Friday, December 27, 2019

Christmas Celebration with family

Yesterday....our family gathered together for Christmas dinner....big family.....9 grandchildren...a lot fun and noise...everyone expecting a Christmas gift....they received what they expected....what smiles and joy on their faces.....







Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Merry Christmas

Christmas is a feast of our redemption and salvation....the birth of Jesus brings about salvation, peace, joy and happiness.....it is a day of rejoicing and happiness because the saviour has been born...the doors of salvation are opened to all of us....He came for all and lived for all...
 The joy and happiness is because Christ is born to dispel the darkness and bring about peace and light for the Universe...
 Let us concentrate on the Christ in the Christmas...he restores broken relationships between God and Man....
 Let us not remember Baby Jesus in the Crib but let us give him birth in our hearts...
 Let us think of others as God thought of us....gave us a new life and hope to live like him....
 Let us look at our personal lives during this Christmas.....
 Not just external celebration but internal celebration....
Let us imitate Mother Mary, Joseph and Shepherds.....each one of them sacrificed their dreams to do the will of the Lord....

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Wedding of Nephew and Niece!!!!!!!!

From Month of November to January in Vasai most Catholics arrange the weddings as it is a winter time....every Sunday all over Vasai many weddings take place....one can see a festive environment and mood all over...our weddings are big as the whole village participates and many guests turn up to bless the couple....it is like 800 to 1000 people for the wedding....well participated Eucharist a d then followed by Lunch.....
 Nephew and Niece.....
 Filling the Church documents
 signing the documents done immediately after the Mass









Friday, December 20, 2019

Mother Mary Serves!!!!!!!Invites us to do the same

She accepted the call BE THE MOTHER OF THE SON OF GOD
 she conceived Christ in her womb and then made haste to help Elizabeth. When Jesus resides within us, he will always send us out to others who are in need.
 Jesus makes us missionaries...missionaries in the house, family, places of work, parish and villages where we live....missionaries of love and peace..
 any act of love towards the others is a service done to the Lord who gives us all....
 In Baroda I met one Gentleman names Mr. Alpesh who has a small business but two years ago with demonitazation the business did not do well...money stopped coming...about ten employees dependent on him....yet he managed by mortgaging wife's gold and jewellery......one of the employees suddenly lost eye sight and they had no money but Mr. Aplesh made all the arrangements to treat the employees.....he saw that everything was paid for.....the employee recovered ....he shared with me many examples where he did really was a missionary.....he said he wants to help his employees first....he does a lot of charity for needy and genuine poor ones.
 Mother Mary sets an example.....let us follow to be the Missionaries wherever we are....

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Gujarati Cultural Night for the Guests at Aum Health Centre

The Health Centre organises one cultural evening for the participants...the whole family of the owner prepares the cultural evening including food....dances......we took advantage of the event by singing Christmas Carols......giving them a message of peace and love.....I prayed for the family and the well being of all participants.....it was a wonderful and entertaining evening....