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Taking responsibility for your own actions means that your first reaction when a mistake is made or a conflict arises isn’t to blame others, make excuses, twist the facts, or flat-out lie. Instead, you swiftly acknowledge there is a problem, identify your role in it, and implement an action plan to minimize the chances of […]

今日是5月31日，在教會的年曆中是一個很特別的慶日——聖母訪親節。聖經中是這樣般記載： 瑪利亞就在那幾日起身，急速往山區去，到了猶大的一座城。她進了匝加利亞的家，就給依撒伯爾請安。依撒伯爾一聽到瑪利亞請安，胎兒就在她的腹中歡躍。依撒伯爾遂充滿了聖神，大聲呼喊說：「在女人中你是蒙祝福的，你的胎兒也是蒙祝福的(路1：39-42) 。」 在這段福音中，我們可以看到以下兩點： 首先，從瑪利亞和依撒伯爾的身上，我們看到「順從天主旨意」的可貴。其實她們二人對自己的懷孕感到不安和驚訝，但內心深處依然是充滿了喜樂和感恩的。瑪利亞曾經在《謝主曲》中提及：「我的靈魂歌頌上主的偉大，我的心神因天主、我的救主而歡欣﹗因為祂垂顧了祂婢女的卑微，今後人們要永遠稱我有福。……」顯示了天主在卑微的人身上所顯的大能。試想想，在我們的人生路上又何嘗不是會使我們感到迷惘惆悵、驚慌失措呢？如果我們能向聖母和依撒伯爾學習，順從並依賴上主，相信上主必然會為我們安排一切。 另一方面，我們也可以學習聖母如何關懷弱小。大家知否依撒伯爾懷孕時是多少歲呢？根據路加福音的記載，「她年事已高，而且素稱不生育的」(路一：7、18、36)，可見她其實是個高齡產婦。一個原是素不生育的高齡產婦，在此刻發現自己懷有身孕，自然有很多事情想與人分享，在身心靈各方面也希望得到別人的幫忙。如果此時與一些有生育經驗的婦女傾談，對方未必會全然聆聽自己；反之，聖母當時懷有小耶穌，又是初次懷孕，在時間上與依撒伯爾只是相差六個月，瑪利亞自然成了她的最佳聽眾。最重要是瑪利亞一聽到表姐懷孕的消息後，便立刻動身探訪她，足見她對表姐的關心，明白對方的憂慮，於是亳不理會自己當時也是懷孕，便跳出自己的舒適圈，長途跋涉地到山區探望她。這種「不以自己為先，以關愛他人為要」的態度，正好是關懷弱小的表現，亦提醒了我們該如何關心別人。 適逢今日是聖母月的最後一天，就讓我們一起頌唸聖母經，祈求聖母的助佑，代我們向上主轉達所求。 Ms. Lam W. Y. 31 May 2022

During the draught, God commanded Elijah to go to Zarephath when the brook also dried out (1 Kings 17:7-16). So the Lord sent Elijah to a widow in Zarephath to ask for some bread. The widow only had enough bread to make one more loaf for her and her son, and then she was going

Last few weeks, we heard a lot of stories about helping others. Today, I would like to talk about how business helps the needy. You may ask, “The objective of running a business is making money, why do they care about the weak?” In business, we have a concept called Corporate Social Responsibility (企業社會責任). It

When we talk about the weak, most of you may think about the homeless people who are wandering on streets, or the elderly people who do not get enough food, care and love. We believe that the weak also includes animals. Instead of just considering human rights, why don’t we do more by showing our

In Proverbs 3:27, Jesus said: “Do not withhold good from those whom it is due when it is in your power to act.” From this, we can see that Jesus wants us to care for the Weak. Therefore, today we’d like to share a story called Elijah And The Widow. During a drought, when the

People care for the weak in different ways and different forms. The wealthy donate a big sum of money to charities. Volunteering teams visit the elderly home to create a festive atmosphere for the lonely elderly. Restaurants send free lunch boxes to the homeless who cannot afford to buy one. The incentives of the above

早晨！不知道大家是否還記得胡頌恆神父呢？在去年四旬期的時候，學校曾有幸邀得胡神父到校與同學分享他在油尖旺區服侍貧苦階層和創辦Mercy HK的經歷。事隔一年，我再次提起這位「廟街神父」，是因為他絕對是我今天要分享的主題「關懷弱小」的最佳寫照。 大家在網上搜尋胡神父的名字，不難找到他的人物專訪和有關其善舉的報導。我隨手輯錄了幾道標題： 「胡頌恆神父廟街擺檔　租屋安置露宿者」 「『廟街神父』長居劏房襪穿窿　封區掛心無家者」 「確診家傭流落街頭　幸得『廟街神父』收留」 你從這些標題中讀到了甚麼？我讀到了八個字：普世為一，慈悲為懷。 英國文學家狄更斯曾言：「世界上能為別人減輕負擔的都不是庸庸碌碌之徒。」我對這句話的解讀是，人的能力和情操不僅體現於自身成就的高低，更彰顯於對世上受苦受難的人的憐憫與扶持。正如以下事例︰ 已故NBA巨星Kobe Bryant生前積極行善，先是參與許願基金會及聖猶達兒童醫院等組織為生命垂危的病童達成心願，後來更與妻子一同成立了自己的慈善基金會，出心出力幫助貧苦青少年和他們的家庭。香港演藝人協會會長古天樂為善最樂，歷年來捐建了餘百所「希望小學」，疫情期間又帶領一眾演藝人物為基層籌募和派發物資。社企「銀杏館」由長者主理，為老來無依或仍想老有所為的長者提供就業機會，讓他們可在安全的環境中善用晚年、重拾自信。還有許多小本經營的餐廳免費派送飯盒給有需要的人、有氣有力的義工定期到訪獨居長者家中進行清潔消毒、我們學校的同學在疫情前也曾替基層的非華語小學生補習…… 可見，我們每一個人都可憑一己之力為社會弱勢多付出一點關愛，無論膚色種族、出身背景、教育文化有多大的差異，人性的美善並不受這些外在條件所規限，其光輝更不會被一時的黑暗所掩蓋，反而更突顯其澄明透亮。這種精神是無私的、是高尚的、是偉大的，非名利權勢可攀比。希望各位崇德人都能發揮關愛精神，向弱勢伸出援手，長成一位心存仁善的人。 Ms. Kowk P. Y. 20 May 2022

To many of us here, we are lucky and happy because we can finally go back to school for face-to-face lessons. We can meet our classmates and teachers again, and join different activities. All we have to worry about might just be about whether we have nice weather when we are on our way to

Before I start my sharing, let’s watch a short video by Sister Wan 溫嘉麗修女 in November 2020. (Please click here and open a new tab to watch the video) In respond to the video, the group of weak people in Hong Kong I would like to share today is the elderly. Although it is not