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My New Knee

In September I did a total knee replacement surgery and shared in the Lord’s suffering …

My Earthly Father

On Father’s Day, Sr Grace remembered her father and the legacy he left her …

Lent Retreat with Anglican Clergy

It was a very novel experience for Sr Grace to lead a short retreat for 18 Anglican clergy…

Welcome Lent 2019

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Christian Unity Week - In Action

The Sisters were invited to make a book display in the Anglican church, All Saints Cathedral

Hong Kong Community Vacation

The HK community had been trying to go for a community holiday but …

Easter Blossoms in Spendour in Singapore’s Garden by the Bay

The wonders of the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore filled Sister Grace with Easter joy …

Lent and the Bible

Sister Grace tells us the different versions of Bible available …

Why do Catholics pray the Rosary?

Sister Grace shares an article to answer this question.

Lenten Project for Poor Children

Sister Grace was inspired to look for sponors to buy books for poor children to read ….

Apostolic Sharing with East Asia Delegation

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To Spend the Best Advent This Year

Sister Grace tells us how the Sisters spend the Advent.  We can do the same too …

Celebrating the Golden Jubilee

Sr Mary Grace Lee returned to Rome in 2013 to celebrate her Golden Jubilee ….

Revised Changes in the English Missal

Sister Grace Lee talks about the Revised Missal 2012 ….

My Experience of Vatican Council II

Sr Grace Lee was a novice in Rome when the Vatican Council opened in October 1962 .…

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 MY EARTHLY FATHER

When we want to introduce people to God, we often ask them to imagine God as a father. If our earthly father is a good and wonderful person for us, then it is easier to think of God as more than our earthly father. Someone who is infinitely better, more generous, more loving and always at your side.

God gave me a father who has made my life a happy and ideal experience

from the moment I was born. When I hear of people who had unhappy and

poor childhood experiences, I always thank God unceasingly and

wholeheartedly for my own childhood experiences.

One outstanding memory of my father was his exquisite care for us.

We lived in a hot dusty city. We used to play in the streets and

of course our feet became very dirty and soiled. So every night

my father would make us stand before him putting our hands

on his shoulder while he washed our feet in a basin of water.

In this way we were clean and fresh, ready for bedtime.

Another vivid and significant memory was his care and

generosity towards others. Every Chinese New Year Eve,

he would cook a sumptuous dinner, one portion for ourselves

and one portion for our second Auntie who was a widow with 4 children living in a poor place. What is remarkable is that he wanted our Auntie and us to eat at the same time. So he made my sister and I bring the hot food by taxi to our Auntie’s house and then we rushed home to eat the New Year’s dinner at the same time that Auntie would be eating their dinner. He did not give “left over” food to people, but food that was just cooked fresh and hot.

My father was an excellent cook. Every morning he went to Mass, then to the market to buy what was needed for our breakfast, lunch and dinner, which he cooked by himself. He loved to entertain people, so he often invited people to eat with us. Every Sunday, after the Mass in our church, he would bring us to our grandmother’s house in the countryside. So we would have a big lunch with all the uncles and grandmother. After lunch we children would play in our grandmother’s big fruit garden, eating all kinds of tropical fruits.

The most important legacy my father left me was his death. I was 20 years old. When he lay dying, God made me think about life and death. I thought about my father’s life and his meeting with God. God will surely receive him into heaven because he was such a generous man who gave everything to his family and others. At that time I did not know about the Gospel of Matthew’s chapter 25, verses 35 onwards, which says that WHEN I WAS HUNGRY YOU GAVE ME TO EAT. WHEN YOU HAVE DONE THIS TO ANYONE, YOU HAVE DONE IT TO ME, GOD SAID.  

Sr Grace Lee

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