Katkuva Medo - A religious get together at Katkuva-Dadhvada

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Katkuva Medo - A religious get together at Katkuva-Dadhvada

Vedanamurtu Mata Mariyam-Katkuva

  Katkuva is a village in Dadhvada Parish in South Gujarat. It is surrounded by hills and trees in jungle. On the top of the hill a small chapel Vedanamurtu Mata Mariyam is built - Pieta - an emotionally charged incarnation of a mother cradling her lifeless son. It is also known as Kalvary Dungari because of the Stations of the Cross is built on the way from down to the chapel on the hill for the people to pray.

 A religious get together (Medo) is organized by the people of the Dadhvada Parish on fourth Sunday of the Lent every year. A lot of people visit the place throughout the year especially in Lent. The pilgrims from neighboring parishes, Anand, Lambhvel, fagni, Nadiad, Dabhan, Umreth, Baroda, Surat and Bhestan came and visited Katkuva on this religious get together. The Katha - story telling of the life of Christ with hymns - by Rev. Fr. Ignas Canis and his team was also organized pervious night. Rev. Fr. Patrick - Principal of Zankhvav School- celebrated the Children mass in the morning. Rev. Fr. Galdos the Spanish missionary celebrated mass at 12 o'clock. He inspired and encouraged the gathered people with his sermon. 

If you go to South Gujarat, take a chance to visit the beautiful place to pray. 

 BBN thanks Rev. Fr. James Vaz, Parish Priest -Dadhvad, Rev. Fr. Raja - Katkuva, Rev. Fr. Xavier - Dadhvada, Sisters of Dadhvada and Katkuva and the people of Katkuva and Dadhvada Parish for organizing the beautiful religious get together and inviting BBN for the coverage. BBN also thanks Taral Parmar for the beautiful photography.

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Katkuva Medo

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LOKOTSAV-2014 by St.Xavier’s Social Service Society- Ahmedabad

 On 8th March 2014 St.Xavier’s Social Service Society had celebrated Lokotsav with special focus on International Women Day this year on Xavier Loyola School’s camps in the presence of chief guests Mrs. Leela Ankoliya, Chairperson, Gujarat State Commission for Women; guests honor Prof. Mrs. Anjan Christian, Additional Secretary, Gujarat State Commission for Women and Mrs. Shaileja Pillai, Advocate, H.C. These high ranking women officials were felicited with shawls and flowers by Fr. Rajeev SJ, director of SXSSS. 

 Out of 2300 marginalized people 1600 women from 35 slum pockets of various backgrounds participated in the event. Along with women, number of men, youth, children who added cheerful flavor in the celebration through different theme based entertainment programs. It was an unforgettable experience that the ‘multitude performing issue based skits, songs, kavvali, garbo, bhajans on one platform and having agape together after the program keeping aside their caste, religion, culture or language or barriers.’ The creative intervention of SXSSS staff with the skit on “Right to Rehabitation-Houseing” for the first time, presented the recent havoc of government machinery of evicting slums under the pretext of “slum free city project.” 

 It was praised by many and SXSSS is in the process of performing the same skit as a street play in all its 35-45areas of work. For the first in their life the slum women performed a skit, “Ajadi Garib Mahilana Najre” It has become the talk of the town in all the slum areas and other women are waiting for the next program so that they may get opportunity to become actors or actresses in the drama at least.

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At ease with God - Third Sunday in Lent (A) 23 March 2014

At ease with God

José Antonio Pagola

Translated by Rev. Fr. Valentine de Souza

 It’s a charming scene. Tired from the journey, Jesus is sitting at the well of Jacob. Soon a woman arrives to draw water. She belongs to a semi-pagan people, despised by the Jews. Quite spontaneously Jesus begins to talk to her. He is incapable of despising anyone. Rather, he pleads with great tenderness: “Woman, may I have some water.”

 The woman is surprised. How dare he make contact with a Samaritan! How does he stoop to speak to an unknown woman? The next words of Jesus will surprise her still more: “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”

 There are many people who, through all these years, have been distancing themselves from God, without noticing what was really happening in their hearts. Today God happens to be a stranger to them. Everything to do with him seems empty and meaningless to them: a childish world ever more remote.

 I understand them. I know exactly how they feel. I, too, have gone on slowly distancing myself from that “God of my childhood”, who awakened in me so many fears, discomfort and unease. Probably, without Jesus I would never have found a God who today is for me a Mystery of goodness: a friendly, welcoming presence in whom I can always confide.

 I have never felt drawn to the task of verifying my faith with scientific proofs: I think it is a mistake to treat the mystery of God as if it were a task needed to be proved in a laboratory. Neither have religious dogmas helped me to find God. I have quite simply allowed myself to be carried by a trust in Jesus that has kept growing through the years.

Rev. Fr. Valentine de Souza

 I would not be able to say exactly how my faith is sustained through a religious crisis which also shakes me up as it does everyone else. I would only say that Jesus has drawn me to live faith in God in a simple way from the depths of my being. If I listen, God does not remain silent. If I open up to him, he does not close up. If I open my heart to him, he accepts me. If I surrender to him, he sustains me. If I collapse, he raises me up.

 I believe that the first and most important experience is to find ourselves comfortable with God because we find him a “saving presence.” When someone knows what it is to be at ease with God because, in spite of our mediocrity, mistakes and egoism, he receives us just the way we are, and encourages us to face life peacefully, he will not easily abandon his faith. Today many people abandon God before having known him. If they had the experience of God Jesus communicates, they would seek him.

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સંત જોસેફ દેવાલય-ઉત્તરસંડા, નવા દેવાલયનું ઉદ્ધઘાટન

ઉત્તરસંડામાં તા. 19-03-2014ના રોજ નવા બંધાયેલ દેવાલયનું ઉદ્ધઘાટન ગરબાની રમઝટ, ભજનો અને નૃત્ય સાથે સરઘસ તથા આનંદ ઉલ્લાસથી ઉજવાયું.

 આ પ્રસંગે ઉત્તરસંડા ખ્રિસ્તી સમુદાયમાં સર્વના ચહેરા ઉપર ભારે આનંદ અને ઉલ્લાસ જોવા મળતો હતો. સંત જોસેફના તહેવાર નિમિત્તે રેવ બીશપ થોમસ મેકવાન (અમદાવાદ ધર્મપ્રાંત ) દ્વારા આશીર્વાદ આપી દેવાલયના દ્વાર ભક્તજનો માટે ખુલ્લા મુકાયા હતા

 માનનીય રેવ. બિશપ થોમસ મેકવાન (અમદાવાદ ધર્મપ્રાંત ), વિકાર જનરલ રેવ. ફા. રોકી પીન્ટો તથા રેવ. ફા મેરી જોસેફ સભા પુરોહિત તથા આવેલ પુરોહિતગણ અને સાધ્વીગણની હજારથી આ શુભ પ્રસંગમાં વધુ શોભા ઉમેરાઈ હતી

New church was inaugurated at Uttarsanda-Nadiad yesterday on 19-03-2014

તે પ્રસંગના ફોટો નિહાળશો.

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Death Note: Bhanuben Prafulbhai Parmar

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Bhanuben Prafulbhai Parmar from Bank Colony, Gamdi- Anand died on 19-03-2014. The funeral was today on 20-03-2014 in Gamdi graveyard. The prayer service will be on 23-03-2014 at Community Hall, Catholic Church, Gamdi-Anand

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Good bye Fr. V. Susaimanickam

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Fr. V. Susaimanickam 

(02.01.1968 - 16.3.2014)

 Rev. Fr. Susaimanikam was born on 02.01.1968 to Mr. Vedhamuttu and Mrs. Mariammal at Thinaikulam of Ramnadu District in Tamilnadu. He was the fourth child of his parents. He completed his schooling at Thiruvarangam and joined St. Joseph’s seminary at Khanpur, Ahmedabad in June 1986 to be a missionary priest in the Diocese of Ahmedabad.

Father of Late Fr. Susaimanickam

After one year, that is in 1987, he was sent to Karumatur to study Philosophy. Then he did his Regency in Nadiad, Khempur and Koth. In June 1994 he went to study Theology; and after the successful completion of the studies he was ordained priest on 05. 05. 1998.

Then he served as Assistant Parish priest in Bochasan, Nanakantharia, Deesa and Mirzapur; while he was an Assistant Parish Priest he also served in the Primary section of St. Xavier’s School at Mirzapur. Then he efficiently served as parish priest of Bochasan. Then looking at his missionary zeal and hard working nature, the bishop appointed him the 1st parish priest of Borsad, where he worked in commendable manner. From there he went for studies to Philipines and Pune; from Pune he has obtained a Masters Degree in Missiology.

On his return from Pune in June 2012 he was assigned to Tarapur Parish as the first parish priest. As there was no proper accommodation in the first few months he resided in the Rectory of Amod Parish and did up-down to perform his responsibilities. Within a short period he not only won the heart of his parishioners and his neighbours but also built up the mission in an exemplary way.

On 16.03.2014, on the day of Holi, he was playing in a Volley Ball Tournament along with the youth of Tarapur in a village called Nar at 7.30 pm; and at 9.30 pm he had a massive heart attack and fell on the ground and went to his heavenly home to receive his eternal reward from God.

The diocese of Ahmedabad has lost a simple, down to earth, committed and hardworking missionary priest. He lived an austere life. He proved to be a good shephered to his flock. The diocese is deeply shocked at the loss of Rev. Fr. V. Susaimanikam. We express our sincere condolences to his grieved parents and family members.

May his soul Rest in Peace.

Yours devotedly in Christ
+ Thomas Macwan
Bishop of Ahmedabad

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Sad demise - Fr. Susaimanickam died on 16-03-2013

Fr. Susaimanickam is no more! 

 He was the parish priest of Tarapur. Bishop Thomas Macwan contacted me and informed that Fr. Susaimanickam passed away on Sunday at 9.30. p.m. due to a massive heart attack. He was playing in a volley-ball tournament at Nar village with Tarapur youth at 7.30.pm. Around 9.30 p.m. he fell on the ground and in a few moments he was no more...

 I can't believe that he is no more! I spoke to him for more than 30 minutes on Saturday. He had asked me to come down to Tarapur to offer mass for his parishioners and take them out on a picnic and feed the whole parish. I gladly accepted his invitation. He was a kind of priest who always dedicated his life to the people, a man of great commitment, a man of great simplicity with full of missionary spirit and vision to help everyone and in particular those who are less fortunate.

 He had asked me on Saturday whether I could help some more college going youth for their education! I promised him and now he is no more!

 Dear Fr. Susai, you have touched the hearts so many people by your simple and dedicated life. I love you very dearly and salute you for what you have been to so many people and personally to me and to the people of Tarapur!

 May his soul rest in peace! May God reward him for his goodness and transfigure him so that he may enjoy his true homeland, heaven!

By Rev. Fr. Justin Thiraviam

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The funeral is at 11:00 am on 18-03-2014, 

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મહિલા સંગઠન અને પ્રેષીતિક કાર્યનું આયોજન

મહિલા સંગઠન અને પ્રેષીતિક કાર્યનું આયોજન  રવિવારના રોજ નડિયાદમાં કરવામાં આવ્યું હતું 

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રવિવારે તા 16-03-2014 ના રોજ Pastoral Centre - Nadiad ખાતે મહિલા સંગઠન અને પ્રેષીતિક  કાર્ય માટે પાંચ સો અમદાવાદ ધર્મપ્રાંતમાંથી બહેનો એક મંચ ઉપર ઉપસ્થિત રહ્યા હતાં. આ પ્રસંગે રેવ. બીશપ થોમસ મેકવાન, સિસ્ટર મેરી ડાભી, ભાનુબેન (સામાજિક કાર્યકર- ખંભાત પંથક ) ફા. ટાઈટસ  અને ફા. લોરેન્સે હાજરી આપી પોતાના ઉમદા વક્તવ્યો દ્વારા કેથોલિક બહેનોના સંગઠન બનાવવા અને તે સંગઠનને પ્રેષીતિક કાર્ય માટે ઉપયોગી બનાવવા માટે પ્રોત્સાહન આપ્યું હતું 

     

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Sr. Prasannadevi - 40 years of her hermit life in Girnar forest

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Recorded on 13-March-2013

On 1st of Jan 1974, hearing God's call, Sr. Anne arrived the first time in Gujarat. She travelled all the way from south to west just to attain what she was called for . Sr. Anne had in the deepest corner of her heart the thought of taking up Indian Sanyasa. When the convent of Little Stars of Blessed. Fr. De Foucauld in India was closed down due to legal problems, this could not be considered anything less than a door opened by God,so that Sr. Anne may fulfill God's own will. Thus she started the life of a wanderer (Parivrajaka) which is considered as a must for any Sanyasis in Indian tradition.

In her quest for an Ashram life, she had visited most of the well-known ashrams and pilgrim centers of India and some of the leading Sanyasis of India like Swami Jnananda and Ramana Maharshi. She inspired her life by visiting and understanding the life styles of Shri Buddha, depicted in Ajanta, Ellora Caves, the prayerful atmosphere of Kurisumala ashram, Vagamon by Francis Acharya, Arunachala and Shantivanam, the spiritual birth place of Swami Abhishiktananda.

Sr. Prasannadevi's house

In 1975 she finally found a home for her hermit life near Atmeshwar (Girnar. Her friends built her a small hut in1976 which was called "Jyoti Mandir" now "Sneha Deepam", on the bank of a stream. This was an answer to her quest of a place to carry out her vocation. In July 1978, she was visited by Rev. Fr. Dominic of Ashirwanam Monestry (Kenkeiry, Banglore), whom she considers her Guru. He inclined his spiritual strength, prayers and teachings and continued his tsay in a hut opposite to Sneha Deepam till 1980. Fr. Dominic came because of an initiative-thought of Rt. Bishop Jona, the first Bishop Of Rajkot, to start an Ashram. Fr. Dominic though did not know the local language, through his silence and presence had inspired many visitors who started considering Fr. Dominic their Guru.

 Slowly and steadily Sr.Anne dissolved into the life of all the people who visited her. As time passed she started getting visitors from all over Gujarat. Some visited her occasionally, some regularly and some became  her very close friends. She by her simple living and teachings, has inspired hundreds and thousands of people.

 On 13th March-1975 Late Rt. Bishop Charles Gomez S.J. visited her on her birthday and in 1978 Rt. Bishop Jonas came and gave Sr. anne the right to have communion regularly. Those days once a week mass was celebrated and nowadays every Sunday  mass is conducted at Sneha Dipam by the parish priest of Junaghad.

 On 25th March 1997 in the presence of Rt. Bishop Gregory Karotemparel the Bishop Of Rajkot. parish council members,Carmelite sisters and youth of Junaghad: Sr. Prasannadevi made her perpetual vows as a hermit and were canonically accepted by the church. Sr. Anne would really have longed for such a day.

 In1999 her Hindu friends celebrated her arrival in Junaghad In year 2000,completion of 25 years of Sr. Anne's hermit life was celebrated in the presence of Bishop of Rajkotand the Junaghad parish.

Sr. Prasannadevi's Chapel

Sr. Anne had an inspiration from God , in which God said that He was pleased with her, and this is how Sr. Anne became Sr. Prasannadevi (The name which was officially given to her by Fr. Domnic). This grace of God has led her to live her hermit life with utter simplicity but with a great discipline . She rises up at 4:30 every morning and starts her day with prayer. Once it is enough light in her garden, she collects the most  beautiful  flowers and keeps them at the tabernacle. She has a small chapel which was built by her well wishers, and it is the holy place where she recites her prayers and mass is celebrated on Sundays..

 Describing about Sneha Deepam, it is a pure natural living place. It has a small hut where Sr. Prasannadevi lives and also a grotto and in front of it is a stream of water flowing through the rocks. She has cultivated a beautiful garden with variety of plants and colorful flowers. She also feeds birds and mongooses that come to her garden. She loves to spend her time in garden.

 She really has a loving heart with which she welcomes all who come to visit her. Her presence itself is inspirational. All the non Christians who visit her call MATAJI and great each other by saying " Jai Prabhu". Her simplicity and loving nature is very well revealed in the way she addresses all her visitors. All her visitors respect and love her and are very keen to visit her again and again . She also visits the poor people who are seriously sick and are hospitalized. Her love, prayer and guidance have helped many people. She also helps many poor people in the village financially,with the little collections she has from the visitors.

 The complaint mostly raised against the hermits is that they lead a very passive life, since they remain in the forest cut away from the active life of the world. But Sr. Prasannadevi has successfully combined both action and contemplation, It is her strong faith in God which has kept her firm to follow her vocation and fulfill God's will.

- Rojan Joseph

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Late Ms. Maria Dolores – A Lay Leader with a Difference!

Late Ms. Maria Dolores – A Lay Leader with a Difference!

Introduction

Recently I received an email from Fr. Albert Arrufat Prades, Frater’s intercontinental prelate. The message was this: “We have the bad news: Our intercontinental coordinator, Maria Dolores Vazquez, deceased last 22 February, 2014 in the Hospital La Fe of Valencia (Spain). We had gone to Africa to participate in their Continental Assembly. Then Dolores felt ill. She developed Pneumonia. When we arrived in Belgium we came to the hospital and diagnosed her. Then she was transferred to the hospital in Valencia, her city. After a month she died. She is now in the Father's mercy. It is very hard to explain that in this moment when we are all preparing for our Intercontinental Committee Meet in Slovenia in July 2014...”

In this context I would like to communicate to the readers of BBN about one of the lay Christian organizations called FRATER Intercontinental and its Coordinator late Ms. Maria Dolores Vazquez, a lay leader with a difference and an inspirational icon for all, especially to the persons of the differently-abled of our various continents.  

What is FRATER?

Fraternidad Cristiana Intercontinental de Personas con Discapacidad (Frater) is an international, private, faith-based association under the approval of pontifical council of laity since 1995. As a Christian movement, it is made up of, and managed by people with disabilities who have taken control of their lives, struggle to live in dignity, and accept to live together as brothers and sisters, in recognition of each another’s differences. The head office is located at Castellon in Valencia province, Spain. It welcomes everyone, without distinction, in a spirit of ecumenical and missionary openness. People without disabilities too join Frater once they accept and embrace the message of it.

Who was Maria Dolores Vazquez?

Maria Dolores was the native of Valencia, Spain. She was born on 15 March, 1955 with cerebral palsy that affected the mobility of the arms. With the support of her family she could develop a lively and active character that allowed her to be a happy and playful girl, although she used the left foot for what other children used their hands. Maria Dolores was considered a self-taught as she always liked drawing everything she saw and felt. It was from scholarship in the Mouth and Foot Association when she recognized that painting was one of the best means of expression to enhance and develop her qualities by placing them at service of others, and therefore she decided to make it her profession. Besides painting she had also other activities as music, writing and modelling clay. She also held a law degree from the University of Valencia. From 1970 she was associated with Frater and when she died she was the Intercontinental Coordinator. What a commitment of Maria Dolores for a noble cause!

Wonderful Works of Maria Dolores

Though Maria Dolores was seen initially as a ‘weak’ person due to her disability, but she made her weakness into greater strengths and excelled her with her left foot paintings. Well, it is worth admiring her paintings for a while and praise God for His marvellous works through Maria’s creative co-creations. Indeed Maria made the impossible things a POSSIBLE reality through her well disciplined determination. Great are your works Oh Maria Dolores! Praise be to God!

Great Sayings of Maria Dolores

·         With a deeper conscience and understanding I have always felt connected to the Church, because I believe in human dignity. The life God has given us is – or can become – beautiful, and is worth living in dignity, no matter what kind of disability a person has. A dignified, quality life is more easily achieved by working together as a team.

·         Each person is part of a unified whole. As people with disabilities, we strive towards improving our lives, together as a team.

·         Frater’s Founder Father Franco of France left the organization an important tool: PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS. So, encounter the person intimately like Jesus and demonstrate things differently. 

Conclusion

I take this opportunity as one of the recently appointed advisors and a core committee members from the Asian continent of Frater Intercontinental (India) to ignite the minds and hearts of our loving laity, brother priests and responsible religious personnel to think differently and to feel profoundly with the Church like our motivated Maria Dolores and to involve fully in the lives of the disabled persons of all types and categories who are part of the marginalized brethren of our global society by sharing the experiential knowledge of the person and message of our Incarnate – Crucified – Risen Son Jesus of Nazareth. Let us present the sufferings of today into our daily offerings through our service leadership by accompanying the suffering humans and other creations. May our merciful Father grant his Special daughter Maria Dolores eternal rest! May she, this time, celebrate her past earthly birthday in the present heavenly environment on 15^th March. Happy Birthday to you dear Maria Dolores!

Fr. Girish Santiago, SJ

For Frater Asia-India

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Life Of Sr. Anita LD by Sr. Mary Dabhi

" Death is not the end of life 

but it is always an event of glorification of 

a person as well as the Creator of the person."

  Sr. Anita belonged to the 'Little Daughters of St. Francis Xavier.' Congregation.She joined the congregation in the year 1971, June 05th. She had pronounced her final profession on 08th December 1981.

 She was well known for her Handi-craft activities such as Tailoring work, Embroydary work, Drowings and, knitting. She had keen interest in learing new things, not only these but she was the extraordinary cook. those who have stayed with her in a commmunity, have really enjoyed her cooking, and they would surely remember the mouth watering dishes.

 As a person she was simple-hearted, loveble, understanding, caring, soft-spoken and helpful to everyone.She loved neatness and cleanliness in her clothings and at her work place. She was the good tailoring teacher, many years she had run the tailoring classes,under her guidance many girls and women have learnt the art of stichings, and now they are the source of generating income for their family.

 As a religious she was a devotee to Mother Mary, and had deep faith in the Holy Eucharistic celebrations.A faithful religious to her vows.e.g. Poverty, Chestity, and Obedience. She used to listened carefully, aspecilly in her apostolic activities, many women have been benefitted of her patient listening. 

 She was the first child of her parents. she was the sister of three sisters and three brothers in the family. Her native is a village called Lambhuvel, in Anand District. From the bottam of my heart I say that Sr. Anita's death is a great loss to my congregation in the work of spreading the KINGDOM OF GOD to
the needy.

At the end I say that let her Soul rest in Peace.

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Sr. Mary Dabhi L.D.

Superior General,

Little Daughters of St. Francis Xavier

Gamdi-Anand.

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ગુજરાત ઇસુસંઘના પ્રાંતપતિ રેવ. ફા. ફ્રાન્સિસ પરમારનું સન્માન

ડાબી બાજુથી : તંત્રીશ્રી થોમસ પરમાર અને પ્રાંતપતિ રેવ. ફા ફ્રાન્સિસ પરમાર   

ગત રવિવારે ગામડી-આણંદ ખાતે દૂત તંત્રી મંડળની મીટીંગનું આયોજન કરવામાં આવ્યું હતું, આ સમયે  ગુજરાત ઇસુસંઘના પ્રાંતપતિ  રેવ. ફા. ફ્રાન્સિસ પરમારનું સન્માન કરવામાં આવ્યું હતું. મીટીંગ દરમ્યાન તેમણે  દૂત સાથેના મીઠાં સ્મરણો રજુ કરી દૂત હજી પણ અગામી વર્ષોમાં વધુ સારા કાર્યો  કરી શકશે તેવી લાગણી વ્યક્ત કરી હતી. તેમની હાજરીથી આ મીટીંગ વધુ રસમય બની હતી 

    

આ મીટીંગમાં ગુજરાત સાહિત્ય પ્રકાશના મેનેજર રેવ. ફા. જેરી સિકવેરા, માનદ્ તંત્રી રેવ. ફા વિનાયક જાદવ, તંત્રી ડો. થોમસ પરમાર, સહતંત્રી રાજુલ આઝાદ, ડો. સિલાસ પટેલિયા, રાજેશ ક્રિશ્ચયન, ફ્રાન્સીસ કાનીસ તથા જયંતીભાઈ પરમારે હાજરી આપી પોતાના ઉચ્ચ વિચારોથી દૂતને વધુ સુંદર અને પ્રગતિશીલ બનાવા માટેના ઉપાયો જણાવ્યા હતા   

     

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International Women's Day celebrated at Borsad and Balasinor

8th March 2014

Borsad and Balasinor

International Women's Day celebrated at Borsad by Stree Chetna Sangh and Ashadeep Human Development Centre 
- VV Nagar

The women of Borsad taulka flocked to celebrate the International Women's Day. The Stree Chtena Sangh and Ashadeep Human Development Centre, VV Nagar collaborated to make this event memorable for women of Borsad taluka. The president of the event was Gangaben Makwana who is the Chairmen of District Justice Commission. The women performed dramas and skits on domestic violence on females and on awareness programme.

The International Women's Day also celebrated at Mahila Utkarsha Manch, Balasinor on 10th march 2014. The women of villages and Balasinor came together and celebrated it with a great joy. The President Meenaben encouraged the women for their rights and awareness.

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Oratory Day 9th March 2014

DRISTI Don Bosco organised the Oratory Day (Children's gathering) at Don Bosco, Kapadvanj. More than 180 children from ten villages of Kapadvanj Block participated in the event. Ms. Neela Pandiya (the Social worker) was the chief guest for the programme.

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Funeral Of Sr. Anita LD

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International women's Day celebration - Don Bosco-Dakor

Women's Day Celebrated at Don Bosco - Dakor

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Maihlaidnno Aheval

ta. Ð mI macR ÊÈÉÌ

-   ta. Ð mI macR ÊÈÉÌ na roj DonboSko Dakor qate mihlaidnnI ]jv`I krvama> AavI. p/ar>wma> idp DonboSkona DayreK3r prmpuJy fa. Aa[zek ArKKprmbIle s>t Don boSkonI p/itmane fulhar ApR` kyaR.

-   Tyarbad muQy mheemanpd xowavnar AeiDxnl +Lla AaroGy Ai2karI7I mannIy Do. bI Aar p>cal saheb, #asra taluka AaroGy Ai2karI7I Do. rjnIka>t p3el saheb,  Do. AmI*aa ra#oD, Do. suwa8 t4a  Do. idVya>g na hSte ANy mhanuwavonI ]piS4tIma> idpp/ag3y krvama> AaVyu>.

-   Tyarbad Ajupura gamnI 7I d| Svshayju4nI bhenoAe su>dr p/a4RnIgIt rju kyuR.

- Tyarbad Aam>aIt mhemanono fa.Aa[zeke xaBdIk Aavkar kyoR Tyarbad mhemanonu> pu*pku>D4I Svagt krvama> AaVyu>.

- Tyarbad p>cal sahebe Svshayju4nI bhenone su>dr Ane sr5 wa8ama> AaroGy iv8yk =`karI AapI.

- bporna wojn bad mihla indan keMp raqvama> AaVyo. Jema> sIivl hoSpI3l nDIAadna Do.]mex xah t4a temnI 3Im, Ane #asra taluka AaroGy Ai2karI7I Do. rjnIka>t p3el saheb t4a temnI 3Im @vara @vara ddIRAonI tpas krvama> AavI. jema> gaynekna ÑÑ, hemoGobInna ÌÈ, bIpIna ÊÉ t4a DayabI3Isna Ñ m5I kul ÉÎÑ ddIRAoAe Aa keMpno law lI2o. Aa`>d [&vrk ÊÈ 3ka lex AapIne Ao0I ik>mte dvaAo purI paDI.

- ko-AoiDRne3r ivjywa[Ae gamDana yuvanono shkar l[ne bheno ma3e su>dr rmtonu> Aayojn kyuR.t4a Tyarbad vai8Rk Aheval rju kyoR.  

-  iqjlpur gamnI msIha ju4nI bhenoAe tarilyana teje grbo rju> krI mnor>jn puru paDyu>. T4a mriDya gamnI bhenoAe sayba sDKyu b>2av grbo rju> kyoe. Pau*pa>jlI 0aaalynI 0aaaAoAe ‘be3I bcavo’ iv8y pr sudr na3k rju kyuR.

- Aojra5a, ivzol, iqjlpur t4a Dakorna bhenoAe ju4ma> =eDayabad potane 4yela AnuwvonI za>qI kravI. Jema> manv kLya`, Aa.tirk i2ra`, g/amswa, v<@2peNsn t4a pe/r`a p/vx A>ge hkaraTmk Aiwgmo rju kyaR.

-  Ajupura gamna 7Id| Sv-shay ju4nI bhenone talIm, mI3I>g, inyimtta, prSpr iv&vas t4a Aekta bdl b/.3onIna hSte [nam AapI sNmaint krvama> AaVya. Ae j rIte Dakor gurud| ju4na bhenone VyiKgt Aa>irk i2ra`, sO4I v2are i2ra1, Aekta, iv&vas bdl sNmanIt krvama> AaVya.

-   #asra talukana Svshayju4onI kul ÍÏÍ bhenoAe wag lI2o.

   

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Our Big Temptation - First Sunday in Lent (A) 9 March 2014

Our Big Temptation - Matthew 4: 1-11

José Antonio Pagola

Translated By Rev. Fr. Valentine de Souza

The scene of “the temptations of Jesus” is not a story we have to interpret lightly. The temptations described for us are not properly speaking of the moral order. The story warns us that we can ruin our lives if we stray from the path Jesus follows.

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 The first temptation is of decisive importance, for it can radically pervert and corrupt our lives. Apparently Jesus is offered something quiet harmless and good: put God at the service of his hunger. “If you are the Son of God, order these stones to become bread.”

 However, Jesus reacts swiftly to our surprise: “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” He will not treat his own bread as an absolute necessity. He will not put God at the service of his own interests, forgetting the project of the Father. He will always seek first the Kingdom of God and its justice. At all times he will listen to His Word.

 Our needs are not satisfied by only assuring our bread. The human being needs and longs for much more. Even to the extent of rescuing from hunger and misery those who have no bread, we have to listen to God, our Father, and awaken in our consciences the hunger for justice, compassion and solidarity.

 Our great temptation today is to change everything into bread. To increasingly reduce the horizon of our lives to the mere satisfaction of our desires; to make the obsession for an ever greater well-being and indiscriminate and limitless consumerism the almost only ideal of our lives.

 We deceive ourselves if we think that this is the way to progress and liberation. Aren’t we seeing that a society that drags people to limitless consumerism and to self satisfaction, only leads to emptiness and meaninglessness in people and egoism, lack of solidarity and responsibility in society?

Rev. Fr. Valentine

 Why do we feel bad when we see the number of people daily commit suicide increase tragically? Why do we continue to enclose ourselves in our false well being, raising increasingly inhuman barriers so that the hungry do not enter our countries, do not reach our homes or knock at our doors.

 The call of Jesus can help us to become more aware that man does not survive only on well being. The human being needs to foster the spirit, to know love and friendship, to develop solidarity with those who suffer, to listen with responsibility to their consciences, to open themselves to the ultimate mystery of life with hope.

   

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Lent Is Spring - Rev. Fr. Vinayak Jadav

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ભસ્મ બુધવારનો બોધ - Ash Wednesday Sermon By Rt. Bishop Thomas Macwan

ભસ્મ બુધવારનો બોધ - Ash Wednesday Sermon By Rt. Bishop Thomas Macwan. 

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