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500th anniversary of Reformation (II)
The “Journey of Unity” was organized by the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Christian Council, with 24 participants representing the Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, the Lutheran Church, the Methodist Church, the Chinese Christian Church, Basel Mission and the Salvation Army. They visited Germany, Wittenberg, Augsburg, Trent, and Rome. To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The purpose of this trip is to objectively reflect on the historical events, to understand each other, forgive each other, and build a mutual love and communion in the Lord, for the future service for the community. Let’s pray for Christian unity!
In 1849, St. John Bosco performed two miracles. In the first, 15-year-old Charles insisted on having Fr. Bosco listen to his Confession and refused any other priest. When Fr. Bosco returned, the boy had already died, but the priest called his name. The boy opened his eyes and told him he had dreamt he was in a dark and narrow cave where many souls were sent to hell. He was terrified, because in thinking he could only confess properly to Fr. Bosco, he had not confessed a grave sin. Immediately, he confessed his sins to Fr. Bosco, who said, “By God’s grace, the gates of heaven are open to you. Do you want to go to heaven, or stay with us?” “Heaven,” the boy replied. “Very well,” said the priest, “we will meet again in heaven.” The boy closed his eyes, and passed away. In the second miracle, Fr. Bosco brought the Oratory’s 600 children out and promised them chestnuts. With only three baskets, he miraculously managed to feed all the children. The children realized this and shouted, “Fr. Bosco is a saint!”
