Sunday, May 31, 2020

Pentecost Celebration in a Novitiate of the Carmelite sisters!!!!!!!

The Feast of Pentecost this year undercook down was very quite and simple...no big charismatic rallies and prayer services.....But we the La Vernaites conducted an Holy Hour on Saturday evening preceded by the praying of the Rosary....
 Morning Eucharist of the Pentecost in the Novitiate of Carmelites.....16 Novices and 15 Junior sisters...

 At the end of the Eucharist each Novice and Sister received a souvenir on which the various gifts of the Holy Spirit are printed.....


 The Novice Mistress gets the gift of Understanding and wisdom






 The entire community.....of sisters....we celebrate Eucharist once a week for them.....it is just outside our campus of La Verna

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Getting ready for the Monsoon at La Verna

Lockdown and few students are here at La Verna...we do a lot of manual work devoting one hour in the morning and one in the evening...keeping is fit like fiddle....it is very hot....after 9am the temperatures here go up to 40 degrees.....so we start early and wind up early....we have some land on which we cultivate vegetables and some fruit trees are planted....

Close to our Formation house a place called Koregaon park where a builder is constructing a housing colony and excavation is going on and good soil is brought to our campus ...it is good for cultivation


Brothers are levelling the soil and preparing for Monsoon



Preached a retreat the novices of Carmelite sisters of Trivendrum

Life is a great Teacher......Be Humble to Learn......


We know and experience in our life that anything good or valuable and useful is not easily accepted by people initially. People talk about it negatively and criticize and then make a wrong propoganda about it. They try to stop the positive influence of that truth and goodness on the people for their benefits. They reject totally but later the truth will always shine like the diamond which will shine anywhere. Let us be like people who accept anything that builds up and not breaks and divides us due to selfish interests of few persons.

God has granted us only one life to be spent and lived for others and ourselves. Life is not meant to be wasted for no reason. We ought to see the beauty in life and move forward see the goodness and beauty all around us. The diamond has value and is accepted and loved because it goes through pain and hardship to be an object of admiration. We have a chance to be a diamond so that others will take and receive us for our face value. 

Life is like a Sun rays, they dispel the darkness and bring about brightness and shining all around us. Human life is given to us so that we may instill and infuse in others the rays of hope and confidence in others so that so much bad can be dispeled and destroyed. Let us shining and life changing rays……

To be happy and contended in life you don’t need money, wealth, friends, vacations, Big house, expensive cars and big connections, you need to be basically happy because happiness is inside business. The biggest need in life is that we are happy inside….the material things cannot make us happy forever. 

Life teaches us every beautiful and immemorable lessons which we cannot forget till we are alive on the face of the earth. These days people who are affected by Corona virus are experiencing hunger and thirst it teaches a lessons which is strong. They have no money, again teaches a lesson of being nothing, broken hearts and minds, rejection and dejectio by loved ones and civil authority can teach many things in life, when people don’t value who you are, people just ignore you because you are poor, you have no name and face because you don’t belong to the most rich and famous,,,,,,no university and college degrees can teach you these lessons which our present situation can…..

There are people who are wise but very simple and humble who make a deep impact on the lives of the others. They don’t show any signs of pride and self-righteousness at all. They are the best examples for imitation for anyone who would life to be wise. When a wise person becomes pride and boasts about the wisdom and knowledge that he has, both turn into poison that destorys everything in society. Let us be wise but at the time be humble, because it becomes sweetness which brings about reform and change.
   

Friday, May 22, 2020

Face it with Determination!!!!!!Dedication





There are big problems in life and we try to avoid or run away from them. But facing the problems with courage and truth can lead us to a goal and result that will benefit not oneself but the entire universe. The problems whether they are big or small, complicated or uncomplicated they are problems which has a solution in the corner of our hearts. We got to search these answers and solutions….we will fail umpteen times but never give up the race or run away from the battle

We are standing at the crossroads today….individual persons too stand at the crossroads and have no way to go…confused and disturbed, stressed and depressed ….but we cannot just throw up our hands in the air and shirk responsibility or say we are powerless to face this pandemic….these situations which seem to be grappling us down with no respite at all…we got to face these challenge with faith, devotion, determination and optimism. Pessimism will aggravate the problems and lead us to destruction. We need action to meet the challenges of today’s world….the problems and situations are too many….but got to address them unitedly…

Humanity needs to find an answer to take an action…promote collaboration and cooperation among the nations to find answers. We are not out of control but we need to try even we know that results are not going to be positive at first instant….courage in humanity makes us to take courageous and devoted actions which will support and bring about a change in the society. We need to care for the other not with lofty goals of being famous or rewards but just to show that we are connected….disconnect with another human being is not what is expected from us but embracing one and all. Deep and supportive action and attitude towards a suffering humanity.

Monday, May 18, 2020

Don’t Dwell on Negative!!!!!!!


These day we hear many speaking negatively about the Corona situation….the poor and rich, famous and infamous, grandparents and children all speaking negatively of the effects of the Corona virus, how it is going to destroy us, how the economy will go down, how the poor are going to die of hunger….you open any news TV channel and you will hear the anchors either screaming or shouting and throwing at you the negative Bomb….which is more destructive than the virus itself….it really works on us….many get psychologically affected, some of them have ended their lives, many have closed them in, not talking and dialoguing with any one…the impact and results of the negative talks are many…..


I think we need to talk more positively. How we can overcome and observe the guidelines given by the government. Trying to help someone who may not be in a better situation as we are. Some of them may not even get hot breakfast and meals as we get. We are comfortable and confident of sailing through this pandemic because we got investments and fat bank balance. Can we think of those who have not bank balances and nothing in pockets, cannot even buy a candy for their crying babies? 


Can we think positively about men and women walking back to their villages, many of them dying of hunger….some pregnant women giving birth on the way in an unhygienically conditions…..let us not dwell on the negative but focus on what we have and possess….focus on the one who is really suffering….



We are hearing and reading every day that many men and women are losing their jobs all over the world…..many young ones who just began to dream and got their dream jobs and began to live the lives of peace and happiness and suddenly collapsed due to the virus…there are fears and less confidence now….they look at their future with no aims and goals as everything seems to be ended….can we think about these young ones….can we impact their lives with positive talks…show them hope….instil confidence in their drooping spirit..

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Perpetual Profession of two Brothers in two different Places

 Br. Julies Rodrigues had his perpetual profession in our Capuchin Friary and Parish, Umralle Vasai.....he is hailing from the same parish....Brothers Rajesh, Joel and Amol prepared him for the perpetual vows...this morning at 8.30am with the presence of his parents and brothers he professed his perpetual vows into the hands of Br. Rajesh, provincial delegate....
 Br. David made his perpetual vows in our noviciate house at Katta, Malvan at 10.30 am in the presence of his parents and family....Br. Benhur received his vows as a provincial delegate....along with him were Brothers Amol, Ashok and Suresh.....