LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

STORY —-THE BLIND FOAL

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STORY —-THE BLIND FOAL

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

 

A Story Worth Your Time.

There was a mother zebra that had a blind child. She was very sad all the time, because her child couldn’t see the world for himself. It broke her heart, and made her cry.

One day, the mother zebra accompanied her blind foal to the river to drink water. As they walked through the forest, they came across a mother cheetah and her three cubs sitting under a tree. The mother cheetah suddenly burst into a shout of laughter. She laughed so uproariously that her cubs began to laugh too. They didn’t stop, their laughter sounded horrible and mocking.

At once, it occurred to the mother zebra that the cheetah and her cubs were teasing and making fun of her blind child. She felt hurt and angry, and finally wept in silence as they walked away.

The following day, the same thing happened, and it kept on happening. Each time the zebra and her blind foal passed by, the mother cheetah and her cubs roared with scornful laughter. They always seemed to be whispering mean and hurtful things, and then laughing about it.

Upon returning home one day, the mother zebra became depressed, and felt unable to cope. She then said to her foal,
“The cheetah and her cubs are evil and wicked. They will stop at nothing to humiliate you. I will no longer take you to the river, but I will always bring you water to drink. No one in going to insult you if you’re hiding in the house.”

After that day, the mother zebra would always go to the river all alone. And after drinking, she would head home with some water for her foul. But in spite of that, the cheetahs didn’t stop laughing and laughing whenever she passed by. Their annoying laughter soon got her so angry and impatient that she decided to fight back.

Burning with rage, she stormed at them and yelled,

“You wicked cheetahs! I won’t take this anymore! I have stopped bringing my blind child to the river because of your heartless behaviors! Stop laughing at us, or you’ll have me to deal with!”

Upon hearing that, the mother cheetah gave the mother zebra a confused look. She didn’t seem to understand what she said. After a long pause, she finally spoke,

“Wait a minute… I guess you’re misunderstanding things, mama zebra. The truth is, we have never made mockery of you or your blind child. It’s just your assumption. Let me tell you something; you have only one blind child, but I’ve got three blind children, so there’s no point mocking you. Now, about our laughter… we always laugh so loud because we are happy, and I tell them jokes all the time. So my dear, I’ve got much more problems to even notice yours.”

Many times in life, we become consumed with anger and sadness because we assume things that are not entirely true. Sometimes… we see things and we misunderstand. Taking things personally causes us much pain and suffering. And the main reason why we take things personally is because we make assumptions. We often make the assumption that someone else’s action is about us. However, if we pause a moment and look hard into things, we’d realize that most times, people are too busy with themselves that they rarely pay attention to us, let alone criticize us. Everyone’s got their own vulnerabilities and challenges. So, instead of making assumptions, we should learn to ask questions. Most importantly, we should dream big and never be afraid of chasing our dreams, no matter what our assumptions in life are.”

 

LIFE

LIFE VALUES

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LIFE VALUES—LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

LIFE

 

Sharing these top 10 proverbs from around the world to make you smarter while you relax…

A Swedish proverb:
“The pillow is the best advisor.”

Meaning: Sleep over a problem and see how you feel in the morning.
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A Kenyan proverb:
“When elephants fight, it is the grass that gets hurt.”

Meaning: Fights of the powerful hurt only the little guys.

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An ancient Roman proverb:
“Hunger is the best sauce.”

Meaning: Everything tastes better when you are hungry.

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A Japanese proverb:
“A frog in a well does not know the great sea.”

Meaning: There is more going on than you know; Try and see the big picture.

A Turkish proverb:
“If the world flooded, it would not matter to the duck.”

Meaning: Things that are bad for you, aren’t always bad for everyone.

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A Filipino proverb:
“Leave it to the batman.”

Meaning: Some problems require superheroes to solve.

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A Russian proverb:
“To live with the wolves, you have to howl like a wolf.”

Meaning: In dangerous situations, try and blend in.

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A French proverb:
“A hungry stomach has no ears.”

Meaning: You can’t concentrate without food in your tummy.”

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A Kenyan proverb:
“Slippery ground does not recognize a king.”

Meaning: Even the most powerful people are just human deep down.

A Gaelic proverb:
“A cat in gloves catches No mice.”

Meaning: Being careful and polite doesn’t always get things done.

ST JOSEPH

PRAYER TO ST.JOSEPH—FIRST MAY

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PRAYER TO ST.JOSEPH—FIRST MAY

ST JOSEPH

Today’s Prayer (01 May)
Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became man.
Blessed Joseph, to us too,
show yourself a father
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage,
and defend us from every evil. Amen.
St. Joseph, Pray for us.

LOVE

GOD’S LOVE—LOVE IS PATIENT

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GOD’S LOVE—LOVE IS PATIENT

LOVE PATIENT

 

Dear friends,

Love is a quality or a virtue, a feeling of strong and continuous affection for the other. We all know that there are different types of love we express or experience or go through the stages of human development as human persons among ourselves and in our relationship with other living creatures. However, love needs no language, because love itself is an expression of the language of God, that’s been given to us since conception. So we have the capacity and potency to express love in various ways. From the human point of view our love can be measured, expects many things in return, possessiveness creeps in, favoritism and partiality exists, true love too is expressed and experienced in sacrifices that we make. But from the viewpoint of God, love is equal for all, because we are his children and his loving creatures. That’s the bottom or top line for God, for God treats us equally and justly.

 

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 01: (EDITOR NOTE: STRICTLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO MERCHANDISING) Pope Francis presides over New Year's Day Mass celebrating the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God at St. Peter's Basilica on January 01, 2024 in Vatican City, Vatican. Presiding over the morning Mass in Saint Peter's Basilica on New Year's Day, Pope Francis spoke about this day when we celebrate in a special way the Holy Mother of God, "a simple phrase that confesses the Lord’s eternal covenant with us." January 1st marks the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, and also the day the Church marks the World Day of Peace. (Photo by Vatican MVatican Pool/Getty Images)

POPE FRANCIS MESSAGE—-SCHOOLS FOR PEACE

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POPE FRANCIS MESSAGE—-SCHOOLS FOR PEACE

 

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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – JANUARY 01: (EDITOR NOTE: STRICTLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY – NO MERCHANDISING) Pope Francis presides over New Year’s Day Mass celebrating the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God at St. Peter’s Basilica on January 01, 2024 in Vatican City, Vatican. Presiding over the morning Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica on New Year’s Day, Pope Francis spoke about this day when we celebrate in a special way the Holy Mother of God, “a simple phrase that confesses the Lord’s eternal covenant with us.” January 1st marks the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, and also the day the Church marks the World Day of Peace. (Photo by Vatican MVatican Pool/Getty Images)

Pope Francis met with students and teachers of the “Schools for Peace” national network on Friday morning, 19 April. “In this time, still marked by war”, he said to them, “I ask you to be artisans of peace; in a society still imprisoned by the throwaway culture, I ask you to be protagonists of inclusion; in a world traversed by global crises, I ask you to be builders of the future, so that our common home may become a place of fraternity”. The following is a translation of the Holy Father’s words which he shared in Italian in the Paul VI Hall.

Dear boys,
Dear girls,
Dear teachers,
Good morning, everyone!

I am pleased to meet once again the “Schools for Peace” national network. I greet Dr Lotti and I welcome all of you.

I first want to thank you. Thank you for this journey, rich in ideas, initiatives, educational processes and activities, which aim to promote a new world vision. Thank you for being full of enthusiasm in pursuing objectives of beauty and goodness, in the midst of tragic situations, injustices and violence that disfigure human dignity. Thank you, because with passion and generosity you are committed to working in the “building site of the future”, overcoming the temptation of a life restricted merely to today, which risks losing the ability to dream big. However, today more than ever, there is a need to live responsibly, broadening our horizons, looking forward and sowing, day by day, those seeds of peace that tomorrow will be able to germinate and bear fruit. Thank you, boys and girls!

 

This coming September, the Summit of the Future will take place in New York, convened by the United Nations to face the major global challenges of this moment in history and to sign a “Pact for the Future” and a “Declaration on Future Generations”. It is an important event, and your contribution is also needed so that it does not remain only “on paper”, but becomes concrete and is implemented through processes and actions for change.

You carry in your heart this great dream: “Let us transform the future. For peace, with care”. And on this point, I would like to pause briefly to tell you something I very strongly believe: that you are called — listen carefully — you are called to be protagonists and not spectators of the future. I ask you: to what are you called? To be what? [The young people answer]. I can’t hear you! [The young people answer loudly]. Come on! Go ahead! The convocation of this global Summit, in fact, reminds us that we are all called to build a better future and, above all, that we must build it together! I ask you: Can we build the future by ourselves? [The young people answer “no”]. I can’t hear you… [A loud “no”]. Must we build it? [“Yes!”]. Good! We cannot simply delegate concerns about the “world to come” and the resolution of its problems to designated institutions and to those who have particular social and political responsibilities. It is true that these challenges require specific skills, but it is equally true that they affect us closely, touching everyone’s lives and demanding active participation and personal commitment from each one of us. In a globalized world like this one, where we are all interdependent, it is not possible to proceed as lone individuals who tend only to their own “garden”, who cultivate their own interests: it is instead necessary to connect and form networks. What is needed? To connect and form networks. What is needed? To connect and form networks. All together! [The young people answer]. Good, yes, and this is important: it is necessary to connect, to work in synergy and harmony. This means passing from “I” to “we”: not “I work for my own good”, but “we work for the common good, for the good of all”. We work for the good of all. Together! [The young people repeat]. Good!

In effect, today’s challenges, and especially the risks that, like dark clouds, gather above us, threatening our future, have also become global. They affect all of us, they challenge the entire human community, they require the courage and creativity of a collective dream that inspires constant commitment in order to confront, together, the environmental crises, the economic crises, the political and social crises that our planet is going through.

Dear boys, dear girls, dear teachers, it is a dream that requires that we be awake, and not slumbering! Yes, because it is brought about by working, not sleeping; walking the streets, not lying on the sofa; using information technology well, not wasting time on social media; and then — listen carefully — this type of dream is fulfilled also with prayer, that is, together with God, and not by our own strength alone.

Dear students, dear teachers, you have placed two keywords at the heart of your commitment: peace and care. They are two interconnected realities: indeed, peace is not merely the silence of weapons and the absence of war; it is a climate of benevolence, trust and love that can mature in a society based on relations of care, in which individualism, distraction and indifference give way to the capacity to pay attention to others, to listen to them in their fundamental needs, to heal their wounds, to be instruments of compassion and healing for him or her. This is the care that Jesus has towards humanity, in particular towards the most fragile, and of which the Gospel speaks often. From mutual “caring”, an inclusive society, founded on peace and dialogue, is born.

In this time, still marked by war, I ask you to be artisans of peace; in a society still imprisoned by the throwaway culture, I ask you to be protagonists of inclusion; in a world traversed by global crises, I ask you to be builders of the future, so that our common home may become a place of fraternity.

I would like to speak to you for a couple of minutes about war. Think of the children who are in war, think of the Ukrainian children who have forgotten how to smile. Pray for these children, keep them in your heart… the children who are in war. Think of the children of Gaza, under fire, who are hungry. Think of the children. Now a moment’s silence, and each one of us, let us think of the Ukrainian children and the children of Gaza.

I wish for you always to be impassioned by the dream of peace. I say so with the motto of Don Lorenzo Milani, the prior of Barbiana, who opposed the “I don’t care” typical of uncaring indifference, with the “I care”, that is, “I take it to heart”, “I am interested”. May all this be dear to you. May you always care about the fate of our planet and your fellow human beings; may you care about the future that is opening before us, so that it may truly be as God dreams it for all: a future of peace and beauty for all humanity. And may you care about the children of Ukraine, who forget how to smile; the children of Gaza, who suffer under machine-gun fire. I bless you from my heart. Enjoy school and have a good journey! And, please, remember to pray for me.

Thank you very much!

EASTER TODAY

EASTER PRAYER SERVICE 2024

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EASTER PRAYER SERVICE

EASTER TODAY

 

INTRODUCTION

[ Procession will begin from the entrance, plates with new seeds, water, eggs, lighted candles, flowers,  will be carried ]

Christ has risen from the dead, he has risen to die no more.

All: Alleluia, Alleluia

All you nations, sing out your joy to the Lord.

All: Alleluia, Alleluia

Gloriously this new – born day now breaks with joy.

All: Alleluia, Alleluia

God reigns, the people proclaim with great joy.

All: Alleluia, Alleluia

Jesus is Lord of all the earth, he is the king of creation.

All: Alleluia, Alleluia

The stone which the builders rejected, has become the corner stone.

All: Alleluia, Alleluia

This is the day that the Lord has made.

All: Alleluia, Alleluia

Hearty welcome to all of you to part take in this Easter prayer service. Easter day is a gentle and genuine reminder to all of us that we are an Easter people. Every year we come together in the name of our resurrected Lord to celebrate our hope and joy of Easter. It is the day designed by the magnificent Lord to explore our happiness of new life in the resurrected Lord. As we enter into the sanctuary to witness today’s prayer service, may we all carry a heart of receptivity, mind of serenity and a soul of tranquility.

Easter song is played as we go in procession

LIGHTING OF THE LAMP

Now the heart of every creature

fills with hope and with gratitude

they rise resplendent from their bondage

for their Lord has set them free

from the power of death’s decree.

We are filled with an outstanding Easter joy. Our hearts are overwhelmed with the feelings of tremendous contentment because Jesus our divine master is risen forever. We have every reason and season to celebrate its victory from the slavery of death, fear, doubts and sin. Jesus our true light has vanished the darkness of anxiety, turmoil and tensions. Come let us experience the divine light, eradicate the symptoms of darkness by lighting up  the lamp symbolically.

Psalm 145 [ 1-3 verses are recited together]

Lord, God of all holiness, remembering your holy words  ” I’m the light of world ” we soulfully adore you for the treasure of this Easter morning where we manifest your divine light at this juncture. Your mere presence amidst us ever enriching and encouraging. And also it leads to ever transforming and sustaining. Your marvelous presence is an ever promising driving force for us to trade the path of truthfulness and heartfulness. Now I invite ———to light the first wick of the lamp.

Psalm 145 [ 4 – 7 verses are recited by all while lighting]

Lord, God of all goodness, re cherishing  your life giving words ” I’m with you till the end of time ” we humbly venerate you for the gift of your friendship to each one of us. Your accompaniment always aspire us to become very vibrant in our mission of building up your kingdom on this planet. It always empowers and enlightens our will to walk in your path, our wish to follow you more fervently and our desire to embrace you at any cost. Now, I invite ——to light the second wick of the lamp.

Psalm 145 [ 8-12 verses are recited by all while lighting ]

Lord, God of all kindness, recalling your life changing words, ” You are the light of the world ” we lovingly venerate you for calling us all to join in the company of your beloved disciples. Your invitation to each one of us is not just a call but a promise of your covenantal relationship. It truly helps us to evolve from our fragile self to transform into an agile self to act promptly with zeal and zest. Your invitation is a life line for us to remain steadfast in your vineyard. Now I invite—–to light up the third wick of the lamp.

Psalm 145 [ 13 – 17 verses are recited by all while lighting ]

Lord, God of all praises and glory, recollecting your strengthening words ” Peace be with you ” we fondly pay our homage to your holy name. Your gift of peace always inspires us to indulge in establishing harmony, pushes us to involve in creating solidarity and urges us to proving fraternity. The gift of peace for which the whole world longs for and you have freely imparted it in our hands and we want to hold it very responsibly. Now I invite —- to light up the fourth wick of the lamp.

Psalm 145 [ 18- 21 verses are recited by all while lighting ]

Lord, God of all greatness, reflecting your encouraging words ” The Lord is my light and my salvation ” we fervently adore you for the unconditional love you have for us and the abundant graces you shower upon us. Lord, you not only show the way through your words but also you dispel the darkness in and around us so that we may walk towards you persistently. And, therefore we love to pave a way for the world towards easter and its promises. Now I invite —-to light up the fifth wick of the lamp.

Easter hymn is sung

HONOUR TO MOTHER MARY

Queen of heaven rejoice, alleluia, alleluia

for the son you were worthy to bear alleluia, alleluia

has now risen indeed as he said alleluia, alleluia

dearest mother, your gladness we share alleluia, alleluia.

It is very apt and fit to honor our blessed mother on this easter day. She was filled with holy spirit and she guided the disciples to receive the gifts of the holy spirit by gathering them to pray individually and collectively. She being a best and genuine disciple of God show a right and fruitful way to all the disciples even today. She silently journeyed along with Jesus on the way to Calvary, courageously stood under the foot of the cross and remarkably led the disciples to remain together in faith. Yes, she is an embodiment of faith, her receptivity is tangible and her fiat is effective. She showed her fidelity to God through her suffering. In her, we see total receptivity to God’s unfolding love and compassion and complete response of total surrender. To this great icon of this universe let us all stand and pay our tribute by honoring her through garlanding, crowning and by performing arathi.

HYMN TO MOTHER MARY

READING:

Let us listen to this reading where we find the easter experience by the disciples from the gospel of St. John

John 20 : 1-9

By sparing a moment of deep silence let us also re live the easter experience along with the disciples.

INTERCESSIONS WITH EASTER MEANING

[ Easter joy, Easter peace, Easter love, Easter freedom & Easter hope could be displayed ]

After every intercessory prayer, the chorus of any easter hymn is sung  or  With joyful lips I.23 

EASTER JOY:

“In Jesus, all our sorrow and in Jesus, all our joy.”

We are an Easter people and ours is an Easter joy is the message and prayer for us today. Let our joy be bloomed like the fresh flowers.  We remember our universal church and all her faithful people. May she grow in the everlasting love of Jesus by the unwavering  faith of the Shepherds and the flocks. May all of them continue to have an ardent love for God and His call. Through their selfless efforts, may the face of the world be renewed, henceforth the church becomes an instrument of Easter and its joy. Let us pray

EASTER LOVE:

” In Jesus, all our sufferings and in Jesus, all our love. ”

We are an Easter people and ours is an Easter love is the message and prayer for us today. Let our love be real and pure as the fresh water. We remember and pray for all the leaders of this universe and their service. May they all find solace by being sensitive to the poor and downtrodden. May all take selfless initiative to work for the underprivileged and make this world to experience and enjoy the true love and its impact. Let us pray

EASTER HOPE:

” In Jesus, all our anxieties and in Jesus, all our hope ”

We are an Easter people and ours is an Easter hope is the message and prayer for us today. Let our hope be profound and growing just like the new seeds. We with so much hope, remember and pray for all the people who lost their hope due to poverty, unemployment and loss of their beloved ones. May they all regain their hope to find a new meaning in life. Through the good sources, may they all be enlightened to come back to life, life in abundance. Let us pray

EASTER FREEDOM:

” In Jesus, all our mourning and in Jesus , all our freedom ”

We are an Easter people and ours is an Easter freedom is the message and prayer for us today. Let our freedom be known to the world just like  a new chick comes out of an egg. We remember and pray for all those are imprisoned. May their cry for freedom be heard by our Lord and may they all enjoy justice and righteousness. May their constant try for the value of freedom be known and acknowledged by everyone in today’s scenario.    Let us pray

EASTER PEACE:

” In Jesus, all our redemption and in Jesus, all our peace ”

We are an Easter people and ours is an Easter peace is the message and prayer for us today. Let our peace be reflected to the world just like the flames of lighted candles.  We remember and pray for all the missionaries, all over the world. May their service for the Lord bear valuable fruits. May they find the support of the divine light in the midst of doubts, discouragement, oppressions and loneliness. Let us pray

Let us continue to pray in silence for the very many needs of our people around us.

OUR FATHER——

CONCLUDING PRAYER:

Now we are endowed with new life and endorsed with new journey. We are no longer aliens and strangers but people of God instead. God our universal parent, allow us to travel with you just like the disciples travelled with you on the way to Emmaus. So that our hearts and minds will be opened and our souls will rest and meaning in you, in you alone. Guide us all to become the torch bearer of your Easter promises and sharer of your vision and mission. Envelope us with the power of togetherness to remain together in prayer life, ensure us with the power of your mercy to forgive others, enrich us with the power of your graces to understand everyone and enable us with the power of your resurrection to create a world where the everlasting peace dominates. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.

FINAL HYMN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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புனித வளனாரின் ஜெப வழிபாடு – மார்ச் 19

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‌ அன்புச் சகோதரிகளே!

இன்று நாம் பெரும் மகிழ்வோடு ஒன்றி கூடி இருப்பதற்கு காரணம் நம் புனிதர் வளனாரின் பெருவிழாவை சிறப்பிப்பதற்காகவே. ஆம்! நமது தாய் திருச்சபையின், தனித்துவமான நம் புனிதர் வளனாரின் திருநாளை பெருவிழாவாகக் கொண்டாட மகிழ்ச்சியோடு ஒரே குடும்பமாக கூடியுள்ளோம். ஒவ்வொரு பெருவிழா கொண்டாட்டமும் உற்சாகத்தோடும் மகிழ்ச்சியோடும் கொண்டாடப்பட வேண்டிய ஒன்றாகும். தாயும் தந்தையுமான எங்கள் அன்பு தெய்வமே இறைவா! இந்த நாளிலே சிறப்பான விதமாக எம் புனித வளனாரின் திருவிழாவை கொண்டாட நீ தந்த வாய்ப்பிற்காகவும் அருள் ஆசிருக்காகவும் உமக்கு நன்றி கூறுகின்றோம். உம்மை போற்றி புகழ்கின்றோம். அன்பு ஆண்டவரே உமது நிபந்தனையற்ற அன்பே , உம்மை போற்றுவதற்கும் புகழ்வதற்கும் உமது அருள் ஆசிரியை பெறுவதற்கும் உமது தெய்வீக அருள் பிரசன்னத்தில் எங்களை ஒன்று கூட்டி இருக்கின்றது.

கொண்டாட்டம் என்பது கடவுளின் கொடையின் வெளிப்பாடாகும், அழைப்பு என்பது அவருடைய கருணையின் வெளிப்பாடாகும். ஆகவே இக் கொண்டாட்டத்தின் சிறப்பாக நம் புனிதர் வளனாருக்கு ஆரத்தி எடுத்து, மாலை அணிவித்து இந்த ஜெப வேலையை தொடங்குவோம் .

பாடல்:

புனித வளனார் நம் அன்னை மரியாளின் சிறந்த பாதுகாவலராகவும், இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் வளர்ப்பு தந்தையாகவும் இருக்கின்றார். வளனார் என்ற இந்த “நேர்மையாளர்” பற்றி நம்பத்தகுந்த வகையில் அறியப்பட்ட அனைத்தும் புனித மத்தேயு மற்றும் லூக்காவின் நற்செய்திகளின் முதல் இரண்டு அதிகாரங்களில் கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. அத்தகைய நிரூபிக்கப்படாத கூற்றுகளில், வளனார் , மரியாளை மணந்தபோது ஏற்கனவே மிகவும் வயதானவராக இருந்தார் என்ற பண்டைய பாரம்பரியத்தை நாம் அறிந்து கொள்ள வேண்டும். செயின்ட் தாமஸ் அக்வினாஸுடன், புனித கப்ரியல் வான தூதர் அறிவித்த நேரத்தில், இளமையான மரியாள் மற்றும் வளனார் மிகவும் அன்புடன் வாழ்ந்து வந்தனர்.

விவிலியத்தில், யோசேப்பு என்ற சிறுவன் இயேசுவைக் கண்டுபிடித்ததற்குப் பிறகு வேறு எந்தக் குறிப்பும் இல்லை என்பதிலிருந்து, நம் இயேசு கிறிஸ்து தமது நற்செய்தி பணியை துவங்கிய ஆரம்ப காலத்தில் வளனார் இருந்ததற்கான சான்றுகள் இல்லை என்பது நியாயமான உண்மையாகும் . அவரது மரணம் மற்றும் அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்ட தேதி மற்றும் இடம் தெரியவில்லை, ஆனால் ஆரம்ப காலத்திலிருந்தே, வளனாரின் மேல் மிகுந்த பக்தியுடன் அவரது ஜெப முறை ஒரு அற்புதமான முறையில் படிப்படியாக அதிகரித்து வருகிறது.

அவிலாவின் புனித தெரேசா (ஸ்பெயின்) கார்மெலைட் ஆணை சீர்திருத்தத்தின் பாதுகாவலராக புனித வளனாரை தேர்ந்தெடுத்தார், மேலும் அவரது கன்னியாஸ்திரிகளுக்கு 1689 இல் அவரது ஆதரவைக் கௌரவிக்கும் வகையில் விருந்து வைக்கும் பாக்கியம் வழங்கப்பட்டது.

புனித வளனார், சந்தேகத்திற்கு இடமின்றி, கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் அனைத்து புனிதர்களிலும் மரியாளுக்கு அடுத்தபடியாக மிகப்பெரிய மற்றும் மிகவும் பிரியமானவர். இயேசு கிறிஸ்து இரண்டாயிரமாண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பு, அவரை நம்பிய அனைவருக்கும் நிலையில்லா வாழ்வை வழங்குவதற்காக, வார்த்தை -உணவாக, கடவுள்-உடன்-உள்ளவராக பூமிக்கு வந்தபோது, ​​அவருடைய மகத்துவமும், மரியாளும் அவருடன் இருந்த நெருக்கத்தால் அளவிடப்படுகிறது. 1870 ஆம் ஆண்டு டிசம்பர் 8 ஆம் தேதி திருதந்தை பயஸ் IX சூசையப்பரை உலக திரு அவையின் பாதுகாவலராக, புனிதராக அறிவித்ததில் ஆச்சரியமில்லை. புனித வளனார், தனிப்பட்ட மதிப்பில் மிகக்குறைந்தவராக இருந்த புனித குடும்பத்தின் குழந்தையாக அவர் பிறந்த தருணத்தில் கிறிஸ்துவின் கிருபையின் ஆட்சி பூமியில் தொடங்கியது. சரியான நேரத்தில், கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை, போப் பியஸ் IX இன் வார்த்தைகளைப் பயன்படுத்த, புனித வளனார் கடவுளால் அவரது பொருட்கள் மற்றும் அவரது குடும்பத்தின் தலைவராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டார் என்று கற்பிக்கிறது. 1955 ஆம் ஆண்டு போப் பியஸ் XII “உழைப்பாளிகளின் பாதுகாவலர்” என்ற பட்டத்தை சேர்த்தார். ஆவியில் பெரியவர், விசுவாசத்தில் பெரியவர், உயிருள்ள கடவுளின் வார்த்தைகளைக் கேட்ட மனிதராக புனித வளனார் வருகிறார் – அவர் அந்த வார்த்தைகளை அமைதியாகக் கேட்டு, தெய்வீக மர்மத்தின் முதல் சாட்சியாக ஆனார்.

இந்த திருப்பாடலில் இணைந்து நம் புனிதர் வளனாரை போற்றி புகழ்வோம்

சங்கீதம் 66 அல்லது 111

இப்பாடலின் மூலம் அவரைப் போற்றி புகழ்வோம்.

பாடல்:

இறை வார்த்தைக்கு செவிமடுப்போம்.

ரோம் 4:13,16-18,22 அல்லது ஏதேனும் தொடர்புடைய வாசகம்.

புனித வளனார் நீதிமானாக மட்டுமல்லாமல் அமைதியான மனிதராகவும் இருந்தார். முன்மாதிரியான வாழ்க்கை வாழ்ந்தார். மூவொரு கடவுளின் மீட்புப் பணியை நிறைவேற்றுவதற்கான அவரது முயற்சிகள், இன்றும் ஒரு உண்மையான செய்தியைத் தாங்கி நிற்கின்றன. கடவுளின் திட்டத்திற்கு அவரது மகத்தான ஆதரவுடன், அவர் கடவுளின் செய்தியின் மனிதராக தன்னை நிரூபித்தார். கடவுள் மீது அவருக்கு இருந்த அசைக்க முடியாத நம்பிக்கை, கடவுளின் இரக்கத்தின் பாதுகாப்பில் நம்பிக்கையும் நம்பிக்கையும் கொண்ட மனிதராக அவரை மாற்றியது. அவருடைய நற்பண்புகளைப் பின்பற்ற நாம் அனைவரும் இந்த சிந்தனையின் மூலம் நம் இறைவனிடம் மன்றாடுவோம், மேலும் நமது அனைத்து பரிந்துரை பிரார்த்தனைகளையும் சமர்ப்பிப்போம்.

[செயற்கை மரம் வைக்கப்படும் , பல்வேறு வடிவமைப்புகளுடன் கூடிய நற்பண்புகள் மரத்தில் பொருத்தப்படும் ] காணிக்கை செலுத்தும் போது, ​​கோரஸ் பாடப்படுகிறது [ டியூன்:
Mother of God plead with your son) அல்லது
(எங்கள் காவலாம் சூசை தந்தையின் மங்களங்கள் என்றும் சொல்லி இங்கு பாடுவோம்)

மிகவும் தூய்மையான தந்தையே உன் பிள்ளைகளுக்காக வேண்டிக் கொள்ளும்.

தூய்மை:
“தூய்மையான உள்ளத்தோர் பெயர் பெற்றோர் ஏனெனில் விண்ணரசு அவர்களுக்கு உரியது”

அன்புள்ள புனித வளனாரே! நீர் விண்ணகத்தை உடமையாக்கிக் கொள்ள உம்மை முழுமையாக ஏழையாக்கினீர்கள். உம் வாழ்க்கையின் ஒவ்வொரு கணமும், கடவுளும் அவருடைய கவலைகளும் முக்கியமாக வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்டன. உம் எண்ணங்கள் கடவுளின் சாயலையும், உம் வார்த்தைகள் கடவுளின் நோக்கத்தையும், உங்கள் செயல்கள் கடவுளின் பணியையும் சுமந்தன. நீர் ஆவியில் ஏழைகளுக்கு உண்மையான உதாரணம், எனவே எங்களையும் விண்ணகப் பேரின்பத்தை தழுவுமாறு அழைக்கிறீர்கள். இந்த உலகத்தை விண்ணரசாக மாற்றுவதற்கு பணிவான இதயங்களுடன் உழைக்கும் அனைவரையும் உங்கள் முன் கொண்டு வருகிறோம். பணி நிலையங்களில் பணிபுரியும் அனைவருக்கும் பரிந்து பேசுங்கள். தங்களின் முயற்சிக்கு நல்ல பலன் கிடைக்கட்டும். கடவுளுடைய வார்த்தையைப் அறிவிப்பதன் மூலமும் நடைமுறைப்படுத்துவதன் மூலமும் கடவுளுடைய விண்ணரசை நோக்கி அவர்கள் பாடுபடுவது அவர்களை திருப்தியடையச் செய்யட்டும். அனைத்து புனிதர்களையும் நினைவுகூர்ந்து, அனைத்து நற்செய்தி பணியாளர்களுக்காகவும் ஜெபித்து இந்த அடையாள பொருளை அர்ப்பணிப்போம்.

அனைவரும் சேர்ந்து பாடுவோம்.

எங்கள் காவலாம் சூசை தந்தையின் மங்களங்கள் என்றும் சொல்லி இங்கு பாடுவோம்

மிகவும் தூய்மையான தந்தையே உன் பிள்ளைகளுக்காக வேண்டிக் கொள்ளும்.

விசுவாசம்:
“துயரப்படுவோர் பேறு பெற்றோர் ஏனெனில் அவர்கள் ஆறுதல் பெறுவர்”

அன்புள்ள புனித வளனாரை, கடவுளின் திட்டத்தை உங்களால் புரிந்துகொள்ள முடியாமல் புலம்பியீர்கள். அறிவிப்பிற்குப் பிறகு, நீங்கள் அன்னை மரியாவை ஏற்றுக்கொள்வதில் கடவுளின் குரலுக்குக் கீழ்ப்படிந்தீர்கள், நீங்கள் அவருடன் ஒத்துழைத்தீர்கள், அதன் மூலம் நீங்கள் இறைவனில் ஆறுதலையும் ஆறுதலையும் கண்டீர்கள். இயேசுவின் வளர்ப்புத் தந்தையாக உங்களைத் தயார்படுத்துவது மௌனத்தில் உங்கள் முயற்சி. பல்வேறு நெருக்கடிகள் மற்றும் பதட்டங்களுடன் துக்கத்தில் இருக்கும் அனைவரையும் உங்கள் பரிந்துரையின் மூலம் நாங்கள் ஜெபிக்கின்றோம். நம் இறைவனின் துணையால் அவர்கள் ஆறுதல் அடைவார்கள் என்பதை அவர்கள் அனைவரும் புரிந்து கொள்ளட்டும். அவர்களின் கூக்குரல் கேட்கப்பட்டு பதிலளிக்கட்டும். அவர்கள் அனைவரையும் நினைவு கூர்வதோடு, அவர்களின் நிவாரணத்திற்காக உண்மையாக உழைக்கும் அனைவருக்கும் எங்கள் ஜெபங்களை சமர்ப்பிக்கிறோம். அவர்கள் அனைவருக்கும் தெய்வீக ஒளியுடன் தங்கள் வாழ்க்கையை நடத்த வாய்ப்பு கிடைக்க அருள் வேண்டி இந்த அடையாள பொருளை அர்ப்பணிக்கின்றோம்.

இணைந்து பாடுதல்

நேர்மை:
“நீதியின் பால் பசி தாகம் உள்ளோர் பேறுபெற்றோர் ஏனெனில் அவர்கள் கடவுளின் மக்கள் என அழைக்கப்படுவர்”.

அன்புள்ள செயின்ட் ஜோசப் அவர்களே, மௌனமாக இருப்பதும் துடிப்புடன் செயல்படுவதும் உங்கள் இயல்புதான் எங்கள் அனைவருக்கும் செய்தி. உங்களைச் சுற்றியுள்ள வசதியானவர்களுக்கான சூழலை உருவாக்கியுள்ளீர்கள். உங்கள் வாழ்க்கை முறை எங்கள் பலம் மற்றும் உங்கள் தியாகம் எங்கள் நம்பிக்கை. சமுதாயத்தில் அமைதிக்காக உழைக்கும் அனைத்து மக்களுக்காகவும் பரிந்து பேசுங்கள். சிறைத்துறையில் ஈடுபட்ட அனைவரையும் அன்புடன் நினைவுகூர்கிறோம். உங்கள் பிரார்த்தனையால் அவர்கள் அனைவரும் வலுப்பெறட்டும், அனைத்து கைதிகளும் அவர்களின் துன்பங்களிலிருந்து விடுபடட்டும். இந்தப் பரிந்துரையை வேண்டி இந்த அடையாள பொருளை அர்ப்பணிக்கி ன்றோம்.

தொண்டு

“இரக்கமுடையோர் பேறு பெற்றோர் எனில் அவர்கள் இறக்கம் பெறுவர்”

அன்புள்ள புனித வளனாரே , இந்தப் பூவுலகில் தெய்வீகத் தலையீட்டை நிறைவேற்றுவதற்கான உங்கள் லட்சியமும் ஈர்ப்பும், கடவுளுடைய விண்ணரசை பெற்றுக் கொள்வதில் எங்களையும் லட்சியமாக மாற்றுகிறது. இன்று தங்கள் பண்டிகை நாட்களைக் கொண்டாடும் அனைத்து சபைகள், தேவாலயங்கள் மற்றும் அனைத்து நிறுவனங்களுக்காகவும், மேலும் தங்கள் பிறந்த நாள் மற்றும் பண்டிகை நாட்களைக் கொண்டாடும் அனைத்து சகோதரிகள் மற்றும் சகோதரர்களுக்காகவும் தயவுசெய்து பரிந்து பேசுங்கள். தெய்வீக ஒளியின் பாதையில் இன்னும் நெருக்கமாக நடக்கவும், கடவுளின் நிபந்தனையற்ற கருணையைக் காணவும் உங்களின் பரிந்துரை ஜெபங்களும் எங்களுக்கு உதவட்டும். இந்தப் பரிந்துரையை வேண்டி இந்த அடையாள பொருளை அர்ப்பணிக்கின்றோம்.

அனைவரும் சேர்ந்து பாடவும்.

சிறிது நேரம் ஆழ்ந்த மௌனத்தில் இருந்து நமது பிரார்த்தனைகளையும் வேண்டுதல்களையும் சமர்ப்பிப்போம்.

நம்முடைய தெய்வீக குருவான இயேசு தம் தெய்வீக வாக்குறுதிகள் மூலம் நம்மிடம் பேசுகிறார். பரிசுத்த தூதர்கள் மற்றும் புனிதர்களின் உதவியின் மூலம் அவர் நம்முடன் நடக்கிறார். அவருடைய முழுமையான ஆதரவை நம்பி, நம் இறைமகன் இயேசு கற்றுக் கொடுத்த ஜெபத்தின் இணைவோம்.

விண்ணுலகில் இருக்கிறேன் எங்கள் தந்தையே………

இறுதி ஜெபத்திற்கு அனைவரும் எழுந்து நிற்போம்.

புனித சூசையப்பருக்குத் தன்னை ஒப்புக்கொடுக்கும் ஜெபம்

மகிமை நிறைந்த முதுபெரும் தந்தையாகிய புனித சூசையப்பரே! இறையன்னையின் புனித கணவரே, இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவை வளர்த்த தந்தையே, உம்மை நம்பினவர்களுக்குத் தப்பாத அடைக்கலமே, நன்மரணத்துக்கு மாதிரிகையே, உம்முடைய தாசராயிருக்கிற நாங்கள் எங்களை முழுதும் உமக்கு ஒப்புக் கொடுக்கிறோம்.

மூவொரு இறைவனுடைய சமூகத்திலே, உம் திவ்விய மைந்தனான இயேசு, உம் புனித துணைவி, அனைத்து விண்ணுலகவாசிகள் ஆகியோர் முன்னிலையில் மிகுந்த வணக்கத்துடன் உம்மை எங்களுக்குத் தந்தையாகவும், அடைக்கலமாகவும் தெரிந்து கொள்ளுகிறோம்.

உமக்கு எங்களை முழுவதும் ஒப்புக் கொடுக்கிறோம். உமது மகிமையைக் கொண்டாடி உமக்குரிய வணக்கத்தை அறிக்கையிட்டு ஒரு நாளாவது உமக்குத் துதியையும் வேண்டுதலையும் செலுத்தாமல் இருக்கப் போகிறதில்லை.

நீரும் இடைவிடாமல் எங்களை நினைத்து எங்களுடைய இடையூறுகளை விலக்கி எங்களை அறநெறியிலே வழுவாமல் நடத்தியருளும். இயேசு, இறையன்னை ஆகியோரின் திருக்கைகளில் இறக்க பேறுபெற்ற நீர், நாங்கள் திருவருளோடு இறந்து விண்ணுலகப் பேற்றை அடைந்து, உம்முடனே என்றென்றைக்கும் வாழச் செய்தருளும். – ஆமென்.

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FEAST OF ST.JOSEPH — PRAYER SERVICE

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FEAST OF ST.JOSEPH — 19th March PRAYER SERVICE.

INTRODUCTION:

The feast of St. Joseph is the reason for our gathering. We are delighted to join with the intention of celebrating today’s feast of the unique icon of our mother church. Every celebration wraps with the bundle of excitement and enthusiasm. Today we are blessed to part take in the promise of our Lord. God has been so kind and genuine to each one of us by consecrating this day as a day of celebration. God, our loving father and mother, we truly praise you and bless you for your benevolent graces of making this day so divine and honored. It is the unconditional love of you dear Lord  brought us to your divine sanctuary to adore you with our humble efforts.

Celebration is the expression of God’s gift and invitation is the manifestation of His mercy. Let us begin this prayer service by performing arathi to St. Joseph and garlanding him.

HYMN:

Little definite information has come down to us about the  chosen soul who was to be, in God’s providence, the earthly guardian of Our Lady and the Foster-father of the Incarnate Word. All that is reliably known of this “just man” named Joseph is contained in the first two chapters of the Gospels of Sts Matthew and Luke.  Among such unproved claims must be classed the ancient tradition that Joseph was already a very old man when he married Mary.  With St Thomas Aquinas we may believe that at the time of the Annunciation by the Archangel Gabriel, young Mary and Joseph were merely affianced.

From the fact that there is no further reference to Joseph in the Bible after the finding of the boy Jesus in the temple, it has been reasonably inferred that he did not live to see the beginning of Our Lord’s public ministry. The date and place of his death and burial are unknown, but devotion has been shown to him since the earliest times;  and his cult has been steadily increasing in a marvelous manner.

St Teresa of Avila (Spain) chose St Joseph as the Patron of her reform of the Carmelite Order and her nuns were given the privilege in 1689 of keeping a feast honoring his patronage.

Joseph is, no doubt, the greatest and most beloved of all the saints of the Catholic Church next only to Mary. His greatness and that of Mary is measured by their closeness to Jesus Christ when he came to earth two millennia ago as the Word-Made- Flesh, the God-With-Us, to impart eternal life to all who believed in him. Little wonder then that Pope Pius IX, on 8 December 1870,  proclaimed Joseph the Patron Saint of the Universal Church.

The kingdom of Christ’s reign of grace on earth commenced the moment he was born a child of the Holy Family where Joseph was the least in personal worth, yet at the level of grace far greater than any human person except Mary. Rightly then, the Catholic Church, to use the words of Pope Pius IX, teaches that St Joseph has been designated by God as the master of his goods and of his household. In 1955 Pope Pius XII added the title, “Patron of workmen” . Great in the spirit, great in faith, St Joseph comes through as a man who heard the words of the living God – he listened to those words in silence, and became, as it were, the first witness of the Divine Mystery.

Let us praise God for this wonderful saint to our mother church by praying this psalm

PSALM   66 or 111

Let our praises be added through this hymn.

HYMN: —-

Let us pay heed to this reading

Rom 4:13,16-18,22 or any relevant reading

St. Joseph was not only a just man but also a man of serenity.  He lived an exemplary life. His efforts for the accomplishment of the redemptive work of the Trinitarian God, bears a true message even today. With his enormous support to the plan of God, he proved himself as a man of God’s message. His unwavering faith in God, made him to become a man of faith and hope in the providential care of God’s compassion. To follow his virtues let us all plead our Lord through this contemplation and also gather all our intercessory prayers.

[ An artificial tree will be placed , virtues with different designs will be fixed on the tree ]  while offering, the chorus is sung [ Tune: Mother of God….. ]

Seeker of God, plead with your son

Pray for your children, Father most pure

PURITY:

” Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven ”

Dear St. Joseph, you made yourself poor in spirit so that you could inherit the heaven. Every moment of your life, God and His concerns were predominantly expressed. Your thoughts carried the image of God, your words carried the purposes of God and your deeds carried the mission of God. You are the true example of poor in spirit and therefore you invite us too embrace the kingdom of heaven. We bring before you all those who are working with humble hearts to transform this world into a place of heavenly kingdom.  Please intercede for all  those who are working  in mission stations. May their endeavor bear fruits in abundance. Let their strive towards God’s kingdom through the preaching and practicing of word of God make them to be contented. Remembering all the saints and praying for all the missionaries let us offer this symbol.

Chorus

Seeker of God, plead with your son

Pray for your children, Father most pure

LOYALTY:

” Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted ”

Dear St. Joseph, you mourned when you could not understand the plan of God. After the annunciation, you obeyed to the voice of God in accepting mother Mary,  you collaborated with her,  thereby you found comfort and solace in the Lord. It was your initiative in silence to prepare yourself as a foster father of Jesus. Through your intercession we pray all those who mourn with various crisis and tensions. May they all understand that they will be comforted with the accompaniment of our Lord. May their cry be heard and answered. Remembering all of them and offering our prayers to all those who sincerely work for their relief.  May they all too get a chance to lead their life with a divine light. We offer this symbol.

Chorus

SERENITY:

“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth”

Dear St. Joseph, your nature of accepting the word of God as it is made everyone to walk in the path of righteousness. Your meekness to own the image of God through your humble deeds is the venerable gesture on earth. Your attitude towards God’s kingdom made you worthy enough to praise you as an authentic follower of divine promises. Through your intercessory prayers we pray for all those who work with the people who suffer with various physical, mental and psychological ailments. May they all get involved in the healing ministry and try to strive for their blissful life. Praying for this intercession let us offer this symbol.

Chorus

HONESTY:

” Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled ”

Dear St. Joseph, your thirst for righteousness made you a man of holiness. You were hungry for the Lord and His salvific plan. You walked in the path of loyalty and justice. Your promptness to fulfill the divine plan was authentic and admirable. Your noble behavior to indulge in God’s active  and vibrant mission showed your dynamic contribution. Through your intercessory prayers we pray for all those who are suffering with the sicknesses of poverty and  unemployment.  Let all the people who can render their service for their upliftment work meticulously in order to bring harmony and fulfillment. Praying for this intercession let us offer this symbol.

Chorus

AGILITY

” Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God”

Dear St. Joseph, your nature of being silent and working vibrantly is the message for all of us. You created an ambience for the comfortable people around you. Your way of life is our strength and your sacrifice is our confident. Please intercede for all the people who work for peace in the society. We fondly remember all those who involved in prison ministry. May they all be strengthened by your prayers and all the prisoners be free of their suffering. Praying for this intercession let us offer this symbol.

CHARITY

” Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy”

Dear St. Joseph your ambition and attraction for the fulfillment of divine intervention on this planet make us also  to become ambitious in establishing God’s kingdom. Kindly intercede for all the Congregations, churches and all  institutions  who celebrate their feast days today, and also for all the sisters and brothers who celebrate their birth days and feast days. May your intercessory prayers help us to walk in the path of divine light more closely and witness God’s unconditional mercy. Praying for this intercession let us offer this symbol.

Chorus

Remaining in deep silence for a while let us commit our prayers and petitions.

Jesus our divine master speaks to us through his divine promises. He walks with us through the assistance of holy angels and saints. Trusting in his wholistic support let us pray the universal prayer which is taught by our Lord himself.

Our father——

Kindly rise for the final prayer. We shall recite together.

Prayer to Saint Joseph

To you, O blessed Joseph,
do we come in our tribulation,
and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse,
we confidently invoke your patronage also.

Through that charity which bound you
to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God
and through the paternal love
with which you embraced the Child Jesus,
we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance
which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood,
and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.

O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family,
defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ;
O most loving father, ward off from us
every contagion of error and corrupting influence;
O our most mighty protector, be kind to us
and from heaven assist us in our struggle
with the power of darkness.

As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril,
so now protect God’s Holy Church
from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity;
shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection,
so that, supported by your example and your aid,
we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness,
and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven.

Amen.

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MARIAN SERVICE

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MOTHER OF SORROWS MARIAN SERVICE

 

MARIAN SERVICE

INTRODUCTION

Mary the great personality of our mother church is the mother of us all. Mary, the mother of sorrows is the true model of God’s divine presence amidst us. She being the magnificent example of receptivity is an invitation towards redemption. As we gathered at the close of our gathering to venerate our loving mother Mary as per the tradition of our congregation, let us feel privileged to witness this Marian service. Let us greet her with the virtues we admire in her and draw inspiration from her. After every praise let us sing

Love you mother Mary [ holy virgin Mary]

** Mother most chaste you are the mother of true promises. We praise you for being the most respected mother of this universe. Let us sing

Love you mother Mary

** Mother most pure you are the mother of all holiness. We love you for your radical transformation in giving meaning to the word of God. We sing

Love you mother Mary.

** Mother most humble you are the mother of all humbleness. We bless you for your transcendent quality of attaining divinely motherhood. We sing

Love you mother Mary

** Mother most obedient you are the mother of all tranquility. We honour you for your tremendous effortless service to this humanity. We sing

Love you mother Mary

** Mother most genuine you are the mother of serenity. We venerate you for your readiness to fulfil the will of God. We sing

Love you mother Mary

Let us together honour our mother Mary through this hymn and we invite our dear ——– to garland to our dear mother of sorrows.

HYMN

Reading from our directives

Article 85

We are invited by our Congregation to collaborate in the redemptive work of our Lord by radiating compassionate involvement with our brothers and sisters.

May our mother Mary who said yes to the Lord, help us also to say yes to empower women.

May our mother Mary who journeyed to protect child Jesus, help us also to protect the identity of girl children.

May our mother Mary who found Jesus in the temple, help us also to find the lost, abandoned and neglected in the society.

May our mother Mary who strengthened Jesus on the way to Calvery, help us also to encourage the powerless to get rid of their fragile nature.

May our mother Mary who stood at the foot of the cross, help us also to stand with the needy and strive to freed them from slavery.

May our mother Mary who embraced Jesus on her lap, help us also to embrace the children who lost the taste of life and to bring them back to new life.

May our mother Mary who awaited for the resurrection help us also to await and work for the resurrection of the poor people around.

Carrying all these promises and imploring our mother to accompany all of us to fulfil these promises let us venerate her by performing arathi and singing our congregational hymn.

Congregational hymn

 

 

 

 

YOU ARE A BRAND

YOU ARE A BRAND YOURSELF

by with One Comment Blog

YOU ARE A BRAND YOURSELF

YOU ARE A BRAND

Very often we think about the different characters we play in everybody’s novel.

We are terrible persons in some people’s narratives and a gentle human in others.

And none of it has anything to do with the persons we truly are.

The lens that others view you through is colored by their upbringing beliefs, and individual experiences.

Some people see your bright personality as endearing and others see it as annoying.

Some people see you encouraging and motivational and others feel discouraging and demotivational.

Some people think you’re weak and emotional and others feel safe to be themselves around you.

Some people think you are an optimistic and others think you are a pessimistic
Some people think you’re rude and selfish and others respect the way you stand up for yourself.

Some people admire the way you take pride in the way you look and others think you’re conceited.

And none of it has to do with who you truly are as a person.

The only thing that truly matters when the dust settles down at the end of the day is what you genuinely see in yourself. Because

YOU ARE A BRAND YOURSELF.