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 EDITORIAL

Cardinal celebrates Eucharist at Karjat Shrine

to mark Fatima Centennial

T
he Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, presided at the Eucharist of the
Centenary Celebra ons of the Appari ons of Our Lady of Fa ma, to celebrate the
canonisa on of two of the shepherd children - Jacinta and Francisco (the youngest, non-
martyred canonised saints of the Catholic Church) at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fa ma at Karjat
(in the archdiocese of Bombay), where more than 3,000 Catholics converged.
The Centenary Celebra ons on May 13, 2017 - a day dedicated to praying for Peace - began with
pilgrims praying the Rosary and the 'unfurling of the flag', as a symbol of raising our pe ons to
the Lord in prayer. A hymn sung as the flag was unfurled gave the message and purpose to all
devotees for coming from distant places to this remote area at Karjat.
During the Eucharist, the Archbishop of Bombay blessed the new altar of the Shrine. Cardinal
Oswald Gracias also renewed the Act of Consecra on of the Archdiocese of Bombay to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary. "Let us live the message of Fa ma. Pray for peace and make sacrifices
emphasising the power of prayer," the Cardinal urged the faithful.
In his homily, Cardinal Gracias said: "At Fa ma, the Blessed Virgin spoke of the World War.
Wars con nue today, in dierent forms and dangers, turmoil, upheaval and violence all over the
world. Wars are also in our personal lives, in the struggle between good and evil. For this, it is
important to pray, pray for peace."
According to Cardinal Gracias, "in families there is a growing need to pray." Therefore, he invited
all to "pray the Rosary in families, praying for peace in our homes, in family rela ons and in the
world."
The Centenary Celebra ons included the celebra on of the canonisa on of the two visionaries,
Francisco and Jacinta, the first holy children who were not martyrs. The relics of Francisco and
Jacinta (brought ocially to the Fa ma Shrine, Karjat two months ago from Portugal) were
incensed by Cardinal Oswald Gracias at the conclusion of the Eucharist, and the relics were
solemnly exposed for venera on.
"This shrine is envisioned as a place for 'peace' and a house of prayer, which is the need of the
hour," Fr Fernandes said. "The devotees [of Mary] are encouraged to spend me to relax from
their busy state of life." The priest said Our Lady of Fa ma is so popular because her message
"is so simple, but loaded with tremendous power. Her message was a call to achieve peace
through mercy. Mother Mary was a ributed an addi onal tle in the Loreto litany 'Mary, Queen
of Peace,' just seven days prior to her appari on at Fa ma. Mother Mary has shown that peace
in the world can be a ained only through acts of mercy."
"The dis nguishing characteris c of a shrine is that it is a place of pilgrimage," Fr Fernandes
said. "A number of people come to Fa ma Church as pilgrims, and today the Shrine of our Lady
of Fa ma is one of the more famous shrines, and is some mes referred to as the Fa ma of the
East," the Rector explained.
"It is a great joy that our local people embraced this centenary. The shrine of Fa ma at Karjat is
placed in the midst of a non-Chris an locality. Importantly, non-Chris ans have welcomed this
devo on, and this devo on has fostered interfaith rela ons," said Fr Calistus.
(A report on the Eucharisc Celebraon at Fama Shrine, Karjat by Nirmala Carvalho)

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 Churchs youngest
non-martyred saints
P
ope Francis incensed a statue
of Our Lady of Fa ma during
the canonisa on Mass of
Saints Francisco and Jacinta
Marto, two of the three Fa ma seers,
at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fa ma in
Portugal, May 13. The Mass marked
the 100th anniversary of the Fa ma
Marian appari ons, which began on
May 13, 1917.
Standing before the Basilica of
Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis
canonised two shepherd children
who saw Mary at Fa ma, but more
importantly, he said, they heeded the
call to pray for sinners and trust in
the Lord.
"We declare and define Blessed
Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta
Marto as saints," the Pope said
May 13, as hundreds of thousands
of pilgrims broke out in applause,
before he finished speaking.
The relics of the young shepherd
children, encased in two thin golden crosses, were placed
in front of the famed statue of Our Lady of Fatima, the
"lady dressed in white" as the siblings and their cousin
described her.
The Marian appari ons began May 13, 1917, when 9-year-
old Francisco and 7-year-old Jacinta, along with their 10-year-
old cousin Lucia dos Santos, reported seeing the Virgin
Mary. The appari ons con nued once a month un l October
13, 1917, and were later declared worthy of belief by the
Catholic Church.
A er contrac ng influenza, Francisco died April 4, 1919,
at the age of 10, while Jacinta succumbed to her illness on
February 20, 1920, at the age of 9.
The children, bea fied by St John Paul II in 2000, are
now the youngest non-martyrs to be declared saints by the
Catholic Church.
Before his arrival at the shrine, the Pope met privately with
Portuguese Prime Minster Antonio Costa, and then made
his way into the sanctuary that houses the tombs of Saints
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Francisco and Jacinta and their cousin
Lucia, who died in 2005 at the age of 97.
The diocesan phase of her sainthood
cause concluded in February, and is now
under study at the Va can.
Pope Francis stood for several minutes
in front of the tombs, with his eyes
closed and head bowed.
In his homily at the canonisa on
Mass, the Pope reflected on the brief
lives of the young sibling saints, who
are o en remembered more for the
appari ons, rather than for their
holy lives.
But it is Mary's message and example,
rather than an appari on, that is
important, he told the crowd, which
Portuguese authori es es mated at
about 500,000 people.
"The Virgin Mother did not come here
so that we could see her. We will have
all eternity for that, provided, of course,
that we go to heaven," the Pope said.
Instead, he con nued, Mary's
messages to the young children were a warning to all people
against leading "a way of life that is godless and indeed
profanes God in His creatures."
"Such a life - frequently proposed and imposed - risks
leading to hell. Mary came to remind us that God's light
dwells within us and protects us," the Pope said.
The hopeful message of Fa ma, he said, is that men and
women have a mother, and like children clinging to her, "we
live in the hope that rests on Jesus."
Pope Francis called on the pilgrims to follow the example
of heroic virtue lived by St Francisco and St Jacinta,
par cularly their insistent prayer for sinners and their
adora on of "the hidden Jesus" in the tabernacle.
This con nual presence of God taught to them by Mary,
he said, "was the source of their strength in overcoming
opposi on and suering."
By following their example, the Pope said, Chris ans can
become "a source of hope for others" and counter "the
(Contd on Pg 13)
The Fatima Shrine,
Karjat, Mumbai
A
sia's first shrine dedicated
to Our Lady of Fa ma
held special celebra ons
on May 13, 2017 to mark
the centenary of the appari ons of
Mary which took place in 1917 in the
Portuguese town, with an emphasis on
prayers for peace.
Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay
celebrated Mass at Our Lady of Fa ma
Church in Karjat, Mumbai on May 13.
The Archbishop blessed a new altar
extension of the shrine.
"The Shrine of Our Lady of Fa ma
at Karjat was built in the year 1935,
and houses the statue of Our Lady
of Fa ma brought from Portugal
in the year 1920, years before the
approval [of the Fa ma appari ons]
in 1930 by the Holy See," said Fr
Calistus Fernandes, the Rector of the
Shrine. "It stands as Asia's first Shrine
dedicated to Our Lady of Fa ma."
Cardinal Gracias is studying
a proposal to give the shrine a
more ocial status, naming it the
'Archdiocesan Shrine of Fa ma', which
is expected to be a place of pilgrimage
and prayer, that people seeking solace
and contempla on of the mysteries
of our Lord, through the eyes of Mary,
may have recourse.
Fr Calistus Fernandes recalls the
great faith of the devotees who
gathered in prayer in front of the
statue of Our Lady. Many of them, he
adds, "had tears of great emo on,
as they prayed and invoked Mary's
intercession," adding that the
centenary celebra ons are only the
beginning of a new push to spread the
message of Our Lady of Fa ma.
The priest said, "Our Lady of Fa ma
is so popular because her message "is
so simple, but loaded with tremendous
power. Her message was a call to
achieve peace through mercy."
In addition to serving the thousands
of pilgrims who come to the shrine
every year, Fr Fernandes is also pastor
to the small Catholic population,
which consists of about 40 families.
"It is with great joy that our local
people embraced this centenary," the
priest said. "The shrine of Fatima at
Karjat is placed in the midst of a non-
Christian locality."
He said that although the non-
Chris an popula on does not know
about the specifics of the Fa ma
events, "they are aware something
important is happening on May 13,"
and see that it is dierent from the
usual celebra ons the shrine hosts on
the 13th day of every month, which he
says, "draws interest, because they are
conducted in the local language."
"There is a special alia on that has
built because of the Fa ma devo on
among the people," Fr Fernandes
said, adding that many non-Chris ans
par cipate in the monthly Fa ma
devo on. "Importantly, non-Chris ans
have welcomed this devo on and
this devo on has helped in interfaith
rela ons," he said.
Fr Fernandes said his small parish
has social development programmes in
the local region, focused on educa on,
in partnership with other religious
congrega ons in the area.
"With 'peace' as the central message
from Our Lady of Fa ma, the mother
shrine for Fa ma at Karjat, along with
the members of World Apostolate of
Fa ma, is dra ing a master plan and
ways to achieve peace during the
centenary year," he said.
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Mary, a sign and a sacrament
of God's mercy
"M
ay each of
us become,
with Mary,
a sign and
a sacrament of the mercy
of God who always forgives,
forgives everything", said
Pope Francis at the end of
the gree ng he addressed to
the hundreds of thousands
of pilgrims in Fa ma, to
mark the centenary of
the appari ons.
A er a moment of silent
prayer and medita on, the
pon blessed the candles,
and turned to light his own
from the Paschal Candle.
And while the candles
were lit up among all those
present, he expressed
some thoughts marked by
the urgency of the mission
through a "revolu onary
force of tenderness
and aec on."
He said that he (the
Pope) carries "everyone in
my heart. I feel that Jesus
entrusted you to me, and
I embrace you all, and
entrusted you to Jesus,
"especially those most in
need" - as Our Lady taught
us to pray (Appari on of
July 1917).
He con nued, "May she,
the loving and solicitous
Mother of the needy, obtain
for them the Lord's blessing!
On each of the des tute
and outcast robbed of the
present, on each of the
excluded and abandoned
denied a future, on each
of the orphans and vic ms
of injus ce refused a past,
may there descend the
blessing of God, incarnate in
Jesus Christ."
He then recalled a phrase
of Pope Paul VI: "If we
want to be Chris an, we
must be Marian; in a word,
we have to acknowledge
the essen al, vital and
providen al rela onship
uni ng Our Lady to Jesus,
a rela onship that opens
before us the way leading
to Him."
The Pope suggested how
to make Marian devo on
true. "Pilgrims with Mary
But which Mary? A teacher
of the spiritual life, the
first to follow Jesus on the
"narrow way" of the Cross
by giving us an example, or
a Lady "unapproachable"
and impossible to imitate?
A woman "blessed because
she believed" always and
everywhere in God's words
(cf. Lk 1:42.45), or a "plaster
statue" from whom we
beg favours at li le cost?
The Virgin Mary of the
Gospel, venerated by the
Church at prayer, or a Mary
of our own making: one
who restrains the arm of a
vengeful God; one sweeter
than Jesus, the ruthless
judge; one more merciful
than the Lamb slain for us?
Great injus ce is done to
God's grace whenever we
say that sins are punished
by His judgment, without
first saying as the Gospel
clearly does that they
are forgiven by His mercy!
Mercy has to be put before
THE EXAMINER MAY 20 - 26, 2017
judgment, and in any case,
God's judgment will always
be rendered in the light of
His mercy."
And he concluded with a
re-reading of the Magnificat,
entrusted to every
believer:"Hence, in the faith
that unites us to the Cross of
Christ, we are freed of our
sins; we put aside all fear
and dread, as unbefi ng
those who are loved (cf.
1 Jn 4:18). "Whenever we
look to Mary, we come to
believe once again in the
revolu onary nature of
love and tenderness. In
her, we see that humility
and tenderness are not
virtues of the weak, but
of the strong, who need
not treat others poorly in
order to feel important
themselves This interplay
of jus ce and tenderness, of
contempla on and concern
for others, is what makes
the ecclesial community
look to Mary as a model of
evangelisa on." (Apostolic
Exhorta on Evangelii
Gaudium, 288). With Mary,
may each of us become
a sign and sacrament of
the mercy of God, who
pardons always and
pardons everything."
The Pope then
par cipated in the recita on
of the Rosary, prayed in
dierent languages.
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e, the members of Indian Women Theologians
Forum met for our annual mee ng from April
21-24, 2017 at De Nobili College, Pune, to
deliberate on the theme: 'The Poli cs of the
Reign/"Kin-dom" of God in the Indian Context: A Feminist
Theological Search'. We based our reflec ons on the no on
of "Kin-dom" popularised by mujerista theologian Ada Maria
Isasi-Diaz, as it reminds us that we are all kin to each other
in the family of God. Understanding the 'Reign of God' as
"Kin-dom" has special significance in the Indian context,
as it serves to challenge the hierarchical implica ons of
domina on and power associated with the term 'kingdom',
which is an expression with patriarchal overtones.
Enac ng the foot-washing ritual Jesus ins tuted as the
example of service and subversion of exis ng hierarchies
was a spiritual experience of bonding, reconcilia on and
an invita on to constant transforma on. Conducted at the
start of our mee ng, this ritual oered us an occasion also to
connect to the community of some of the tribes in North-
East India, for whom foot-washing is a gesture of purifica on
and connectedness. It was an exercise that mo vated us to
assert that we are Church and to commit ourselves to the
Kin-dom of God that welcomes, with humility and loving
care, the least and the last.
Our sharing on the lived experiences of the 'Kin-dom' of
God in our personal lives brought out the dierent facets of
the Reign of God in the context of India. It was an invita on
to engage consciously in the poli cs of inclusion against the
backdrop of the prac ces of exclusion, as exercised by the
mainstream systems of power, including that of religions.
Our reflec ons were based on a series of papers presented
on the changing Indian scenario, where economic and
social inequali es are growing, and hyper-na onalism and
communalism are surrep ously being mainstreamed
through the shrinking of democra c spaces and the tacit
complicity of those in power.
We observe the deliberate a empt in the global poli cal
economy to ins tu onalise exclusion by focusing on growth
and the supremacy of the market, and using religion to
polarise people. The irreparable damage inflicted on the
environment, led by the greed for profit, forces displacement
of masses of people. It destroys par cularly the livelihood
and the cultural prac ces of the Adivasis/tribal communi es
who live in harmony with nature. This has increasingly led
to the feminisa on of migra on, exploita on of labour and
increased vulnerability of the poor.
We problema sed the concept of 'kin' in the Indian
context, as the caste system in our society is a hierarchy
that is defined by one's family iden ty. Ethnicity and religion
also create barriers to kinship. Within the family itself,
tradi onal kinship rela ons are marked by discrimina on on
the basis of gender. While we rearm the need for kin-ship,
and interdependence even with nature, as a responsibility
beyond self-interest, we also arm that Jesus' call to
"Kingdom" is universal and inclusive. Being subversive of
hierarchy, it challenges exclusive sectarian prac ces and
oppressive tradi ons. In using loving, humble service as the

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key to the Kingdom, Jesus binds humans to each other and
the cosmos in interdependence and responsibility for the
well being of all. In this context, we feel called to push with
prophe c courage the exis ng boundaries of divisions and
discrimina ons that mark our society and Church, in the
name of blind adherence to tradi on.
We see the Kin-dom as a gi and a task; a homecoming of
Sophia, a new wisdom that awakens us to be and become a
transforming presence. The Kin-dom is at work in all social
movements and various individual and collec ve ini a ves
that counter marginalisa on, discrimina on, exploita on
and exclusion of people of minority faiths and genders,
ethnici es and caste hierarchies. We also acknowledge the
libera ve poli cs of the Kin-dom being enabled in the several
ini a ves that demonstrate alterna ve ways of enhancing
sustainable development while preserving God's Crea on.
We are challenged by:
the nexus between patriarchy, religious hegemony, market
fundamentalism and the exploita on of the poor;
the various exclusions defined by caste, class, gender,
religion, language and culture;
the need of groups to assert their own iden es at the risk
of excluding the other;
the market that draws us into a cycle of consump on and
waste, destroying nature from both ends by deple ng its
resources and using it as our dump yard.
We commit ourselves to:
Building communi es of inclusion, reconcilia on and
service, modeling the libera ve symbol of washing of the
feet, as illustrated by Jesus;
Adop ng lifestyles that are marked by simplicity and
harmony with nature, while making eorts to rejuvenate and
conserve our natural resources;
Entering into partnerships/alliances with individuals,
groups and movements who bravely challenge the exis ng
patriarchal development paradigm.
We draw our energies from the Spirit - Wisdom Sophia
who is at work in realising the Kin-dom of God, where all
in our shared ecosystem are at peace and in harmony, and
experience life in abundance. (Jn 10:10)

CHURCH'S YOUNGEST NON-MARTYRED SAINTS (Contd from Pg 8)

indierence that chills the heart" and "worsens our myopia."
"We do not want to be a s llborn hope! Life can survive
only because of the generosity of other lives," he said.
It is with the light of hope, the Pope added, that the
Church can radiate "the true face of Jesus" and reach out to
those in need.
"Thus, may we rediscover the young and beau ful face
of the Church, which shines forth when she is missionary,
welcoming, free, faithful, poor in means and rich in love,"
he said.
Addressing the sick before concluding the Mass, Pope
Francis said that Christ understands the "meaning of sorrow
and pain," and through the Church, oers comfort to the
aicted, just as He did for Saints Francisco and Jacinta in
their final moments.
"That is the Church's ministry: the Church asks the Lord
to comfort the aicted like yourselves, and He comforts
you, even in ways you cannot see. He comforts you in the
depths of your hearts, and He comforts you with the gi of
strength," the Pope said.
The "hidden Jesus" the young shepherds adored in the
Eucharist is also present "in the wounds of our brothers
and sisters" where Christians can adore, seek and
recognise Christ.
Pope Francis encouraged the sick present at Mass to "live
their lives as a gi ", and to not think of themselves simply "as
the recipients of charitable solidarity", but rather "a spiritual
resource, an asset to every Chris an community."
"Do not be ashamed of being a precious treasure of the
Church," he said.
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Rosary Time
I
t is the month of May, and the
evenings are dedicated to saying
the Rosary, a form of devo on
respec ng The Blessed Virgin
Mary as Mother and protector of all
her children, members of the Church
established by her Divine Son Jesus
Christ for the salva on of mankind. The
prac ce has been going on since me
immemorial. Earliest recollec ons are
during my childhood, when the family
prayed together at home before the
evening meal. This was the preferred
me, as a er meals, one tended to fall
asleep. Our elders were wise. I was a
lad of twelve coming to Goa for the first
me a er escaping from Rangoon, the
capital city of Burma, as it was known
then. I found it strange to find the
worshippers at home divided into two
groups - one who said the responses
in Konkani, and the other being
the younger genera on of children
responding in English. As children, the
Rosary tended to be a trifle boring,
since explana ons of what it was all
about was not the order of the day.
The recita on of the Litany was even
more dicult to comprehend, as it was
said in La n! It was literally 'La n and
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Greek'
to us. Ora pro nobis was
mouthed mechanically. More
interes ng were 'litanies' in
the neighbourhood where
boiled gram and sweets were
distributed. Who would want to miss
out on the doce, bebinca, peenag,
dodol etc.? As for the elderly males,
they were all pouring out s liba ons
of feni for themselves. Some hands
were trembling, I noted, but not a
drop of the precious liquid was ever
spilt. Some might have even come to
the Litany pre-charged, especially the
musicians who played their violins
rather aggressively. Those were the
days whose
images are
seared into
my memory.
In Belgaum,
where I was
a student in
school and
college (in
the late 40s),
every evening
in May was
dedicated
to our Lady
with singing of the hymn 'Let us mingle
together' and other popular hymns.
The service was held in the church of St
Anthony, if I remember. However, the
service was quite long, taking an hour
at least, with a sermon, singing of the
Litany and Benedic on. Some mes,
the heavens opened (literally showers
of blessings) and it rained profusely,
cooling the place like a hill sta on.
Electric fans were unknown. These are
memories that do not fade.
Now to more modern mes.
These days in Mumbai, there
are Community rosaries where
families volunteer to
hold the rosary in their
locali es, and close friends
and neighbours are invited.
This goes on almost every
day during the month of May
(and of course October).
The Rosary follows a
regular formula. The Rosary
is said with each decade
being prefaced by a few
words to aid medita on of
the individual mystery being
prayed. The Rosary is followed
by the Litany of the Blessed Virgin,
and concluded with a hymn to Mary.
Eatables are o en served with the
tradi onal boiled gram, topped by a
cold drink. The Rosary is a mee ng
ground for friends to socially interact
a er a hard day's work. There is a lot of
bonhomie exchanged with much banter,
jokes and good humoured laughter.
Old and young enjoy themselves. The
me spent may be about forty-five
minutes, before saying "Good night" to
one another. A sugges on that might be
considered is to invite a priest to give a
short talk on any suitable topic, or on
the medita on of the Mysteries of the
day. The message must be clear and
relevant to the present day. Time is of
the essence, and the homily should last
about five minutes, otherwise boredom
sets in. The priest may be invited to
stay on for the social exchanges, if he
so desires. Or else he can leave a er
his talk, if he feels his presence may
be restric ve to the group. Maybe,
in me to come, gi ed individuals
can be trained to speak on the day's
medita on. It is desirable that alcoholic
drinks should not be a part of the
social side of the event. Friends who
are used to having a drink can meet
anywhere else other than the venue of
the Rosary, or preferably on some other
day. I hope this is taken in the right spirit
(no pun intended).
God grant that the tradi on of
saying the Rosary daily is carried on
always from genera on to genera on.
HOLY MARY, pray for us.

Thou Shalt Take a Vacation
G
od wants you to
have a vaca on.
Let me explain:
Yes, God wants
you to work hard and
be faithful in school, at
work, and in all of your
responsibili es, whatever
they might be. But I really
believe that God wants
each of us to have a regular
rhythm of vaca on in our
lives as well.
Vaca on is actually a
profoundly biblical concept.
Its clear from Scripture that
God assumes we will work.
But God has to command
us to rest. First theres the
whole once-a-week Sabbath
thing that youve probably
heard about.
Then God commands His
people to observe a handful
of fes vals throughout the
year, with each fes val
las ng about a week. And for
each fes val, God essen ally
tells His people to take me
o, travel across the country,
bring some food and drink,
and have a party. (Dont
believe me? See Levi cus
23.) Sounds like a vaca on
to me.
And then theres the
Sabbath yeara whole year
of rest, every seventh year.
Youre probably star ng
to get the picture. God is
serious about making sure
Matt Meyer and his wife, Bekah, are planting an Inter Varsity
chapter at Ventura College in California. Matt blogs on life
and ministry at kingdomintersect.wordpress.com.
His people take me o to
rest, play, and connect with
Him. And if God is serious
about this, we should make
sure were doing it. But
we should also learn to
be inten onal about how
we vaca on.
Tips for Biblical Vacaoning
What does it look like to take
a biblical vaca on?Ea ng
figs? Riding donkeys? A
desert fast? Learning to
fish with large nets? Or
visi ng the Holy Land
Experience? Well, no. At
least, not necessarily. Here
are a few ps that can help
you vaca on in a way that
arms the essence of Gods
commands to us to rest.
1. Think about vaca on
as a way to draw you
more deeply into worship.
For example, I love the
outdoors. Hiking, camping,
backpackingtheres
something about spending
an extended period of me
in nature that restores my
soul and helps me appreciate
how beau ful and amazing
God is. Nature might not be
your thing, but you can find
a way to vaca on that will
help you worship.
2. Use your vaca on as
an opportunity to love
your neighbour. Traveling
overseas can be a great
MATT MEYER
way to learn about and
grow to appreciate diverse
cultures and peoples. My
interna onal trips have
definitely grown my love for
people abroad and at home.
And if travelling abroad isnt
possible for you, remember
that you can s ll encounter
plenty of diversity in people,
cultures, and ways of life in
your own country! Do a li le
digging into city and state
cultures, be crea ve, and
explore a new part of your
own country.
3. Vaca on responsibly.
Unfortunately, the tourism
industry can be a major
perpetrator of injus ce.
Tourism can and does do
damage to cultures, people,
and the environment. So
when youre planning a
vaca on, do your research.
How do the companies
youll be giving your money
to treat their workers and
the environment? What has
the impact of tourism been
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in the area youre thinking
about visi ng? It can take a
bit more work, but Ive found
that vaca oning with these
things in mind creates a
more memorable experience
in a whole host of ways.
A couple of years ago, my
wife and I took a vaca on
to Panama. We opted
for small, independent
lodging op ons that had a
reputa on for environmental
sustainability and quality
labour prac cesand
when youre staying in an
open-air rainforest tree
house instead of a sprawling
resort, youre able to truly
appreciate the unique
beauty of a place. We also
chose ac vi es that would
help us truly learn about
Panama and interact with
Panamanians. As a result,
we met really fun people,
got to experience a slice of
authen c Panama life, and
knew we were contribu ng
to tourism structures that
would con nue to preserve
and bless that country.
So, as summer ramps up,
hows this for a spiritual
homework assignment? Take
o! Explore! Rest! Take a
vaca on and enjoy it.
Even more, enjoy God.
15
 FR LAZAR ARASU SDB

St Dominic Savio:
It's easy to become a Saint

D
ominic Savio was the youngest confessor- way. For Don Bosco,
saintmeaning a saint who is not a martyr holiness meant being
like St Kizito or St Maria Gore ( ll May cheerful all the me
13, 2017, with Francisco and Jacinta Marto and doing the right
being canonised). thing at the right me.
Dominic was born near Turin in northern Italy in 1842, and As li le as he was,
died before reaching 15 years of age. He was an ordinary Savio came up with
child like any other child of his village. A racted by the mo os such as, "Death,
lifestyle of St John Bosco (Don Bosco, as he was fondly but not sin. Nothing seems
called), Dominic became his pupil at the age of 12, and resome or painful when
desired to become a priest. Don Bosco inspired him with his you are working for a
youthful simplicity, cheerfulness and holiness. Master who pays well,
At the home of Don Bosco, the first sermon Dominic who rewards even a
Savio heard was about how to become a saint. Don cup of cold water
Bosco said, "God seldom requires you to perform given for love
great or extraordinary feats, but He always of Him. I am
challenges you to perform everyday ac ons with not capable of
extraordinary a en on and enthusiasm. The doing big things,
"li le virtues" of pa ence, humility, gentleness, but I want to do
simplicity, honesty, and hospitality are powerful means for everything, even the smallest things, for the greater
becoming a saint. Each new day is a new beginning, a new glory of God."
opportunity for growing in holiness. The mo va on with Chris an spirituality teaches that 'Grace is built upon
which you perform some ac on may be far more important nature.' When Dominic Savio entered the Oratory (Home)
and powerful than the ac on itself." of Don Bosco, he was already docile to grace. His heart was
In his first encounter with Don Bosco at his room, Savio pure, and he was already disposed to die rather than oend
read on the wall, "Give me souls and take away the rest." God by sin. Such was his youthful piety that he was granted
Immediately, the li le boy exclaimed, "Here you deal with the excep onal privilege of making his First Holy Communion
souls I am a cloth, and you be the tailor; make me into a when he was only seven (the normal age at that period
beau ful garment for the Lord." Indeed, St John Bosco saw was twelve). He was s ll a child, but when one reads the
in the eyes of the boy an eagerness to become a saint. There resolu ons put down in his own handwri ng to mark the
and then, a spiritual rela onship was built. occasion, it is admirable to see in the li le boy the spirituality
Dominic was of the opinion that one has to struggle very of a mature adult.
hard, do a lot of penancemeaning: mor fy one's body, Now in the home of St John Bosco in Voldocco, Turin,
be austere, pray a lot and avoid all forms of enjoyment to Dominic organised among his classmates a group which he
become a saint. Don Bosco came to know that Dominic had called 'the Company of the Immaculate Concep on' to help
been skipping meals and placing li le pebbles under the John Bosco to run the home in spirituality. Most of the boys
bedsheets and in his shoes to mor fy his body, reci ng many were street boys, orphans, or came from poor village homes,
prayers and avoiding moments of cheerfulness. Now, he just like Dominic Savio. The group helped Don Bosco not
admonished him to do ordinary things in an extraordinary only to make the boys prayerful, but also to perform well in
studies and other ac vi es.
Fr Lazar Arasu SDB is Dean of Students, University of the It was the beginning of Don Bosco's work among the poor
Sacred Heart, Gulu, Uganda. and abandoned boys. The ini al success made possible by

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Dominic Savio encouraged Don Bosco
to con nue his work among young
people. Thus, Don Bosco became one
of the first educators to give good
Chris an educa on to the youth,
together with a solid spirituality.
Through his own life, Dominic Savio
proved that rou ne daily work and
ac vi es, regularly and conscien ously
performed, were a sure stepping-stone
to sanc ty. This became a school of
thought and a Chris an holiness for
the young.
They were certainly to help
youngsters to equip themselves to
take employment and to earn a living.
But that was not all. The boys were
taught to see how God could be
served and their own lives sanc fied.
When ordinary things are done
conscien ously and in an excep onal
way, they become valuable and a path
to heaven.
An incident in Savio's life explains
that when the blame was put on him
by another boy for something which
he had not done, he made no eort to
defend or excuse himself. A erwards,
when asked by his teacher why he had
not declared his innocence, the answer
was worthy of one already so immersed
in the ways of God.
"That boy had already been found
guilty of other faults, so for this one, he
would very likely have been expelled
from school. As for myself, since it was
the first oence of which I had been
accused, I hoped I might be forgiven."
And he added the telling remark:
"Besides, I thought of Our Divine Savior
who was unjustly accused." Seeing the
martyr-like behaviour of Dominic Savio
inspired the boy to change as well.
Dominic was bea fied in 1950 and
canonised on June 12, 1954 by Pope
Pius XII. Young Dominic Savio has
been acclaimed by the Church as the
perfect model and fruit of a youthful
and integral Chris an educa on, as
proposed by Don Bosco. Calm, cheerful,
cordial, lovable and always aable,
even in the midst of suering and
mor fica on, Savio was a model for
his companions. They idolised him, and
he exercised his influence with them
to keep them from evil, and to draw
them towards all that was beau ful,
upright and good. His gentleness won
them. With the grace that was in him,
he conquered them. He had the knack
of being able to reprove without giving
oence, and to admonish without
humilia ng, which Don Bosco later
called "The Preven ve System."
O Saint Dominic Savio, whose short
life was so pleasing to God by its joyous
piety, dintless purity and burning zeal
for souls, pray for us that, following
your example, we may courageously
flee sin, and be for all our life a friend
of Jesus and Mary, so that we may join
you forever in Heaven. Amen.

CHANGE YOURSELF & CHANGE THE WORLD by Percy

B abs Miller was pu ng the potatoes in Ann's grocery

bag, when he noticed a ragged but clean little boy,
hungrily appraising a basket of freshly picked green peas.
Babs said aec onately to him, "Son, do you want to have
those green peas?" "Yes, Sir, but I do not have any money."
"Then what do you have?" "I just have one marble with
me." Babs Miller, a er finishing with Ann, went towards the
boy, and said, "Show me the marble, son." The li le boy
opened his palm, and there was a blue marble. "But I prefer
red marbles, son. Don't you have any?" "Yes, Sir. I have two
of them at home." "Well then," said Miller, "take a bag-full
of beans, and when you come next me, bring those red
marbles with you!"
The boy's face lit up with a grateful smile. Picking up the bag
Miller gave him, he ran across the street and disappeared!
Ann too left the store, impressed by the kindness of Mr
Miller to a poor boy. Years passed by, and Ann learned that
Mr Miller had died. She went across to Miller's house and
met Mrs Miller, condoled with her, and noticed a young
man, well dressed, standing near the casket of Babs Miller.
Ann told Mrs Miller that she would never forget the lesson
Babs had taught her in kindness. Mrs Miller pointed out
to the young man standing near the casket, and told her
that was the boy whom Miller had been generous to. She
then took Ann to the casket, and li ed the lifeless fingers of
her deceased husband. Res ng underneath were the two
exquisitely shining red marbles! ***
We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind
deeds at all mes! Let us go doing ordinary miracles: A fresh
cup of coffee to an unknown poor stranger; a kind word
said to someone lonely and hurt; effort to stop a gossip
session Whatever!
They say it takes a minute to find a special person and
express kindness, an hour to appreciate the person, a day to
love and respect the person, but an enre life to forget the
person and the joy that the miracle that the kind deed works
in us!
*** Contributed by JF (modified)

Anecdotes used in this column are from the collec ons made by the writer over the years. The authors of most of them remain anonymous. When
known, they are acknowledged. The writer remains grateful to their authors. It is important that the lessons drawn are reflected upon, and each reader
draws more lessons relevant to his/her own life!
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NOTES COMMENTS
Coronation homily
On May 13, Pope Francis reminded half a million pilgrims that
we all have a Mother, Mary, and we ought to cling to her.
The Holy Father gave this message in his homily during the
Canonisa on Mass for Jacinta and Francesco Marto, the two
young visionaries of Fa ma.
The Pon recalled in his homily that we hear Jesus say to
His disciple, "Here is your mother." (Jn 19:27)
"We have a Mother!" Pope Francis exclaimed, con nuing,
"'So beau ful a Lady,' as the seers of Fa ma said to one
another as they returned home on that blessed day of May 13,
100 years ago. That evening, Jacinta could not restrain herself,
and told the secret to her mother: 'Today, I saw Our Lady.'"
They had seen the Mother of Heaven, the Pope stressed.
Our Lady foretold, and warned us about, the Pope warned,
a way of life that is godless and indeed profanes God in His
creatures. "Such a life frequently proposed and imposed
risks leading to hell."
Mary, he pointed out, came to remind us that God's light
dwells within us and protects us, recalling that, in Lucia's
account, the three chosen children found themselves
surrounded by God's light as it radiated from Our Lady.
"She enveloped them in the mantle of Light that God had
given her."
According to the belief and experience of many, "if not all,"
pilgrims, Pope Francis said, "Fa ma is more than anything this
mantle of Light that protects us, here as in almost no other
place on earth." Therefore, he encouraged, "We need but
take refuge under the protec on of the Virgin Mary, and to
ask her, as the Salve Regina teaches: 'show unto us Jesus.'"
"Dear pilgrims, we have a Mother. Clinging to her like
children, we live in the hope that rests on Jesus."
When Jesus ascended to heaven, Pope Francis reminded,
He brought our humanity to the Heavenly Father, assuming it
in the womb of the Virgin Mary and "will never forsake [it]."
"Like an anchor, let us fix our hope on that humanity, seated
in heaven at the right hand of the Father," Pope Francis said,
stressing, "May this hope guide our lives! It is a hope that
sustains us always, to our dying breath."
Pope Francis said the faithful can work to do this, holding
Saint Francisco and Saint Jacinta as examples, "whom the
Virgin Mary introduced into the immense ocean of God's
light and taught to adore Him."
No ng he felt compelled to come to Fa ma to venerate the
Virgin Mary and to entrust to her all her sons and daughters,
Pope Francis encouraged those present to pray to God "with
the hope that others will hear us."
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"With Mary's protec on," Pope Francis concluded,
praying, "may we be for our world sen nels of the dawn,
contempla ng the true face of Jesus the Saviour, resplendent
at Easter."
Tribal bishops seek Indian
President's intervention
UCAN
India's tribal Catholic bishops have sought the interven on of
President Pranab Mukherjee to ensure the rights of millions
of tribal people.
The memorandum signed by tribal bishops from six states
said they were "saddened" by the policies of state governments
that have trampled over tribal people's rights. They want the
President "to protect the land, forest and socio-cultural rights
of tribal people," the May 10 memorandum said.
"Land is the only means of livelihood and sustenance" for
most tribal people, as 90 per cent of them are dependent
on agriculture or allied ac vi es in their ancestral land, the
bishops said.
The present federal and most state governments, however,
"have taken various ac ons to alienate tribal people from
their land on a massive scale to facilitate industrialists."
In the most recent example, Jharkhand government
amended two laws that guaranteed the protec on of tribal
land used for agriculture. The government declared their
land as non-agricultural, and since non-agricultural land does
not come under the purview of protec ve legisla on, tribal
people can be deposed.
"Once alienated from their land, these tribal races of India
will be lost forever, similar to what happened in the USA,
Canada, Australia and New Zealand in past centuries," the
bishops said.
Large-scale land acquisi on is going on in the tribal
districts of Chha sgarh and Odisha states, and "the en re
tribal popula on of these districts will also be lost forever,"
they said.
The federal government enacted the Forest Rights
(Scheduled Tribes & Customary Forest dwellers) Act in 2006
to restore the rights of tribal people and promised that their
land would be community-owned. However, the provisions
have not yet been implemented.
Jharkhand state was created in 2000, purportedly to
safeguard tribal interests. Even so, the government has
allowed migrants to swarm the state, threatening indigenous
languages, customs and tradi ons, the bishops said.
Although the Indian Cons tu on guarantees religious and
linguis c minori es the right to establish and manage their
own educa onal ins tu ons, Jharkhand government has
been interfering in the aairs of Church-managed schools.
 The Catholic Church runs more than 900 ins tu ons in
Jharkhand. However, state authori es set condi ons for sta
appointments, stalled grants and imposed their own syllabus.
"We have been finding it extremely dicult to administer
our ins tu ons which have contributed so much to na on-
building," the bishops said.
The memorandum also spoke about the harassment
Chris ans face, especially in Jharkhand. Recently, state police
launched a drive to collect informa on on Chris an churches,
and sent out a ques onnaire asking pastors about their poli cal
leanings, rela onship to extremist groups, bank accounts and
income. The tone of the ques onnaire was "that all Chris an
churches and their ins tu ons are engaged in an -na onal and
criminal ac vi es. This created a sense of fear and insecurity
among Chris ans," the bishops said.
India has some 104 million tribal people, forming 9 per cent of
the country's 1.2 billion popula on, according to the 2011 census.
An es mated 30 per cent of India's 27 million Chris ans are also
tribal people, par cularly in the eastern and central parts.
Fr Stanislaus Tirkey, secretary of the Indian Catholic bishops'
oce for tribal people told ucanews.com that indigenous
people are facing the same problems in every state and "we
plan to address it collec vely."
Supreme Court lawyer M.P. Raju, who informs the bishops on
legal issues, said that "we have failed as leaders to awaken the
tribal people, and there is a need to take these issues seriously.
Let us forget what happened and start anew, or else it will be too
late," Raju told the bishops.
Address refugee problem
CNA
A er hundreds of migrants perished recently in the
deadly Mediterranean passage to Europe, one Catholic
expert insisted that the root causes of migra on need to
be addressed. "The real tragedy is that these deaths are
preventable," said Bill O'Keefe, vice president of government
rela ons and advocacy for Catholic Relief Services.
"We need to ensure safe passage for all refugees and
migrants, but also address the reasons people are migra ng
in the first place," he stressed.
The United Na ons' refugee arm reported that 245
persons were feared dead or missing from two shipwrecks in
the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend of May 5-7, adding
to an already steep death toll for migrants headed for Europe
from North Africa.
One of the boats carrying migrants, a rubber dinghy, sank
on May 5, with 132 on board, and "some 50 people were
rescued" while 82 others "are feared dead or missing," the
U.N. Human Rights Council said.
Meanwhile, another ship sank o the coast of Libya on
May 7. Seven people were reportedly rescued by the Libyan
Coast Guard, while 163 others were feared dead or missing.
NOTES COMMENTS
Overall, more than 1,300 migrants have died trying to
cross the Mediterranean from North Africa in 2017, the
UNHRC said, while "over 43,000 refugees and asylum seekers
have used the Central Mediterranean route to reach Italy,"
including over 6,000 over May 5-7.
Conditions on the boats have become even more
dangerous than before, as migrants face overcrowding on
small crafts along with other perils. For migrants headed
to Europe from sub-Saharan Africa, the Mediterranean
Sea crossing is not the only perilous aspect of journey
north. Some don't even make it to the coast but are
trapped and sold as slaves in Libya and Niger, according to
the International Organization for Migration and reported
by Al Jazeera.
Students contribute to
solution for refugee housing
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Five Dubai students said they plan to solve the region's
refugee crisis through a piece of cardboard. Using
automated 3D printing, they have created an inexpensive,
interconnected housing model for people displaced by
conflict and natural disasters. The boys (collectively known
as team 'Pentagon') have just been selected as one of the
winners of the Global Innovation Challenge. In August,
they will present their project at the Singularity University
Global Summit in Silicon Valley, California.
Speaking to media, Safwan Mohiuddin, Avinash
Pulugurtha, Ivan Thomas, Saad Alam and Abaid Isaac (Our
Own English High School Sharjah, Boys' Branch), said
their project aims to offer a sustainable solution to the
refugee crisis by using cardboard.
Explaining the concept using a mini prototype, they said
they plan to 3D print a basic mould "measuring 7 metres
high and around 2.5 metres squared" before wrapping it in
cardboard. "If you wrap the cardboard around the mould
27 times and coat it in linex, the structure can last about
100 years." Although cardboard is biodegradable, over a
period of 100 years, only "four to five layers" will degrade,
leaving the structure more than durable as a habitat.
Using 3D printed units, team 'Pentagon' said by
operating from mobile units, and not factories, they can
print the moulds in one hour and wrap them in just 30
minutes making it easily accessible and transferable in
areas of conflict or disaster.
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Married couples are invited to experience an ME weekend.
Make the me to listen, to dream, to share, to enjoy your
couple-power and become aware of your Sacramental
calling by Jesus everyday.
Venue: Sarvodaya, near Goregaon Seminary, Mumbai.
Dates: June 3, 2017 (7:15 am) to June 4, 2017 (5:30 pm)
Contact Swayze/Natasha 98198 53511, Lionel/Maria 98195
00800, Oliver/Annie 98211 92737/98201 92737 (oliann.
me@gmail.com)
Golden Jubilee of NBCLC
The NBCLC (National Biblical, Catechetical and Liturgical
Centre) of the CBCI celebrated its Golden Jubilee on May
2. The NBCLC, Bangalore was established in 1967 by the
Bishops' Conference, immediately a er the Second Va can
Council, to bring to India (and also Asia) the spirit and
teachings of the Council.
50 years of glorious work called for a solemn and
meaningful celebration that brought together Cardinals,
Bishops, priests, religious and laity from all over the country.
The celebrations that began a year ago were brought to
a fitting conclusion on May 2, on the grounds of Maria
Niketan School, adjoining the compound of NBCLC.
The celebrations began with a thanksgiving Eucharist
presided over by the Apostolic Nuncio, the Most Rev.
Giambattista Diquattro, and concelebrated by the four
Cardinals of India of the Latin, Syro-Malabar and Syro-
Malankara Churches. Besides the Cardinals, several
Archbishops and Bishops and priests concelebrated at the
Eucharist, which had some colourful elements of incultura on.
A er the Eucharist, there was a felicita on programme
followed by a meaningful cultural presentation that
highlighted the main services of the Centre and its history.
The NBCLC stands as a premier ins tu on of the country that
brings together all the three Sui Juris Churches on one pla orm
that serves the renewal of the en re Church in India.
Sanjeevani Foundation receives
Fr Salvador Memorial Award
Sr Dhanam, Coordinator of Sanjeevani Founda on, Lourdes
Community Centre, Kalyan, was presented the third Fr.
Salvador Rodrigues Memorial Award on Sunday, April 23,
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2017 at the hands of the Bombay Catholic Sabha President,
Ms Rita D'Sa, at St Michael Church Auditorium, Mahim to
commemorate the 4th Death Anniversary of Fr Salvador.
The Citation was read out by Vice-President, Mr Ronald
Tressler. This Community Centre was selected from among
six applicants and merited the award for its many upli ing
activities for Women Empowerment, Family Counselling,
Legal Aid, Prison Ministry, NIOS, Anti Human-Trafficking,
Midday Meal schemes and work with the Kathkari tribals.
Prior to the award presentation, Fr Nigel Barrett of
the Catholic Communication Centre of the Archdiocese,
delivered the third Fr Salvador Rodrigues Memorial
Lecture on "Using Social Media for the Glory of God". He
presented the many distor ons in news stories and reports
in print, electronic and social media today, and through
examples, illustrated how this leads to misinformation
and confusion, and evokes nega ve feelings and ac ons.
He urged us to "redefine the narrative" and tell the
correct story a er ascertaining our facts and to use social
media to spread the Good News of all the wonderful
things that the Church associa ons and groups are doing
in our city through its various outreaches in education,
health, social development, youth empowerment, women
empowerment, family enrichment, reaching out to the
marginalised, etc. so that the Lord may be glorified.
Mr Lawrence Fernandes, Vice-President, moderated an
interac ve session therea er.
In her welcome address, Ms Rita D'Sa shared fond
memories of the rela onship the Sabha had with "Fr Salu",
as he was aec onately called. She read a poem wri en
by Ms Odil Medeira as a tribute to the endearing shepherd
he was. A PowerPoint presenta on on Fr Salu and a video
presenta on on Sanjeevani Founda on were screened. The
en re programme was well compered by Mr Anthony Dias,
Joint Secretary of the BCS; the Vote of Thanks was given by
Vice-President, Mr Robert D'Souza.
Navjeet Club 1000
The Navjeet Community Health Centre, an outreach
of the Holy Family Hospital, has served poor slum
communities since 1978. Thousands of lives have been
transformed through Navjeet projects in integrated
healthcare, education, community development and
empowerment of women.
Navjeet's "CLUB 1000" consists of persons who contribute
an amount of Rs 1000/- or more every year to support
ongoing projects. We are truly grateful to our members and
look forward to their con nuing support.
In order to introduce "CLUB 1000" to new members
and also to give present members an evening of
entertainment, Navjeet is presenting a musical evening
on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 7 pm at the Morello Hall, Holy
Family Hospital Bandra.
 Members of the CLUB 1000, and persons desiring to
become members, may collect free entry passes from
Navjeet Community Centre at Holy Family Hospital Bandra.
Tel: 2641 9956/3061 0338.
Church ruins spring to life
for annual Mass
On Sunday, May 14, 2017, Catholics from across the city
gathered for the annual Mass which takes place once a year
in the 438-year-old St John the Bap st church, a dilapidated
church located inside the premises of Santacruz Electronic
Export Processing Zone (SEEPZ) complex.
Catholics (especially East Indians who reside in the nearby
area) have kept the tradi on alive to visit the church on the
second Sunday in the month of May every year.
Dolphy D'Souza said, "The church was taken over
by SEEPZ years ago. Since then, access to it has been
prohibited. More than ten years ago, we fought a ba le
to gain access to it, after which we get to visit it only
once a year. Despite being a heritage structure, it is not
maintained at all."
Till 1973, Mass was celebrated annually, but the prac ce
was discontinued, when the MIDC acquired the area
around the church, and declared it a security zone. Later,
in July 2004, the Catholic community raised the issue of
access to the church with the government representa ves.
"SEEPZ authorities were directed to erect a separate
compound wall around the boundaries of the church with
independent access. Access to the church is allowed only
once a year," said D'Souza.
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This invita on goes out to every couple facing small or
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and healing, then you are called to enrol at the forthcoming
Retrouvaille weekend to be held in Mumbai.
Weekend: Friday, June 9 evening to Sunday, June 11,
2017. Venue: Sarvodaya Centre, St Pius X College Complex,
Goregaon (East). Register at Snehalaya Family Service
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& 2446 8218 (10 am 1 pm & 4 pm 7 pm) or +91 86522
35551 (a er oce hours).
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Jesus Encounter Healing Retreat from Friday, June 9
(7:30 am) to Sunday June 11 (5 pm) at Vinayalaya, Andheri (E),
behind Holy Family Church, Chakala. Conducted by the Catholic
Charismatic Renewal, Mumbai. OPEN TO ALL. Registrations at
the CCR Office, Dadar (W) - 2430 3626 / 2421 0881, 98205 43622,
99309 40705. Register early.
Prafulta invites all teenagers (12-16 years) to participate in
'The Fully Alive Experience' - a fun-filled workshop on personal
development on June 6-7, 2017.
TOA Certification event
This year's cer fica on programme was unique as it covered
the commissioning of the first batch of TOA-Thane, in synergy
with TOA-Marol Batch 17.
34 TOA graduates from Marol and 17 from Thane were
commissioned. The event was held at the Laity Centre
conven on hall at St John the Evangelist Church, Marol.
The fusion of two batch graduates along with their
loved ones made for an enriching evening of prayer,
learning and engagement.
The event was graced by His Lordship Bp. Allwyn D'Silva,
who commissioned and handed over the cer ficates to the
graduating participants, along with Fr Patrick D'Mello, the
Programme Coordinator. Bishop Allwyn exhorted the gathering
to focus on updating one's knowledge and skills to guard
against redundancy and loss of credibility. We must strive to be
like St John the Bap st who worked always for the greater glory
of God. He stressed on the importance of leadership, especially
servant leadership, inspired by the example of Jesus, as each
par cipant is sent out as a visionary to fulfil the mission of
Christ anointed by the Holy Spirit.
The event was coordinated by the TOA core team
members, Michael Rodrigues and Levnisia D'Souza,
supported by Thomas Lobo and Alan Collaco, led by Fr
Patrick. The next batch at Marol will begin in July. A new
centre will be started at Vashi, instead of Thane, for the
convenience of the Navi Mumbai animators.
Please contact Fr Patrick/Michael (98205 30374) at the Laity
Training Centre for details about next year's enrolments.
Please send your ar cles and reports with your name,
address, contact number, author byline and relevant pictures
to editor@examiner.in
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GOA
Archdiocese of Goa
consecrated to Immaculate
Heart of Mary
The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman was consecrated to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, even as Pope Francis travelled to
Fa ma in Portugal to lead the centenary celebra ons of the
appari ons of Mary in that town.
As Catholics the world over celebrated the centenary of
the appari on of Mary to the three shepherds at Fa ma on
May 13, 1971 in the midst of World War I, in Goa, the World
Apostolate of Fa ma (Goa unit) in collabora on with the
Archdiocese, celebrated the anniversary of the appari on
with a special programme at the Se Cathedral, Old Goa.
There was an hour of adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament, followed by the solemn high mass oered by
the Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao,
along with Bishop of Belgaum, Rev Peter Machado, who is
the na onal ecclesias cal advisor of World Apostolate of
Fa ma in India.
The consecration of the Goa Archdiocese to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary was followed by the release
of a souvenir and procession with the statue of Our Lady
from the Se Cathedral to the Church of Cruz Milagres.
The event concluded with a prayer and final blessing by
the Archbishop.
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KOCHI
Padma Bhushan Award
winner priest dies
Gabriel Chiramel CMI, an Indian priest, and the winner
of the Padma Bhushan in 2007 for his contribution to
educa on and literature died at the age of 102, on May 11,
2017 at the Amala Ins tute of Medical Sciences campus,
where he was staying towards the la er part of his life.
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in
the Republic of India, given for dis nguished service of a
high order, service in any field including service rendered by
Government servants, as well as public sector undertakings.
Then President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, had presented the
Padma Bhushan to Fr Gabriel Chiramel CMI at Rashtrapa
Bhavan in New Delhi on March 23, 2007.
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Chiramel was a member of the Carmelites of Mary
Immaculate Congregation (CMI). He was an educationist,
zoologist, author and social reformer, known for his services in
the fields of educa on, health and human welfare. Chiramel
served as the founder principal of Christ College in Irinjalakuda
in Kerala from 1956 to 1975. He built up the institution as
a place of excellence with the integration of academics,
literature, arts, sports and games. A er his re rement from
Christ College, he served as the provincial of Devamatha
Province, Thrissur. It was during this time he initiated the
establishment of Amala Cancer Hospital in 1978, which has
now grown into Amala Ins tute of Medical Sciences, a Medical
College offering courses such as MBBS, MD, MS, DM, BSc
Nursing, General Nursing, other paramedical courses, Diploma
courses in pharmacy, nursing and therapy in Ayurveda.
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RIP, Fr Veliparambil!
Msgr George Veliparambil, a former President and Secretary
of the Indian Catholic Press Association passed away on
May 15, 2017 in his house at Cheranalloor. He was a pioneer
priest-journalist. He was the Managing Editor of the Kerala
Times daily for a number of years. He was a big support to
SAR News as ICPA Secretary.
An absolutely energetic and hardworking media savvy
priest, he was vocal and fearless in defending the Church. In
spite of failing health and eye problems, his mind was sharp
and he was cheerful to the end.
Fr Velipparambil was an example for all Chris an clergy
on how to approach the mainstream media in the interests
of country and God. His work and sacrifices in the cause of
journalism will be remembered for a long me, and his life
will con nue to be an inspira on for budding journalists and
NEW DELHI
Focolare Movement for unity
and peace among the young
Promo ng unity, peace and solidarity among young people
belonging to different religions in India: this is the aim of
a series of events that the Focolare Movement in India
has organised in May, especially to strengthen the path
of interreligious dialogue. The theme of the special week,
celebrated by young Focolare people at an interna onal level,
was "Change your heart to change the world".
Young people in India, reported Valen no, a lay consecrated
of the Focolare in Mumbai, have promoted events, public
mee ngs, conferences and cultural debates, common ac ons
to tes fy that "a united world is possible", leaving a tangible
sign of this unity in the ci es involved, across the na on.
 Bangalore, for example, organised an "interna onal dinner"
which brought together young people from dierent religions
and nationalities, with representatives from 15 nations,
including Uzbekistan, Yemen and Zambia. In Goa, a book
fair highlighted the pluralism of long standing cultures and
religions, while Mumbai hosted workshops of art, singing,
cinema and dance, all focused on the issue of conflict and
peace management. In the capital Delhi, the 'Run4Unity'
marathon quietly invaded the streets of the city; children and
the boys who brought enthusiasm and a smile to the passers-
by were the protagonists.
The enormous religious variety of India includes 80 per cent
Hindus and a 2.3 per cent Christian minority. The Focolare
Movement has been in India since 1980, and today has
communi es and centres in Bengal, Bangalore, Goa, Darjeeling,
Bengal, New Delhi, which promote activities and meetings
for adults, families and young people. Various social projects
are flourishing around the Focolare communi es, engaged in
child educa on, improving condi ons for women, suppor ng
families in economic dicul es. Par cular emphasis is placed
on the spread of the values of "universal fraternity" among
adolescents, reaching young people of all religions.
The Focolare Movement is an international organisation
that promotes the ideals of unity and universal brotherhood,
founded in 1943 by Chiara Lubich.
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NEW DELHI
Bishops felicitate envoy
to Netherlands
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) felicitated
Venu Rajamony, who has been appointed as the Indian
Ambassador to the Netherlands. He is currently the Press
Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee.
Fr Joseph Chinnayyan, the deputy Secretary General of
the bishops' oce, met Rajamony on May 11, wishing him
success in his pos ng as Indian Envoy to the Netherlands.
A 1986 Indian Foreign Service batch ocer, Rajamony is
expected to take up his assignment shortly.
Fr Chinnayyan conveyed to Rajamony the personal
greetings of the CBCI President, Cardinal Baselios
Cleemis, and thanked him for his services to get several
appointments for the CBCI Office-Bearers and for the
visi ng Va can dignitaries with the President of India.
Rajamony, a JNU alumnus, has also served as Consul
General of India in Dubai. He was known for his warm es
with the Indian community.
He has served as Joint Secretary, heading the Mul lateral
Ins tu ons Division of the Department of Economic Aairs
in the Finance Ministry.
NEWS NATIONAL
He has also served in the Indian mission in Hong Kong as
well as the Indian Embassy in Beijing.
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KERALA
First full-length feature film
directed by an Indian nun
Sr Jiya, a member of the Medical Sisters of St Joseph (MSJ)
order in Kerala, has become the first nun in India to direct a
feature film.
Cinema was not exactly Sr Jiya's field of exper se. She never
learnt the cra of filmmaking, didn't plan to be associated with
the industry or even bothered to spend much me watching
films. Yet, she is now the writer-director of a full-length
Malayalam feature film.
Ente Vellithooval, the two-and-a-half hour long film which
is all set to hit the screens, stands proof of Sr Jiya's immense
dedication and relentless hard work for over a year. The
nun is the in-charge of the lab at St Sebas an's Hospital in
Cherupuzha, Kannur.
It all started when the Catholic Church observed 2015 as
the Year for Consecrated Life. Sr Jiya wanted to make a short
film on the people in the service of the Church. She brushed
up a story that she had wri en years ago, and developed a
screenplay with the help of some friends.
Sr Jiya got her work approved by her superiors in the church.
Actress Sarayu was roped in to play the lead role of Sr Merina.
The shoot started with the blessings of Archbishop George
Njaralaka of Thalassery.
Ente Vellithooval is not about church or faith, but deals with
the love for children. The film was made on a budget of around
Rs 40 lakh. Sr Jiya raised the money with the help of family
and friends, while the Church also chipped in with a significant
contribu on towards the end to help her finish the project. She
is unsure whether they will find enough theatres to release the
film, but if not, she hopes to show the film through churches.
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Fatima reminds us to care for
the faith of children - Pope
Pope Francis reflected on the May 13 canonisa on of the
child visionaries, St Francisco and Jacinta Marto, saying that
their faithfulness, despite their young age, reminds us to pay
special a en on to children in the ministry of the Church.
"In Fa ma, the Virgin chose the innocent hearts and the
simplicity of li le Francisco, Jacinta and Lucia, as guardians
of her message. These children received it worthily, so to be
recognised as reliable witnesses to the appari ons, and to
become models of Chris an life."
"With the canonisa on of Francisco and Jacinta, I wanted
to propose to the whole Church their example of adherence
to Christ and of evangelical witness, and I also wanted to
propose to the whole Church to take care of children," he said
on May 14.
The holiness of these children is not a consequence of the
appari ons they received, he said, but of the "fidelity and
ardour with which they returned the privilege they received
of being able to see the Virgin Mary."
"A er the encounter with the 'beau ful lady,' as they called
her, they frequently recited the Rosary, they did penance and
oered sacrifices for the end of the war and for the most
needy souls of divine mercy."
This is what made them saints, he said.
Pope Francis addressed around 25,000 people in St Peter's
Square on Sunday May 14 afternoon, before praying the
Regina Coeli.
In his gree ng, he expressed his gratefulness to God for the
opportunity to make a pilgrimage to Fa ma on May 12-13
for the centenary of the appari ons, going "to the feet of the
Virgin Mother as a pilgrim of hope and peace."
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Pope: Mary, Queen of Peace
To the tens of thousands of faithful gathered in St Peter's
Square, the Pope recalled the violence and suffering that
continue in Syria, Iraq and Yemen: "Many innocent people
are severely tried, both Chris an and Muslim, and belonging
to minorities like the Yazidis, who suffer tragic violence
and discrimination. My solidarity accompanies them in
prayer, while I thank those who are committed to helping
humanitarian needs. I encourage the various communities
to travel the path of dialogue and social friendship to build a
future of respect, security and peace."
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"I entrust to Mary, Queen of Peace, the fate of people aected
by wars and conflicts, especially in the Middle East," said Pope
Francis a er the Regina Coeli prayer, the first a er his return
from the pilgrimage to the sanctuary of Fa ma on May 12-13.
Earlier, the pon explained the meaning of his journey to
Fa ma, on the centenary of the appari ons of Our Lady to the
three shepherds Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta, and where he
also canonised the two children - the first to be declared saints
without being martyrs.
"In Fatima," he said, "I was immersed in the prayer of
the holy faithful people, who have been praying there for a
hundred years like a river, for Mary's maternal protec on on
the whole world. I give thanks to the Lord who allowed me to
come to the feet of the Virgin Mother as a pilgrim of hope and
peace. And I thank the Bishops, the State authori es and all
those who have oered their hear elt coopera on."
"From the very beginning," he con nued, "from the long
moment of silent reflec on in the Chapel of the Appari ons,
accompanied by the silent prayer of all the pilgrims, a
contempla ve and medita ve climate was created where the
various moments of prayer took place. And in the centre of
everything was, and is, the Risen Lord, present in the midst of
His people in the Word and in the Eucharist. Present among
the many sick, who are protagonists of the liturgical and
pastoral life of Fa ma, like any Marian sanctuary. "
"Even in our day, there is so much need for prayer and
penance to implore the grace of conversion, as well as the end
of the absurd conflicts and violence that disfigure the face of
humanity. Let us be guided by the light coming from Fa ma.
The Immaculate Heart of Mary is always our shelter, our
consola on, and the way that leads us to Christ. "
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S. KOREA
Seoul celebrates
Fatima centenary
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Marian
appari on in Fa ma, Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung of Seoul
has asked Catholics to pray the Rosary for peace on the Korean
peninsula and in the world.
Cardinal Yeom released a special pastoral le er on May 2 on
the anniversary of the Marian appari on, saying, "Let's pray
the Rosary for peace in the Korean peninsula and the world
everyday. We should think over the messages of Blessed Virgin
Mary to the three shepherds in Fa ma 100 years ago. Even
before the apparition in Fatima, many popes stressed the
meaning of the Rosary."
"All Catholics should help our children and youth learn how
to pray the Rosary and lead them to solve their problems
through prayer," he added.
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JAPAN
Bishops revise message on life
The Japanese bishops have published an updated version of
their 2001 message expressing their thoughts regarding "life."
Some 95,000 copies of the first message, Reverence for
Life: A Message for the Twenty-First Century from the Catholic
Bishops of Japan, were issued since its publica on in 2001.
In their new message, tentatively titled in English,
Reverence for Life: A New Look, the bishops say, "in
giving priority to economic eciency and social posi on,
(Japanese) society is losing sight of human connec ons and
mutual support."
They con nue, "We are convinced that something is wrong,
that there is something more important. We hope that this
message will serve those who share that unease as a clue
about how to think of life."
Auxiliary Bishop Kazuo Koda of Tokyo, chairman of the
working group charged with revising the message, told
an April 28 gathering of Catholic school directors and
leaders of religious orders and mission socie es, "The first
message was based on data up to 1999. In the 16 years
since then, the circumstances surrounding life have changed
significantly in society. So the bishops thought the message
needed to be revised."
The updated version, a 170-page book issued in March,
is a total rewriting of the earlier message, except for an
introductory sec on giving the Biblical basis for the work.
Bishop Koda pointed out that in the years since the first
message, the Japanese family has changed. According to the
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in 2014, one-person
households were 27.1 per cent of the popula on, and 28.8
per cent of households consisted only of a married couple
and their unmarried children.
"The poverty rate among the elderly, single women and
children is par cularly high," the bishops report. "In addi on,
the number of people receiving welfare assistance con nues
to increase year by year, and as of March 2016, reached 2.16
million, with the number of households receiving assistance
exceeding 1.63 million."
In the newly-issued message, the Catholic Bishops
Conference of Japan makes its first-ever ocial men on of
gay, bisexual and transgender people.
According to Bishop Koda, in preparing the message the
longest discussion among the bishops took place over a single
sentence, with the bishops wondering how they could assert
that same-sex marriage is not allowed by the Church, while
at the same me declaring that the Catholic Church does not
discriminate against sexual minori es. The final wording was
decided upon at the bishops conference's plenary assembly
in December last year.
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"Without excep on, the Church must accompany all people
with respect, so that everyone has the necessary help to
understand and realise God's will for them in life. While holding
the tradi onal teachings about marriage, we will con nue to
make eorts to consider the diversity of sexual orienta on."
The latest message also took up new areas such as nuclear
power, economic disparity and poverty, discrimina on, war
and violence.
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MONGOLIA
Church celebrates 25 years
"2017 marks a historic step for the Catholic Church in
Mongolia and the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar. In fact,
we celebrate a double anniversary: the 25th anniversary of
diploma c rela ons between the Holy See and the Republic
of Mongolia; and the 25th anniversary of the Catholic Church's
presence, with the renewed start of the mission in a country
which has just go en out of the socialist system," said Bishop
Wenceslao S. Padilla, CICM, Apostolic Prefect and one of the
pioneers of the Catholic mission in Mongolia.
"With over 1,300 Mongolians bap sed, and a na ve priest,
there is reason to rejoice here," said African missionary
Prosper Mbumba, CICM, emphasising the abundant fruits
of this missionary work. The Catholic community counts
hundreds of catechumens that come from six parishes and
three missionary stations that will be erected parishes in
2017, the year of the celebra on of the Silver Jubilee.
There are currently more than 50 missionaries and religious
from 14 countries around the world who "oer their lives
in Mongolia, faithful to their vocation to nurture a deep
rela onship with God and to devote themselves to others,"
recalls Fr Mbumba.
To make this jubilee meaningful, the local Church has
organised several activities. Among them, a seminar on
themes of Missionary Theology, held from May 8-12,
organised in collaboration with the Pontifical Missionary
Union, one of the four Pon fical Mission Socie es.
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TO
THE
Ethical Issues in IVF
Sir, An insignificant Australian company, Baby Bee
Hummingbirds, is converting discarded IVF embryos into
keepsake jewellery!
"This is so undignified that it has hit rock-bo om! The
solu on is to stop crea ng surplus embryos and freezing them,
so that parents aren't le with these ethical dilemmas," said
Dr Jennifer Lahl, founder and president of the California-based
Center for Bioethics.
"It loses sight of the fact that children are gi s and blessings
from God, and not something that we have a right to do as
we please." However, Lahl stressed the need for compassion
for those who have used IVF to treat infer lity. "We need to
understand that infer lity is a real grief."
But she warned: "IVF is fraught with ethical problems, with
health risks to the mother, whether surrogate or not, and even
to the conceived foetus. Overwhelmingly IVF cycles fail, and
typically costs six figures to successfully conceive and bear IVF
babies, leaving the failed embryos in limbo!"
Dr Lehl disclosed: "Although I am not Catholic, I commend
the Catholic Church's teaching on these issues which are 'rich
and important'! If you really look at the evidence in medical
literature, it will only reinforce the Catholic stand which upholds
that the human embryo is a human being right from the moment
of concep on!"
Dr Hazel Colaso, Bandra (W)
Nuns rehabilitate sex workers
Sir, This refers to "Adorers nuns to rehabilitate sex workers"
(Examiner dated May 13-19). At the outset, it is commendable
for the Sisters Adorers to open a house for sex workers and
vic ms of human tracking in the state of Punjab. "God bless
these holy women for their commitment!" As per reports,
The United Na ons Popula on Fund es mates that between
700,000 and 2 million women are tracked annually across
Interna onal borders. This apart, our religious have always
tackled large social problems, and human tracking is the new
call. Most of us will agree that this type of work is not pre y, not
rosy, but women religious have an advantage in understanding
the situa on, since they are approached by vic ms in dire need
who see a religious sister as someone to trust!
The report suggests that most of the young women come
from India's poorest states like Bihar, Chha sgarh, West
Bengal, Orissa and Tamil Nadu. A er coming to the capital in
search of a job, they become the vic ms of middlemen who
26 THE EXAMINER MAY 20 - 26, 2017
draw them into the sex trade with false promises. Sr Chandama
Pradhan, who runs the programme, is reported to have said,
"First of all, we visit the families of sex workers to establish a
social rapport and mo vate them to find ways to leave [the
sex trade] with courage and convic on. The second step is to
help the women open up and share the pain and suering
caused by their choice."
After overcoming the trauma, they can get on a path
to discover what they can do. They can learn how to sew,
make candles or become beau cians. Since they are usually
homeless, the nuns provide them with a roof over their head.
At present, the convent is home to some 15 former pros tutes.
The sisters got involved in this kind of ac on, because most of
the exis ng rehabilita on programmes for sex workers target
minors. Very few are designed for adult women. In most cases,
adult pros tu on is accepted as a ma er of fact.
Xavier Louis, Bandra (W)
A Tribute to a Living Mother
Sir, Mother's Day is celebrated worldwide on the second
Sunday of May every year. This is the day many like me turn
to God and say a big "Thank You" for blessing us with such a
wonderful mother. I can understand the feelings, and my heart
goes out to those many people who have lost their mothers
at a very young age. I am sure they have missed out the very
essence of living and loving which only a mother can provide.
Of course, there are quite a few fathers who step into the shoes
by playing the dual role of both father and mother in giving
the best to their children. But a mother is a mother. Your life
is incomplete to a great extent, if you have missed a mother's
love and her gentle touch.
For over a year, I was thinking of this tribute to a 'Living
Mother'. We generally have the tendency of always keeping
it to the last, and expressing our gra tude when that person
is no more. It is improper when the person is dead and gone,
by oering a tribute at the funeral, rather than expressing your
concern and aec on when they are living.
I am aware that for every person, a Mother means a lot to
them, and they always feel they have got the best 'Mom' in
their life. With no excep on, I always feel that no one could
have been a be er Mom to us than our very own dear mother,
Veronica. As the Biblical Veronica wiped the face of Jesus, our
mother too has wiped many a tears of the near and dear ones.
She has been a SuperWoman and has been a unique person
with all that she has done in her life. She is a Mother Teresa for
all of us by her ac ons, deeds and love that she has bestowed
on us during all her life, and s ll con nues to do so. We can
really experience Jesus in our own home with all her sacrifices,
un ring work she had carried on for years. She has carried her
own cross beau fully, and without complaining. Just imagine,
ge ng married at a very raw age of 17, and then bringing up
four children at a tender age is not so easy; especially a er
our father's train accident, where he lost his leg and had to
give up his job being a fi er. She toiled day and night to earn
our daily bread by giving tui ons and s tching clothes. Can
one imagine how a Standard IV Kannada medium educated
person could go teaching about 50 students from Nursery to
Standard VI? This was only possible due to her "eager to learn"
and "fight to survive" a tudes. She started learning ini ally
with the nursery students way back in 1971, and as each year
passed by, the parents had the confidence in con nuing the
tui ons slowly and steadily upto Standard VI. She gave tui ons
for almost 23 years. In between too, a major tragedy struck the
family; my elder brother died young (just 25 years old) in Saudi
Arabia due to a sunstroke in 1986. She had further losses of
her young brother-in-law at 37 years, her brother at 45 years
and another brother-in-law at 39 years. All this happened
during 1970 to 1995 which were the most terrible years of our
lives. We simply overcame all this, because of the "never say
die" a tude that Mom has, and which she has ins lled in us.
Our Mom has brought us up with great hardships and has
educated us, and we are grateful to her for allowing us to a ain
the objec ves in our lives. She has been kind and helpful to
all in her neighbourhood and among friends and rela ves.
A loving tribute to our dearest Great Mom who has touched
our hearts immensely and has led her life so beau fully which
is very dicult for an ordinary person to live with. You were
thus simply an Extraordinary Woman to all the people who
have come across your path. We want to tell you, Mom, that
our heart beats for you, dear Mom, and we shall ever treasure
all your sacrifices, hardships and un ring love for each one
of us. God bless you abundantly, and may He give you a
long, healthy and cheerful life. We need you, and so do your
grandchildren, "O mother, sweet mother of ours."
Vincy D'Cunha, Borivli (W)
Dangers of Oral
Contraceptives
Sir, A Swedish study reported on May 4, 2017, that women on
the 'pill' are more likely to feel decreased vitality, mood swings
and depression! They responded that they feel poorly overall
and have a reduced sense of well-being from a double-blind
randomised placebo-controlled trial that was published in the
journal, Ferlity and Sterility.
This new research also comes from a 2016 Danish study of
more than a million women, which found that birth-control
pills were also linked to 'depression' and an -depressant use,
par cularly among teenagers!
"An es mated 100 million women globally medicate these
pills which make up $23 billion of the oral contracep ve
market! Yet, surprisingly li le is known of the pills' eects on
women's health," said professor Angelica Hirschberg, one of
the study's authors.
Besides, since the 1960s, the pill has been shown to cause
a fourfold increase in 'blood clots' that can block the flow of
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
blood to the heart or brain, triggering a heart a ack, stroke
and even pulmonary embolism. These have been responsible
for the death and morbidity of thousands of females,
revealed the Brish Medical Journal. Other studies have
linked the pill to breast cancer, mul ple sclerosis, glaucoma,
gallstones and acne.
The Catholic Church has held that ar ficial birth control
objec fied women. The Papal encyclical, Humanae Vitae,
describes it as "intrinsically wrong" because it hinders God's
gift of children, and inhibits ideal marital relationships.
"Children are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the womb
a reward." (Psalm 127:3)
Dr Trevor Colaso, Bandra (W)
Pranab's (parting) Tribute
Sir, Releasing a book "India's Indira: A Centennial Tribute"
President Pranab Mukherjee, said (and I quote): Indira Gandhi
is the "most acceptable ruler, Prime Minister of a democra c
country even today."
Further, he hailed Indira as "one of the most remarkable
personali es of the 20th Century."
She had raised her voice "against communal and sectarian
forces" and courage and conviction and fearlessness
were hallmarks of her functioning, both nationally and
interna onally, the President said.
Cli J. D'Souza, Mahim
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 Months Mind Mass
of
Gilbert Pereira
Born - 30-5-1959
Died - 26-4-2017
Those special memories of you
will always bring a smile
if only I could have you back
for just a little while
Then we could sit and talk again
just like we used to do
you always meant so very much
and always will do too
The fact that you're no longer here
will always cause me pain
but you're forever in my heart
until we meet again
Fondly Remembered and deeply missed
by Wife Cecelia Pereira,
Sisters & Brothers
Mass on Saturday
th
27 May 2017 at 7.00 pm
at St Blaise Church Amboli,
Andheri West.
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1st Death Anniversary B R
In Loving Memory of 17th May 2017
&
D A
20th May 2017
ANTHONY P. DSOUZA
There will be a Eucharistic
Celebration for the soul of
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at St. Josephs Church, Umerkhadi
on Saturday, 27th May 2017 at 7 pm.
Offered by his Wife : Margaret CLEMENTINE FERNANDES
Children :Terence/Anita (W/O of Late Patrick N.F.
& Ransom/ Rebecca Fernandes)
Grandchildren: Angelica/Travis
& Raell / Ruth
Brother: Gregory
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 1st Death Anniversary of Teresa Dcosta
The day God took you home
We wish heaven had a phone,
so we could hear your voice again.
We thought of you with love today,
but that is nothing new.
We thought about you yesterday,
and days before that too.
We think of you in silence,
We often speak your name.
Now all we have is memories,
and your picture in a frame.
Your memory is our keepsake,
with which we will never part.
Born : 24th October 1930 God has you in his arms,
Died : 22nd May 2016 and we have you in our hearts.
In Memory of a Life so beautifully lived
a heart so deeply loved
Left to mourn :
Husband: Jerome Dcosta
Children: Sybil/Joseph, Hazel/ Baptist, Noel/Linet, Denzil/Jackin, Mabel/Philip Muriel/Theophilus
Grandchildren: Jason, Joshal, Nimisha/Augustine, Neilson, Malaica, Mercedes,
Darren, Jennifer, Franklin, Fleviya, Alister.

BIRTH CENTENARY
Put your arms around her Lord;
don't leave her on her own
This year is our moms 100th birthday
and she's in your home.

Another year has come around

and there's nothing we can do,
But sit for a while and picture her smile,
just like we used to.

Wish she was here today,

CLOTHILDA So we could say Happy 100th Birthday.
(ANDRADES) FRANCIS
Mummy, here's wishing you a very happy feast of Mary Help of Christians and also a very Happy Birthday.

Your loving children: Beaudle; Collette/Ralph; and Ashley/Maryann.

Grandchildren: Clapton/Astra; Charmaine/Neil; Royston/Rostina; Annarissa/Savio;
and Milagren/Emmanuel
Great grandchildren: Ethen; Lauren; Nathan; Avenell; and Shanaya.

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 FIRST DEATH ANNIVERSARY
Jude Anthony Pereira
07.09.1951 - 28.05.2016
Remembered fondly by his wife
Catherine Clephes,
Daughter Jessica, and
Sister Marie/Leslie & family.
We can't forget that fatal day,
You had to leave, you went away,
A sadness filled us up inside,
Emotions that I could not hide.
Tears, they came, sadness too,
All our emotions, just for you,
Time will heal, so are told,
But time could never fill this hole.
Here in our hearts, there is a place,
You're always there, keeping us safe,
It's filled with love and happy times,
It's never dark, your light it shines.
In heaven now, you do reside,
To watch over us, with love and
pride,
We know one day, we'll meet again,
Until we do just know how much we
miss you and you are always with
us, always!
Mass offered on Sunday,
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FIRST DEATH ANNIVERSARY 1st Death Anniversary
In loving memory of
th
Mass is on Wednesday 24 of May 2017
at 7.00 p.m at Sacred Heart Church Santa Cruz (W)
LEONARD (LENNY) REGO
06-Nov-1926 to 27-May-2016
H/o: Late Philomena (Polly)Rego
HOME! HOME! HOME!
nee Andrade It is a unique HOME,
we are running here
Some he led, more he inspired, so You can and we are counting
many he loved, on you to keep our Home, yes
A loving soul serves everyone all HOME SWEET HOME going
the time and never dies, We have at this Home
Always in our minds, Forever in people we found dying on the streets
the abandoned, hungry, thirsty, naked and
our hearts, HOMELESS
As time unfolds a year, Memories Do help us to keep this Home
keep us ever near going, and make life be er for our
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 THIRD DEATH ANNIVERSARY
In fond Memory of
PULICIANA FERNANDES
Left for heavenly abode on 22nd
May, 2014.
Its been three years since you left us
For your heavenly abode.
There has not been a single day
Gone by without remembering
your love and your presence
Even though we cannot speak
anymore our voice is always there
Because every night before we
sleep we have you in our prayers
May God grant you Eternal Rest
LOVE YOU MUMMY
Loved and Missed by
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Loved with a Love beyond all Feelings,
Missed with a grief beyond all Tears
A TRIBUTE OF LOVE IN MEMORY OF OUR MUMMY
FLORENCE JOSEPHINE DSOUZA
WHO GAINED ETERNAL LIFE
ON THE 25th OF MAY 2016
For the countless things you did for us, mummy we thank you,
Lost we are, but faith holds us together, helps our spirits renew;
On your countenance there was always that smile for all,
Receiving the sacraments you were always ready for His call;
Every other day we meet someone who fondly remembers you,
Never before had we realized there were so many you knew;
Close to Him you always were through quiet suffering and prayer,
Eternal rest we pray for you, mummy, rest peacefully in His care.
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