Hong Kong

World day for Consecrated Life in Hong Kong

22/03/2019, Missionary life, Hong Kong

HERE I AM, SEND ME! World day for consecrated life is celebrated on 2nd February, on the feast of the presentation of the Lord Jesus to help the entire Church to appreciate and value ever more greatly the witness of consecrated persons who have chosen to follow Christ by means of the practice of the evangelical counsels and, at the same time, it is a suitable occasion for consecrated persons to re...

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50 years of Missionary life ad Extra

03/12/2018, Evangelization, Missionary life, Hong Kong

Leave your country, your family and your father’s house for the land I will show you (Gen. 12:11). This is what God asked me half a century ago. Like Abraham I too left my country, my family, people I knew, loved and were dear to me, to go to an unknown and unfamiliar place called Hong Kong to begin the mission there, armed with the only weapon of faith and trust in God. Thus a new chapter in my...

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Chinese New Year celebrations

23/03/2018, Missionary life, Hong Kong

Together with the people in China and in neighboring Countries we have been celebrating the start of the Year of the Dog, and the many “canine” images around reminded us of the good qualities man’s best friend. A dog is dependable, loyal, friendly and sensitive. Among the many activities during the holidays we invited into our Shek lei community a group of adolescents guided by Sr. Anitha. ...

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One heart and soul

14/11/2017, Evangelization, Missionary life, Hong Kong

The month of October of this year is very special to me. This month is the month of Rosary and of prayer for the missions. I made it a point to make it special by introducing to the people the ‘Missionary Rosary’. I started planning for it about two months ahead as to what I would do in October. The more earnest were my preparations, the more ardent was my love for the missions, in my heart....