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From Cardinal Chow -
Sacred Heart of Jesus — WYK Centennial Mass
Ez 34:11-16
羅 5:5-11
路 15:3-7
九華選擇今天以彌撒感恩祭來慶祝百周年校慶，相信是因為今天是普世天主教會慶祝「耶穌至聖之心」瞻禮。耶穌聖心是《九龍華仁書院》的「聖名」，也是聖心男校。那麼，九華是否一個有心的學習團體？在我的經驗和記憶中，九華的確是一個很有心的團體。
除了心臟，我們的心是指我們內心的盼望與信念，愛與恨，寬恕與執着，包容與排他等等的所在地。耶穌聖心的圖像也示意像火一般的熱愛著眾生，願意為人受苦受難，直至死在十字架上。聖心的愛正正展示了上主對人類及眾生的愛與寬恕，祂對我們的悔改和皈依總是懷着盼望和信念，正因為過去、現在、將來的每一個人都是以上主的肖像創造，有同等尊嚴。
耶穌會決定辦學是要培育年青人，讓他們除了有上佳的學識之外, 更重要的是我們的校友會懷着一份慈悲的心志，服務大我的熱忱，特別是那些在邊緣爭扎又被忽略的人士。對我們的共同家園及生命中的責任有承擔。
相信我們的校友及使命夥伴都知道華仁不會要求大家加入天主教，雖然也有朋友會問 Why Not。從表面看來，多些天主教徒不是更好嗎？當然是好的， 若果是經過當事人的深刻反思，在內心經歷了一段皈依的歷程，這樣決定接受天主教的信仰，就真的值得我們高興了。
耶穌會在華仁的教育是讓我們的年青人懂得感恩和反省的重要，從反思中明白到自己有需要改善的地方，從而讓自己的內心、人格和智慧有進一步的改善。這樣他們可以更好地作為Men for and with Others。這個身份也可以是另一種「善牧」，找尋迷失的羊，包紥他們，讓他們看見希望，因為有力的希望要建基於愛。幫助他們找到正向、積極、幸福和成為Women and Men for and with Others。
God is our lover, not our judge. For God never leaves anyone unattended or even abandoned. For those who are injured or marginalized, Jesus our Good Shepherd, will go out to look for them through the angels of God. Who? All those who love and care for them. No one should be left struggling on their own, at least not at Wah Yan. Our Lord goes out and seek for the lost sheep, not waiting for them to look Him up.
I recall when our school, like other subsidized schools, was required to take in SEN students. Teachers and administrators were understandably disturbed and worried. How could we handle those students with special educational needs? Would we become unable to manage the classrooms so to focus on our teaching? Could we help them at all? How?
Not until we received advice and counsel from our psychologists and social worker that we were able to feel more at ease. The next big step was facing those students in need. It was rough in the first few months, but the situation started improving when our hearts and those of the students became connected. Yes, it was about the meeting of hearts to make allowance for the turning points. I recall we made an appeal to the civil authority for a SEN student that he was not a burden to our school, but a gift to us, for we could become genuinely compassionate.
Jesus does not only sacrifice himself to those who love him but also those who have no feeling for him or simply dislike him. His heart opens for all and so must we. We are delighted to witness transformation of difficult students. We are well pleased when weaker students are able to identify their gifts and thrive in them. And we give thanks when students are willing to reconcile with themselves or even with us. Lastly, we pray that God will walk with us and use us for His mission of life and love into the next century.
+ Cardinal Stephen Chow, S.J.