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Intheshadowof“SacredHeart” . . . . . 5
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fficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
I. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will
be opened to you." Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of...... (here name your request)
Our Father....Hail Mary....Glory Be to the Father....Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
II. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to
you." Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of.......(here name your request) Our Father...Hail
Mary....Glory Be To the Father....Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
III. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass
away." Encouraged by your infallible words I now ask for the grace of.....(here name your request) Our Father....Hail
Mary....Glory Be to the Father...Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the aficted, have pity on us miserable
sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your
tender Mother and ours.
Say the Hail, Holy Queen and add: St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.
– St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
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Editorial
Have
you ever
cruci ed Jesus?
If we are in sin, we cannot enjoy anything that Jesus
has strived for us, including physical healing and
prosperity along with spiritual blessings
H
aveyouevercruci iedJesus?
Bible says; “and then have
fallen away, since on their
ownthereforecrucifyingagaintheson
ofGodandholdinghimuptocontempt”
(Heb6:6).Howisthispossible?Jesus
has no material body after his
resurrection; he has assumed a
resurrected body, and then how
someone can crucify the resurrected
body of Jesus by committing sin and
remaining in it. But this is the truth
that someone who lives in sin has
alreadycruci iedJesus.
All parents have a strong desire
that their children should enjoy
everythingthattheyhaveearnedfor
them. A certain father had a very
intelligent son, and he sent him for
higher education at an esteemed
University,thesonhadcompletedhis
doctorate with Suma Cum Laude.
Meanwhile the father had already
constructedabungalowforhimand
purchasedanestateforhisuse.This
dad had great expectation from his
son that he should possess all his
assets and settle down in marriage
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andtoseehimhappyandjoyful.
On the contrary, when the son
returned,thedadcametoknowthat
his beloved son has gone astray and
addictedtodrugsandalsoinvolvedin
drug traf icking. On returning home,
Jesus has no material body after
his resurrection; he has assumed
a resurrected body, and then
how someone can crucify the
resurrected body of Jesus by
committing sin and remaining in
it. But this is the truth that
someone who lives in sin has
already crucified Jesus.
the cops arrested the son and the
court sentenced the son to life
imprisonment. The heart broken
father went to the prison to visit his
belovedson,onlytosee'theappleof
hiseyes'lyingonthe looroftheprison
cell.Thedadexclaimed,“Mysonyou
havecruci iedme!!
In the same way Jesus has already
Fr.JoseVettiyankalVC
prepared an eternal kingdom for us,
notamereestate,andparadiseforus,
notabungalowandaboveall,Hehas
healed and redeemed us by His
wounds(1Pet2:24).But,theonewho
is in sin is a slave to sin (Jn 8:34). A
slave is not entitled to enjoy the
bene its of his master, nor will he
inherit a dime of his master's house.
Similarly if we are in sin, we cannot
enjoy anything that Jesus has strived
forus,includingphysicalhealingand
prosperity along with spiritual
b l e s s i n g s . S e e i n g u s i n s u c h a
deplorablecondition,Jesusisgrieved
andwithapainfulheart.Hesays“my
child I've suffered and died for you,
onlytobringyoubacktome,toenjoy
thebene itofmysuffering.”
And what God has prepared for us?
“Oureyeshavenotseen,earshavenot
heard, nor the heart conceived.”
(1Cor2:9).Hence,ifyoudonotenjoy
spiritualandmaterialwellnessandon
thecontraryremainintheslaveryof
sin, it makes Jesus very painful. And
Jesus says “my child, you have
cruci ied me and denied my love”. In
the month of June we commemorate
the great love of Jesus towards
humanity.Getawayfromoursinsright
nowandreconcilewithJesusandHis
Fathersothatwemayenjoypeaceand
happiness of the kingdom of God in
whichourheavenlyFatherandHisSon
isglori ied(Jn15:11).
IN THE SHADOW OF
SACRED HEART
God's loving heart finds it difficult see the pain and sorrows of his people.
Moved by this, God performs healings in the lives of the people
“Learn from me; for I am gentle and
humbleinheart,andyouwill indrest
foryoursouls.”(Mt11:29).WheneverI
seethepictureoftheSacredHeartof
Jesus, I am greatly touched. It's that
heart of my God and saviour which
bledforme2000yearsagoandisstill
bleeding for me. It is that gentle,
humble,loving,forgivingandmerciful
heartofJesusthatdrawsmecloserto
him, every time I re lect on his holy
wounds,especiallyhiswoundedheart
whichbleedsforpoorsinners.Hebore
allouriniquitiesonhisbody,hisbody
wasbrokenforourtransgressions,the
burdenofoursinswasuponhimand
he died a painful death on the cross
(Isa 53:4­5). And all along he was
completelyinnocent.HisSacredHeart
sufferedinsilencetherejection,pain
and betrayal of his people. He was
oppressed, and he was af licted, et he
didnotopenhismouth;likealambthat
isledtotheslaughter,andlikeasheep
thatbeforeitsshearersissilent,sohe
didnotopenhismouth(Isa53:7)
We read in the Holy Bible, that Jesus
underwent a painful and agonising
deathonthecross.Eventhoughhewas
brutally tortured and beaten, his
gentle heart was still beating for his
people. His Sacred Heart opened up
forusfromthecrossand,becauseof
hisimmenseloveforus,heforgaveall
hisperpetrators.'Father,forgivethem;
fortheydonotknowwhattheyaredoing.'
(Lk23:34).Oh!suchacompassionate,
lovingandforgivingheartofJesus!
Jesus's Sacred Heart is full of mercy
and compassion. We read so many
instancesofthisintheHolyScripture.
Heisthegoodshepherdwhogoesin
searchofevenonelostsheep,leaving
the rest 99 behind (Lk 15:3­7). He
came in search of sinners so that, he
maywinthemoverfromtheclutches
oftheevilone.Ihavecometocallnot
therighteousbutsinnerstorepentance
(Lk5:32).Soevenifthereisjustone
sinner who repents and comes back,
Jesusisveryhappy.Justso,Itellyou,
there will be more joy in heaven over
one sinner who repents than over
ninety-ninerighteouspeoplewhoneed
norepentance.(Lk15:7)
In the Old Testament, we often ind
GodseenasapunishingGodandone
whoisstrictandadamant.Thoughwe
also indaGodwhoisgentleandloving
atthesametime.
“IsEphraimmydearson?Ishethechild
Idelightin?AsoftenasIspeakagainst
him, I still remember him. Therefore I
amdeeplymovedforhim;Iwillsurely
havemercyonhim,”(Jer31:20)“Cana
woman forget her nursing child, or
shownocompassionforthechildofher
womb?Eventhesemayforget,yetIwill
notforgetyou”(Isa49:15)
“Asamothercomfortherchild,soIwill
comfort you” ( Isa 66:13). How often
haveIdesiredtogatheryourchildren
together as a hen gathers her brood
underherwings...(Mt23:37)
ThisistheverynatureofGod'sheart.
Weseetheful ilmentofGod'slovefor
usinJesus.God'slovingheart indsit
dif iculttoseethepainandsorrowsof
hispeople.Movedbythis,Godbrings
healingsinthelivesofthepeople.We
It is that gentle, humble,
loving, forgiving and merciful
heart of Jesus that draws me
closer to him, every time I
reflect on his holy wounds
especially his wounded heart
which bleeds for poor sinners
readinthescriptures,howJesuscured
the sick (Mk 1:34), gave sight to the
blind (Jn 9:1­7), fed the hungry (Mt
14:13­21),healedthelame(Jn5:1­9),
andforgavethesinners(Lk23:34).All
becausehelovesusfromhisheart.He
continues to perform signs and
wonders, miracles and healing
throughhispeopletillthisday.
JuneisthemonthoftheSacredHeart.
T h e S a c re d H e a r t o n t h e wa l l ,
whisperstoussilently“Howlonghave
youbeenlookingatme?Haveyounot
learnt from my wounded heart?” As
we gaze at the picture of the Sacred
Heart, where Jesus is pointing his
ingerstohiswoundedheart,Jesusis
tellingustofollowhisexample.Heis
askingus,totransformourheartslike
his heart. A heart which is gentle,
humble,loving,forgivingandmerciful
towardsothers.
InthismonthofJune,the'Monthofthe
SacredHeart'letthisbemysmallprayer..
IpraymyJesus,please
changemyheartand
makeitlikeyours.
Amen.
Fr.SajiVargheseChoorapuzhaVC
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Divine Mercy Lamb
Therefore through the prayer of the Divine Mercy Chaplet
all the sacrifices in the Old Testament and New Testament
are substituted except the Eucharist
T
hewholehumanityoriginated
f r o m A d a m a n d E v e ;
c o n s e q u e n t ly t h e re i s a
common ancestor for all human
beings. The human race, which
descended from the irst parents,
alienatedfromGodthroughthesinof
AdamandEve.Hence,whenaperson
is born of this humanity, inevitably
he/shecomesunderthedominionof
the sin of Adam and Eve (CCC 404).
Through the effect of the sin, Satan
acquired a certain right over the
wholehumanity(CCC407)andsince
thedevilcomesonlytosteal,killand
destroy (Jn 10:10) he is demanding
human suffering, deprivation and
death.Inordertoavoidtheseanguish
and sufferings, God instituted some
substituteforhumansufferings.And
bloody sacri ices of sheep and other
animalsareconsideredassubstitute
of the human sufferings. In several
places the Old Testament quotes
descriptionsofanimalsacri icesasan
alternative for human sufferings,
whichistheconsequenceofthe irst
sin of Adam and Eve (CCC­2448).
Finally Jesus Himself became a
substituteofthefallenhumanity(CCC
517).
God Himself did the irst animal
sacri ice,byclothingtoAdamandEve
with garments made of leather (Gen
3:21). That was the irst initiated
sacri icebyGodfortheredemptionof
AdamandEvefromthedominionof
theevilone.Withoutbloodshedthere
is no forgiveness of sins (Heb 9:22).
Secondly, the sacri ice of Isaac was
swappedbyalambinthethicket(Gen
22:13); in other words, Isaac was
redeemedinexchangebythebloodof
thelamb.Thirdlythe irstmalechild
of the Hebrews was redeemed and
savedinexchangeofthebloodofthe
Pascallamb(Ex12:6­7,13).Again,the
B i b l e d e s c r i b e s t h e l a m b o f
atonement.OntheDayofAtonement,
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two goats are to be selected for the
forgiveness of sins of the Hebrews.
OnegoatselectedforGodbylotsand
another for Azazel (Lev 16: 8­10).
Herethetwogoatsaresubstitutefor
thecommunityasawhole.IntheNew
Testament, Jesus is the Lamb of God
whocarriesthesinsoftheworld(Jn
1:29)andthislambisaransomforall
(Mt20:28,1Tim2:6).Hence,Jesusis
the redemption of all mankind.
At the end of his earthly life, Jesus
substitutedthesacri icialLambbythe
breakingofthebread(Mt26:26­30).
According to the old covenant ,
immolationofananimalisasubstitute
for the redemption of the people,
while in the new covenant breaking
the bread is a substitute for all
humanity.Symbolicallyalltheanimal
sacri icesandthesacri iceofJesusare
re­enacted in the breaking of the
bread.Hence,breakingtheEucharistic
bread is redemption for all the
humanity (CCC­1846). The priest is
also considered as a lamb, because
priest is another Christ. People
confess their sins to a priest, and he
carriestheconsequencesoftheirsins
in his body and transfers these
consequences into the Eucharistic
bodybysaying“Thisismybody,which
isbrokenforyouandthisisthechalice
ofthenewcovenantwhichispoured
out for the forgiveness of sins”.
Through the breaking of the bread,
the priest does penance for the
forgiveness of sins of people. Every
priest must do penance for his
penitents(CCC­1468).
Atlast,JesusrevealedtoSt.Faustinain
1931totellthepeople,takethebody
and blood, soul and divinity of Jesus
and offer it to the Father for the
forgiveness of sins of the world.
Therefore through the prayer of the
DivineMercychapletallthesacri ices
in the Old Testament and New
Testamentaresubstitutedexceptthe
Eucharist.Thesacri iceofJesusisre­
enacted by lay people through the
Divine Mercy chaplet. Therefore a
prudent mind can take a conclusion
thatprayingtheDivineMercychaplet
isanextraordinarysubstituteforthe
sufferingofthehumanrace.
The priest is also
considered as a lamb,
because priest is
another Christ. People
confess their sins to a
priest, and he carries
the consequences of
their sins in his body
and transfers these
consequences into the
Eucharistic body by
saying “This is my
body, which is broken
for you and this is the
chalice of the new
covenant which is
poured out for the
forgiveness of sins”
This lamb can be offered by all
people, who have a royal priesthood
(1Pet2:9).ThisDivineMercyChaplet
can be considered as a Divine Mercy
lamb. Through this prayer, people of
Godre­enact allthesacri ices,which
we have seen in the Old and New
Testament. This lamb is the last
sacri ice, which we are privileged to
offer before the second coming of
Jesus. Therefore St. John Paul II
insistedallpeopletopraytheDivine
Mercy Chaplet without any failure
(Dives missericordia 13). Irrespective
of caste or creed or religion, the
CatholicChurchencourageseveryone
to pray the Divine Mercy chaplet
withoutfailandberedeemedfromall
sicknessandsufferingsinthisworld.
Thebesttimetosaythisprayeris3pm.
InChennai,India,acertain13yearold
boy named George Henry, living in
Adayar,cametomewithaproblemof
white patches all over his body for
several years. Medicine made his
condition from bad to worse. I
suggested him to recite the Divine
Mercychapletfor9continuousdaysat
3 pm. Exactly on the 9th day all his
whitepatchesdisappeared.
Therefore I recommend all of you to
recitetheDivineMercychapletatleast
once a day. Then almost all your
problems will be solved. This prayer
alsocanberecitedasafamilyprayer.
Atthesametimenoshouldnotforget
theotheraspectsoftheDivineMercy
prayer.BythatImeantheABCofthe
DivineMercy.Ameans­askformercy
(pray the chaplet), B means ­ be
m e r c i f u l t o a l l a n d C m e a n s ­
Completelytrustinthe
Lord.“Jesus,Itrustin
yourmercy.”
Amen.
Fr.JoseVettiyankalVC
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The Devotion to the
Sacred Heart of Jesus
The heart not only feels, it knows and understands,
God's law is received in the heart
T
hedevotiontotheSacredHeart,alsoknownasthemostSacredHeart
ofJesusisoneofthemostwidelypracticedandwellknowndevotions.
Theoriginofthisdevotiondatesbacktothe17thCenturyinFrance­
MargaretMaryAlaloqueamysticnunsaidshelearntthedevotionfromJesus
duringaseriesofapparitionstoherbetween1673­1675.
DevotiontotheSacredHeartispartofthemainlineofourfaith.Thereasonis
thatitisbasicallyhonorpaidtotheloveofGodandseeninandsymbolizedin
theheartofJesus.Withoutthatdivinelovewewouldnotexistatall,nor
wouldwehavebeenredeemed.
LetusrealizeallthericheshiddeninthewordsSacredHeartofJesusItrust
inthee.Biblesays;"Whoeverdoesnotlove,doesnotknowGod,forGodis
love(1Jn4:8)butwecanbeloving…wehavetheloveofGodpouredintoour
heartsbytheHolySpirit(Rom5:5).Whenwespeakofapersonweoften
usetermslike‘heishardhearted’or‘warmhearted’etc.Thereforethe
heartiswhereallouremotionsandsentimentsarestored­“AnewheartI
willgiveyouandanewspiritIwillputwithinyouandIwilltakeoutyour
heartofstoneandgiveyouaheartof lesh(Ezek36:26)
To the heart belongs joy “let my heart rejoice in your saving help
(Ps12:6).RepentanceasDavidcried“createinmeacleanheartandput
anewspiritwithinme(Ps51:10).Soweneedtocleanseandpurifyour
heartsandpray“Jesusmeekandhumbleofheart,makemyheartlike
untothine”
A typical Catholic home will be replete with religious imageries,
statuescruci ixes,rosariesandaveryprominentlydisplayedpicture
oftheSacredHeartofJesus.Somepeopleofotherfaithsbelievewe
are worshipping or praying to these objects. The truth is that
Catholics worship only God. The various religious objects are
powerfulremindersofthepresenceofGod“theyliftupourhearts
andmindstoGodeverytimewelookattheseimages,theyremindus
ofGod'sloveforus,justasweputuppicturesofourlovedones”
The heart not only feels, it knows and understands, God's law is
receivedintheheart(Ps39:9)andremainswrittenthere(Prov7:3)
Scripture also adds “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaks”(Mt12:34) andsummingupallthesinsmanmightcommit
hesays“outtheheartofmancomeevilthoughts,murder,adultery,
fornication,theftandfalsewitnessslanderandblasphemy(Mt7:21).
So when we talk about the Sacred Heart of Jesus we stress the
certaintyofGod'sloveandthetruthofhiscommitmenttous.What
isthistruth?ThatJesusdidnotcometocondemnus,oraccuseusor
blameus.Hecametosaveus,pardonus,tobringuspeaceandjoyto
deliverandhealus.IfonlyweunderstandGodslove,wewillfeel
compelledtobecomemorecompassionate,generousandforgiving
likeHim.
ButifwearetounderstandtheloveofJesusandtheloveofGodwe
needboth faith andhumility.Weneedthefaith andhumilitythat
promptedStAugustinetowrite“youhavemadeusforyouohLord
andourheartsarerestlessuntiltheyrestinyou”
DevotiontotheSacredHeartisjustnotlimitedtoonemonthofthe
year, St Margret Mary Alaloque received a vision, in which Jesus
promised that those who make the Friday devotion for nine
consecutivemonthswillreceivethefollowingpromises
1. "Iwillgivethemallthegracesnecessaryintheirstateoflife.
2. Iwillestablishpeaceintheirhomes.
3. Iwillcomforttheminalltheiraf lictions.
4. Iwillbetheirsecurerefugeduringlife,andaboveall,indeath.
5. Iwillbestowabundantblessingsuponalltheirundertakings.
6. Sinnerswill indinmyHeartthesourceandin initeoceanofmercy.
7. Lukewarmsoulsshallbecomefervent.
8. Ferventsoulsshallquicklymounttohighperfection.
9. IwillblesseveryplaceinwhichanimageofmyHeartisexposedand
honored.
10. Iwillgivetoprieststhegiftoftouchingthemosthardenedhearts.
11. Thosewhoshallpromotethisdevotionshallhavetheirnameswrittenin
myHeart.
12. IpromiseyouintheexcessivemercyofmyHeartthatmyall-powerfullove
willgranttoallthosewhoreceiveHolyCommunionontheFirstFridaysfor
nineconsecutivemonths,willgetthegraceof inalperseverance;theyshall
not die in disgrace, nor without receiving their sacraments. My Divine
Heartshallbetheirsaferefugeinthislastmoment."
TheChurchwasbornfromthepiercedheartofJesusonthecross.Inthe irst
creation,EvewasbornfromthesideofAdam.Inthenewcreation,theChurch
wasbornfromthesideofJesus.TheBridefromtheHeartoftheBridegroom!
When the soldier thrust his lance into Jesus' side, immediately blood and
water lowedout.SaintJohnChrysostomhadthistosayaboutthispassage:
Beloved,donotpassoverthismysterywithoutthought;ithasyetanother
hidden meaning, which I will explain to you. I said that water and blood
symbolizedbaptismandtheholyEucharist.Fromthesetwosacramentsthe
Churchisborn:frombaptism,thecleansingwaterthatgivesrebirthand
renewalthroughtheHolySpirit,andfromtheholyEucharist.Sincethe
symbolsofbaptismandtheEucharist lowedfromhisside,itwasfromhis
The heart not only feels, it
knows and understands,
God's law is received in
the heart (Ps 39:9) and
remains written there
(Prov 7:3) Scripture also
adds “out of the
abundance of the heart
the mouth speaks”
(Mt 9:4) and summing up
all the sins man might
commit he says “out the
heart of man come evil
thoughts, murder,
adultery, fornication, theft
and false witness slander
and blasphemy (Mt 6:21)
Inprayer,wecontemplatethepiercedHeartofourSavior.Wecontemplate
hisincrediblelove.Were lectonthemercy,compassionandlovethatGodhas
bestowed upon us. We become enthralled by Christ, like Saint Paul, who
prayed that Christ might dwell in the hearts of the Ephesian Christians,
throughfaithandthattheymightknowtheloveofChristwhichsurpasses
knowledge.WhenChristdwellsinourhearts,whenweknowhislovedeeply,
inourmindsandhearts,wearemovedtolivethegreatcommandmentsoflove
ofGodandneighbor.WearemotivatedbytheSacredHeartofJesustoopenour
heartstohimsothattheyare illedwithloveforourbrothersandsisters.In
thisway,welearntoliveJesus'commandment:LoveoneanotherasIhave
lovedyou(Jn13:34a).ThegoalofallwedointheChurchshouldbetolead
peopletoencounterthislove.Onlythislove,theloveoftheHeartofChrist,
cantransformthehumanheartandbringtruepeacetotheworld.
InourlivesandinourworkintheChurch,wemustplaceallourhopeinthe
Onewhosaid“Cometome,allyouwholaborandareburdened,andIwillgive
you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and
humbleofheart.”(Mt11:28-29a)
Devotion to the Sacred
Heart is part of the main
line of our faith. The
reason is that it is
basically honor paid to
the love of God and seen
in and symbolized in the
heart of Jesus without
that divine love we would
not exist at all, nor would
we have been redeemed
Thisisoneofthemostbeautifulscripturalreferencestotheheartof
Jesus.Hisheart,thesymbolofhisredeeminglove,isalsoasymbolofhis
meeknessandhumility.Jesusinvitesustolearnfromhisheartandto
imitatehislove,hismeekness,andhishumility.Thisaspectofdevotion
to the Sacred Heart is evident in the common prayer or invocation:
Jesus,meekandhumbleofheart,makemyheartlikeuntothine.
IinviteyoutocultivateadevotiontotheSacredHeartofJesus.The
month of June is a month when this devotion is practiced more
intensely.SomewonderfulpracticesincludeprayingtheLitanyofthe
SacredHeartofJesus,makingaconsecrationtotheSacredHeartor
havingtheimageoftheSacredHeartenthronedinyourhome.These
devotionsarenotjustsomerelicsofthepast.Theyhavecontinued
relevancetoday.WhenwedrawclosetoChristinthemysteryofhis
heart,thisenablesustodwellonthegreatmysteryofourfaith,that
Godislove.Thisalsostrengthensusandinspiresustoimitatehis
loveandtohelpbuildthecivilizationoflove.FromtheSacredHeart
ofJesus,ourheartslearnmeekness,humility,mercy,andlove.
TheSacredHeartofJesusifunderstoodrightly,canbe
our shelter, safe abode from the powers of darkness
andtheevilsthatthreatenourworldoftoday.
GitaJacob
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BAPTISM OF JESUS
sidethatChristfashionedtheChurch,ashehadfashionedEvefromthe
sideofAdam…AsGodtookaribfromAdam'ssidetofashionawoman,so
ChristhasgivenusbloodandwaterfromhissidetofashiontheChurch.God
tooktheribwhenAdamwasinadeepsleepSincetheChurchwasbornfrom
thepiercedsideofChrist,fromhisSacredHeart,thisshouldhavegreat
meaningforus.
J
oshuaisaforeshadowofJesusintheOldTestament. and the old covenant ­ the Law that brings death
HewasleadingthepeopleofGodtotheothersideof stoppedgivingwaytoNewandeternalcovenantofthe
theriverJordan,tothePromisedLand.Assoonas Spirit which bring life everlasting. For the law of the
thefeetofthepriestwhowerecarryingthearkofthe SpiritwhichbringsuslifeinunionwithJesusChristhas
covenantdippedattheedgeofthewaterofJordan,the setmefreefromthelawofsinanddeath.Toprovethat
waterswhichcamefromupstreamstoodstill,androse OldgivethplacetotheNewandhenceforthitistheLaw
inaheap.......sothewatersthatwentdownintothesalt oftheSpirit,theHolySpiritdescendedinthewatersof
Baptism upon Jesus. And the
sea(ordeadsea)failed,andwere
Father declared that He is well
cut off; and the people crossed
Jesus the High Priest on
pleased with His beloved Son,
overtoJericho.
the altar of the Cross
thereby showing His approval
became the Lamb of
that Son has authority to adopt
IntheBaptismofJesusthesonof
sacrifice
and
received
the
sonsforGodthroughtheirfaithin
God steps into Jordan. Jesus
Him. "But as many as received
Baptism of blood in order
comes to the river Jordan to be
Him,
to them He gave the right
baptisedbyJohntheBaptist.The to send us His Spirit so that
to become children of God, to
watersofJordancanbecompared
all who are led by His Spirit those who believe in His name"
totheLawoftheOldTestament.
may be children of God
(Jn1:12).
ThefreshwaterofJordanwhichis
supposed to bring life when it
lowstosaltseaorDeadSeaasitiscalled,bringsdeath.
Soalso"thecommandmentwhichwastobringlife,I
foundtobringdeath"(Rom7:10).ButwhenourHigh
PriestJesussteppedintotheJordan,thatistosay"He
cameasthesonofahumanmotherandlivedunderthe
JewishLawtoredeemthosewhowereundertheLaw,
sothatwemightbecomeGod'ssons."(Gal4:4­5)The
watersofJordanstoppedfrom lowingintothesaltsea
thatbringsdeathassoonasthepriestscarryingtheark
of the covenant (i.e. Old Testament ) stepped into
Jordan. High Priest of the New Covenant Jesus Who
Himself is the Ark of the "blood of the everlasting
covenant"(Heb13:20)immersedhimselfintoJordan
To prove that Old giveth
place to the New and
henceforth it is the Law
of the Spirit, the Holy
Spirit descended in the
waters of Baptism
upon Jesus
AtthewatersofBaptism,Johnannouncedtothepeople
“Ibaptisewithwater,buthewillbaptiseyouwiththe
HolySpirit.”“BeholdtheLambofGodwhotakesaway
thesinsoftheworld.”JesustheHighPriestonthealtar
oftheCrossbecametheLambofsacri iceandreceived
theBaptismofbloodinordertosendusHisSpiritso
thatallwhoareledbyHisSpiritmaybechildrenofGod.
MayGodtheFathersendtheSpiritofHis
Sonintoourheartstoenableustocryout
"Abba Father" so that we may be heir of
GodthroughChristJesus.Amen.
FrancisLobo
LIVING IN THE
WILL OF GOD
It is not about how much pleasure I am getting out of life; its about how much
pleasure is God getting out of my life
J
esussays;“Noteveryonewhosays
to me 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the
kingdomofheaven;butonlyhewho
does the will of my Father who is in
heaven.” (Mt 7:21). Jesus is more
concernedaboutourwalkratherthan
our talk. Are we living in the Will of
God?orarewejustgettingby,oneday
intoanother…andlifegoeson…
CatechismoftheCatholicChurch1730
says“Godcreatedusarationalbeing,
conferring on us the dignity of a
person who can initiate and control
ourownactions.Godwilledthatman
shouldbeleftinthehandofhisown
counsel, so that he might of his own
accord seek his Creator, and freely
attain his full and blessed perfection
bycleavingtoHim.”
Dowechoosetofollowourownwill
whichissel ishandselfcenteredorwe
seek our Creator and ind out His
perfectwillforourlives?Howdowe
liveinthewillofGod?:
1. SURRENDER: Surrender our lives
completely to God, so He can use us.
“Thereforebrothersandsisters,bythe
merciesofGod,presentyourbodiesasa
livingsacri ice,holyandacceptableto
God,whichisyourspiritualworship.Do
notbeconformedtothisworld,butbe
transformed by the renewing of your
minds,sothatyoumaydiscernwhatis
the will of God - what is good,
acceptableandperfect.”(Rom12:1-2)
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Inmylifeearlier,Isurrenderedmylife
tomyself.Everythingwasaboutwhat
mademehappyinthispassingworld.
Money, power, ego, pride… all the
attributesthattheworldteachesus.So
we carry out our plans and will.
Many of us are unable to
come to the knowledge of
God’s Will, because we
simply do not believe God
will guide us. Faith is a pre
requisite when we seek His
Will. What was said to
St. Paul is true for all of us,
“God has destined and
appointed us to
progressively know His Will.
To perceive and recognize
His plan, and become more
intimately acquainted with
His Will, so that we can be
His witness to the world”
However Romans 12:2 says that if I
want to live the will of God, I can no
l o n g e r c o n fo r m to t h e wo rl d ' s
standards. Making Jesus the Lord of
our lives daily, yielding ourselves to
HisHolySpiritandcarryingourcross
to follow His Word will enable us to
slowly follow what He wants of us.
St. Paul says surrendering our lives
from our hearts is spiritual worship.
ThisiswhenGodwillslowlyunfoldHis
planforourlives.
2.THEWORLDWASCREATEDFOR
THEGLORYOFGOD:CatechismBook
293 “Scripture and Tradition never
ceasetoteachthisfundamentaltruth:
Theworldwasmadeforthegloryof
God.” It is not about how much
pleasure I am getting out of life; its
about how much pleasure is God
gettingoutofmylife.Whenwerealise
that we were created to glorify His
Nameineverythingwedo,webeginto
understand God's ways and His
purposes.
3.FAITH:Biblesays;“TrustintheLord
withallyourheart,anddonotrelyon
your own insight. In all your ways
acknowledge him, and he will make
straightyourpaths.”(Prov3:5-6).Many
of us are unable to come to the
knowledgeofGod'sWill,becausewe
simply do not believe God will guide
us. Faith is a prerequisite when we
seekHisWill.WhatwassaidtoSt.Paul
istrueforallofus,“Godhasdestined
and appointed us to progressively
knowHisWill.Toperceiveand
recognizeHisplan,and
b e c o m e m o r e
intimately
acquainted with His Will, so that we
canbeHiswitnesstotheworld.”(Acts
22:14­15).Biblesays;“Withoutfaithit
is impossible to please God”. (Heb
11:6a)
4. WAIT UPON THE LORD: In Ps
37:5,7a,weread;“Commityourwayto
theLord,trustinHimandHewillact.Be
stillandwaitpatientlyforHim.”When
wetrustGod,ourheartsarepeaceful
andrestful.Waituntilweareperfectly
clear about the Will of God in all
matters.Davidspeaksagainandagain
ofwaitingontheLordinPs25:3,5,21.
Itisinthewaitingperiodthattheevil
onetemptsustoberestless(hasteisa
trapoftheevilone)asinthecaseofthe
IsraelitestravellingfromEgypttothe
Promised Land. They refused to see
God's hand guiding them toward His
Will;rathertheygrewimpatientwhen
their physical needs were not met
accordingtotheirwillandgrumbledat
Godsprovision.Thesearemomentswe
canstrayawayfromhearingHisvoice.
theWordofGod.
In CCC 684 we read;
“ThroughHisgrace,theHolySpirit
isthe irsttoawakenfaithinusandto
communicatetousthenewlife,which
is to know the Father and the one
whom He has sent, Jesus Christ.” Jn
17:3 reiterates this in Jesus' High
priestlyprayer“Thisiseternallife:that
they may know you the only true God
andJesusChristwhomyouhavesent.”
We are here on a mission as St Paul
saysinAct20:24“Imust inishtherace
and complete the task the Lord Jesus
hasgivenme.”Jesussays Jn17:18,“As
youhavesentmeintotheworldwitha
mission,soIhavesentthem(us)intothe
worldwithamission.”
Wecanbeworldlyfollowersorworld­
classfollowersofJesusChrist.Wecan
continue to focus on our needs, our
blessings, our will, and happiness or
wecanbealivetotheneeds
ofothers.Wecan
l o o k
for ways to
u s e G o d fo r o u r
purposes or we can give
ourselves freely to be used for
God's purposes. The choices are all
ours.
Jesus gives each of us His great
commission; “Go therefore and make
disciplesofallnations,”(Mt28:19a).We
are all workers together with God to
ful illthiscommission,no
matter where He places
us.LivingintheWillofGod
isallowingourselvestobe
led by His Spirit for His
purpose.
CherylHartley
AswejourneytounderstandingGod's
willforourlives,wemustbeledbythe
Spirit of God. Often called our
Comforter and Counselor,
He can be found in
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Utter what is precious
It is not enough that we stop uttering worthless, but we must learn to utter what is precious
W
e lose many graces by
uttering worthless talks.
James ch 3:1­12 tells us
aboutthesancti icationofourtongue.
As we grow spiritually, we need to
avoid uttering worthless talks out of
jealousy, anger, despair, fun, lust,
joking, teasing, telling lies, lattering,
scof ing,abusing,boasting,gossiping,
loosetalk,insults,complainingetc.It
is not enough that we stop uttering
worthless,butwemustlearntoutter
whatisprecious.Weneedtodothisby
constant examination of what we
speak. To be a prophet of God, God
invitesustostopspeakingworthless,
butspeaksomethingprecious.Whatis
precious?
InJeremiahch.1GodcallsJeremiahto
beaprophet.Jeremiahovercomeshis
irst hesitation and God anoints him
(Jer 1:9­10) and puts His precious
wordinJeremiah.Whateverproceeds
fromourmouthwiththeinspirationof
theHolySpiritalonecanbeprecious.
“forIwillgiveyouwordsandawisdom
thatnoneofyouropponentswillbeable
towithstandorcontradict.”(Lk21:15)
JeremiahwascalledbyGodtobeHis
prophetinadif iculttimetoannounce
the exile of Israelites to Babylon and
prophesy the severe admonition of
GodagainsttheidolatryofIsraelites.
W h e n c o u n t e r e d w i t h v i o l e n t
Israelites(Jerch2to11),Jeremiahin
great distress, complains to God (Jer
12:1). God lifts him up (Jer 12:5).
Again countered by false prophets
(Jer 14:13­14) and in disgust, shuns
the identity of a prophet, but calls
himselfamanofstrife(Jer15:10­18)
and again complains to God. This is
whenGodtellsJeremiah“Ifyouutter
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what is precious, and not what is
worthless,youshallserveasmymouth.”
And the promise of God is this; “It is
theywhowillturntoyou,notyouwho
willturntothem.”(Jer15:19b)
Ta l k i n g a b o u t t h e g r e a t s i n s
committed using tongue, Bible says;
“noonecantamethetongue–arestless
evil, full of deadly poison. With it we
blesstheLordandFather,andwithit
we curse those who are made in the
likenessofGod.”(Jas3:8-9).“Deathand
life are in the power of the tongue.”
(Prov 18:21a). “Rash words are like
swordthrusts;”(Prov12:18a).“Agossip
reveals secrets; therefore do not
associatewithababbler.”(Prov20:19)
God warns, “Their tongue is a deadly
arrow; it speaks deceit through the
mouth.Theyallspeakfriendlywordsto
their neighbors, but inwardly are
planningtolayanambush.ShallInot
punishthemforthesethings?saysthe
LORD;”(Jer9:8-9a).Theconsequences
ofmisuseoftonguearesoseriousthat
Bible says; “Many have fallen by the
edgeofthesword,butnotasmanyas
have fallen because of tongue.” (Sir
28:18).“Asliponthepavementisbetter
thanaslipofthetongue.”(Sir20:18a).
We should learn to listen
to others more intently
because God has given us
two ears but only one
tongue. We should know
before what we speak, so
as not to hurt others, but
edify them spiritually. Be
moderate in speech and
always weigh our words
before utter them.
“Itellyou,onthedayofjudgmentyou
willhavetogiveanaccountforevery
careless word you utter. For by your
wordsyouwillbejusti ied,andbyyour
words you will be condemned.” (Mt
12:36-37).
Controloftongue:Keepingatabover
ourtongueandrestrainingourspeech
is very much necessary. We should
learntolistentoothersmoreintently
becauseGodhasgivenustwoearsbut
only one tongue. We should know
beforewhatwespeak,soastonothurt
others, but edify them spiritually. Be
moderateinspeechandalwaysweigh
your words before you utter them.
“Youmustunderstandthis,mybeloved:
leteveryonebequicktolisten,slowto
speak,…”(Jas 1:19) St. Faustina says
“Greatarethefaultscommittedbythe
tongue. The soul will not attain
sanctityifitdoesnotkeepwatchover
its tongue.” (D92). Bible says; “A soft
answerturnsawaywrath,butaharsh
wordstirsupanger.”(Pro15:1)“When
words are many, transgression is not
lacking,buttheprudentarerestrained
inspeech.”(Pro10:19)“Letnoeviltalk
comeoutofyourmouths,butonlywhat
isusefulforbuildingup,asthereisneed,
so that your words may give grace to
thosewhohear.”(Eph4:29)
Make good use of the tongue : We
must use our tongue for prayer, to
confessoursins,tocryformercyfrom
God, to teach, reprove, console and
b l e s s o t h e r s , a n d p r a i s e G o d
unceasingly. Bible says; “Deliver me
from bloodshed, O God, O God of my
salvation, and my tongue will sing
aloudofyourdeliverance.”(Ps51:14).
“Allthedaylongmytonguewilltalkof
your righteous help.”(Ps 71:24a). “My
tongue will sing of your promise,”
(Ps119:172a).“everytongueshallgive
praisetoGod.”(Rom14:11b).“TheLord
GOD has given me the tongue of a
teacher,thatImayknowhowtosustain
thewearywithaword.”(Is50:4a)
S i l e n c e : T h e r e a r e t i m e s a n d
occasionswhenweneedtokeepsilent
for various reasons. This is called
judicioussilence.
1. When we encounter wicked
people:Thereisnosenseinarguing
with wicked people or refuting false
allegationsbeyondcertainlimit.“Then
the high priest stood up before them
andaskedJesus,“Haveyounoanswer?
Whatisthattheytestifyagainstyou?”
Buthewassilentanddidnotanswer”
(Mk14:60-61a).Biblesays;“Iwillkeep
a muzzle on my mouth as long as the
wickedareinmypresence.”(Ps39:1b)
St.Faustinasays;“Silenceisthesword
in the spiritual struggle. A talkative
soul will never attain sanctity. The
swordofsilencewillcutoffeverything
thatwouldliketoclingtothesoul.We
are sensitive to words and quickly
want to answer back, without taking
anyregardastowhetheritisGod'swill
thatweshouldspeak.Asilentsoulis
strong;noadversitieswillharmitifit
perseveresinsilence.Thesilentsoulis
capableofattainingtheclosestunion
withGod.Itlivesalmostalwaysunder
the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
God works in a silent soul without
hindrance.”(D477)
2 . Fo r r e c o l l e c t i o n : S i l e n c e
strengthens our interior life. Only in
silencewehearvoiceofGodspeaking
to us, awakening our conscience.
Talkativeness makes weary our soul,
period of silence brings peace. St.
Faustina said; “But for the Spirit of
God to act in the soul, peace and
recollectionareneeded.”(D145)
3. When faced with embarrassment: St. Francis de Sales said “A
judicioussilenceisalwaysbetterthan
atruthspokenwithoutcharity.”Many
a times we are faced with such
situations in life where we need to
maintain silence in order not to put
othersindif icultyaswellastoshow
mercy.WereadinJohnch.8,whenan
adulterous woman was brought to
Jesus, He was silent for a long time.
Biblesays;“Letyourwordbe'Yes,Yes'
or 'No, No'; anything more than this
comesfromtheevilone.”(Mt5:37).
Be Gracious in speech: Bible says
aboutJesus;“graceispoureduponyour
lips.”(Ps45:2a).“therewasnodeceitin
hismouth.”(Isa53:9b)“Allspokewellof
himandwereamazedatthegracious
wordsthatcamefromhismouth.”(Lk
4:22).St.Paultellsus;“Letyourspeech
always be gracious.” (Col 4:6a).
Because; “A gentle tongue is a tree of
life.” (Prov 15:4a). “The tongue of the
wise brings healing.” (Prov 12:18b).
The bene its are; “Those who love a
pureheartandaregraciousinspeech
will have the king as a friend.” (Pro
22:11) “Pleasant speech multiplies
f r i e n d s , a n d a g ra c i o u s to n g u e
multiplies courtesies.” (Sir 6:5) Bible
saysaboutholypeople;“theremnant
of Israel; they shall do no wrong and
utternolies,norshalldeceitfultongue
befoundintheirmouths.”(Zep3:13a)
Prayer:“Setaguardover
my mouth, O LORD; keep
watchoverthedoorofmy
lips.” (Ps 141:3) Give me
graceful words O Lord.
Amen
Noel Fernandes
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GOD'S POWERFUL
PROTECTION
WILL BE AROUND YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY
God gave Satan permission to go
through one hedge at a time. God
didn't open up all the hedges at the
sametime.At irst,GodallowedSatan
only to attack Job's possessions and
hisfamily.Later,GodpermittedSatan
toattackJob'sbody,buteventhenGod
told Satan that he should not touch
Job's life. So Satan could not kill Job.
SatanwouldhavelikedtokillJobbut
hecouldn't.Hecouldonlystrikehim
withsicknessgivingboilsalloverhis
body.
When the irst hedge was opened,
SatanwentinanddestroyedallofJob's
property. Job's wealth came down
frommillionstozeroinoneday!
Then the second hedge was opened.
InsidethishedgewereJob'swifeand
children.SoSatankilledallofJob'sten
children. He could have then killed
Job's wife too. But he didn't, because
shewasmoreusefultoSatanalivethan
dead!HecouldusehertonagJob,and
irritatehim(Job2:9)
The plan of the devil is
always to destroy us but
God's plan is to give us life in
abundance and eternal life
M
illionsofpeoplearoundthe
world are suffering in one
wayortheother.Someare
disappointed,depressedandtheirlife
is illed with sorrow, sickness and
failures. Some even commit suicide
due to various problems. This shows
thatsuchpeopleperhapsdonothave
thedivineprotection.Theplanofthe
devilisalwaystodestroyusbutGod's
planistogiveuslifeinabundanceand
eternal life (Jn 10:10, Rom 6:23).
WhenwereadthebookofJob,Satan
tells God, “You have made a hedge
aroundJobandhishouseandallthathe
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has on every side” (Job 1:10). From
whatSatansaid,welearnthreegreat
truths.Godhasputathreefoldhedge
of protection around a godly man:
First,aroundhimpersonally,secondly
aroundhisfamily,andthirdlyaround
his inances and his property. Satan
can see into the spiritual realm and
knowsaboutthis.Wecannotseethose
hedges,buttheyarethere.
Satan is a spirit and realized that he
couldn'tattackJoborhisfamilyorhis
possessions.Thisisagreatcomfortto
ustoknowthatifweliveagodlylife,
therearethreehedgesaroundustoo,
and none of those hedges can be
opened without God's permission.
Here we ind in the book of Job, that
SatanhadtoaskGod’spermissionto
getthroughthosehedges.
TheLordJesustoldSt.Petersomething
similar,“Satanhasaskedforpermission
tosiftyou”(Lk22:31).Whenwelivea
godlylife,itisverydif icultforSatanto
troubleus,butifweliveaungodlylife
itisveryeasyfortheSatantoruinus,
ruinourfamilyandruinallthethings
thatbelongstous.
There are a few things we can learn
aboutSatanfromthevery irstpages
of the inspired Scripture. First of all,
Satancanonlybeinoneplaceatatime.
God is everywhere. If Satan is in one
place,hecannotbeinanother,because
heisacreatedbeingandafallenangel,
theLucifer(Ezek28:13­17,Isa14:12­
14).Buthehasmanydemonsroaming
aroundontheearthtodohiswork.
gallows,(Esth7:9­10).Heknowswhat
people are doing all over the world,
andcanguess(likewecan)whatthe
resultofthoseactionswillbe,buthe
certainlycannotpredictthefuture.
Thirdly, Satan cannot read our
thoughts.Hecanonlyseewhatweare
doing on the outside. All he could
knowaboutJobwasontheoutside.He
could not read Job's thoughts. Only
God can read our thoughts and only
Godknowsourfutureandthefutureof
this world. Only God knows us even
before we are conceived in our
mother'swomb(Jer1:5).
Fourthly,SatanneedsGod'spermission
to attack God's children. It is a great
comfort for us to know, that this
enemy, that we are battling does not
knowanythingaboutthefutureorour
thoughtsandheistotallyunderGod's
restrainingcontrol.Ontopofallthat,
hehasalsobeendefeatedonthecross
now. That takes away all our fear of
Satan.
Weknowthatwhenthesecondhedge
wasopenedup,Joblostalltenofhis
children. Don't ever criticize a godly
man if you see him suffering or his
childrensufferingorfacingproblems.
Prayforthem.Godlypeopleandtheir
childrenaretargetsofSatan.
WefurtherreadintheBiblehowJob
reacted to all this. He heard that
everythinghadbeenlost.Oneafterthe
other,hisservantscameandtoldhim
that everything was gone. And Job
a r o s e , f e l l t o t h e g r o u n d a n d
worshiped God (Job 1:20). A godly
man or woman is a worshiper. More
thanknowingtheBibleandmorethan
serving the Lord, a man of God is
primarilyaworshiper.Youmustbea
worshiperwhenyouhaveeverything,
and you must be a worshiper even
whenyouhavelosteverything.Jesus
said, “God is Spirit and those who
worshipHimmustworshipinspiritand
truth, and the Father seeks for such
worshipers”(Jn4:24).ToworshipGod
istogiveHimeverything.
Happy moments, PRAISE GOD. Difficult
moments, SEEK GOD. Quiet moments,
WORSHIP GOD. Painful moments, TRUST
GOD. Every moment, THANK GOD.
Secondly,Satancannotseethefuture.
If he could have seen the future, he
wouldhaveknownthatintheendJob
wouldbefarmoreblessed,andwould
have left Job alone. If he knew the
result of Christ dying on the cross of
Calvary,thatishisowndefeat,doyou
thinkhewouldhaveurgedpeopleto
crucify Christ? Certainly not. If Satan
knew that Haman himself would be
hangedonthosegallows,hewouldnot
havehelpedHamantoconstructthose
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Job said, “”I came from my mother's
womb naked, and I shall return there
naked.TheLordgaveandtheLordhas
takenaway.Blessedbethenameofthe
Lord".ThroughallthisJobdidnotsin,
nordidheblameGod.”(Job1:21).Job
wasprobablyreferringheretoMother
Earthfromwhichhecamenakedand
towhichhewillreturnasdust,naked
(Gen 3:19). He willingly accepted
whatever the Lord permitted in his
life.
WhenIthinkofJob'sdedicationtothe
Lord,Iamamazed.Hedidnothavethe
exampleofJesusandtheapostlesthat
w e h ave . H e h a d n o e x a m p l e s
whatsoevertofollow.Hedidnothave
the power of the Holy Spirit that we
have. He did not have the Bible that
w e h ave . H e d i d n o t h ave t h e
encouragement or support of fellow­
believersorevenofhisownwife.Job
onlyhadGod–andGodwasenough.If
Jobcouldcometosuchagloriouslife,
whycan'twe?One inedayweallwill
betogetherinheaveninthepresence
ofJesusandwewillcertainlymeetall
theprophets,apostles,saintsoftheold
andnewtestamentincludingMother
Mary,StJoseph,Jobandeveryonewho
livedagodlylife.(Rev20:14­15,Rev
21:4,Rev22:11­13).
Ourlifeinthisworldisapreparation
foreternallife.Wearecreatedtolast
forever,andGodwantsustobewith
Him in Heaven forever. One day our
heartisgoingtostop,andthatwillbe
theendofourbody,butnottheendof
us. We may live 60 to 100 years on
earth, but we are going to spend
trillionsofyearsineternity.Thisisthe
warm­upact,thedressrehearsal.God
wantsustopracticeonearthwhatwe
willdoforeverineternity.
WeweremadebyGodandforGod,and
untilwe igurethatout,lifeisn'tgoing
to make sense. Life is a series of
problems, you are in one now or,
you'rejustcomingoutofone,oryou're
getting ready to go into another one.
ThereasonforthisisthatGodismore
interested in our character than our
comfort. God is more interested in
God is more interested in our
character than our comfort.
God is more interested in
making our life holy than He is
in making our life happy.
making our life holy than He is in
making our life happy. We can be
reasonably happy here on earth, but
that'snotthegoaloflife.Thegoalisto
grow in character, in the likeness of
Christ.
Nomatterhowgoodthingsareinour
life,thereisalwayssomethingbadthat
needs to be worked upon. And no
matterhowbadthingsareinourlife,
thereisalwayssomethinggoodwecan
thank God for. We can focus on our
purposes, or we can focus on our
problems.Ifwefocusonourproblems,
we are going into self­centeredness,
"whichismyproblem,myissues,my
pain."Butoneoftheeasiestwaystoget
ridofpainistogetourfocusoffourself
andontoGodandothers.
Wehavetolearntodealwithboththe
goodandthebadoflife.Weneedtoask
ourselves: Am I going to live for
possessions? popularity? Am I going
to be driven by pressures? guilt?
bitterness?materialism?oramIgoing
tobedrivenbyGod'spurposesformy
life? In the midst of all types of
sufferings Job focused his mind and
heartonGodandnotonhissufferings.
The end result of his faith on God
brought healing to his body and
restoration of his wealth in double
portion. God also blessed him with
more beautiful children to enjoy a
happymarriedandfamilylifewiththe
Divineprotection.Thedevilcouldnot
enterJob'slifeagain.(Job42:12­17)
So, Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Dif icult moments, SEEK GOD. Quiet
moments, WORSHIP GOD. Painful
moments,TRUSTGOD.Everymoment,
THANKGOD.
God formed us, Sin
deformed us, Jesus
transformedus
Dr.D.Jayanand
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S
aints of the Month
St.JohntheBaptist
St.Barnabas
Feastday:June24
Feastday:June11
PatronofCyprus,
Antioch,against
hailstorms,invoked
aspeacemaker
John the Baptist was the son of Zachary, a priest of the
TempleinJerusalem,andElizabeth,akinswomanofMary
who visited her. He was probably born at Ain­Karim
southwest of Jerusalem after the Angel Gabriel had told
Zacharythathiswifewouldbearachildeventhoughshe
was an old woman. He lived as a hermit in the desert of
JudeauntilaboutA.D.27.Whenhewasthirty,hebeganto
preachonthebanksoftheJordanagainsttheevilsofthe
times and called men to penance and baptism "for the
Kingdom of Heaven is close at hand". He attracted large
crowds,andwhenChristcametohim,JohnrecognizedHim
astheMessiahandbaptizedHim,saying,"ItisIwhoneed
baptism from You". When Christleft to preach in Galilee,
JohncontinuedpreachingintheJordanvalley.Fearfulofhis
great power with the people, Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of
Perea and Galilee, had him arrested and imprisoned at
MachaerusFortressontheDeadSeawhenJohndenounced
hisadultrousandincestuousmarriagewithHerodias,wife
ofhishalfbrotherPhilip.Johnwasbeheadedattherequest
ofSalome,daughterofHerodias,whoaskedforhisheadat
the instigation of her mother. John inspired many of his
followers to follow Christ when he designated Him "the
LambofGod,"amongthemAndrewandJohn,whocameto
knowChristthroughJohn'spreaching.Johnispresentedin
the New Testament as the last of the Old Testament
prophetsandtheprecursoroftheMessiah.Hisfeastdayis
June24thandthefeastforhisbeheadingisAugust29th.
AllweknowofBarnabas
istobefoundintheNew
Testament. A Jew, born
in Cyprus and named
J o s e p h , h e s o l d h i s
property,gavetheproceedstotheApostles,whogavehim
thenameBarnabas,andlivedincommonwiththeearliest
converts to Christianity in Jerusalem. He persuaded the
communitytheretoacceptPaulasadisciple,wassentto
Antioch, Syria, to look into the community there, and
brought Paul there from Tarsus. With Paul he brought
Antioch's donation to the Jerusalem community during a
famine,andreturnedtoAntiochwithJohnMark,hiscousin.
ThethreewentonamissionaryjourneytoCyprus,Perga
(when John Mark went to Jerusalem), and Antioch in
Pisidia,wheretheyweresoviolentlyopposedbytheJews
thattheydecidedtopreachtothepagans.Thentheywent
ontoIconiumandLystrainLycaonia,wheretheywere irst
acclaimed gods and then stoned out of the city, and then
returned to Antioch in Syria. When a dispute arose
regarding the observance of the Jewish rites, Paul and
Barnabas went to Jerusalem, where, at a council, it was
decidedthatpagansdidnothavetobecircumcisedtobe
baptized.OntheirreturntoAntioch,Barnabaswantedto
take John Mark on another visitation to the cities where
they had preached, but Paul objected because of John
Mark's desertion of them in Perga. Paul and Barnabas
parted, and Barnabas returned to Cyprus with Mark;
nothingfurtherisheardofhim,thoughitisbelievedhisrift
with Paul was ultimately healed. Tradition has Barnabas
preaching in Alexandria and Rome, the founder of the
CyprioteChurch,theBishopofMilan(whichhewasnot),
andhashimstonedtodeathatSalamisabouttheyear61.
TheapochryphalEpistleofBarnabaswaslongattributedto
him,butmodernscholarshipnowattributesittoaChristian
inAlexandriabetweentheyears70and100;theGospelof
BarnabasisprobablybyanItalianChristianwhobecamea
Mohammedan;andtheActsofBarnabasonceattributedto
JohnMarkarenowknowntohavebeenwritteninthe ifth
century.HisfeastdayisJune11.
Source: www.catholic.org
May­June2015|LogosVoice|19
Lets Glorify
Him
Testimonies
PamelaRao
Sr.M.SnehalathaM.C
JessimolRaju
BACKPAINOF19YEARSHEALED
MynameisPamelaRao.Iam58yrsold.Iwassufferingfromseverepainfromnecktotailbonefor19
years,butafterattendingtheInnerhealingretreatandconfession,Ihavereceivedcompletehealing.In
additiontothis,IwastakinghomeopathymedicinesformyBloodPressure(BP)asIwasallergicto
PenicillininAllopathymedicines.AfterattendingtheEucharisticAdoration,Idon'tneedmedicines
anymore.IalsosufferedfromasevereUrinaryInfectioninthemonthofSeptemberandwasadvisedby
mydoctortotakeascanbutinmymindIfeltastrongpromptingtogofortheretreatinstead.During
theretreatIhadspokentoFr.Joseaboutthesame.DuringtheInnerhealingAdoration,Ifeltasensation
inmystomachandnowIamcompletelyhealed.PraisetheLord!ThankyouFr.Joseforyourprayers.
BLEEDINGINTHEHEARTHEALED
MynameisSr.M.SnehalathaM.C,Iam62yrsold.Iwassufferingfromaheartproblem.Iwasbleeding
fromthearteriesfromtimetotimeandalsofromseverecoldandcough.Icouldnotdrinkcoldwater
andhaddif icultytosleepatnight.WhenIattendedthisretreatandIlistenedtoFr.Jose'stalks,I
believedthatIwillreceivehealing.IfeltalotofpeaceinmymindwhenIcametoLogosRetreatcentre.
Duringtheretreat,Iwasabletodrinkcoldwaterandalsoeatthefoodservedinthecentrewithoutany
problem.Ialsodonothaveanycoldorcoughirritationnow.Iamnowabletosleepproperlywithout
anyproblem.IpraisetheLordformyhealing!
HEALEDOFASTHMACOMPLAINT&RECEIVEDGOODMARKSTHROUGHPRAYERS
MynameisJessimolRaju.Iam15yearsold.Thisisthe irstretreatIattended.Iwassufferingwith
Asthmasincemybirth(for ifteenyrs).Iwasfedup,asitwasverydif icultformetobreathe.Duringthe
InnerhealingsessionFr.JosereceivedamessagethatpeoplesufferingfromAsthmaarehealed.Iwent
foracheckupandthedoctorcon irmedthatIamhealed.IthankGodforthisgreathealingHehasgiven
me.Ijustcompletedmy10thStandardexams(ICSE).IwasverytensethatIwouldfail,soIwasreciting
theDivineMercychapleteverydayandtheICUprayersasadvisedbyFr.Jose.Ireceivedmyresultslast
weekandIhavepassedwith irstclass.ThankyouJesus!
HEALEDOFVARIOUSFEARS
IamAngelineLobo.Iam13yearsoldandIwassufferingfromseveralproblemssuchasbreathing
problem,stagefright,lackofself­con idence,fearofheightsandinsectsforthelasttwoyears.Iwasalso
addictedtousingmymobileandsufferedfromlackofmemoryandconcentration.AlsoIexperienced
backpain,duringtheretreat.ButIamnowcompletelyhealedofmyfearsandsufferingafterthis
retreat.ThankyouJesus!
AngelineLobo
KatheleneSumana
BLESSEDWITHMARRIAGEPARTNERTHROUGHPRAYERANDOTHERHEALING
MyNameisKatheleneSumana. Iam28yearsold.Iwasdiscerningandprayingto indmymarriage
partner. Fr. Jose had counselled and prayed for me and guided me for the same in October 2014.
Everythingwentonverysmoothlywithmymarriage.IthankJesusforthisandFr.Joseforhisprayers.I
was suffering from dry eyes condition for about a year. In this retreat I am completely healed. In
addition,Ihavebeengiventhegracetoforgivepeoplewhohavecausedmepaininthepast.Atthe
beginningoftheretreat,Ihadseverepainonmyrighthand.Aftertheinnerhealingsession,Iam
completelyhealedofthesame.PraiseyouJesus!
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Lets Glorify
Him
Testimonies
HEARTPROBLEMHEALED
IamFr.AndrewJamesfromPatnaProvince,SocietyofJesus,Bihar.In2004,Iwasdiagnosedwithsix
blocksintheleftsideofmyheartandhadundergoneopenheartsurgeryandfourbypasssurgeries.I
wentforacheckupaftertenyearsanddiscoveredthatmyheartbeathadsloweddown.Thedoctors
advisedmetodoanangiographyandalsoanangioplasty.Idecidedtoattendaretreatbeforecarrying
onwithanymoretreatment.So,inthemonthofApril,2015,IattendedthePriestsRetreatatLogos
RetreatCentre.DuringthistimeImademyconfessionandalsoaskedFr.Josetoprayoverme.Fr.Jose
toldmethatmyhearthasbecomelikeachild'sheartandhasbeencompletelyhealed.AftermyretreatI
wentforacheckuptoSt.Martha'shospital.Thedoctorshavecon irmedthatnowthereisnothing
wrongwithmyheartanditisperfectlyhealthy.IthanktheLordforthismightyhealingandblessingand
Fr.Joseforhisprayers.
RECEIVEDHEALINGOFEYES
MynameisGregoryThomas.IworkforanMNCinHyderabad.OnemorningwhenIwokeup,Icouldnot
openmyeyes.BothmyeyeswereclosedandIdidnotknowwhattodo.Itookallthetestspossibleto
indoutwhathadgonewrong,butallinvain.ItestednegativeforDiabetes,Thyroid,MRIscanforthe
brain,nerveconductiontestsandsoon.ThenIcametoLogosRetreatCentreforthePENIELretreatin
May’2015andGodhasopenedandhealedmyeyes.Thereisnopainnow.ThankyouJesusandGod
blessFr.Joseforpraying.
Fr.AndrewJames
GregoryThomas
HEALEDOFSEVEREBACKPAINOF5YEARS
MyNameisLloydMaxSavioVaz.Iam27yrsold.IwassufferingfromLowerBackPainforthelast5
years.IreceivedcompletehealingduringtheCharismRetreatattendedfrom17thMayto21stMay’
2015atLogosRetreatCentre,Bangalore.ThankyouJesus!
LloydMaxSavioVaz
SUCCESSINEXAMS
MynameisTrevorRebello.IamfromBombay.In2014,Ihadappearedformy10thStdexams.Iwas
knowntobeaweakstudentinMaths.Evenmyteacherwasconvinced.IthoughtthatIwillonlyget20
marksoutof100andthatIwouldfail.Ifeltverydemoralizedandalmosthadnocon idence.Icameto
Fr.Joseforprayersandafterheprayedforme,Fr.JosesaidIwillclearallMathsexams.Ialsostarted
prayingtheDivineMercychapletbeforeandaftermyexam.WhentheresultscameIhadsecured80
marks out of 100! I thank and praise Lord Jesus for this blessing and Fr. Jose for his prayers and
encouragement.
TrevorRebello
RECEIVEDHEALINGINSPEECHANDSTUDIES
MynameisNathanRebello.IwassaidtobeabnormalbythedoctorswhenIwasborn.AlsoIwastold
thatIwillnotbeabletospeakproperly.WithprayersIamnowabletospeaknormallywithoutany
problemandalsodowellinmystudiesandsports.IthankJesusfortheseblessings.
NathanRebello
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Inthe'SermonontheMount'whodidJesussaywillseeGod?
Inthe'SermonontheMount'whatdidJesussay'youare...'?
WhatthingsdidJesussayshouldbedoneinsecret?
WhatquestiondidJesusasktheblindmentostrengthentheirfaith?
Whowillreceivetherewardoftherighteous?
WhatdidJesusknowaboutthescribeswhentheyaccusedhim
ofcastingoutdevilsbyBeelzebul?
8. WhatsigndidJesussaywouldbegiventotheeviland
adulterousgeneration?
9. AfterJesussentthemultitudesawaywhatdidJesusdo?
10. WhatwasPeter'sprayerwhenhewassinkinginthewater?
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1. Becauseofherfaith.Mt15:28,ThenJesusansweredher,'Woman,greatisyourfaith!Letitbedoneforyouasyou
wish.'Andherdaughterwashealedinstantly.
2. Mt16:17,AndJesusansweredhim,'Blessedareyou,SimonsonofJonah!For leshandbloodhasnotrevealedthis
toyou,butmyFatherinheaven.
3. Mt16:24,ThenJesustoldhisdisciples,'Ifanywanttobecomemyfollowers,letthemdenythemselvesandtakeup
theircrossandfollowme.
4. Mt17:1,Sixdayslater,JesustookwithhimPeterandJamesandhisbrotherJohnandledthemupahighmountain,
bythemselves.
5. Mt17:3,SuddenlythereappearedtothemMosesandElijah,talkingwithhim.
6. Mt17:20,Hesaidtothem,'Becauseofyourlittlefaith.FortrulyItellyou,ifyouhavefaiththesizeofamustard
seed,youwillsaytothismountain,“Movefromheretothere”,anditwillmove;andnothingwillbeimpossiblefor
you.'
7. Mt18:4,Whoeverbecomeshumblelikethischildisthegreatestinthekingdomofheaven.
8. Mt18:12,Ifashepherdhasahundredsheep,andoneofthemhasgoneastray,doeshenotleavetheninety­nineon
themountainsandgoinsearchoftheonethatwentastray?
9. Mt18:20,Forwheretwoorthreearegatheredinmyname,Iamthereamongthem.'
10.Mt19:14,Jesussaid,'Letthelittlechildrencometome,anddonotstopthem;foritistosuchasthesethatthe
kingdomofheavenbelongs.'
1. What was it about the centurion that caused Jesus to marvel?
3. Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not
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6. He will _______ you with the Holy Spirit and fire
7. What example in nature did Jesus give us showing us God's
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11. Jesus could not perform many miracles in Nazareth because
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12. And _______ us our debts, as we also have forgiven our
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14. Be ________, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect
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5. Blessed are the ____________, for they will be called
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7. Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one
has arisen greater than John the _____________
8. Jesus claimed to be greater than whom
9. But strive first for the ________ of God and his
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PopeleadsRome'sCorpusChristiprocession
onbehalfofpersecutedChristians
Rome,Italy,Jun4,2015
/ 03:42 pm (EWTN
N e w s / C N A ) , A n n
Schneible
P e r s e c u t e d
C h r i s t i a n s w e r e
remembered during
Thursday's
Corpus
PopeFrancissaysMassforthefeastofCorpus
ChristiatSt.JohnLateran,June19,2014.Credit:
Christi procession in
DanielIbanez/CNA.
Rome, where Pope
F r a n c i s t o l d t h e
thousandstakingparttowalkandprayinunitywiththose
whocannotexpresstheirfaithsoopenly.
“Letusfeelunitedwiththem:singwiththem,givepraise
withthem,worshipwiththem,”theRomanPontiffsaidin
hishomilyforMasssaidintheArchbasilicaofSaintJohn
Lateran June 4, celebrated just before the procession.
“Aswewalkalongthestreet,wefeelincommunionwith
themanybrothersandsisterswhoarenotfreetoexpress
theirfaithintheLordJesus.”
ThePopealsorememberedthosewhohavebeenmartyred
fortheirfaith.
http://www.ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/World.php?id=12182
PopeFrancis:“ChristianLifeRevolves
AroundTheHolyTrinity”
VaticanCityState,May31,2015(ZENIT.org)JunnoArocho
Esteves
ThemysteryoftheHolyTrinityremindsChristiansthat
“wearecalledtolivenotwithouteachother,overoragainst
theother,butwithoneanother,andinoneanother.”These
werethewordsofPopeFrancisduringhisAngelusaddress
todayinSt.Peter'sSquare.TheHolyFatherreflectedontoday's
SolemnityoftheMostHolyTrinity,whichhesaidremindsthe
faithfulof“themysteryoftheloveoftheLivingGod.”
The Gospel of St. Matthew recalls Jesus sending the
apostlesto“makedisciplesofallnations,baptizingthemin
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.”“Christentruststhiscommandineverytimetothe
Church, who inherited from the Apostles the missionary
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mandate,” the Holy Father said on the Gospel. “He also
addressesthistoeachoneofuswho,byvirtueofBaptism,are
partofHisCommunity.”
Regardingtoday'sliturgicalsolemnity,theJesuitPopesaid
thatthemysteryoftheHolyTrinityrenewstheChristian
missionoflivingincommunionwithGodandothers.“This
meanstoreceiveandaccordinglygivewitnesstothebeauty
oftheGospel,”thePopesaid.“Toliveinlovemutuallyand
towardsall,sharinginjoyandsufferings,learningtoask
and to grant forgiveness, valuing the various charisms
undertheguidanceofthePastors.”ThePopewentontosay
thattheChurchiscalledtobuildanecclesialcommunity
“thatismoreandmoreafamily.”
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/angelus­on­the­mystery­of­the­holy­
trinity
PopeFrancis'PrayerIntentionsforJune
VaticanCityState,May29,2015(ZENIT.org)StaffReporter
Pope Francis is particularly remembering the plight of
immigrants and refugees in his prayer this month. The
ApostleshipofPrayerannouncedtheintentionschosenby
thePopeforthismonth.
Hisgeneralintentionis:"Thatimmigrantsandrefugees
may find welcome and respect in the countries to which
theycome.”
The Pontiff's apostolic intention for June is: "That the
personalencounterwithJesusmayarouseinmanyyoung
peoplethedesiretooffertheirownlivesinpriesthoodor
consecratedlife.”
http://www.apostleshipofprayer.org/2015english.html
Asupernaturalsign?Raresolarhalo
appearsatRomerobeatification
Rome,Italy,Jun1,2015
/ 11:32 am (EWTN
News/CNA)
A s t h e re l i c s o f
Blessed Oscar Romero
were brought out for
veneration during his
beatification Mass in
SolarhaloatBeati icationMassforArchbishopOscar
S
a n S a l v a d o r, t h e
RomeroinSanSalvador,ElSalvadoronMay23,2015.
Credit:Fr.ManuelDorantes.
cloudy skies parted
and a ring of light –
knownasa“solarhalo”–appearedaroundthesun.
“Honestly,IthinkthisoneofthemostsupernaturalthingsI
haveeverexperiencedinmylife,”FatherManuelDorantes
toldEWTNNewsMay29.
ApriestofthedioceseofChicagoandSpanishassistantto
thedirectoroftheHolySeepressoffice,Fr.Doranteswas
present in San Salvador for the May 23 beatification of
ArchbishopOscarRomero.
RomerooversawthedioceseofSanSalvadorfrom1977
untilMarch24,1980,whenhewasshotandkilledwhile
sayingMass.InFebruaryPopeFrancisofficiallyrecognized
him as a martyr, and his beatification took place in his
formerdiocesejustoveraweekago.
The ring around the sun appeared once Cardinal Angelo
Amato,prefectoftheCongregationfortheCausesofSaints,
hadfinishedreadingtheofficialdecreeproclaimingOscar
Arnulfo Romero as a martyr and a blessed, Fr. Dorantes
recalled.
AfterthedecreewasvocallytranslatedintoSpanish,the
choir began leading pilgrims in singing the traditional
“Gloria” while a group of deacons brought out Romero's
relics–includingthebloodstainedshirtheworethedayhe
waskilled.
Then “the weirdest thing occurred,” Fr. Dorantes noted,
explainingthatsinceithadbeenrainingthedaybefore,the
skywascompletelycloudy.
“Astherelicscameout,asweweresingingtheGloria,allof
a sudden, the heavens above us opened up, and the sun
cameout.Aperfectcircularhaloformedabovethesun.”
http://www.ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/World.php?id=12166
RelicsofSaintsJohnXXIII,JohnPaulII
lightfiresoffaithinThailand
Chanthaburi, Thailand,
May24,2015/07:08am
(EWTNNews/CNA)
Scores of Catholic
faithfularetakingpart
intheThailandtourof
thesacredrelicsofSt.
JohnXXIIIandSt.John
StudentsveneratetherelicsofStJohnXXIIIand
PaulII.
StJohnPaulIIinSriracha,Thailand,May2015.
Credit:AntonioAnupGonsalves/CNA.
“Thevisitoftherelic
isablessingofGodfor
usinourdiocesesasthesaintsarevisitingusandtheylight
thefireoffaithandhope,”BishopSilvioSiripongCharatsri
oftheChanthaburitoldEWTNNewsMay18.
ThereliquariesofSt.JohnXXIIIandSt.JohnPaulIIhave
beenbroughttovariousdioceses'parishesforoverayear,
withstopsscheduledintenThaidioceses.
The reliquaries' latest stop is the Sacred Heart Church
Chapel in the Chanthaburi diocese. The reliquary tour
makes the relics available for exposition and veneration.
BishopSilviosaidThailand'sCatholicsare“veryhappyto
welcomethesaints,forwearepartoftheuniversalChurch,
and the popes, who lived with us, are now in heaven to
intercede for us and empower our people with their
exemplaryteachingsoffaithandlife.”
FatherFrancisXavierManokprechawut,theparishpriest,
presidedoverathanksgivingMasswithacongregationof
over600faithful,includingover20priests,religious,and
seminarians. The Mass concelebrants included Bishop
SilvioandBishopemeritusLawrenceThienchaiSamanchit
ofChanthaburi.
TheMay18MassalsomarkedthebirthdayofSt.JohnPaulII.
http://www.ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/World.php?id=12125
NewbishopnamedforVaranasi
A new bishop has been
appointed for Varanasi
diocese in Uttar Pradesh,
whichwaswithoutabishop
fortwoyears.
Pope Francis appointed
Father Eugene Joseph the
b i s h o p o f Va r a n a s i o n
Saturday.ApriesofVaranasi,
h e w a s t h e d i o c e s a n
administratorofVaranasiat
Bishop­electJosephofVaranasi
the time of appointment as
thebishop.
Thediocesewasvacantsince2013,whenitsthenbishop
RaphyManjalywastransferredtoAllahabadasitsbishop.
Bishop­elect Joseph was born on October 18, 1958 in
Madurai archdiocese and studied theology in St. Charles
seminaryinNagpurasaseminarianofVaranasidiocese.
HewasordainedapriestinApril10,1985,followingwhich
hetookupseveralvitalministriesinthedioceseincluding
servingasparishpriest,principalofcollegesandrectorof
diocesanminorseminary.
He holds a graduation in education from Gorakhpur
University, Masters in English from Mahatma Gandhi K.V.
University in Varanasi and Masters in Business
Administration from Townsend School of Business, New
York.
Since December 2013, he was the administrator of the
diocese.
http://www.ucanindia.in/news/new-bishop-named-forvaranasi/29100/daily
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Director, Logos Retreat Centre
Fr. SAM
KOONAMPLACKIL VC
Fr. SAJI
CHOORAPUZHA VC
Fr. CLEMENT
KODAKALLIL VC
Parish Priest,
St. Joseph Church
Assistant Director
Logos Retreat Centre
Assistant Parish Priest St. Joseph's Church
6.00am­English,6.45am–Malayalam
MondaytoThursday(English)
3.00pm–DivineMercyChaplet&Adoration4.00pm–HolyMass
FridayFastingPrayer(Kannada)
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1.30pm–5.00pm(PreachingtheWordofGod,DivineMercy
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programmes are also organized for different parishes, schools and
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Please bring Holy Bible, 2 bed sheets, toiletries etc. All residential inner
healing retreat starts at 5.00 pm on the first day and ends at 4.00 pm on
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He made the storm be still,
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