2008年10月9日星期四
A Biblical Retreat
Animator: Rev. Fr. Jean L'Hour M.E.P (French)
Date: 26 - 28 September 2008
Venue: Archdiocesan Pastoral Institute
Total Participants: 140
TIME IN THE DESERT
'Come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while.' Quoting these words of Jesus to his weary disciples, Fr. L ’Hour began our retreat ... leading us immediately to the desert. That place which is the home of evil beings and wild animals, the domain of plundering tribes, a barren place of nothingness.
Drawing from the Scriptures Fr. depicted the desert to be a place of all beginnings and of all rebirths. It was in the desert that Jesus and the Old Testament prophets sojourned before embarking on their difficult missions. Our own times in the desert are times of testing and temptation as well as times of renewal and rebirth. Times when we either turn away from God or come away spiritually nourished and strengthened to do His will. It is only in the desert, Fr. explained, that we can discover who the Lord God is and that He is the only source of life.
Using the scriptures and the Gospel of Mark in particular as our guide, Fr. led us step by step on the paths Jesus trod. As we followed Jesus, we encountered the people he chose for company as well as the people who intruded. We met his disciples, his friends and relatives, the poor and needy, the sick, foreigners, women and children, sinners and evil spirits and those who opposed him. We observed the relationship Jesus had with his Father, a relationship we are invited to share. We felt the “failure” of Calvary and rejoiced at the triumph of Easter. We made the long march to faith and freedom with the disciples and so discovered the meaning of the Kingdom of God. Love is the law of the Kingdom, the Beatitudes, the Charter of the Kingdom and that true worship of God is to love God and others.
The retreat, held from 26th to 28th September at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre, was as Rev. Dr. Clarence Dass, Director of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Institute, promised in his opening address. In introducing Fr. L’ Hour, he said that Fr. L’ Hour will change the way we look at the Gospels and indeed he had.
An outstanding feature of the retreat was that Fr did not resort to technology and aids such as power-point presentation. Rather his personality, the content of his talks and his skill of presentation kept audience rapt in attention.
Mrs. Rita Vias expressed, on our behalf, our thankfulness for the insightful retreat and conveyed most excellently our feelings. She reported that participants described the session as being warm and presented skillfully and in a highly spiritual manner. Even though Fr. spoke to a crowd of 140 some felt that he was speaking to them one to one.
Rita summed up the retreat experience with an analogy. She said that she thought that what Fr. had done for us in the 2 ½ days as this: we have inherited a priceless heirloom - a silver tray - handed down to us by our grandparents and parents. It is something familiar. We know it is in the house somewhere and that it is always there when we need it. We take it for granted. What Fr. has done is polish this tray (the Gospels) part by part and bring its loveliness to light. As he polished it, we began to see patterns emerging. In wrapping up the sessions with that on prayer, we were shown the whole silver tray shining forth. We now see the fresh face of Jesus in the tray and as we look we also recognize the faint shadow of our face beside His and this feels very comforting.
Fr. we pray that God will shower His choicest blessings on you and grant you many, many more years of good health so that you may continue this "polishing" mission with many more people.
by Michelle Kuan
Published in HERALD (Vol. 15 No. 40)19 Oct. 2008 (Home News. Pg. 4)
Date: 26 - 28 September 2008
Venue: Archdiocesan Pastoral Institute
Total Participants: 140
TIME IN THE DESERT
'Come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while.' Quoting these words of Jesus to his weary disciples, Fr. L ’Hour began our retreat ... leading us immediately to the desert. That place which is the home of evil beings and wild animals, the domain of plundering tribes, a barren place of nothingness.
Drawing from the Scriptures Fr. depicted the desert to be a place of all beginnings and of all rebirths. It was in the desert that Jesus and the Old Testament prophets sojourned before embarking on their difficult missions. Our own times in the desert are times of testing and temptation as well as times of renewal and rebirth. Times when we either turn away from God or come away spiritually nourished and strengthened to do His will. It is only in the desert, Fr. explained, that we can discover who the Lord God is and that He is the only source of life.
Using the scriptures and the Gospel of Mark in particular as our guide, Fr. led us step by step on the paths Jesus trod. As we followed Jesus, we encountered the people he chose for company as well as the people who intruded. We met his disciples, his friends and relatives, the poor and needy, the sick, foreigners, women and children, sinners and evil spirits and those who opposed him. We observed the relationship Jesus had with his Father, a relationship we are invited to share. We felt the “failure” of Calvary and rejoiced at the triumph of Easter. We made the long march to faith and freedom with the disciples and so discovered the meaning of the Kingdom of God. Love is the law of the Kingdom, the Beatitudes, the Charter of the Kingdom and that true worship of God is to love God and others.
The retreat, held from 26th to 28th September at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre, was as Rev. Dr. Clarence Dass, Director of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Institute, promised in his opening address. In introducing Fr. L’ Hour, he said that Fr. L’ Hour will change the way we look at the Gospels and indeed he had.
An outstanding feature of the retreat was that Fr did not resort to technology and aids such as power-point presentation. Rather his personality, the content of his talks and his skill of presentation kept audience rapt in attention.
Mrs. Rita Vias expressed, on our behalf, our thankfulness for the insightful retreat and conveyed most excellently our feelings. She reported that participants described the session as being warm and presented skillfully and in a highly spiritual manner. Even though Fr. spoke to a crowd of 140 some felt that he was speaking to them one to one.
Rita summed up the retreat experience with an analogy. She said that she thought that what Fr. had done for us in the 2 ½ days as this: we have inherited a priceless heirloom - a silver tray - handed down to us by our grandparents and parents. It is something familiar. We know it is in the house somewhere and that it is always there when we need it. We take it for granted. What Fr. has done is polish this tray (the Gospels) part by part and bring its loveliness to light. As he polished it, we began to see patterns emerging. In wrapping up the sessions with that on prayer, we were shown the whole silver tray shining forth. We now see the fresh face of Jesus in the tray and as we look we also recognize the faint shadow of our face beside His and this feels very comforting.
Fr. we pray that God will shower His choicest blessings on you and grant you many, many more years of good health so that you may continue this "polishing" mission with many more people.
by Michelle Kuan
Published in HERALD (Vol. 15 No. 40)19 Oct. 2008 (Home News. Pg. 4)
<10月份牧民活动>
1) 1-3日 Community Outing & 200th Anni of College General(Penang)
2) 4日 民俗演祭(马六甲青云亭)
3) 4日 ACLAC Retreat (I.J Convent, Chersa)
4) 5日 Post PMPC III (Church of Holy Family, Kajang)
5) 8日 事奉心弦筹委会(Canossa Convent, Jinjang Utara)
6) 12日 Post PMPC III (Sacred Heart Church, Peel Road)
7) 18日 BECAT 回炉 (Melawati)
8) 18日 耶稣咖啡厅(非卖品)(Church of Christ the Light, Desa Jaya)
9) 19日 Post PMPC III (JCC, Kepong)
10)25-26日Evangelisation Team Meeting (Montfort Girls' Town, Shah Alam)
11)27 Oct. to 3 Nov. Annual Retreat (Maranatha, Janda Baik)
2008年9月21日星期日
《我们的救恩故事》
从三月到九月，为期七个月的全人发展培训及成长课程，终于在2008年9月7日圆满落幕了。这是第一次吉隆坡总教区基信团催化小组邀请牧民学院的周莉娜修女为我们主讲了一序列工作坊；融合人性与灵性的课题：
1 基本的自我认识与醒觉。
2 我的家庭。
3 我对天主的肖像。
4 愤怒管理。
5 我的抉择与价值。
6 灵修之旅。
7 我们是同伴。
我们感谢，赞美天主赐于最美好的恩典和祝福，奇妙的安排我们来自不同堂区（文良港善牧堂，甲洞耶稣圣爱堂，蕉赖圣方济亚西西堂，加影圣家堂，芙蓉圣母往见堂，文叮圣类思堂，金马仑耶稣君王堂及文冬圣心堂）的主内兄弟姐妹聚集一堂参与这项课程。
第一课时开始大家有的互不认识和陌生，有些认识的但又不熟悉，因而感到拘谨。但到了第二课，藉着天主圣神的引领下，大家是很自然、很诚恳从内心而发的互相分享，反省与探讨问题的根。在七个月的过程里我们在个人身、心、灵和思维上都有逐步的改变和成长。而在团体里的人际关系我们透过生活的考验也学习到需要互相包容与接纳才能发挥谅解与共融的效果。
我们一共十五位参与者一起走过了这有笑有泪的路程。从开始的不习惯到后来彼此的信任与不舍，间中道出了这个课题在改造我们的人性与灵性方面的确有其独特之处。我们意识了、我们体验了、我们也见证了。我们希望这人性与灵性的意识不但是开始，它也能让我们往后的生命活得更精彩！正如莉娜修女说的，这是一生受用无穷无尽的催化剂！
为认识天主，我们必须先认识自己。为在灵修上成长，我们需要清理身、心、灵的障碍，这课程帮助我们达到了这个醒觉。更藉这课程促进了我们彼此认识，成为灵修旅途的伴侣。一起为建立天国，为实现主耶稣天国的喜讯。活出丰厚、圆融的生命，为光荣天主。
供稿：黄晓宁
转载：2008年9月21日“先锋报”(Vol.15 No.37)
2008年9月16日星期二
<梦寻我、梦我寻>（3） 水
五 月， 某 夜， 梦 中。
我 用 电 脑（ 重 要 的 工 具） 打 字。 一 股 水 （ 生 命） 不 断 从 电 脑 里 涌 出， 我 很 紧 张， 我 好 害 怕！ 我 找 到 很 多 很 多 的 毛 巾 （ 物 质、 局 限）， 想 要 停 止 那 水， 但 水 永 流 不 息。 醒 了， 幸 亏 床 并 没 有 湿。
他 问： 对 于 你， 现 在 电 脑 是 什 么？ 很 重 要 的 工 具， 备 课、 培 训 基 本 需 要。
水 呢？ 带 来 生 命！
你 目 前 所 在， 所 做 的 牧 民 工 作 带 来 什 么！
主！ 是 吗？ 我 不 是 一 直 怀 疑 你， 怀 疑 我 目 前 的 状 况， 是 否 是 你 的 旨 意。 梦 中 你 发 言， 在 假 我、 自 我、 旧 我 死 后； 我 才 终 于 听 到 你 的 话 语。
主 说：安 心、 专 心 地 做 你 该 做 的 吧。 无 论 你 在 那 里 被 栽 种， 就 在 那 里 开 花 结 果 吧。 记 得， 别 人 栽 种、 施 肥、 灌 溉、 浇 水、 除 草， 但使 它 成 长， 开 花 结 果 的 是 我， 你 的 天 主， 住 在 你 内 的 我！
放 心 吧！ 是 住 在 我 内 的 我 要 向 我 说 话。
转载：“桥梁”第120期
我 用 电 脑（ 重 要 的 工 具） 打 字。 一 股 水 （ 生 命） 不 断 从 电 脑 里 涌 出， 我 很 紧 张， 我 好 害 怕！ 我 找 到 很 多 很 多 的 毛 巾 （ 物 质、 局 限）， 想 要 停 止 那 水， 但 水 永 流 不 息。 醒 了， 幸 亏 床 并 没 有 湿。
他 问： 对 于 你， 现 在 电 脑 是 什 么？ 很 重 要 的 工 具， 备 课、 培 训 基 本 需 要。
水 呢？ 带 来 生 命！
你 目 前 所 在， 所 做 的 牧 民 工 作 带 来 什 么！
主！ 是 吗？ 我 不 是 一 直 怀 疑 你， 怀 疑 我 目 前 的 状 况， 是 否 是 你 的 旨 意。 梦 中 你 发 言， 在 假 我、 自 我、 旧 我 死 后； 我 才 终 于 听 到 你 的 话 语。
主 说：安 心、 专 心 地 做 你 该 做 的 吧。 无 论 你 在 那 里 被 栽 种， 就 在 那 里 开 花 结 果 吧。 记 得， 别 人 栽 种、 施 肥、 灌 溉、 浇 水、 除 草， 但使 它 成 长， 开 花 结 果 的 是 我， 你 的 天 主， 住 在 你 内 的 我！
放 心 吧！ 是 住 在 我 内 的 我 要 向 我 说 话。
转载：“桥梁”第120期
2008年9月1日星期一
<9月份牧民活动>
1) 6-7日
2) 7日 ACLAC Meeting (HRC)
3) 12日 Farewell for Fr.Kang(HRC)
4) 13日 Church of Holy Name of Mary Feast (Ptg. Tinggi)
5) 14日 Post PMPC III (CDM, Shah Alam)
6) 16日 JCC prayer Group: Sharing the Word of GOd (Kepong)
7) 21日 Post PMPC III (Assumption, PJ)
8) 26 - 28日 In Jesus' Steps (Biblical Retreat)(APC)
9) 28日 Post PMPC III (SFA, Cheras)
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