शांति का समय आ गया हॆ 2013

आगमन का पहला रविवार: शांति का समय आ गया हॆ/ 2013 पहला पाठ इसाईया का ग्रंथ: 2:1-5 शांति का पथ/ दूसरा पाठ रोमियों के नाम संत पाउलुस का पत्र:13:11-14 प्रकाश की संतानें/ सु-समाचार: संत मत्ती का सु- समाचार:24:29-44 मुक्तिदाका का दूसारा आगमन/ हमारे जीवन में अनेक परिवर्तन हम देखते/ एक रितु से दूसरी रितु का आगमन जब हमारे जीवन में भी परिवर्तन लाता हॆ/ बारिश में हम बरसाती बाहर लाते, सब ओर हरियाली का आगमन होता/ बसंत में सब ओर फूल ही फूल नजर आते, पक्षी पशु पुल्कित मन से अंगडाई लेते/ गर्मी में लोग ठंडी का आगमन की बाट जोहते/ ठंडी में गरम कपडों को ओढे बाहर निकलते/ यह मानव स्वभाव ही हॆ कि विविध समय का आगमन विविध रूप से वे स्वागत करते/ कलीसिया में भी विविध प्रकार का काल रहता हॆ/ साधारण काल में हम विविध रूप के त्योहारों को मनाते/ आगमन काल में त्योहारों की परहेज करते/ यही हाल प्रायश्चित काल में भी देखा जा सकता हे/ पास्का के समय हम खुशियों का इजहार करते/ अब कलिसिया आगमन का काल मनाने वाली हॆ/ आगमन का समय, मुक्तिदाता के आगमन की बाट जोहने का समय हॆ/ पर ईसाइयों के जीवन में जब प्रभु ईसा मसीह का आगमन हो गया हो, ऒर उन्हें विश्वास का वरदान प्राप्त हुवा हो, तो आगमन का समय अपने पापों को स्वीकार कर तॆयारी का समय हॆ/ आज के तीनों पाठ हमें इसी बात का परिचय देते हॆं/ ईसाईया नबी कहता हॆ कि मुक्ति दाता के आने पर सब ओर शांति का आगमन होगा/ सब बुराई का त्याग कर अच्छाई का स्वागत करेंगे/ दूसरे पाठ में संत पॊलुस हमे रोमियों के नाम पत्र में बुराई के अवगुणों को त्यागने का न्योता देते हॆं/ अवगुणॊं की एक लंबी लाइन वे लिख कर हमें इस से अवगत कराने का प्रयत्न कर रहे हॆं/ सु समाचार मत्ती के ग्रंथ में से लिया गया हें जहां प्रभु ईसा के दूसरे आगमन की एक झलक हमें दिखाने की कोशीष की गई हॆ/ क्या हम इस प्रकार के जीवन से प्रेरणा पा कर अपने जीवन की नॆया को पलट कर एक नई दिशा देने की कोषीष इस आगमन में कर सकेंगे? आइए अपने दिलों के द्वार को खोल कर ईसाको सही जगह वहां दें/ आगमन २०१३ हमे एक नई आशा से भर दे/ आपका दिव्य शब्द संस्था का सदस्य: फादर जुजे वास एस.वि.डी.

33rd Sunday of the Year C Theme Our Future 17-11-13

33rd Sunday in the Ordinary Time Year C Theme: Our Future 17-11-2013 1st Reading Mal 3:19-20b God will spare the Faithful at End Time. 2nd Reading 2nd Thess 3:7-12 Misconception of End time People of Thessalonica abandon their jobs and wait for the end. Gospel Lk 21:5-19 Jesus foretells the End time and the trials to come. When we are here on earth we have noticed how things move. We go to a movie we are eager to know what would be the end of the movie. When we read a book or a novel or a story often we see what is the end of the story, novel and the book. Some of us even look at the end and read the end part first and then the beginning. This is the human nature which is eager to know its’ future. Today’s readings are indication to this reality, In the first reading Malachi proclaims the just will enter into eternity. The evil will be like the stubble to be burnt in the eternal fire. We see prophet condemning evil of the time in various ways. Here he uses the local jargon to instruct the Israelites to abandon evil and return to be good. The repeated exhortation should enable them to look at the positive side of the life to come. Even today the evil we encounter demands a sense of goodness to overcome evil. For which the faithful have to be listening to the voice of the spirit which will enhance the truth for which one has to strive day and night leaving behind the evil which surrounds us and tempts us to look for easy ways. In the whole book of Malachi he has a dialogue how a God who is just see the evil thrive? But he is sure at the end the evil will be defeated and good will triumph. On the last Day the evil doers will burn in a furnace. This is the first sign of a hell in the Old Testament. The good will shine out as shining stars. A sign of heaven is depicted. In the second reading we find a sort of confusion among the believer on hearing about the end time. We have seen how people are confused even today when some people spread panic among people about the end time. When the 2000 began there was such panic that they said the world would end. Many even sold their things and waited for the end to occur. Even today some godmen do such tricks to earn their livelihood by spreading such news. So also during Paul’s time as we heard in the second reading when the people of Thessalonica abandon their livelihood and wait expectantly for the end time. In the Gospel we see clear instruction of Jesus how the world will end Because we see how Jesus has been slowly but surely moving towards Jerusalem. Jerusalem being the religious centre of Israelites. Jesus knows his missionary Journey would end there. When the leaders of the Jewish people would eventually find fault with Jesus and unjustly condemn him. Jesus uses this opportunity to instruct his disciples about not only his own end but also the end of Jerusalem He knows when the legal system which was creating legal life would end. A new beginning would come into being where a new law of love would enable mankind to renewed hope for the future. Today’s all the three readings have been a testimony to this reality. As we end the liturgical cycle let us be ready to face God’s values in our lives. Thus as we participate in the Eucharistic celebration our hope for the future become more and more real. In union with the divine word, Fr. Juze Vaz svd

LIFE AFTER DEATH A CHRISTIAN REALITY

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Theme: Living in Hope 10-11-13 1st Reading Mac 7:1-2,7a,9-14 persecution of the Jews as a memory to the Jews’ symbolic martyrdom. 2nd Reading 2nd Thes 2:16, 3:5 Paul reminds the Thessalonians to do what is good. Gospel Luke 20:27-38 Jesus disproves the Sadducees’ misconception, ‘life after death’. We have been witnesses to scientific progress in preserving life. In creating life. In giving longevity to life. We have seen how hearts have been replaced, eyes have been replaced, cut limbs have been joined back. Destroyed features have been restored to beauty. All this is a sign of medical progress in giving man some hope in this world of ours. In doing this can we see any new dimensions in increasing hope in human need for peace, joy, love, unity, harmony and other values which are most essential for a Christian living? This is brought to real meaning only by one Person Jesus our redeemer who came from the father to reveal the reality of heaven, which is not seen by any one except him. We are nearing the end of one cycle in the liturgical year in the church’s life. As the Cycle C is coming to a close. The readings also remind the Christian believer about the end time. Our life is not just for today. It is meant for the life to come. We live in hope to be united with the creator who has not only given us life but also given us faith not because of our goodness but because of his generosity. We have read and reread the book of Maccabees. Their courage against the pagan king who wanted them to blaspheme and say evil against their only God. Their courage even to face death willingly is praise worthy for they have shown life does not end here and now but it is a continuation of God’s love even after death. In the second reading the love of Paul to Thessalonians is so great he encourages them to be faithful to a God who has been good to them. He even asks them to pray for each other’s welfare. Gospel is a reminder how the Sadducees and the leaders of the Jewish people wanted to trap Jesus Jesus is very aware of his forthcoming imminent death. The whole discourse between the Sadducees and Jesus is a reminder how they try to involve him through his death into their own legal complication. The Levirate law permitted the dead brother’s wife to marry the living one. This was the custom in the Jewish law. Here Jesus is being trapped into this legal tangle. But Jesus is cleaver. He knows the law and he tries to tell these ignorant leaders the death is like the one not according to their belief. After death the dead do not have a physical being like the one they imagine. It is a living being like that of the Angels. They were familiar with that idea even though they might have not seen an angel but the existence of angels was not disputed by them This traps them in their own argument. Sadducees were well versed in law. They could not be defeated in it’s knowledge. That is the reason they look so confident to defeat Jesus in seeking his opinion about the marriage after resurrection. Jesus is able to trap them in their own argument and defeat them in their own question. Today let us realize when people advertise the goodness of small family by saying to use so many banned versions of family planning. By encouraging people to resort to abortion to avoid unwanted pregnancy. To kill old people because they are burden on the young. Where are we heading we as Christians must be honest in living our vocation to be light way and truth. Life has lost it’s sublimity. It has become cheap, terrorists using living being to create terror and using suicidal living bombs to bring their values to reality. So many unwanted babies being murdered. Even some holy people cooperating in this evil venture. Where are we leading our life to? Can we bring some novelty to life we propose people to live? Have we the courage and confidence to do this like Jesus? In union with the divine word, Fr.Juze Vaz svd