美里（Miri) 是个油城。砂劳越/马来西亚第一个油田就是在美里开采的。
我来过美里大约有四、五次吧，但都是短暂或是转站而已。
游客可以从美里乘搭内陆飞机，前往世界著名的穆鲁山洞游玩。美里也是参观尼亚地理奇景石林的出发站。
从美里前往汶莱，只需半个小时，就抵达边界，两个小时就可抵达首都斯里巴加湾。
美里教区是在1977年成立，李国兴神父被教廷委任为第一任主教，于2013年荣休。美里还未成为教区前，是古晋教区的一部分，有着多个平信徒组织，包括圣母军。
在任期间，李主教推行圣神复兴运动，而终止其他组织及善会的操作。
漫长的统治，漫长的冬天，大地都等待着春天的到来。圣母军，它是一个由圣神统管的教会组织，以圣母为领袖，盼望着能够为基督神国奉献的那声春雷的到来。
2013年，吴对龙神父接任为新的主教，开始了新的一页。美里的春天(Spring time 教宗若望保禄二世：千禧年的到来）迟了十三年，但也终于的到来了。
圣神在美里真正的得到复兴，大地万象更新。
约十多前，我遇到一位美里七十多高龄的前圣母军老妇人，她声带哽咽的说：“我希望有生之年，看到圣母军能够被允许（操作）的那一天。。”
她盼望的那一天出现了，但我不知到她是否仍然健在。
20/10/2014 星期一，下午三点四十五分，我从古晋乘搭飞机，抵达了美里机场，等待着我的是热情的美里主教座堂主任钟松锦神父。他把我载送到酒店。
在过去的三个月里，钟神父在堂区成立了五个圣母军支团（四个华文及一个英文）。
傍晚六点半，我与从诗巫过来的昌春、汶莱的志贤、坤章、子云及伯贤兄弟，来到了美里主教座堂的礼堂，看到了一群为数八十人，脸上充满圣神的光彩、 喜乐的圣母军友及家人，热情的欢迎我们。
吴对龙主教也出席了这个集会。他向大家讲话时，表示很高兴的看到这么多的圣母军团员。他在古晋服务时，曾有与圣母军接触的经验，知道它是一个为教会教会服务贡献的团体，所以晋升为主教后，马上就赞成圣母军的复会。
团员们也准备了各种美味食物，包括本身拿手的菜肴及糕饼，喜乐的共同分享。
感谢圣母召叫了钟神父与一群美里的军友，分享了她的使徒工作。
我们大家共同努力，互相勉励，成己成人的道路上，绝不会孤单、寂寞，而有的是喜乐，兄弟姐妹的亲情与主的平安常相伴。
（Facebook 照片）
Miri is an oil town. The first oil well in Sarawak/Malaysia is found in Miri.
I had been to Miri four or five times, but only on transit or brief stop over.
Miri airport is the transit point for tourists to the world famous Mulu Caves complex. Miri is also the base station for Niah Pinacles tours.
From Miri, it takes less than half an hour to reach the border of Brunei, and two hours to the capital Bandar Sri Bergawan.
Mire Diocese was founded in 1977 with Fr. Anthony Lee was elected as the first Bishop. He retired in 2013, a long reign of 36 years.
Before its formation, Miri parish was under the jurisdiction of Kuching Diocese, with many lay organisations including The Legion of Mary.
Bishop Anthony Lee dis-banded all lay organisations except the Charismatic Renewal prayer group during his reign.
It was a long winter for the diocese. Legion of Mary, a well established lay organisation, amd many other dis-banded lay groups, were waiting patiently for the coming of a new Spring.
2013, Rev. Fr. Richard Ng was elected as the new Bishop of Mire, succeeding the retiring Bishop Anthony Lee. The long awaited New Spring Time (Pope John Paul II on the Coming of a new Millennium) has finally arrived, albeit 13 years later.
I met an old legionary (70+) from Miri more than ten years ago. She told me in tears: " I wish to see the revival of Legion of Mary in Miri during my remaining life time ...."
The Lord has sent forth the Spirit and renewed the face of the earth.
On 20/10/2014 at about 3:45 pm, I arrived at Miri Airport from Kuching, and was greeted warmly by Rev. Fr. Gabriel Chong, Parish Priest of St. Joseph Cathedral.
Fr. Gabriel has in recent months revived 5 praesidia (Latin means groups, 4 Mandarin and 1 English） in his parish.
In the evening, a fellowship was held at the parish hall. Bishop Richard Ng and more than 80 Legionaries, friends and families members attended the joyful and warm occasion.
(See Facebook for pictures)
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