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六月號2018

Vol.104無玷之音

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Newsletter

傳訊組 電郵：ihmtpeditor@gmail.com聖母無玷之心堂 電話：26522655 電郵：taipochurch@gmail.com

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主 要 內 容

青 年 年 專 頁

張神父論「貞潔」

教 友 分 享

聽聽幸威的故事

聖 經 生 活 靈 修

要懂得怎樣去休息

牧 職 團 專 頁

布神父—藉著聖母 ,上達基督 !

小 朋 友 , 大 朋 友

聖母媽媽 ; 認識「信經」

Sharing

Mother’s day and on Learning through Teaching

Interview

Share the story of Mira Gunda…

From the Pastoral Team

Fr. Pfuti - come closer to Jesus through Mary

Highlights

Thanks to our ministry members!

03/06 基督聖體聖血節 ｜ Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ Solemnity08/06 耶穌聖心節 ｜ Sacred Heart of Jesus Solemnity10/06 聖母無玷之心節日 ｜ Immaculate Heart of BVM Solemnity （堂區主保瞻禮） (Parish Feast)24/06 聖若翰洗者誕辰節 ｜ The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Solemnity

29/06 聖伯多祿及聖保祿宗徒節 ｜ Ss. Peter & Paul Apostles Solemnity03/07 聖多默宗徒慶日 ｜ St. Thomas Apostle Feast09/07 中華殉道諸聖及真福慶日 ｜ Blessed and Martyr Saints of China Feast25/07 聖雅各伯宗徒慶日 ｜ St. James Apostle Feast

聖母無玷之心，為我等祈！Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us!

他的父母每年逾越節往耶路撒冷去。他到了十二歲時，他們又照節日的慣例上去了。過完了節日，他們

回去的時候，孩童耶穌卻留在耶路撒冷，他的父母並未發覺。他們只以為他在同行的人中間，遂走了一

天的路程；以後，就在親戚和相識的人中尋找他。既找不著，便折回耶路撒冷找他。過了三天，纔在聖

殿裡找到了他。他正坐在經師中，聆聽他們，也詢問他們。凡聽見他的人，對他的智慧和對答，都驚奇

不止。他們一看見他，便大為驚異，他的母親就向他說：「孩子，為什麼你這樣對待我們？看，你的父

親和我，一直痛苦的找你。」耶穌對他們說：「你們為什麼尋找我？你們不知道我必須在我父親那裡嗎？」

但是，他們不明白他對他們所說的話。他就同他們下去，來到納匝肋，屬他們管轄。他的母親把這一切

默存在心中。

（路 Lk 2:41-51）

校 園 動 向

基督小先鋒宣誓禮，福傳周

善 會 分 享

婦女會—聖週的聖枝那

裡來？

聖若瑟—認識勞工主保

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藉著聖母，上達基督——五月聖母月

聖母無玷之心堂 主日提前彌撒 主日彌撒 平日彌撒

下午五時（英文）下午六時半（中文） 上午七時半、九時半（中文）上午十一時半（英文） 上午七時（中文）大埔運頭街十號

牧職團專頁

五月份稱為「聖母月」，這個天主教傳統在

十三世紀末就出現了。在這一個月內，無論

是在聖堂，或是私下在家庭或某些特定地點，

虔誠的基督徒都會向聖母呈獻熱切和充滿孝

愛的敬意。同時，「在這一個月內，也是由

聖母座前，廣賜天主慈惠的時期」（真福保

祿六世《五月通諭》第 1 節）。藉著聖母，

我們獲邀去更親近耶穌。

「我們對聖母的敬禮，不比對耶穌的少；

但我們敬禮聖母，純粹只為更完美地光榮我

們的主耶穌。我們來到聖母跟前，只因她是

我們尋求她聖子耶穌的途徑。」（聖類思．

葛利寧．蒙福《敬禮聖母的真諦》第 94 節）。

通過童貞瑪利亞的代禱，我們的禱告得以

上達耶穌。天主聖子所完成的救贖工程，讓

上主備受讚頌，瑪利亞也藉著恩寵而參與其

中：「萬福！充滿恩寵者，上主與你同在！」

（路 1:28）「在女人中你是蒙祝福的，你的

胎兒也是蒙祝福的。」（路 1:42）。

瑪利亞答應讓救主耶穌基督來到世界上，

並跟耶穌合作去展開他的使命。從加納開始，

她就默默支持耶穌的公開傳教工作，她代主

人家轉求，使耶穌行了第一個奇蹟。復活期

正好給我們機會，去重新發現童貞瑪利亞在

我們生命和教會使命中，作為我們母親和榜

樣的角色。耶穌被釘時，瑪利亞侍立架旁，

她更擔當我們的母親：「『女人，看，你的

兒子！』……又對那門徒說：『看，你的母

親！』」（若 19:26-27）

五旬節那天，瑪利亞和門徒一起聚集在小飯

廳，等待聖神降臨（宗 1:14）。教宗本篤提

醒我們：「沒有欠缺五旬節的教會……也沒

有欠缺童貞瑪利亞的五旬節。」（教宗本篤

十六世在 2010 年 5 月 23 日於聖伯多祿廣

場主持《天皇后喜樂經》[Regina Caeli] 祈禱

時的講話）。這不但提醒我們，要結合聖母

去默觀耶穌基督的生命、工作、教會，也幫

助我們在喜樂中、在對聖母瑪利亞的孝愛和

信賴中成長。

在這個月內，教會邀請我們藉著榮福童貞

瑪利亞的代禱，祈求基督讓我們充滿祂的聖

神——真理和智慧之神，使我們擺脫罪惡的

奴役。瑪利亞是我們的榜樣，她信德圓滿，

是真正的門徒，她邀請我們追隨基督。在這

個聖母月內，讓我們感受瑪利亞的母愛和臨

在，透過她向上主呈奉我們的意向、喜樂、

憂慮、悲傷。

讓我們效法聖母，她深愛上主，完全信賴上

主，也是復活的主的忠實見證人。瑪利亞曾

在加納給僕役說：「祂無論吩咐你們什麼，

你們就作什麼。」（若 2:5）讓我們懷著信心，

再次聽從她這番話。

布尊和神父

「你們拿去吃罷！這是我的身體。」( 谷 14：22)

聖張大鵬小堂 主日彌撒

上午十時（中文）天主教聖母聖心小學

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藉著聖母，上達基督——五月聖母月

聖王亞納彌撒中心 主日彌撒

恩主教書院二樓禮堂

聖經生活靈修

露德聖母，為我等祈 !

“Take it; this is my body.” (Mark 14:22)

牧職團 尹雅白 神父

陳意婉 修女

張樂天 神父

蘇燕霞 修女

方慶霖 神父

彭美瑩 修女

「到第七天天主造物的工程已完成，就在第

七天休息，停止了所作的一切工程。天主祝

福了第七天，定為聖日，因為這一天，天主

停止了他所行的一切創造工作。」（創 2:2-

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各位主內的兄弟姊妹，不知大家對休息有多

少認識呢？

休息是一種享受，還是一種需要呢？它在你

心中是消極的，無所事事的，還是積極的，

恢復自己精神體力的機會呢？

對於我們信仰天主的人來說，休息是天主的

命令，它能讓人進入天主的奧秘。藉着休息，

我們可以放下平時的憂慮，這樣我們才有機

會接觸到造物主——天主。

休 息 可 以 讓 我 們 解 除 疲 勞， 增 強 活 力，

能維持我們的生命。耶穌派遣宗徒出去工作，

但也不忘提醒他們要注意休息：「宗徒們聚

集 到 耶 穌 跟 前， 將 他 們 所 作 所 教 的 一 切，

都報告給耶穌。耶穌向他們說：『你們來，

私下到荒野的地方去休息一會兒！』這是因

為來往的人很多，以致他們連吃飯的工夫也

沒有。他們便乘船私下往荒野的地方去了。」

（谷 6:30-32）

夏天已經來到了，陽光猛烈，天氣酷熱。

大家不要整天掛着工作，忘記休息，也不要

視休息為浪費時間之舉。我們在工作之餘，

除了要爭取時間休息，也應積極的跟朋友或

家人一起去享受時光，安排合適的娛樂活動，

恢復我們身心的健康。

傳訊組供稿

休息

主！祢曾因拉匝祿的死亡而落淚，

因此，祢會明白親友離世時，我們如何傷心難過。

求祢堅固我們的信仰，並求祢賜給亡者永恆的生命。

請為本堂區最近離世的教友祈禱，願他們安抵

天鄉，得見天主的慈顏 :

蔡志文 丘玉儀 黃穀興 林鑽娣

布尊和 神父

上午八時四十五分（英文）上午十一時半（中文）

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堂區活動剪影

「瑪利亞把這一切默存在心中。」( 路 2：51)

聖週四—主的晚餐

聖週五—救主受難紀念

濯足禮——彼此相愛，互相服務 紀念建立聖體聖事 恭移聖體、朝拜聖體

宣讀救主受難始末——默想基督的苦難

朝拜十字架——顯示十字架

神職及輔禮人員朝拜十字架

禮儀後，信眾朝拜十字架

聖週六—復活節夜間慶典

燭光禮

入門聖事

入門聖事 - 與新教友大合照 入門聖事 - 與堅振班大合照

領授白衣

堅振聖事

第一百零四期二零一八年六月號

Vol. 1042018. Jun

5“Mary kept all these things in her heart.” (Luke 2:51)

露德聖母，為我等祈 !

主！求祢祝福以下新婚的兄弟姊妹，

使他們一生互相敬愛，手挽手，心連心。

也求祢讓信、望、愛充滿他們的家庭，

讓他們在婚姻生活中繼續為祢作見證。

袁家明 與 黃詠彤

堂區消息

堂區主保瞻禮

楊鳴章主教將於 6 月 9 日（六）蒞臨本堂，主持晚上 6 時 30 分之聖母無玷之心主保瞻禮感恩祭。

堂區主保瞻禮聚餐

主保瞻禮聚餐將於 6 月 10 日（日）晚上 7 時正在大埔安慈路昌運中心一樓「麗宮一號」舉行，如欲購票， 請到堂區祕書處。

2018 年 5 月 22 日 - 堂區旅行 - 東平洲、塔門一天遊

遊東平洲全體照布神父攝於塔門攤檔

東平洲天主堂內祭台 塔門午膳

東平洲耶穌聖心堂

恭移聖體、朝拜聖體

禮儀後，信眾朝拜十字架

領授白衣

2018 年 4 月 1 日嬰兒及兒童領洗

2018 年 4 月 8 日長者領洗

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基督徒的喜悅

教友分享

大家好，我在剛過去的復活節領洗加入

教會。我想跟大家分享自己成為基督徒的

四個喜悅。

數年前，我爸爸得到重病要長期住院。

他本身是很自信、很能幹的人，但從他住

院開始，我才明白到並不是任何事情都可

以靠自身的能力去戰勝的。後來爸爸在醫

院領了洗，雖然還要跟病魔作戰，但他好

像多了一份平安。那時我不期然地想：「這

份平安是否我在社會工作多年來所缺乏，

所需要的？」於是我便來了聖堂參加慕道

班，嘗試尋找這份平安。我們都以為自己

有不同的原因來慕道，但其實都是天主的

恩寵，祂透過不同情況向我們招手，引領

我們加入教會。這是我要分享的第一個喜

悅。

第二個喜悅是能夠在慕道過程中跟同

學、導師分享生活點滴和信仰經歷。要知

道能公開討論信仰其實不是必然的，是天

主給我們另一個很大的恩寵。在慕道班，

我們透過讀聖經學習主耶穌的教誨，當中

很多道理都是知易行難，要透過禱告求天

主給我們力量去改善自己。另外慕道過程

的最大得著，就是學會祈禱的重要。在禱

告中凡事感恩，讓我知道天主給了我多大

的恩寵；在禱告中凡事交託，讓我信德慢

慢增強。唯有透過祈禱才可跟天主建立關

係，並且更加了解祂。

第三個喜悅當然是領洗後可以從罪惡中

解脫出來，得到永恒的生命。要緊記這份

恩寵是天主無條件賜予我們的，只因為祂

愛我們。我知道領洗後並不代表今後會事

事順意，天主還可能會給我各種考驗，但

我信祂給我考驗的同時，也會伴我一同經

歷，並給我能力應付困難。

第四個喜悅，就是我能跟兒子一同領洗

了。作為父親，我當然想給兒子最好的東

西。除了物質和知識外，我同時希望給他

知道除了我這個地上的父親外，在天上還

有一位疼愛他的天父，那個「祂」會時刻

看顧他，時刻為他作最合適的安排。只要

他禱告，天父就會聆聽，並會在任何時候

作他的支柱。

布神父說過我們要作基督的見證人。我

們要在生活中活出基督，向身邊未信主

的人分享天主在自己身上所作的事。就

好比我們領洗當晚，在黑暗中用自己的燭

光去燃亮他人的蠟燭，把天主的光傳揚開

去一樣。「你們不要為明天憂慮，因為明

天有明天的憂慮！一天的苦足夠一天受的

了。」（瑪 6:34）這是我很喜愛的金句，

就用來結束這篇分享吧。

李幸威

2018 年新教友

第一百零四期二零一八年六月號

Vol. 1042018. Jun

7“Do not worry about tomorrow;” (Matt 6:34)

天主教聖母聖心小學

恩主教書院

天主教聖母聖心小學基督小先鋒於四月十一日在本校禮堂舉行團員宣誓禮，邀請到堂區張樂天神父主禮，見證基督小先鋒宣誓，並為新團員舉行入團儀式。

張 神 父 當 天 以 聖 經 中 撒 網 的 比 喻（ 瑪 13:47-

49），勸勉大家要做好基督小先鋒的本份，張神父說：「漁夫們在捉到整網的魚後，會細心揀選，好的魚會放入籃中，不好的就會放回海裡。耶穌就是那一個漁夫，所以我們要盡好本份、愛主愛人、時常祈禱，作一條好的魚，獲耶穌基督揀選成為祂的小先鋒，為祂服務。」

講道後，張樂天神父見證團員宣誓，由團員代表帶領

讀出誓詞，承諾本著基督的精神和信念——愛、真理、公義、和平——透過聖言和祈禱，用行動、聚會、服務，在朋輩中活出基督。其後張神父為小先鋒的團衣灑上聖水祝福，然後一起向天主祈禱。最後所有人更一起頌唱基督小先鋒的團歌，立志成為真正的基督小先鋒，為主作證。

宣誓禮後，各位團員都明白到自己獲耶穌基督揀選為

小先鋒的意義，並願意盡全力去做到在宣誓禮中曾一起宣讀的基督小先鋒口號：

「效法基督為己任　愛主愛人小先鋒」

郭康祐老師

基督小先鋒宣誓禮

張神父見證基督小先鋒宣誓 張樂天神父為新團員頒發團章高、低年級基督小先鋒與張神父及導師們合照

恩主教書院於四月廿三日至廿七日舉行福傳周，主題為「讓愛傳遞」。我校邀請了布尊和神父於周一早會領禱和祝福。布神父分享愛德不止於用說話讚美，更應以行動實踐，如關懷身邊弱小者，予以適切的幫助。

愛是德行的總綱，天主又是生命和一切美善的泉源。天主因愛而創造了萬物，創造了人和婚姻，完成了救贖工程，讓所有的人分享祂的愛和喜樂。基於愛，我們也要謙虛地彼此服務，照顧有需要的人，尤其是社會的弱勢社群。是次福傳周在布神父、校長、家教會執委劉太、校友會老師代表劉順裕老師、天主同學會會長翁霓晴同學共同揭幕下展開，包括不同形式的活動。

麥秋導演光臨指導學生以粵曲演繹「基督降生」。麥老師又在特別周會上與全校師生分享他為香港懲教署更生部服務時，如何透過戲劇和信仰，用愛感染在囚人士，改善他們的人際關係。同學從麥老師身上領會到愛要堅持付出，如基督愛人一樣。

由學生組成的樂隊則於福傳音樂會演出，演繹多首信仰和勵志歌曲。張樂天神父、學校社工陳敬洛先生也到場支持，並鼓勵學生樂觀面對生命中的困難，只要堅信愛便能振翅高飛；方慶林神父又演繹了「GIVE

THANKS」，又邀請同學分享主的慈愛，全場氣氛熾熱。

福傳周第二天放學後，公教老師及家長義工於天井操場派發自家製的芒果西米露和豆腐花，讓學生感受學校這個「家」的愛和溫暖。袁老師也分享了繪製禪繞畫的樂趣，讓學生欣賞天主的創造和感悟寧靜與自在。

天主教同學會幹事又預先收集了各班同學有關「愛德」的問題，在請教張樂天神父或翻查教理書籍後，於每天早會「每日一答」的環節中解答，加強了同學對教會、對愛的了解，也增加了大家的信理知識。Joyful@VC 大使則於午間廣播各班同學的心聲，分享啟廸心靈的故事，播放跟愛有關的勵志歌曲。各班同學在班相設計活動裡，邀請同學彼此鼓勵，作品更張貼在課室牆外，與其他同學分享。

聖德蘭修女曾說：「我們所做的事，不過是滄海一滴。但是，一旦停止去做，大海就會少了這一滴。」恩主教師生不但在福傳周，在活動後也繼續在生活裡「讓愛傳遞」。

恩主教書院供槁

讓愛傳遞——恩主敎書院福傳周

布尊和神父領禱和祝福師生

麥秋老師的生命見證

方慶林神父演唱分享主愛

張樂天神父與陳敬洛先生合唱勵志歌

同學午間廣播感恩心聲

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「不要怕，祇要信。」( 谷 5：36)

談「聖枝」善會信仰小品

每年聖枝主日，在感恩祭開始之前，都會以

「聖枝遊行」來紀念主基督榮進聖城的事蹟；

這些潔淨的枝條全都是蘇鐵的羽狀葉。蘇鐵是常

綠小喬木，常呈單一主幹，葉片聚生於樹幹頂部。

聖堂為應付需要，培植了很多蘇鐵。

我們每年都會邀請堂區姊妹幫忙「洗聖枝」。

我們以「浸、洗刷、冲水」三個步驟來去除枝條

上附着的泥、塵等髒物。裝備簡單，每個人都只

有一張櫈子、一個刷子和一桶水。我們會以節省

用水、提高效率、減少滋擾三大原則來清洗樹枝

的。

一般而言，大家都會把聖枝放置在苦像後面、

放在有特別意義的照片旁、掛在牆上或放在枱上。

聖枝經過祝聖，所以要依照聖物的方式來處理。

當聖枝與其他聖物一樣，失去了原貌時，也就隨

之失去了神聖性。收集回來的舊聖枝，可以用焚

燒的方法來處理，其灰燼除了在聖灰禮儀上用作

聖灰，供神父施放在教友頭上，也可以灑在花盆

或泥地裏。聖枝也可以搗碎，然後棄掉便可。我

們堂區每年在聖灰瞻禮前都會收集往年的舊聖枝

一併處理的。

婦女會供稿

聖若瑟是童貞聖母瑪利亞的淨配，是耶穌基

督的鞠養之父。他雖然生於達味家族（瑪 1:1-

17； 路 2:4； 路 3:23）， 但 不 是 富 有 的 人，

只是一個在納匝肋以手工藝維生的木匠而已（瑪

13:55；谷 6:3）。他是一位義人，善良正直，

虔誠守法（瑪 1:19）。

根據天主教的傳統說法，聖若瑟具備諸多良好

的品德，對天主絕對服從，無私奉獻。公元第八

世紀，東方已有聖若瑟的敬禮。公元 1481 年，

教宗西斯篤四世（Pope Sixtus IV）在羅馬開始慶

祝這瞻禮。到了公元 1621 年，教宗額我略十五

世（Pope Gregory XV）定每年的三月十九日為

「聖若瑟（聖母淨配）節」。

聖若瑟雖有尊貴的達味家族的血統，卻是一位平

凡的低下層木匠，為了養育聖子耶穌和照顧聖母

瑪利亞，需要默默辛勤地工作，以維持家庭日常

的基本生活。聖若瑟在列入聖品後，由於他在世

時是一位木匠，有勞動者的形象，所以教宗庇護

十二世（Pope Pius XII）在公元 1955 年定每

年五月一日的「勞動節」為「聖若瑟勞工主保瞻

禮」。本會既奉模範勞工聖若瑟為主保，當然以

勞動服務為主旨了。

今年的五一勞動節，本會主辦了「鹽田梓聖若瑟

堂」朝聖環島一天遊，藉此慶祝大聖若瑟勞工主

保紀念日。當日早上，三十九人在聖堂集合後出

發到鹽田梓去。上岸後，首先由尹神父主持感恩

聖祭，繼由導賞員給我們講解島上及天主堂歷史

以及聖福若瑟成聖之路，接着我們遊覽了陳副主

教故居、陳氏墓園、鹽田等。午膳時間，大家品

嚐了盆菜、茶果等客家美食，至黃昏時分返回大

埔聖堂解散，結束了充實的一天。

聖若瑟會供稿

勞工主保——聖若瑟

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“Do not be afraid; just have faith.” (Mark 5:36)

歡迎投稿　懇切盼望我們的堂區通訊《無玷之音》，能成為大家溝通、交流的園地。我們十分需要大

家的支持，只要是跟信仰有關的分享或隨筆，中英皆可，無任歡迎。來稿須具真實姓名與聯

絡電話，惟刊登時可用筆名；篇幅所限，字數限於八百以內（連標點符號）。來稿刊登與否，

主任司鐸與敝組有權決定，恕不退稿；因稿擠關係，未能刊登之來稿，或會上載本堂網頁；

文字內容，敝組也得酌情刪改。來稿請用 Microsoft Word 或 WordPad 格式以電郵

惠寄敝組 ( ihmtpeditor@gmail.com )，截稿日期為每雙月份廿八號。

《無玷之音》編輯小組謹啟

　有一些藝術家不用文字，而用顏色、構圖和筆觸等這些視覺語言向我們細說了聖母媽媽的特

徵，趁著這聖母無玷之心瞻禮 (6 月 10 日)，讓我們一起了解一下各式各樣的聖母媽媽的聖像畫吧！

從聖像畫中認識我們敬愛的

聖母媽媽

　這幅聖母無玷聖心畫

像，曾經供奉於大埔路

( 鴨毛寮 ) 的小堂內； 在

1937-1961 年 間， 該 小

堂是作為大埔區的主要聖

堂。當現今的聖堂落成啟

用後， 該聖像便移到聖

堂內供奉，作為與在鴨毛

寮教堂恭敬天主的前輩一

種永久的連繫。

　聖母的雙手高舉，這是祈禱的姿勢，而

懷她內擁有在舊約中依撒意亞先知所預言

的—— 耶穌，聖母就是那位童貞生子的貞女，

而耶穌就是天主臨在於人間的標記，她為我

們的各種需要向她的聖子轉求。

　聖母的內衫呈藍色，代表她的人性。她

的外衣呈紅色，代表她分享了基督的天主

性和祂的光榮。她因著「信德」和「服從」

而成為天父的好兒女，分享基督的天主性

和祂的永生。

從衣服顏色透露的事情在大埔的聖母媽媽

為我們代禱的聖母媽媽

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「先知除了在自己的本鄉、本族、和本家外，是沒有不受尊敬的。」( 谷 6：4）

聖堂英文知多少

平常我們會在彌撒中誦念不同的經文去讚頌天主，相信大

家對於中文的經文不會陌生，在接下來幾期我們將會為大

家介紹常用經文的英文版，好讓大家有機會參與英文彌撒

的時候也能跟著一同稱頌上主。

出處：The Order of Mass, http://catholicworld.info/mass/

In Masses, we always say different prayers to praise our Lord. I believe you are familiar with the prayers in Chinese. In the coming issues, we will introduce the English version of these commonly used prayers so that we can praise our Lord together if you have a chance to participate in an English Mass.

信經Profession of faith

我信唯一的天主。全能的聖父，天地萬物，無論

有形無形，都是祂所創造的。

我信唯一的主、耶穌基督、天主的獨生子。祂在

萬世之前，由聖父所生。祂是出自天主的天主，

出自光明的光明，出自真天主的真天主。祂是聖父

所生，而非聖父所造，與聖父同性同體，萬物是

藉著祂而造成的。祂為了我們人類，並為了我們的

得救，從天降下。祂因聖神由童貞瑪利亞取得

肉軀，而成為人。祂在般雀比拉多執政時，為我們

被釘在十字架上，受難而被埋葬。祂正如聖經

所載，第三日復活了。祂升了天，坐在聖父的

右邊。祂還要光榮地降來，審判生者死者，祂的

神國萬世無疆。

我信聖神，祂是主及賦予生命者，由聖父聖子所

共發。祂和聖父聖子，同受欽崇，同享光榮，祂曾

藉先知們發言。

我信唯一、至聖、至公、從宗徒傳下來的教會。

我承認赦罪的聖洗，只有一個。我期待死人的

復活，及來世的生命。亞孟。

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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“A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.” (Mark 6:4)

青年年專頁貞潔

提及此德行，很多人會以為這是神職人員及 修道人的責任，在俗教友與此無關。事實上，按教會訓導，貞潔作為人性的德行，是每個人都應持守的，因為沒有貞潔，就沒有真正的愛。貞 潔 是 一 個 正 面 的 德 行， 不 只 是 不 違 反 第六誡——毋行邪淫，而是使人如何通過不斷 的自制訓練，而達致言行合一，並與他人建立 起犧牲自我的關係。

我們生活，都被各種慾望推動：美味的食物、舒適的睡眠、悅耳的音樂等。慾望是我們身體 內推動我們維生的功能，可是一旦過度滿足， 就會成了貪：貪吃、貪睡，或以其他各種方式 出現。性慾亦如是，本為天主賞賜以作生育， 但過度則變成迷色。

現代社會以自我為中心，常以滿足自己為生活 目標。因此，貞潔成了不合時宜的德行。性慾 被錯誤地渲染或浪漫化，使大眾以為滿足性慾 是人之常情。可是，幾時人被慾望控制而非 推動，即成了慾望的奴隸。貞潔就是幫助人 取回自主權的德行，幫助人在天主內重獲自由。

我們不是動物，不以感覺為準則，因此，我們 有天主的誡命和教訓，幫助我們以理性明白 道理，並控制感性，按「應該與否」、而非 「渴望與否」這個標準而行動。

的確，身處現代社會，保持貞潔似乎不易。 這種色情文化泛濫於各種音樂、藝術、電影、 文學、廣告，甚至是日常談話中。可是，看看 那些英勇的守貞者，他們以教會所傳下來的 方法，努力為天主持守貞潔。諸如守齋、恆常 和當刻的祈禱、小心眼目、克制好奇心、善用 時間、規劃娛樂的內容等，如果我們全心依賴 天主，盡力實踐這些善功，貞潔帶給我們的 就不是負擔，而是自由。

因此，各人應按照本分和身分，持守貞潔， 神職人員、修道人、已婚者、未婚者，各有 其守貞潔的方式。

教區既訂定本年為青年年，讓我們特別為青年 祈禱，願他們能為天主保持身心的純潔；長輩 更應以身作則，以說話和行動，拒絕色情文化， 向青年顯示貞潔之德的美麗。幾時一個懂得 控制自己的慾望，才會自由地懷著尊敬之心與 他人相處，特別是與天主相處。「難道你們 不知道，你們的身體是聖神的宮殿……而你們 已不是屬於自己了嗎？你們原是用高價買來 的，所以務要用你們的身體光榮天主。」（格前 6:19-20）

張樂天神父

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「凡勞苦和負重擔的，你們都到我跟前來，我要使你們安息。」( 瑪 11：28）

interviewM i r a G u n d a , t h e eldest of her seven s i b l i n g s , c a m e t o H o n g K o n g t o support her family. Leaving behind her beloved family, she arrived Hong Kong in the winter of 1992. S he wa s n i ne te e n years old then.

On her jOurney Of faithMira has been a believer since young. She prayed to God whenever she encountered difficulties and challenges in life. Her faith grew rapidly when she was in Hong Kong. It was rather difficult for her in Hong Kong as she knew no one. The homesickness and isolation were hard to bear. Mira worked for three families throughout these years. She recalled the most stressful period was when she was working with the second family who had unrealistic expectations and unreasonable requests towards Mira. She tried to resolve the issues with the family by reaching out and discussing with them but to no avail. Mira originally decided not to renew the contract. However, the sudden illness of her young sister changed her mind - she needed to sign on another contact so that she could continue providing for the family. She reckoned that she was the only breadwinner in the household as her parents passed away respectively not long after she left for Hong Kong. Mira was later being terminated after she renewed the contract unexpectedly. She was confused and shocked. Fortunately, she was being arranged to stay in a shelter until she found a new employer. During that time, she only had one support -God. Mira described how much grace and strength that God bestowed on her. She continued to pray to God and throughout the hardship she knew that God would never abandon her. Her faith continued to grow.

On her ChurCh lifeMira started going to our Church in 2010. By that time, she just started her work with her third family which she continued working for till present days. Mira was treated with respect and love in this family. Her reasonable working condition and hour allow her to attend Church regularly. She remembered the first time she joined the Church was by sheer coincidence. She was asking her friends where she could find a church in a Saturday evening. Her friends immediately pointed to our Church

which was just across the shop. She was later invited to join the Saturday choir. Mira agreed to join as singing and dancing were her favorite pastime.  

Mira later attended Sunday mass as well in 2013 as she wanted to have a more fruitful and meaningful Sunday. She was invited to join the Social Concerns Group in 2013 and had been serving in the Group since. With her ability to speak Cantonese, Mira was tasked with the Master of Ceremonies when the group visited the Elderly home. She felt blessed to have such opportunities to serve the elderly with her language skill and her love of dancing and singing.

It was in 2014 that Mira was invited to join the Help Desk serving team. Mira explained that Help Desk provided both practical and emotional support to those who first arrived Hong Kong and those had difficult time with their employers. For practical support, they would give advice and refer ones to lawyers when needed.They would also help liaising with the Consulate, discussed and explored different options and strategies to cope with or to handle crisis and current stressful situation. They also provide spiritual and emotional support to those who were in need. Mira was also able to use her personal experiences to assist and empower those who were in crisis and in need. The team would reach out to the church members proactively. Mira noted that they not only served the Philippines but also people from Indonesia. They served people who came to them wholeheartedly. There were four members in the group who divided their responsibilities accordingly. Mira was nominated as the coordinator of Help Desk this year. She was surprised by the nomination and vowed to continue to serve with faith.

When asked if she had any tips for the readers regarding how to cope with all these challenges and remained faithful, Mira smiled and said she always prayed to God because her experiences with God showed her how God was always there. Mira also tried not to ruminate for too long. She said that she would put it aside if there was no solution for now. She would revisit it once she had other thoughts. The final secret for this coping recipe, “Stay hopeful, be prayerful and always with a smile,”Mira said with a grin, “and the most important thing is to remember that always be thankful for what God has given us in our daily lives.”

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thank you for your service.

social concern outreach ProGraM

english speaking community

Six of our ministry members have already left or will be leaving us shortly and returning home for good. We the English Community would like to wish all of you much happiness, a safe journey home and to say a big “Thank you” to each one of you for your service here at the I.H.M.P. in Tai Po.  God bless you!

With smiles on their faces, the elderly residents welcomed the Social Concern Committee for the outreach program.

More than 40 elderly residents of The Little Sisters of The Poor, St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged were present at 2.30pm on Sunday, April 25, 2018.

The group presented songs, dances and more presentations from the Domestic Workers Corner group; 10 members felt blessed who joined the outreach. It was a great feeling, sharing the time with them, singing songs to entertain and dances to make them smile.  Their lives were special, the group was happy chatting and tapping their shoulders, trying to communicate with them.

CARMEN EUROLFANEucharistic Ministry

ELIZABETH EGIPTOEucharistic Ministry

FROMEN ALBENTOEucharistic Ministry

JINKY VILLEGASUsher

MONETTE AMIGLEO Altar Server Saturday Group

MEZIEL BANGCAYA Choir Ministry

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immaculate heart of Mary church st. anna Wang Mass centreAnticipated Sunday Mass (Sat)5:00 p.m. (Eng) 6:30 p.m.(Chi)

Sunday Mass7:30 a.m. / 9:30 a.m. (Chi) 11:30a.m. (Eng)

Sunday Mass8:45 a.m. (Eng) 11:30a.m. (Chi)

Weekday Mass (Mon - Sat)7:00 a.m. (Chi)

「耶穌一下船，看見一大夥群眾，就對他們動了憐憫的心。」( 谷 6：34）

english speaking community

Mother's Day aWay froM My MoMIf you live far away from Mom, it may be hard to stay in touch with her on a regular basis or to keep her as involved in your life as you might like to. Of course, when Mother's Day rolls around, you want to make the day all about Mom. But you might feel a bit limited with so much space between you. To make Mother's Day special, even from far away, consider taking a unique approach to the Mother's Day Celebrations. Set up a long web chat appointment with Mom beforehand over a video call or any free internet phone service. Spend the time chatting, and catching up, or plan a particular activity to do together. For example, you could send photos back and forth to each other to look at together. To really make Mom's day, set a regular weekly or monthly video call date to catch up or coordinate with your Siblings or other family members to participate in a group video chat all at once. Plan in advance to have flowers or other things like dark chocolates or fruit baskets delivered to Mom's Door. Don’t forget the personalized note: a really special note is the kind of thing that makes this gift really special. Or surprise Mom by having flowers sent to her home before Mother's Day. Remember how Mom would send you boxes of treats and special things when you were away at camp, college, or your first place on you own. Return the gesture by sending Mom a Mother's Day care package. This could include gifts like: nice soaps, lotions, candles, perfumes, etc. You could also consider making a nostalgia package.

This might be especially if something significant has happened this year. For example, maybe your Mother just became a grandmother, or maybe you just turned 30, meaning your Mom has been a mother for 30 years. Make her nostalgia package with things like: pictures with her own Mother next to pictures of your Mother with you or with your Child. A joke gift about her food cravings when she was pregnant. For example, when my Mom was pregnant she would eat bowls of peanuts and tortilla chips, or a fancy bag of tortilla chips and M&Ms tied up with a ribbon would probably make her laugh..!  You can both promise to try and make plans to be together on Mother's Day next year to make up for being apart. When it comes down to it, as long as you make Mom feel the star of the day, the distance won't seem nearly so bad! Most likely what Mom really wants is just to spend time with you, so finding a way to connect is the most important thing.Thank you.

Happy Mother's Day to All Mothers of the world! God Bless!

Usher MinistryDana R. Paragile

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Rev. J.S.Mbuela Pfuti, CICM Rev. James Wan Rev. Cyril Cheung Rev. F.V. Mahilum, CICM Sr. Lucy Chan, SPB Sr. Carmela Pamei, P.I.M.E. Sisters Sr. Maria So, FDCC

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“When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them” (Mark 6:34)

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Palm Sunday – Father Francis blessing the Palms

Lenten Recollection for Saturday Group by Fr. Francis on March 17, 2018

 While it is important that we have a basic knowledge and grasp of the meaning of the teaching of the Catholic Church before we begin, we are not expected to have all the answers. Preparing the materials, I am exposed, refreshed and expanded in my knowledge and while teaching young adults and kids I am more surprised that I discovered and learned more than I expected. We visited a Sunday School and Youth Class Program at another Parish to observe their methods of teaching, not to compare with ours, but to further improve our way of teaching and deal with the needs of our young

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Easter Vigil - Fr. Francis lighting the Easter Candle

Catholics. We are all called to be witnesses to the Gospel. Sometimes we hear a deeper call and it is then we realize that we are being asked to proclaim the Gospel, or we are called to be a "Catechist', and I never regret saying "Yes". My own Faith came alive.

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May, Month of Maryto Jesus through Mary

The month of May is called “Month of Mary”. This Christian custom arose at the end of the 13th century. During this month, faithful Catholics, both in church and in the privacy of their homes or designated places, offer up to Mary fervent and loving homage; and “during this month, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" [Paul VI, Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1]. It is an invitation to us to come closer to Jesus through Mary.

"We never give more honour t o J e s u s t h a n w h e n w e honour his Mother, and we honour her simply and solely to honour him all the more perfectly. We go to her only as a way leading to the goal we seek - Jesus, her Son." [Saint Louis Marie de Montfort, True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, #94].

Our prayers are addressed t o J e s u s t h r o u g h t h e intercession of the Virgin Mary. It is God who is praised for the salvation accomplished by his Son, to whom Mary is associated by grace: “Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you” (Luke 1: 28); “Most blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb” (Luke 1:42).

Mary consented to the coming of the Saviour Jesus Christ and cooperated in developing His mission. She supported Him during His public ministry in a quiet way, beginning at Cana, where by her intercession Jesus performed His first miracle. The Easter season, gives us a very opportunity to rediscover the role of the Virgin Mary as mother and model in our lives and in the Church Mission. Mary was at the foot of the cross. She was

presented to us as our mother: ‘Woman, behold your son’ (…) ‘Son behold your mother’ (John 19:27).

Mary was present at the Cenacle gathered together with the Apostles and waiting the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Pentecost day. (Acts 1:14). Pope Benedict reminds us

“There is no Church without Pentecost (…) and there is no Pentecost without the Virgin M a r y ”. [ B E N E D I C T X V I , Regina Caeli, St Peter's Square- Sunday, 23 May 2010]. This allows us to contemplate the life and work of Christ and his Church in connection with his mother, but also it helps us to grow in joy and filial trust in Mary our Mother.

D u r i n g t h i s m o n t h , t h e Church invites us through t h e i n t e r c e s s i o n o f t h e Blessed Virgin Mary to pray to Christ to fill us with his Spirit: The Spirit of truth

and wisdom who frees us from slavery of sin. With Mary, the model of true discipleship and of complete faith, we are invited to follow Christ. Aware of Mary’s motherly presence and love, during this month of Mary, let's offer to God through her all and our intentions, as well our joys as our worries and our sorrows.

Let us learn from her how to love and trust God completely and how to be faithful witnesses of the risen Lord. With confidence, let us listen to Mary, who tells us again as she did to the servants at Cana: "Do whatever he tells you" (John 2:5).

Rev. Jean-Sylvere Mbuela, CICM