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Good morning Principal, teachers, and fellow Shungtakians. We are the representatives of 2M. Today we will talk about two important values: respecting and empowering others. These ideas are deeply rooted in Chinese culture. When we respect others and are willing to help them, we can create stronger communities, and nations. Respect can start with simple […]

Good morning. We are the Prefect Team. We would like to share with you all on how our duty relates to the theme of this month, “Options for the Poor”. In general, the definition for “Options for the Poor” refers to making affordable, accessible and respectful choices available to people with limited resources. In a

Good morning, everyone. When we reflect on the theme “Option for the Poor”,we often think about material poverty — people who lack food, money, or shelter. These realities are important. However, today I would like to invite you to consider another kind of need — the need for mental and emotional support. Not all struggles

Good morning, everyone. When you hear the word ‘Stoic’, you might imagine someone who is emotionless or really chill during stressful situations such as in exams. But the original Stoics, who were philosophers from Ancient Greece and Rome, were quite the opposite. They were people of resilient action. They came from every walk of life:

C+M: 大家好，我哋喺Catholic Society! M: Cheryl, 上次Catso express就講咗我哋可以點樣善渡四旬期,咁究竟教會又會點準備教友迎接基督嘅復活呢？ C: 多D做愛德服務、捐獻等等都係教會鼓勵我哋做嘅善工。除此之外，教會都有唔同嘅活動俾信友參加，講到呢度就唔可以唔提拜苦路啦。 M:拜苦路？係乜嘢嚟㗎？唔通條苦路就係返學嗰條路?朝早起身，我都懷着沉重嘅心情好痛苦咁行返學…… C: 哎呀，你有冇聽Catso上星期嘅宣佈㗎？ M: 我都係講下笑姐，苦路其實係耶穌受難嗰時行道路。耶穌孭住十字架，俾人鞭打過後傷痕纍累、又痛又攰咁行完呢條苦路，最後被釘喺十字架上死亡。信徒為咗紀念佢嘅犧牲，就想透過行呢段路嚟親身體會佢嘅苦難,設立咗十四處苦路。呢十四處苦路就包括咗耶穌受審判、三次跌倒、被釘喺十字架上死同埋被埋葬。 C:冇錯！喺四旬期入邊，教會希望我哋多啲反思自己嘅言行。喺拜苦路期間,每行到一處苦路，教友都會一齊默想同祈禱，體驗耶穌經歷過嘅苦難。透過咁樣做，我哋可以更加接近天主，重新按照佢嘅旨意嚟行事，好好咁樣準備自己嚟迎接耶穌基督嘅復活。而教會都會喺四旬期嘅星期五舉行拜苦路，紀念耶穌喺聖週五受難嘅過程。耶穌受難雖然係好耐以前嘅事，但透過拜苦路可以令我哋切身咁體驗耶穌嘅苦難，令我地嘗試用佢既眼光去看待苦難呢個課題，同時亦提醒我哋耶穌願意為拯救人而犧牲自己既生命，就好似厄弗所書所講「基督愛了我們，且為我們把自己交出」所以我哋更加應該喺日常生活上實踐愛德，以回應天主對我哋嘅愛。 M: 喺日常生活中，我哋好容易喺遇到挫折、覺得痛苦嘅時候埋怨天主，覺得唔公平，又或者自己既付出白費咗。但其實睇翻耶穌既在世既最後一段時間，佢都受過好多痛苦，佢深深感受到身體上被拳打腳踢、長釘穿過手腳既痛楚，亦都明白被拒絕、被誤解，甚至比自己最親近既人出賣，呢種心靈上既傷痛。所以當我地難過既時候，讓我地都能夠記得自己唔係一個人去面對，苦難的確唔好受，但我地能夠選擇點樣去回應，我地可以特別將呢份痛苦、失望都奉獻比天主，為面對著困難既人去祈禱。呢個行動唔係要否定痛苦對人帶來既創傷，而係相信天主能夠從任何既情況帶出善，人亦都能夠透過愛同信德賦予苦難新既意義。 C: 所以苦難唔一定係絕對既消極同負面，若然我地喺苦難之中仍然願意選擇愛，痛苦就會有一份新既價值，反映出人願意彼此擔待既精神。 四旬期唔只係食少啲，玩少啲既時間，而係一個好好既時機讓我地學習忍耐，體諒同關顧有需要既人。現今喺世界各地都有好多人承受著唔同既痛苦，戰爭、飢餓、貧窮，讓我地都特別為呢一啲面對困苦既人去祈禱，祈求天主可以垂顧佢地。 C, M: 多謝！ Catholic Society

Good morning, everyone. In the movie Dangerous Minds, the main character, Ms. Johnson, who is a high school teacher, asks her students what the most powerful verb in the world is. In your opinion, what is the most powerful verb in the world? As students of a Catholic school, some of you may immediately think

(After book sharing of a story told by Dr. Au Lok-ma’s 我是醫生，又是學生…) This month’s theme is Option for the Poor — an idea rooted in Matthew’s Gospel: “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” The Option for the Poor is not sentimental pity.

Katrina+Evelyn：大家好，我哋係Catholic Society K: 話說四旬期喺啱啱既新年假期間已經開始咗喇喎。Evelyn 你又知唔知道四旬期係咩呢？ E：緊係知啦，我有留心聽之前既catso express㗎！四旬期，顧名思義總共為40日，40呢個數字喺聖經當中有更新、預備嘅意思，耶穌曾經喺曠野對抗魔鬼誘惑，禁食祈禱四十日，所以喺四旬期，天主教徒都會特別效法耶穌，透過祈禱、守齋、克己去準備心靈，力行愛德，為復活節做好準備。 K：無錯啦，講到克己，佢唔止係「食少啲甜品」、「打少啲機」咁簡單，而係鍛煉我哋唔被欲望控制既意志，騰出空間去關心身邊嘅人。就好似琴日開始傳嘅呢個四旬期捐款盒仔，我哋可以選擇放棄買一件自己想要既物品既金錢，捐贈比有需要既窮人。或者我哋有時會覺得自己只係捐少少錢，唔能夠帶嚟啲咩改變，但其實捐款既意義唔在於金額嘅多少，更重要既喺背後既動機同態度。就好似路加福音記載，當耶穌見到一位窮寡婦將自己僅有既兩文錢捐出嚟既時候，佢特別稱讚呢位婦人，認為呢位婦人捐出既錢比所有人都要多，因為當所有人都係將自己多餘既錢捐出嚟既時候，婦人係將自己有既一切都全然奉獻，呢兩文錢所展現既係佢既對天主既信心同對人既愛德，哪怕自己都面對著貧困，仍樂意為他人作出犧牲。 E：耶穌傳教既時侯亦都以自己為榜樣，話比我地知真正既愛德應該發自願意關懷同體諒既心，從而推動我地付以實質既行動去傳達愛。例如耶穌曾經醫好痲瘋病人，痲瘋病係傳染性極高既病，所以佢地都係被社會遺棄嘅人，不受歡迎。但當耶穌見到個位痲瘋病人跪低求耶穌幫佢既時候，即使痲瘋病人被視為唔潔淨，無人敢掂，耶穌都冇迴避，更加伸手撫摸佢，表示對佢既愛、關懷同憐憫。耶穌對人既愛係打破所有標籤同偏見，佢願意愛我地每一個人，特別係社會上弱小窮困既人。 K：四旬期既開始提醒我哋要反思生活，學習節制，並以簡樸既心去實踐愛德工作。或者我哋未必能夠好似寡婦一樣奉獻所有，但我哋都可以用小小既行動去幫助他人，例如關心孤單的同學、將慳翻黎嘅錢捐助比有需要的人、參加義工服務。當我哋願意尊重每一個人嘅尊嚴，特別係最容易被忽略嗰啲，其實亦係守護人性嘅價值。而喺信仰入面，我哋更相信當我哋為最小既一個兄弟所做既，就係為天主所做。所以都邀請大家喺呢個四旬期入面，用實際行動，無論係捐款、服務定只係一啲簡單但真誠既問候，多啲去關懷身邊既弱勢社群，嘗試以愛同慷慨回應天主。   Catholic Society

As we return to school this week after the CNY holiday, let’s renew our commitment to our studies. I encourage each of you to take a moment to reflect on any insights you gained during the Parents’ Day. I trust that the teacher you and your parents met provided you with suggestions on areas for

Good morning teachers and Shungtakians, Welcome back! I hope your Chinese New Year holiday was filled with warmth, laughter, and cherished time with your families and friends. I wish you all a blessed, healthy and joyful Year of the Horse. May this year grant you the strength and vitality to gallop like a horse toward