Posted on 06/12/2020 5:13:45 PM PDT by marshmallow
At Mass in memory of those killed in Tiananmen, Msgr. Joseph Ha, auxiliary bishop of Hong Kong, prayed "that they may find eternal peace in the afterlife, for justice to be done". Hong Kong has had many "June 4ths". Loving God and one's neighbor means that "the value of man is far more important than any other institutional value: the people before the government; the truth before interests". "Could this be the last commemoration mass in memory of June 4th? I do not know"
Hong Kong (AsiaNews) - Among the moments scheduled to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre (June 4, 1989), in addition to the vigil in Victoria Park, there were masses in memory of the killed. The auxiliary bishop Msgr. Joseph Ha Chi-shing presided over a celebration in the Holy Cross church. Thousands of faithful participated, both in the church and in the square in front. Everyone had a burning candle, as proposed by the organizers of the vigil. Below we publish the full text of Bishop Ha's homily (translation from Chinese by AsiaNews).
Today, we are gathered here to pray together in memory of June 4, 1989, a day 31 years ago. Yet for us that day has not passed: we still carry it in our hearts. We do not want to merely commemorate: we cannot forget. In these 31 years we have lived many June 4s: the return of Hong Kong to the homeland took place on June 4, 1997; protesters protested against the law on art. 23 [for national security] on June 4, 2003; on June 4, 2014, just before the Umbrella Movement [Occupy Central]; on June 4 of last year, in which the anti-extradition movement broke out; and finally, the national security law of June 4, 2020.
What will become of next June 4th?
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This sounds like the REAL Catholic Church rather than the government catholic church. (capital letters omitted on purpose.)
Bishop Ha surely knows that he could “disappear” in the middle of the night.
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