Tuesday, 30 December 2025
“Hard work without prayer is aimless, prayer without hard work is fruitless.”
Each morning that we are given by God is not merely a beginning of everyday life, but also a symbol of new hope. To reflect on our own experience from yesterday and strengthen our faith in tomorrow, it is right, good, and just for us to thank our Creator for the many blessings He has been bestowing and continues to bestow on each and every one of us.
We are also reminded that what brings us together as one, in solidarity, is prayer. And because of God, we have the blessing to pray together as a family in this Catholic school, Shung Tak, as a family of Shungtakians.
We therefore hope that the thoughts and sharing from teachers and students on this website can resonate with the readers as they take these messages for their daily reflection in life.
May God continue to bless each and every Shungtakian.
In Lord,
RME Committee
「你們在主內應當常常喜樂 ⋯主快來了」(斐 4:4-5)
Jan: 大家好我哋係Catholic Society。喂Michael，你有冇報名join今個禮拜五嘅Christmas ball呀？不如我哋一齊去呀
Michael: 只要你叫到嘅，我隨傳隨到。過埋呢個星期就放假，我真係好期待呀!
Jan: 咁你最期待啲呀？
Michael: 梗係聖誕節啦！今個禮拜係將臨期嘅第三個主日，主題係喜樂。即係話我哋要喺呢個保持喜樂，迎接聖誕節。
Jan: 咁\就啱晒啦！呢個禮拜咁多咁正嘅活動，一定好開心，充滿喜樂添呀。即係諗下去邊度玩先，emmm，迪士尼又得啦，打邊爐都好似唔錯喎。只要我玩得開心，一定fit晒呢個主題嘅啫！
Michael: 等陣先～將臨期喜樂呢個主日唔係講緊呢種藉物質而得到既快樂啊，而係有更重要嘅含意㗎。喜樂主日標誌嘅係將臨期已經過半，聖誕節的來臨不再遙遠。呢種即將迎接主耶穌嘅喜悅，取代左起初等待嘅嚴肅氣氛。即係話當我哋認真反省完自己之後，我哋都應該要對耶穌降臨感到期待，所以呢個喜樂係有意思㗎。
Jan: 喺斐理伯人書第4章第4節講過 ［你們在主內應當常常喜樂；我再說：你們應當喜樂！主快來了。］呢種喜樂並非表面嘅歡聲笑語，而係源於同天主連結所帶來嘅內在平安同希望。佢提醒我地喺忙碌準備節日嘅時候，都唔好忘記基督即將降生成人嘅「喜訊」。
Michael: 而喺呢個因基督降生成人而喜悅嘅主日，我地係咪應該都要做返啲行動去回應返呢一份喜悅呢。譬如將物質嘅準備 購物呀 派對嗰啲，轉移到精神層面，同屋企人相聚。喜樂係需要分享㗎，就讓我地將呢份盼望同喜悅傳遞給身邊嘅人，可以係一個簡單嘅問候或者係一個鼓勵嘅微笑。所以除咗單純嘅開心，我地更加要生活出上主嘅喜訊，以喜樂嘅心迎接主嘅來臨。
Jan: 冇錯啦，而將臨期嘅最後一個主日就係厄瑪奴耳。
Michael: 乜嘢撈豬耳話？你講泰文呀？
Jan: 係厄瑪奴耳呀，意思即係「天主與我哋同在」寓意住小耶穌進入我哋嘅生命入面，為我哋帶嚟愛與光明。呢段時間進入左即將來臨嘅緊迫感同確切感，標誌著等待時期嘅結束，迎接主耶穌嘅降生。明白到天主不再係遙不可及嘅，而係透過耶穌基督嘅降生，親自來到人間，與我們同在。
Michael: 但係呢排我一直都聽到好多人討論因應著社會既狀況，我哋應唔應該慶祝聖誕節。
Jan: 但聖誕節嘅真正意義就係我哋點樣去傳達愛，去關心有需要嘅人，正正就係耶穌基督降生嘅使命，所以喺呢個節日我哋都應該活出呢一種精神。再講，聖誕節本來都象徵著耶穌為人受苦受難既開始，加上當時黑落德王下令殺死男嬰，全耶路撒冷都一同驚慌，但就係喺呢個黑暗、充滿恐懼既時間，耶穌降生來到我地當中，為人帶來光明同希望。
Michael: 同學仔都要記住呢一個喜訊，天主會一直與我哋同在，喺我哋生命裡面工作。並學習喺不安入面，嘗試期盼平安。而我地都需要將「天主與我們同在」嘅溫暖帶畀嗰啲孤獨、貧困或有需要嘅人，譬如做下愛德服務、義工等等。
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