Fr Juze Vas Ruby Jubilee on 1-11-2013

BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS 2014

Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ 2014 Theme: Father Empowers Son as His Missionary! 1st Reading Isaiah 42:1-4 6-7 character of a faithful servant! 2nd Reading Acts 10:34-38 Jesus the messenger of God! Gospel 3:15-16, 21-22 Jesus commissioned by the Spirit! Baptism is the sacrament of empowerment through the water in the word! Through Baptism one is freed of sin. One is made to be reborn as son/daughter of God. We are incorporated into the body of Christ the church. We become shares of his mission. Today when the whole church celebrates the baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are reminded to renew our own baptismal promises.. So it is right to reflect on our own character of baptism. Though Jesus did not require this, he went through this rite in Jordan. Often our character as Christians is never seen in public. We live our lives very quietly and silently. We probably will never be proclaimed as saints in the universal church. But surely our lives will leave a mark on the history of our family. So let us see what today’s three readings tell us? First one tells us how the chosen one of the Lord is endowed with the power of the spirit of God! This empowerment is to bring Justice, peace and light! Haven’t we been waiting for centuries for these two realities to take effect in our lives???? Have we achieved it? How many political statements are made, UNO is established? Have the wars become less, conflicts been resolved? Jesus has surely wrought the works of Justice and Peace. Because he was the Son of Justice, Prince of Peace!!! By going to death the has achieved the purpose for which he came into this world. Now it is up to us to live this and appropriate it into our own lives. We might have to fight for justice, even lay down our lives, it may be painful. How shall we do this by living our Christian call? Dynamically! Actively!!!! In the 2nd reading we hear Peter encouraging the early Christians to accept the sufferings for the grater glory of God! An invitation not easily understood, unless and until we become empowered by God’s spirit which permits us to discern the will of God!!! In the Gospel we find Jesus going through the rudiments of baptismal rite! Though John the Baptist recognizes Jesus. He almost withdraws the action but Jesus requests him to do it as it is a requirement by God to allow him to continue his mission!!! What a humble act???? He voluntarily chose to step into the river Jordan. We see so many our Hindu countrymen stepping into Ganga river, to have their sins washed away!! Often this may be just a superstitious action! But the belief which goes with this may help one to be rid of the evil in the person!!!! For us an immersion in water never takes place, we were baptized as little children. We might never have known this but now as grown up people. We have an opportunity in the baptism of Jesus to see what was done to us long a go. Our baptism has to become more than our countrymen stepping into the waters of Ganges!!!! We can renew our baptismal promises. We can actively renew the promise made at baptism!! Shall we pause for a moment and do so very consciously?????? Silently, personally?????? Your may use your own formulae!!!!! One lesson we can learn from today’s liturgy. Jesus came into this world as a suffering servant and for us his disciples this is the lot. Suffering service is our gift given to us? Shall we accept this willingly???? We are attending this Eucharist as parents, as children, as religious, as people called to serve!!!! How do we live our call????? We as Christians can make this created world a little better place to live. How? By becoming conscious of the nature. We are all invited to be servants of God who has created this universe!!! We are to use it for making the Goodness of God visible!!!! Let us live this reality actively!!!! Wishing all the believing Christians a happy Baptism day!!! Yours ever in the divine word, Fr. Juze Vaz svd

udentice teg rai kannadalipint

ಉದೆಂತಿಚೆ ತೆ ತೇಗ್ ರಾಯ್ ಉದೆಂತಿಚೆ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಶೀ ಜಾಲೆ, ಕಿತೆಂ ತೆಂ ತಾಣಿಂ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಶೀ ಕೆಲಿ? ಆಯ್ಲೆ ತೆ ಉದೆಂತಿ ಥಾವ್ನ್, ನೆಕೆತ್ರಾಚೆರ್ ಹೊಂದೊನ್ ಜೆರುಸಾಲೆಮಾಕ್, ಪಾವ್ತಚ್ ಜೆರುಸಾಲೆಮಾಂತ್, ಮಾಯಾಕ್ ಜಾಲೆಂ ನೆಕೆತ್ರ್, ರಾಯ್ ಜಾಂವ್ಚೊ ರಾಯಾ ಘರಾ ಆಸ್ತೊಲೊ ಮ್ಹುಣ್, ಪಾತ್ಯೆವ್ನ್ ಹೆರೊದಿಕ್ ವಿಚಾರಿ ತೆ? ಹೆರೊದ್ ಖ್ಹಂಯ್ ದೆವಾಚೆಂ ಉತಾರ್ ಪಾಳ್ತಾ? ಇಚಾರ್ತಾ ಆಪ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಯಾಜಕಾಂಕ್-ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ್ಯಾಂಕ್, ಘಾಬ್ರೆವ್ನ್, ಖಂಯ್ ಜಲ್ಮಾತಾ ಜುದೆವಾಂಚೊ ರಾಯ್ ಜೆಜು? ಬೆತ್ಲೆಹೆಂಮಾತ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಶೆರಾಂತ್. ಆಯ್ಕೊನ್ ಹೆರೊದ್ ಮ್ಹುಣಾಲೊ ಉದೆಂತಿಚಾ ರಾಯಾಂಕ್, ವೊಚಾ ಆನಿಂ ನಮಾನ್ ಕರಾ ತ್ಯಾ ರಾಯಾಕ್, ಸಾಂಗಾ ಮಾಕಾ ತಾಣೆಂ ಜಲ್ಮಾಲ್ಲೊ ನಿಂಗಂಠ್ ಜಾಗೊ, ಹಾಂವೀ ವೊಚೊನ್ ತಾಕಾ ನಮಾನ್ ಕರ್ತಾಂ ಆನಿಂ ರಾಂಯಾಚೊ ಮಾನ್ ದಿತಾಂ. ಆಸ್ಲೆಲೆಂ ಕಪಟ್ ಹೆರೊದಿಚಾ ಮೊನಾಂತ್, ಕಳ್ಳೆಂ ದೆವಾಚಾ ದುತಾಂಕ್, ಮ್ಹುಳೆ ವೊಚಾ ದುಸ್ರ್ಯಾ ವಾಟೆನ್ ತುಮಿಂ, ರಾಯಾನೊ ಉದೆಂತಿಚಾ, ಮಾರುಂಕ್ ಚಿಂತ್ಲಾಂ ರಾಯಾನ್ ಜೆಜು ಬಾಳ್ಕಾಕ್ ಆತಾಂಚ್. ಆಯ್ಕೊಂ ಹೆ ಉದೆಂತಿಚೆ ರಾಯ್ ಗೆಲೆ ತಾಂ-ತಾಚಾ ಘರಾ ದುಸ್ರ್ಯಾ ವಾಟಾನಿಂ ಜಾಲೊ ಹೆರೊದ್ ರಾಗಾರ್ ಮಾರ್ಲೆಂ ಸರ್ವಾ ಲ್ಹಾನಾ ಭುರ್ರ್ಗಾಂಕ್ ಜಿವೆಶಿಂ. ಜಾಲಿ ಬೊಬ್ ಹಾಕ್ ಮಾಂಯಾಂಚಿ ಸಗ್ಳ್ಯಾ ಬೆತ್ಲೆಹೆಂಮ್ ಶೆರಾಂತ್. ಬಾಪ್ ಜುಜೆ ವಾಸ್ ಎಸ್.ವಿ,ಡಿ.

Epiphany of the Lord 2014

Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ: 2014 05-01-14 Theme: Light dispels Darkness 1st reading Is. 60:1-6 God’s light in Jesus will gather all nations. 2nd Reading Eph. 3:2-3 5-6 We are promised to be light of nations. GospelMt:2:1-12 Non believers respond to the invitation to worship, the Lord through the star. For us Christians the sign of the visibility of God’s plan is Epiphany. God appears to us in his son. We have accepted his invitation to be his followers. On our pilgrimage to follow him there are various hurdles. Though the three wise men who came from the East reached the expected Lord and King but still their idea of a king was in the palace of a King. When they enquire about this the king is perplexed. Though he is familiar about this prophesy he is not ready to receive him. He wants to do away with this unexpected usurper of the kingdom. He would be jobless. So he wants to secretly find from the wise men the whereabouts of the king. He invites them and seeks their cooperation to find the King of the Jews. They promise to return when they have found him. Eventually they find the star that led them to the king. They happily worship the Lord and king and offer him their humble offering of Gold, myrrh and frankincense. In our attempt to find the Lord in our pilgrimage we find many Herods on the way. Who will secretly seek our cooperation to find the Lord. Rather than discerning the right path we fall prey to the temptations of such Herods. These hurdles are blockades to our spiritual excellence. Have to become aware of these hurdles and blocks. It is because of God’s magnanimity he has chosen us to be his messengers of love. We have to respond to his invitation to be these good ambassadors. Let this Epiphany bring the needed grace to devote our lives to be light to people who wallow in darkness. We have begun a new year 2011 in our lives. This is an opportunity to us to be constantly ready to face the divine in our lives. With much love and prayerful wishes of happiness for the year 2011 Yours ever in the divine word, Fr. Juze vaz svd

teg raay

udentice teg te raay udentice jyotiXi jale , kiten ten taaNin jyotixi keli? aaile te udenti thavun, neketracer hondon Jerusalemak, pavtac Jerusalemak, mayak jalen neketr, raay jaavunco raya ghara astolo moN,, patevn herodik vicari the?? herod khyan devacen utar paLta?? icarta aplya yajakank-xaxtryank, ghabreven, , Khayn jalmala judevanco raay Jezu?? Bethlehemanthlya Xerant. aikon herod moNalo udenticya rayank, vocaa aani namaan karaa tya rayak, sanga makan taNen jalmallo niGhantT jaago, haveen vocon taka naman kartan ani, rayanco maan ditan. aslelen kapat herod rayaca monanth, kaLLen devacya dutank, mhuLen voca tumi dusrya vaten , rayano voca dusrya Vaten tumin marink cintlan herod rayani jezu baLkak aataanc. aaykon hen udentice raay gele tan-tanca Ghara dusrya vaatanini. jaalo herod Ragaar maarlen sarvaa lahnnha Bhurgyank jivexin. jaali haak bob maayaanci sagLyaa bethehem Xerant. Baap Juze Vas svd.