A Message From Fr. Jose – 21st June

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Fr. Jose - Parish Priest

Fr. Jose – Parish Priest

Dear family members and friends, Jesus gives a very strengthening advice to the disciples saying not to fear anyone except the one who can kill the body and soul. As His children we are always under the surveillance of the Father and are more important than any other being. We should understand our value as children of God and live accordingly without yielding to any evil.

The teachings of Jesus are very clear and they have to be proclaimed through our lives. We should never be ashamed of Jesus and His teachings; instead, our life should be one of witnessing to Him without any fear. In today’s Gospel acclamation we proclaim, “The Spirit of truth will bear witness about me and you also will bear witness.” Let us fulfil the wish of Jesus about us. Amen.

              

A Message From Fr. Jose – 14th June

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Fr. Jose - Parish Priest

Fr. Jose – Parish Priest

Dear family members and friends, One of the great qualities of Jesus is compassion. He healed many people, blessed many and comforted many. All these were because of His compassion to people.

In the first reading the Lord reminds the people of Israel about how He rescued them from Egypt and lead them. It actually shows the compassion of the Lord towards them. In the second reading we are reminded of the love shown to us though we are sinners. It is also because of the compassion of the Lord. Now in the Gospel we see Jesus choosing twelve disciples and sending them to proclaim the kingdom of God ie. the love of God and His compassion. Amen

              

A Message From Fr. Jose – 7th June

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Fr. Jose - Parish Priest

Fr. Jose – Parish Priest

Dear family members and friends, Today we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, the Feast of Corpus Christi. In today’s Gospel Jesus said,” For my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.” Jesus further said, “Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”

St. Paul says as we read in the second reading, “Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. “All these tell us the importance of receiving the body and blood of Jesus in the sacramental form, i.e. we live because of Him. In the first reading we are reminded about manna. God fed the Israelites with manna in order to make them know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Amen 

              

A Message From Fr. Jose – 31st May

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Fr. Jose - Parish Priest

Fr. Jose – Parish Priest

Dear family members and friends, We start our prayers: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The greeting is: The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Again the blessing is: May Almighty God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit bless you. Besides Sacraments like Baptism are administered in the name of the Trinity.

All these remind us about the Holy Trinity, the Triune God. Doctrine of the Holy Trinity is the foundational Christian doctrine. Today’s Gospel reminds us about the love of God to send His only Son so that all those who believe in Him shall have eternal life. Let the unity of the Triune God be an inspiration for us to closely stick to our faith in the Triune God. Amen    

              

A Message From Fr. Jose – 24th May

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Fr. Jose - Parish Priest

Fr. Jose – Parish Priest

Dear family members and friends, Today is the Pentecost Sunday. It is the day when the promise of Jesus was fulfilled. The first reading is a description of what happened on the day of Pentecost. The Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles in the form of tongues of fire and they were filled with the Holy Spirit and they began to speak in tongues other than theirs and all the people who heard them speaking understood what they were speaking. That means there was an infilling of the Holy Spirit in the people also.

St. Paul reminds us that we all are baptised into one body by the one Spirit. Holy Spirit is the greatest gift of the resurrection of Jesus when Jesus breathed on the Apostles. On the Pentecost day there was the manifestation of being filled with the Holy Spirit. Let us pray for this infilling and power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.