Hong Kong (Fides Service) - In his letter for Advent, Rediscovering the beauty of the Rosary, Bishop Joseph Zen of Hong Kong, encourages his faithful to continue this Marian prayer which is very popular among Chinese Catholics. Hong Kong would seem to be a city of chaos, consumerism and materialism but in fact Hong Kong Catholics are very spiritually minded and deeply devoted to Our Lady.
"When you kept vigil beside the body of His Eminence, the late Cardinal Wu, you prayed the rosary with devotion. In my homily I compared his life to the mysteries of the rosary. The Holy Father has just issued a letter to the Catholics of the world encouraging them to rediscover the beauty of the rosary…the Rosary is a simple prayer, easy to say anyone can learn it. This prayer helps us to have peace in our heart and to spread peace among the people of Hong Kong so busy and preoccupied."
"When our heart is still Our Lady leads us to meditate the mystery of Jesus…this helps us become more like him. Always at difficult moments the great family of the Church has obtained the protection of Our Lady through the prayer of the Rosary…during the liturgical year we re-live the same mysteries of Christ that we contemplate in the Rosary". (Fides Service 18/12/2002)