St. Sebastian Church

We are living in a world full of uncertainty, anxiety and fear.The impact of the Corona virus has been so severe that the extent of unimaginable damage to mankind has been stretched by the day.Adding to the misery are the huge scams and bulldozing of unwanted projects in the guize of progress and development.Today’s world is characterized by a loss of moral values and a lack of integrity.There is an absolute need for more integrity, whether it be in one’s personal life, the workplace or in society.Only integrity can save us as a nation and the whole human race.In the midst of it all,we need to thank the Almighty for being with us in these difficult times.We have come thus far with hope and confidence in God.Hope that things will turn out for the best…constantly looking forward to that positive outcome. Read more

On November 14^th Children’s Day, we celebrate all children across the board, and loveable they all are. As the poet Wordsworth says Children when they come into this world are

“But trailing clouds of glory do we come

From God, who is our home

Heaven lies about us in our infancy!

Shades of the prison-house begin to close

Upon the growing boy”

The Shades of the prison house are what the child is subjected to in his / her growing years. As parents we need to examine whether we are the shades of the prison house  ‘ that ‘ crib, cabin and confine – hinder our kids from growing up to be the men and women they are meant to be. Thomas Harris in his best seller ‘I’m OK. You’re OK’ speaks of  4 life positions viz:

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We all know that Jesus is King of Heaven and Earth. This is a truth we celebrate in November, on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time which is followed by the 1^st Sunday of Advent.

Let’s go on a tangent to ponder on two other significant days in November, i.e. All Saints Day and All Souls Day. These two days are like two sides of a coin.

On all Saints Day we remember the saints who are in Heaven because they chose to follow Jesus – King of Heaven & Earth. They have the joy of seeing God face to face forever. Read more

We believe in GOD, the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints and forgiveness of sins. This is the doctrine of the Holy Catholic Church and we all accept it as a part of our life and salvation of our soul.

The month of November is a month beginning with the 1^st date as we remember all the saints, all holy people who did the will of GOD, totally sacrificed and enjoyed to do the will. They fully believed in Him and gave their 100% to our GOD, and GOD in turn rewarded them with Heaven. They live in communion with Saints. Read more

In January 2020, WHO declared International Concern at the outbreak of the Coronavirus.  In March 2020, it declared it a pandemic, since it had spread worldwide.

WHO and public health officials, including India, are on a war footing, trying to contain the spread, and find an effective treatment n vaccine. In the meanwhile however, people are much stressed and anxious with the new way of living.  The WHO’s Department of MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE USE has come up with some considerations for people of different groups.

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Covid-19 vo sadhea utran Corona virus, mhonnlear azun jivar koddkoddo ieta. Unnem zaunche suvater amchea Bharotant hem odik choddot asa. Disak 1200 Covid-an lok morot asa. Oslea vellar fattlo il’lo ugddas kelear amkam odik faideachem zatelem xem mhaka dista.

Italy desant jednam Covid-19 pavlem tednam March 27, 2020 disa tancho soglleam von chodd (maximum) lok 921 eka disa melo. Tache adim he birankull Covid piddek lagun lok morta mhonn Pap Saib Francis hannem lokak ghottai diunk ani Deva koddlean pekovnni magun Mars-ache 28ver, 2020 ek magnneachi sanz dovorli. Te sanje Pap Saib, St. Pedru-che Basilica mukhar ekloch pausant bhizot cholun ailo ani eka adlea/pornnea khursak gheun magnnem kelem. Ho bhov povitr khuris Roma-cho Sant Marcello he Igorjent aslo. Hech Igorjek ek pautt adim uzo laglolo punn hoch khuris ojeapanim vattoulolo. Sangtat ki adim anik ek pautt 1522 vorsa, Roma xarant pidda ail’li tednam hoch khuris gheun lokan pursanv kaddlelem ani tea uprant Roma xarachi tea kall-a voili pidda bori zaloli. Read more

For every beginning, there is always an end.In all possible cases,be it a meeting,a sporting event, cultural or political event, religious or social events, all have a definite ending.
For the past several months, we are being held captive,so to say,by this dreaded virus, the COVID-19. It’s initial strike was in China,at the fag end of last year and it is still continuing to hit at will,in every nook and corner of the world.At the end of the day, this pandemic too has to end and it will definitely end.We need to have total Faith in our heavenly Father who is our main healer of every possible sickness.The Bible contains a clear definition of Faith in Hebrews 11:1….”Now Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen”…. Having this Read more

The second letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians is one of the Proto Pauline letters. St. Paul himself wrote this letter before or after reaching Ephesus from Corinth and Titus carried this letter to Corinth. St. Paul wrote this letter because his second visit to Corinth was a failure. Someone insulted him publicly and undermined his authority with the community (2 Cor 2:5-11). St. Paul uses lot of metaphors, imageries, etc. in his writings. He used the imagery of “clay jars” which is our focus in this article. The imagery of clay is also used by Prophet Jeremiah (Jer 19:1) and Prophet Isaiah (Is 45:9). The verse “2 Cor 4:7” is also important because one of the main theme in the second letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians is “Glory of God” which is expressed in this verse. Read more

World Mission Sunday is a day set aside for the entire Catholic Church throughout the world to renew its commitment to the Missionary Movement. It is a day earmarked in the Catholic Church on the Penultimate Sunday of October every year since 1926.

Pope Pius XI declared it as a day to renew, commit, support and pray for the Missions and the Missionaries who work in the remotest villages around the World. In the Hot Sun or in the wildest winter, where there is deficiency of food for the people. The Missionary leaves the comfort zone and works for the poor and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to the people. Read more

By now, we all would have noticed that our every encounter, be it with a friend or a stranger; every conversation on the phone or otherwise; every thought, word or deed in the privacy of our own company, begins or ends with the subject of the virus. It may be as a joke, a fear, an advice or a prediction of the future. There is a definite merger of the way we are handling our health and dealing with the virus and even politics.

As another month goes brushing past us, we now understand and accept that there is no 1^st of any month, for the end of the virus. Our life has undergone a change – spiritually, psychologically, physically, socially, financially, and globally. Let us look at the future as a “Journey” that we all have to travel together. Everything is undergoing a transformation. Read more