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Sunday, 16 December 2018
இந்த கிறிஸ்துமஸ் இனிய கிறிஸ்துமஸாக மாற வாழ்த்துகள்.
இயேசுவின் இரண்டாவது வருகை, உலக முடிவின்போது அமையும். இயேசு தீமையை வென்று வெற்றிவீரராய் வருவார். நல்லவர்களையும், தீயவர்களையும் இரண்டாக பிரித்து, நல்லவர்களை தந்தையாம் கடவுள் ஏற்பாடு செய்திருக்கின்ற வானக வீட்டிற்கு அழைத்துச்செல்வார்.
Sunday, 26 November 2017
Church promotes its faithful to take up civil leadership
For the
greater glory of God, Church promotes its faithful to take up civil leadership
Many
Politicians blame the Church for interfering politics. The relationship between
Church and politics or Church’s interference in the politics is always a matter
of discussion. Most of the time, involvement of the Church is often
misunderstood.
On
26-01-2017, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement
stating President Trump’s orders. My Trump ordered to construct a wall at
United States/ Mexico border. Earlier, Pope Francis said, at his general
audience, societies should build bridges not walls to encourage good relations
among people. On 18-2-2016, Pope Francis said that any one who wants to build a
border wall is not a Christian. Trump reacted saying, “for a religious leader
to question a person’s faith is disgraceful.” This is one of the examples where
Church and the state underwent a conflict.
In
this article, Church means the people of God and the state is constituted of
the people. Every citizen has a right to express his/her opinions and he/she
has the right to involve in politics. Therefore, the church has the right to
guide its faithful towards better governance.
There
are people who are against of guidance of Church. They hold that state and its
politics are based on natural laws and secular ethics; whereas, Church is based
on divine laws and faith. Quoting John 15:19, they say, followers of Jesus
should not be the part of the world. In John 18:36, Jesus says,
“My kingdom is not of this world: if
my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep
me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.”
Therefore, the purpose of the separation of
church and state was to safeguard that individuals could practice their
spiritual or religious beliefs without fear of revenge.
The
Church sanctifies the politics. Jesus said that we are the salt and light in
the world. We are called to sanctify the politics. In England, William
Wilberforce abolished slavery because of his strong Christian conviction. In
Bible proverbs 11:14 states, “When there is no
helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise
guides they will be safe.”
It is the freedom of each citizen to express his/her
opinions. He/she has the right to involve in politics. The church guides the
Christians faithful to follow the footsteps of Christ, like helping the poor,
doing justice to all.
The church has also a moral obligation to be the voice of the
voiceless. Looking back to the history, Archbishop Oscar Romero and many Jesuit
priests involved in politics, to raise the voice of the voiceless.
Pastor
Martin Niemöller opposed the nazification of German Protestant Churches. During
the World War II, Pope Pius XII spoke against the Nazi’s euthanasia program. As
a result, many politicians fought against Nazi’s euthanasia.
The word of God says that God is the creator of life and no
one has the right to destroy it. When a government goes against word of God,
Church has to interfere.
When the civil law goes against divine law, The Bible says to
disobey the civil law and civil disobedience.
In Europe, there are a lot of Priests and religious. There
are a lot of Catholics. In some occasions, the local civil authorities or
higher civil authorities do not do the will of the people, Church or priests
have to speak out the decisions of the faithful. Or the local Church should
support the faithful for a just reasons.
When we pray the prayer “Our Father”, we say “thy kingdom
come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” To bring God’s kingdom on
earth, Church should interfere into the politics.
Therefore, the church can interfere in the themes of politics
to raise the voice of the voiceless. Church also guides the politicians to work
for the betterment of the society. At the same time, the leaders of the Church,
should not misuse the pulpit to favor one political party.
Friday, 10 November 2017
Church and Holy Eucharist...
Church is more promoting rather than discriminating the faithful to receive the Holy Eucharist
Jesus
Christ instituted the sacrament of Holy Eucharist on the Holy Thursday. He
instituted it with the intention of being with the people throughout the ages. Therefore,
we celebrate the Holy Eucharist as the commemoration of the last supper. At the
same time, the code of canon law (c.915) states that Catholics are not to be
allowed to receive Holy Communion if they are in grave sin. Therefore, can we
conclude that forbidding the Eucharist to some is a discriminatory gesture!
We know that Jesus instituted the Eucharist to remember his
death and resurrection for the forgiveness of our sins. The Church encourages
its faithful to receive the Eucharist frequently. At the same time, the Church
guides its faithful to hold the blessed Eucharist in the highest honor. Because
Jesus said, “this is my body and this is my blood.”
When
the bread and wine is consecrated at the mass, the bread becomes body of Christ
and wine becomes blood of Christ. Therefore, Church sets out specific
guidelines regarding how the faithful should prepare themselves to receive the
Lord’s body and blood.
The
faithful should receive the sacrament with great devotion (C.898). Catechism of
the Catholic Church teaches (1385) “anyone conscious of a grave sin must
receive the sacrament of reconciliation before coming to the Eucharist.”
Jesus
is merciful and forgiving; at the same time, we should make ourselves worthy to
receive his mercy. Jesus said to the adulterous woman, “woman, yours sins are
forgiven, do not sin any more.” The Church, the bride of Christ is concerned
with three interrelated points:
1. Personal
and spiritual well being of a Catholic: It is a part of formation to promote a
person spiritually with deep faith in Jesus and practice his teachings. It
transforms a person more dedicated to the paths of Jesus Christ.
2. The
need to maintain reverence toward the most Holy Eucharist: The Eucharist is the
very channel of eternal life. To receive the Eucharist in a worthy manner, a
person must receive sacrament of confession through perfect contrition.
3. The
need to avoid public scandal.
But
question remains: for example, one catholic spouse is divorces by the other
spouse, without the will of first. Can he/she receive Eucharist? The spouse is
the innocent victim of a divorce, decreed by civil law of other spouse. This
spouse therefore has not contravened the moral law. We have to make it clear
distinction that there is a reasonable difference between a spouse who has
sincerely tried to be faithful to the sacrament of marriage and on the
contrary, one who through his own grave fault destroys a canonically valid
marriage (CCC 2386). Such person can’t be excluded from the sacraments simply
because their spouse chose to divorce him/her.
There
are also other situations; like a battered wife who seeks to protect her
children from an abusive situation; or if one spouse is bankrupting the family
with compulsive gambling, the other spouse obtains a civil divorce in order to
safeguard the financial well-being of the rest of the family; but both the
cases, they are not married again.
When
we take these particular cases, the church does not teach that Catholics are
forbidden to receive Holy Communion if they are divorced. But, it teaches that
a Catholic who has been divorces and remarried, without having first obtained
an annulment of the first marriage, is not permitted to receive the Eucharist.
The
Catholic Church holds, in fidelity to the words of Jesus Christ, “whoever
divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if she
divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” If the
divorces are remarried civilly, they cannot receive Eucharistic communion as
long as this situation persists (1650).
If
a divorced and remarried Catholic wishes to receive Holy Communion, what can he
do? Church condemns the reception of the Eucharist by a Catholic who persists
in an adulterous union. He/ She must first repent of his adultery, and receive
sacramental absolution. But in order to be truly sorry for his sins, a Catholic
must have the resolution to avoid them in future. Thus the adultery has to end.
If
the civilly remarried catholic repented and lives as brother and sister (not as
husband and wife) for the well-being of minor children, it may lead to public
scandal. In this situation, the parish priest, in consolation with the bishop
and the spouses, can make an effort to ensure that these parishioners can
receive the Eucharist in a more discreet way.
Most
of the time, the Catholic Church tries her best to balance different situations
and takes a decision on these background: reverence toward the most Blessed
Sacrament, respecting the right of Catholics and avoiding public scandals.
We
can finally conclude that Church is a mother who always concerns towards its
children. As a mother, it promotes its children to receive the sacrament of
Eucharist. At the same time, as a mother, it also guides its children to
receive sacrament of divine gift in a worthy manner. The mother knows what is
the best for each child: an adult or a child; handicapped or healthy; prodigal
or obedient child.
Sunday, 11 June 2017
In the Mind of Christ...கிறிஸ்துவின் மனநிலையில்...
இறைவன் மீண்டுமொரு நல்லாயனை
கோட்டாறு தலத்திருச்சபைக்கு வழங்கினார்...
20-5-2017 அன்று, திருத்தந்தை பிரான்சிஸ் அவர்கள் அருட்பணி. நசரேன் சூசை அவர்களை கோட்டாறு மறைமாவட்ட புதிய ஆயராக நியமித்தார்கள்.
20-5-2017 அன்று, கோட்டாறு மறைமாவட்ட வரலாற்றில் பொன்னெழுத்துக்களால் பதிக்கப்பட வேண்டிய நன்னாள். கோட்டாறு மறைமாவட்ட முதன்மைகளை மனதில் கொண்டு, இறைவன் அருட்பணி. நசரேன்
சூசை
அவர்களை புதிய ஆயராக நமக்கு தந்துள்ளார்.
அருட்பணி. நசரேன் சூசை
அவர்கள்
கன்னியாகுமரி மாவட்டத்திலுள்ள ராஜாக்கமங்கலம் பங்கைச் சார்ந்தவர்கள். தனது குருத்துவப் படிப்பை தூய அலோசியஸ் குருமடத்தில் தொடங்கி, மெய்யியல் மற்றும் இறையியல் படிப்பை சென்னையிலுள்ள திருஇருதயக் குருமடத்தில் முடித்து, 02-04-1989 அன்று தூய சவேரியார் பேராலயத்தில் வைத்து அருட்பணியாளராக திருபொழிவு செய்யப்பட்டார்கள்.
இணைப் பங்குத்தந்தையாக குளச்சலிலும், பங்குத்தந்தையாக இனையம் மற்றும் கன்னியாகுமரியிலும் பணியாற்றிய புதிய ஆயர் அவர்கள், மறைமாவட்ட அழைத்தல் பணிக்குழுவின் செயலராகவும், மறைவட்ட முதன்மைப் பணியாளராகவும் பணியாற்றிய பெருமைக்குரியவர்கள்.
புதிய ஆயர் நசரேன் சூசை அவர்கள் தனது இறையியல் மேல்படிப்பை பெல்ஜியத்திலுள்ள லுவைன் கல்லூரியிலும், முனைவர் படிப்பை ரோமையிலுள்ள கிரகோரியன் திருத்தந்தையின் பல்கலைக்கழகத்திலும் முடித்து, திருஇருதயக் குருமடத்தில் எட்டு ஆண்டுகள் இறையியல் பேராசிரியராகவும், இறையியல் பிரிவு கல்வி தலைவராகவும் பணியாற்றிய பெருமைக்குரியவர்கள்.
குருமாணவர்களுக்கு வழிகாட்டியாக, அருட்பணியாளருக்கு நண்பனாக, இறைமக்களுக்கு பங்குத்தந்தையாக, பணிக்குழுக்களின் பக்கபலமாக 28 ஆண்டுகள் பணியாற்றிய அனுபவம், கோட்டாறு மறைமாவட்டத்தை வளப்படுத்தும் என நம்புகிறேன். பணி சிறக்க வாழ்த்துகிறேன். நல்ல உடல் உள்ள நலத்தை இறைவன் தர வேண்டுகிறேன்.
பத்து ஆண்டுகள் கோட்டாறு தலத்திருச்சபையை சீரும் சிறப்புமாக வழிநடத்திய எம் பாசமிகு ஆயர் பீட்டர் ரெமிஜியூஸ் அவர்களுக்கு என் நன்றியைத் தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கிறேன். இறைவன் தொடர்ந்து நல்ல உடல், உள்ள நலனைக் கொடுத்து வழிநடத்த வேண்டுகிறேன்.
29-06-2017 அன்று, புதிய ஆயர் நசரேன் சூசை அவர்களின் ஆயர் திருநிலைப்பாடு மற்றும் மறைமாவட்ட பொறுப்பேற்பு விழா சிறப்பாக நடைபெற எனது வாழ்த்துகளைத் தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கிறேன்.
அருட்பணி. ஞானதாஸ்.
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