不对！澳门是个美丽的地方，有着悠久的历史，有很多古老美丽的教堂，建筑物，名胜古迹，文化和风俗，美味的食物，友善的人民。
为了把这个正确讯息传出去，把澳门就是赌博的错误观念驱除，澳门教区的李安娜太太自费去就读旅游课程，成为一名执照导游，义务带领游客，特别是天主教徒，观光及欣赏美丽古典的教堂，讲解教会悠久感人的历史。
李太太(右照）是澳门教友协进会的一名干事，是业余的导游，但专业的让更多人会欣赏澳门具历史性的教堂和建筑物。很多所教堂已被联合国列入世界遗产名册，但商业导游和游客不会对这些历史感兴趣，所以李太太除了自己勤学拿到导游牌照外，也举办培训班，训练更多的教友具备知识和技巧，成立了堂区朝圣服务组，组员驻在个别堂区，向访客介绍及讲解这些教堂的历史，和欣赏特有的建筑风格。他们也非常欢迎访客的预约。
举个例子，澳门最出名的地标大三巴牌坊(左图）。通常导游会讲解这是一座被火烧毁教堂的遗迹（前壁），然后加插
一些传说和故事（可能是自撰的），然后告诉游客那个角度或梯级拍照效果最好。其实这个牌坊除了背后有着动人的故事之外，它的结构，雕刻等，就是一个故事的述说。故事可以从顶端说起，到下段为止。它述说了天主创造及耶稣救赎，正义战胜死亡的故事。这个牌坊，是座艺术品，不是拍照的布景，是一座值得我们慢慢去欣赏的遗迹。（这段后加）
她欢迎各地的教友和她联络，安排朝圣之旅。她说，三天两夜的行程，就足够完成一个美满的朝圣行程了。她可以代安排在澳门的全部行程，包括交通和住宿。圣若瑟教堂（在圣若瑟修院旁）被人们称为澳门最美丽的教堂，里面供奉著圣方济格沙乌略*的遗髑（手骨），是教会的圣物，是朝圣的好地方。
*圣芳济格的不腐遗体，现在是供奉在印度，果亚的大圣堂里。
圣芳济的圣髑供奉在澳门圣若瑟教堂The humus bone of St. Francis Xavier at St. Joseph's Church, Macao
Macao is Casinos, Macao is gambling plus almond biscuits and Portuguese tarts.
That is not correct. Macao is a beautiful place with many historical old churches and buildings, culture and heritage, delicious food and friendly people.
In order to dispel and correct the misconception about Macao, Mrs Anna Lee （pic top right), a member of the Diocesan Laity Association, decided to take up a Course at her own expense, to qualify as a Tourist Guide to conduct special tour of churches and heritage buildings, helping more people especially Catholics to appreciate the beauty and rich history of many Churches in Macao.
There are about twenty churches and historical religious buildings have been declared World Heritage by the United Nations. However, commercial Tourist Guides and tourists are not keen to visit these sites, so Mrs Lee conducts classes to train church volunteers，formed into Parish Pilgrimage Service Group, to be based on individual churches to conduct guided tour for visitors to the churches, mostly fellow Catholics from within and overseas.
She welcomes visitors from overseas to contact her to arrange for pilgrimage tour. A three day two night itinerary will be sufficient for a fulfilling pilgrimage. She can assist in ground arrangement in Macao including hotel and transport.
The St. Joseph's Church besides the St. Joseph's Seminary is known as the most beautiful church in Macao. Inside the church, a humus bone of St. Francis Xavier* is on displayed. This will be one of the high point of a pilgrimage.
*The uncorrupted body of St. Francis Xavier is kept in the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa, India.
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