Sheung Shui where I'm attending the annual November O.M.I. in service. Yesterday afternoon I was able to go to nearby Lo Wu women's prison and hand in items for prisoners.
Notice the words "travelling overseas for the first
time" in
this report. Sadly there are many such simple, vulnerable people who are
being arrested at HK airport these days.
US-sponsored
Israeli genocide in Gaza: ...and attack on Iran & Lebanon:
Protecting
school from settlers
154. Work remains a fundamental dimension of the human experience, for not only is it a means of sustenance, but it is also a context for expression, relationships and contributing to the community. Therefore, the problems related to work extend beyond the income necessary for family survival. A society that guarantees employment to only a small fraction of the population, despite having a high level of technical development, risks exposing many to forced inactivity, a lack of responsibility and the absence of daily tasks and stimuli, resulting in human and cultural impoverishment. This creates a paradox of material progress and anthropological regression that undermines the foundations of a just and stable social peace. For this reason, the Church’s Social Doctrine insists that access to work for all must be a high priority for public policies and economic processes, serving as a criterion for evaluating the human quality of any development model. [155] Moreover, in those parts of the world where work tends to diminish or change radically due to technological and organizational processes outside of democratic control, we must rethink the nature of work and its connection to citizenship, ensuring that unemployment does not jeopardize social participation.
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
1 Samuel 17: The
Philistine and Israelite armies prepared for battle. The Philistines were on one
hill, the Israelites on an opposite hill, with a valley between them. The
Philistines produced a giant warrior, Goliath, who challenged the Israelites to
find one man to fight him. Goliath said: "If I win, you become our slaves;
if I am killed, we will become your slaves." For many weeks Goliath
issued his challenge, but no Israelite soldier was brave enough to fight
Goliath. Then David visited the army camp and heard Goliath's words. He offered
to fight Goliath. Some people made fun of David, but David
knew he would be helped by the Lord. David took 5 smooth stones from the
river bed and with his sling in his hand he went to fight Goliath. When Goliath
saw the young boy David, Goliath insulted and ridiculed him. But David took out
one of his stones and slung it at Goliath. The stone hit Goliath on the forehead
and he dropped to the ground. David then used Goliath's sword to kill him and
cut off his head. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they
fled in fear, chased by the Israelites who defeated them. Saul put David in
charge of his army and David had many victories. David and Saul's son Jonathan
became good friends.
Dear God, please help me just as you helped David
01
02
Psalm
71:
Lord, may all elderly people put their trust and hope in you
Listen
1
Corinthians 16.5-24: I
hope to visit you after I have been to
I will stay at
Jesus, help me be brave and strong, like Paul
Listen
John
4.34-36:
Jesus said to his disciples "My food is to do the will of the one
who sent me, and to complete his work. Look around, look at the fields. They
are ready for harvest".
Jesus,
please encourage more people to be Gospel workers, harvesting souls for eternal
life
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: David and Paul ...courage and bravery
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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 the
people in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 4th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guangdong
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 4th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Burundi
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Tues Nov 3
Yesterday afternoon I attended a most encouraging meeting at which a kind Trust promised to make a most generous donation to Voice for Prisoners to help us pay for prisoners to take correspondence courses. Last night I attended a meeting whose members are interested in the work of MercyHK
Pope Francis once said we should celebrate our anniversary of
Baptism, just as we celebrate our birthday. Well, thank you Jesus for baptizing
me 80 years ago today in Brisbane!
153. At the same time, we must acknowledge that every real transition involves discontinuities, for it is uneven, fragmented and sometimes conflictual. Consequently, no single model of change or universal solution exists, since there are places and situations that require different responses. Given the inequality that characterizes our world, the spread of AI and computational systems produces varied effects in different places. Wealthy societies automate rapidly and chaotically, reducing the need for a workforce and creating room for unemployment and institutional friction. Vast regions of the world, by contrast, remain trapped in hybrid economies, where underpaid human labor and partial technologies coexist without achieving genuine transformation. These areas become places of precarious labor, and hotbeds of instability and forced migration. Therefore, solutions must be sought at national and local levels through the involvement of intermediary communities. We need adaptive tools, including well-structured models, local initiatives, progressive redistribution and new rights of access to essential goods. While not pursuing an abstract harmony, we must build concrete forms of human coexistence at this time of transformation.
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1
Samuel 16: The Lord told Samuel to go to Bethlehem
and anoint one of Jesse's sons as king. Samuel anointed Jesse's son David as king.
The spirit of the Lord came down on David
and stayed with him from that day on
Dear God, may your Holy Spirit
come down on more and more people
My
recording of this reading
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
Listen
1
Corinthians 15.54-58: When this mortal nature has put on immortality, then
the words of Scripture will come true: "Death has been defeated.
Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting?"
Never give up, dear friends, never admit
defeat. Keep on working at the Lord's work always. Know that, in the Lord,
no work is in vain
Jesus, please give me more faith to "keep going"
Listen
Matthew
7.1-27: Jesus said to the people:
Do not judge other people, and God will not judge
you. It's so easy to be aware of other people's faults yet be blind to your own
faults. Persevere in prayer. Ask and you will receive. Search and you will find.
Knock and the door will be opened. You like to give good things to your
children. God likes to give good things to you. Treat other people the way you
would like them to treat you. Beware
of bad leaders. A sure way to know if someone is good or bad: are
their actions good or bad? If you
put my words into practice, you are like someone who builds his house on rock. If
you ignore my words, you are like someone who builds his house on sand.
Jesus, please help me put your words into practice
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Totally relevant for every human person\ - death. Totally relevant for every human person, the One - Jesus - who defeated death (I Cor, above)
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Today, the Melbourne Cup. Maybe an Irish
horse will win, since so many Irish horses in the field?!
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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 the
people in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 3rd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Gansu
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 3rd of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Chad
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Nov 2
ALL SOULS DAY
From tomorrow morning until Friday lunch time, I'm due to attend
the annual November O.M.I. in service program at St Paul's retreat centre in
Shueng Shui. At some stage during the program I hope to go to nearby Lo Wu
women's prison to hand in some Bibles, dictionaries, phone cards and other items
for prisoners.
Last
month was HK's hottest ever October
152. It is certainly desirable for technology to relieve humans of arduous, repetitive or dangerous tasks and to provide intelligent support for human activity. Yet, the protection of employment opportunities and the irreplaceable role of the individual must remain the general rule. The pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs, because the human person is an end, not a means, and the economic order must remain subordinate to human dignity and the common good.
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f.
Readings for All Souls Day
Isaiah 25: On Mount Zion in Jerusalem, the
Lord will prepare for all peoples a banquet of rich food, a banquet of fine
wines. On this
mountain he will delete Death. The
Lord will wipe away the tears from every cheek. Lord, you are my God, I
extol you, I praise your name. You, Lord, are a refuge for the poor, a refuge
for the needy in distress.
Lord, please give hope and courage to people who are sad and troubled in the
world today
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, please increase my remembering, my longing and my hope
Recording
Philippians
3.20-41: Our
homeland is in heaven. We wait for the Savior from heaven who will
transfigure these wretched bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body. He
will do this by the same power he has as C.E.O. of the universe. So, do not stop
running but remain faithful in the Lord.
Jesus, please increase my longing for heaven
Recording
Mark
16.1-8: Jesus died
on Friday afternoon. Early on Sunday morning, Mary of Magdala and two other
women went to Jesus' tomb to
anoint his body with spices. They had been wondering how they would roll away
the large stone, but when they arrived, the stone had already been rolled away.
When they went into the tomb, they saw a young man in a white robe and they were
full of awe. But he said to them "Do not be afraid. You are looking
for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here. He
has risen from the dead. Go and tell his disciples he will see them in
Galilee"
Jesus, when life seems hopeless, like a dead body in a tomb, please help us
remember how you rose from the dead .... and you can help us "rise"
from any "hopeless" situation
Recording
Reflection
on the above Bible readings:
One thing that nearly all cultures share: an instinct to remember the dead, to
pray for the dead, to honor the dead.
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For
All Souls Day: Death is a very grave
topic ....
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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 the people in one
part of China each day of the month:
On
this 2nd of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Fujian
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 2nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Central
African Republic
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Nov 1
Happy All Saints Day!
When
the Saints Go Marching In!
Correction:
Some things I said about my two bail cases sentenced at the High Court
last week were not correct. This
sad report clarifies the story.
151. Saint John Paul II recognized that unemployment is a grave evil. Indeed, when it reaches massive proportions, it becomes a true social calamity that especially requires the State to exercise responsibility. [153] Today, amid the “fourth industrial revolution,” this concern is even more acute, as innovation is often pursued solely for reducing costs and increasing profits. [154] In some contexts, there is a legitimate fear of a significant and rapid contraction in available jobs that would create a chain reaction deeply impacting families, young people and local economies. In many sectors, this can already be seen in new forms of job insecurity and inequality, characterized by outsized remuneration for a highly specialized minority alongside declining wages for a large portion of the workforce.
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. Readings for All Saints Day
Revelation 7.9-17: I saw a
huge number, impossible to count, of people
from every nation, race, and language. They were standing in front of the
throne, with palms in their hands. They shouted: "Victory
to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb". One
of the elders told me who these people are: "These are the people who have
been through the great persecution. They now serve God day and night in his
sanctuary. The Lamb is their Shepherd. He leads them to springs of living water.
God has wiped away all tears from their eyes"
Jesus, please help sorrowing people who are crying today
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 24: The
Lord's is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples. It is he
who set it on the seas; on the waters he made it firm. Who shall climb the
mountain of the Lord? Who
shall stand in his holy place? People with clean
hands and pure hearts, who desire not worthless things. They shall receive
blessings from the Lord and reward from the God who saves them. Such are the
people who seek him, seek the face of the God of Jacob.
God, by living a good life, help me to seek your face
1
John 3.1-3: Think of
the love that the Father has lavished on us by letting us be called God's
children. And God's love has even more in store for us in the future: we
shall be like him because we shall see him as he really is. This is why
we must try to live good lives. We must try to be as good as Christ.
Jesus, please help me be more like you
Recording
Matthew
5.1-12: Jesus said
to the crowds: Blessed are poor
and simple of heart people. They belong to the kingdom of heaven. Blessed
are people who are going through great sorrow. Their hearts will be
filled with peace. Blessed
are people who lead just and honest lives. They will see the victory of
goodness. Blessed
are people who show mercy to others. God will be merciful to them. Blessed
are people who have a clean heart. They will see God. Blessed
are people who are peacemakers. They are God's children. Blessed
are people who are persecuted for the cause of right. They will receive a
great reward in heaven.
Jesus, please help me be merciful and
kind and just
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings:
All you Saints in Heaven, great and small, pray for us!
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For
All Saints Day: Are there St.
Bernard dogs in
Heaven?
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Fri: South America
Sat: Cent., N America
Jesus,
today, Sunday,
please bless the people of
Africa
And praying for the
people in one part
of China each day of the month:
On this 1st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Anhui
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 1st of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Niger
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Oct 31
I spent most of yesterday at Tai Lam Women's prison ....sad as
usual to meet so many women caught up in drug trafficking and money
laundering. I pray each day that the authorities in HK and in other
countries would do more to stop people from bringing drugs to HK. Drugs are
coming into HK in ever greater quantities. Does anyone care?!
150. Today, the convergence of automation, robotics and AI is rapidly transforming the very structure of work. It is said that this will bring great improvements for everyone. In reality, however, the “new ways” of working are not necessarily better, for “while AI promises to boost productivity by taking over mundane tasks, it frequently forces workers to adapt to the speed and demands of machines, rather than machines being designed to support those who work. As a result, contrary to the advertised benefits of AI, current approaches to technology can paradoxically de-skill workers, subject them to automated surveillance and relegate them to rigid and repetitive tasks. The need to keep up with the pace of technology can erode workers’ sense of agency and stifle the innovative abilities they are expected to bring to their work.” [152] Precisely in order to avoid this drift, it is necessary to design systems that are centered on the human person and not solely on performance.
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1
Samuel 13 - 15: Not long after he became king, Saul began
doing things
that caused Samuel to stop supporting him. Samuel clearly told Saul what the Lord wanted
Saul to do,
but Saul insisted on doing things his own way. Saul seemed more concerned about his own
popularity
than about being obedient to the Lord. This displeased the Lord, and he rejected Saul.
Dear God, please help us
not to disobey you.
"Your will be done"
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
66-68: O God, be gracious and bless us
and let your face shine its light upon us. Let all the peoples praise you, O God.
Let all the peoples praise you. O sing to the Lord, make music to his
name.
Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence. Father of the orphan, defender of the widow,
God provides a shelter for the homeless. God gives his people strength.
May all the peoples of the
earth know you and praise you, O God
Listen
1
Corinthians 15.20-22:
Christ has been raised from the dead, the
first to rise of all who have died. Death came through one man, Adam, and rising
from the dead has come through one man, Jesus. Just as all people die because of Adam, so all
people can live because of Christ
Jesus, may all people have
eternal life
Listen
Matthew
6.25 - 34: Jesus said to the crowds that life is about more than food and clothing.
Pointing to some birds flying around, Jesus said:
Look at the birds. They don't sow or reap,
yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
And you are more precious than the birds. Pointing to flowers in the field Jesus said:
How beautiful are the flowers.
They are more beautiful than King Solomon's clothing. If God cares so much about the life of flowers
won't he care even more about human life? So, don't spend your day worrying about
what you are going to eat and drink and wear. Put God first in your life, God and a right
way of life,
then God will look after your physical needs. Don't waste your energy worrying about
tomorrow.
Live life one day at a time.
Heavenly Father, thank you for
caring for
the birds and flowers....and me!
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: 
Famous song,
using words from today's Gospel - One
Day At A Time
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Something happened yesterday that has never before
happened in my life: I met 2
people - one a lady in Tai Lam prison, the other a very impressive young local
guy near Lai Chi Kok MTR station where I got off bus from Tai Lam to go back to
Jordan - who both have the same birthday as myself! Two in one day!
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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 the people in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 31st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Tianjin
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 31st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Uganda
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Oct 30
The biggest number of people arrested at HK airport this year for drug
trafficking were not from Africa or South America, but from Mainland China! In
fact 78 Mainland people so far this year. A record for one country in one year
... and still 2 months to go! See this most
informative table (which allows selection of places, types of drugs
etc ...click "Data")
149. For these reasons, work is not simply an instrument; it expresses and enhances the dignity of our lives. It is a requirement of the human condition, a normal path toward maturity, development and personal fulfilment. In this regard, financial assistance to the poor may at times be necessary in emergencies, but it cannot become the sole response, since the goal is to enable each person to live with dignity through his or her own work.
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
1 Samuel 12: As the elderly Samuel handed over leadership
to Saul,
he said to all the people:
"In future it is the king who will lead you. The Lord is my witness that I have never
treated you unjustly. You must follow the Lord with all your
heart.
Do not turn your back on the Lord's way.
Do not follow false ways."
Dear God, thank you for the
life of Samuel.
Please help all people to follow your way, not follow false ways
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
61-65: O God, hear my cry,
you who are my refuge and help. In you alone is my soul
at rest. My help comes from you. Take refuge in God,
everyone in trouble.
Trust him at all times. O God, you are my God,
for you I long.
My body and soul thirst for you
like a dry, weary land without water. Your love is better
than life,
my lips will speak your praise. On my bed I remember
you.
On you I muse through the night. You are the Creator of
the world.
You care for the earth, you give it water. To you our praise is
due,
wherever we are on earth.
Lord, my
soul clings to you. Your right hand holds me fast
Listen
1
Corinthians 5.9-11:
I am the least of the apostles. In fact, since
I persecuted the Church of God, I hardly deserve the name apostle. But by God's grace I am what I am, and the
grace that he gave me has not been fruitless. On the contrary, I, or rather the grace of God
in my heart, have worked harder than any of the others, preaching the
same message that they preach
Jesus, may your grace in me be more fruitful
Listen
Matthew
6.16-24: Jesus said to the crowds: When you do a bit of fasting,
don't run round telling the world what you are doing.
Secret fasting is spiritually powerful. Your most important account is
with the Bank of Heaven.
Build up your deposit with lots of good deeds and prayers. Physical blindness is a great tragedy.
Greater still is spiritual blindness. God must be number one in your life.
Don't let money or anything else replace God.
Jesus, please be Number One in
my life
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: The Bank of Heaven has the following currencies: Good deeds, prayer, mercy, kindness, forgiveness, honesty, integrity etc
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Today I am due to be at Tai Lam women's prison ....was
there last Tuesday, need to go twice a month since one day not enough time. On
Monday I also visited the prison section of Queen Elizabeth Hospital. And on
Tuesday night I visited Lai Chi Kok men's prison. Four visits in one week ...
not bad for an old guy ...thanks to God's grace (.. Corinthians, above)
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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 the
people in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Shangai
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 30th 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 Oct 29
All
3 people in the drug trafficking case mentioned in yesterday's blog, below,
received long sentences at the High Court yesterday ...each got around 12 years
(after reduction for good behaviour). May the Good Lord give them strength and
courage for the long days ahead.
148. Since the emergence of her Social Doctrine, beginning with Rerum Novarum, the Church has emphasized the protection of workers and the need to combat all forms of exploitation. Above all, however, the Magisterium has recognized in work “the essential key” [150] to understanding the entire social question, since it is through their work that individuals develop many dimensions of their existence. In view of this, we can understand the great intuition of Saint Benedict of Nursia, who united prayer and work, showing daily activity to be a part of the human response to God’s call. Created in the image of the Creator, our own work in some way continues his, for thereby we contribute to the progress of society and the common good, put to good use the capabilities we have received, improve and beautify the world, support our families, engage in cooperative relationships and, through listening and dialogue, learn to build together something that no one could achieve alone.
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
1 Samuel 11:
The people of Jabesh-gilead told Saul
that the Ammonites were threatening them. The spirit of the Lord stirred up Saul
and he led the Israelites to a great victory over the Ammonites. Samuel and all the people then went to Gilgal
where Saul was again proclaimed king.
Dear Lord, may your Spirit stir
us up to do good things
Recording
Psalms 52 - 60: Lord, I will tell everyone about how good you
are.
You are our Creator. Everyone should love you. Thank you for so often rescuing me from
trouble.
You uphold my life. Sometimes I have so many troubles and cares
that I can't get to sleep.
Sometimes I wish I was a bird and could fly away to a safe place. When I fear, I will trust in you,
in you whose word I praise. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready.
I will sing, I will sing your praise.
Each morning I will sing of your strength,
and each morning acclaim your love.
O God, please help me to praise
and love you every day
Recording
1 Corinthians 15.1-8: Let me remind you of
the basic facts of the
Good News:
Christ died for our sins. He was buried.
He was raised to life on the third day. He appeared to Peter, then to the other
apostles, then to more than 500 of the believers - most of whom are still
alive. Then he appeared to James and the other disciples. Last of all he appeared to me. I was like an
unexpected child
Jesus, I have not yet seen you, but I believe
in you and I love you
Listen
Matthew 6.1-15: Jesus said to the crowds:
When you do a good deed,
do it for its own sake, not just to get people to praise you. When you pray, love to pray in private in your
heart.
Don't be looking for people to notice and praise you. When you pray, there's no need to rave on and
on.
God is not deaf. Prayer is not a lawyer arguing a case.
Prayer is a child speaking with simple trust like this:
Our Father in heaven,
may everyone love and honor you.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done on earth as in heaven.
Thank you for enough food for today.
Forgive us as we forgive others.
Save us in time of trial.
Protect us from evil
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and for ever
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Prayer is not meant to be a sermon or lecture
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Yesterday I had my 6 monthly check up and cleaning at the dentist
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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 the people in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 29th 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 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Nigeria
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Anti-drug
campaign trips: 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 ( 2016:
My trip to Kenya, Uganda
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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 ---------------- 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 -------------------- Hong
Kong: July
2019: My warning to HK domestic helpers - published
here in HK Filipino media 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomasmulas/ Facebook: Chinese
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Europe:
Many reports of 2026 trip here
(Jan 6 - Feb 7)
Africa: 
The
Last Run)
2015: My trip to Tanzania, Malawi
Latin America:
2018-09-22:
My
60 min video interview with Radio99,
in Cantonese, is here: 01 02
to help stop people going to prison
(skillfully
managed by kind HK friends): Photos
from my time in China 2001-20008
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John Wotherspoon O.M.I. 胡
頌 恆 神 父
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