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Three million young people attendedthe final MassRyan International Groupof institutions in association with the

Thames Valley Summer School (TVSS), UnitedKingdom created a platform for the students toattend the prestigious TVSS English SummerSchool at Oundle and Sevenoaks. As a part of theprogram they stayed at some of the most presti-gious English boarding schools with studentsfrom more than 30 nationalities. For the past 39years, TVSS courses have been among the mostconsistent popular programs in UK and here wasa life time opportunity for Ryanites to make themost of it. Under the able direction of Dr. A. F.Pinto, Chairman & Madam Grace Pinto, MD, RyanGroup, Ryan has always created opportunities forRyanites at global forums. This was truly aninternational and eclectic experience for all the students tolive in UK for 2 weeks with students from across the world.

Ryanites attended English classes and participatedin various excursion programs along with students from

across the Globe. “Students from Russia, Spain,China and Italy were also a part of this study. Theintegral theme was to break international bound-aries, integrate cultures and become proficient inthe Universal language, English. This was one ofthe many initiatives we undertake to make eachRyanite a Global citizen,” said Mrs. Alice Vaz, whoaccompanied the students along with Mrs.Katherine James.

Students prepared for the most prestigiousTrinity College English speaking examination alongwith the other students. It was a proud moment forall when the results were declared as all the stu-dents passed out with flying colors. While sharingabout this international experience, Mst. Ayushsaid, “I have never had so many good friends fromso many different countries at the same time. Ilearnt so much from them about their culture, food

and traditions. I am proud of my school for this excellentopportunity.”

As part of the program the students also visitednumerous historical destinations in London, Oxford, Can-terbury, Brighton and Cambridge. Special guided tourswere organised to the National Portrait Gallery, NationalGallery, British Museum, Natural History Museum, Sci-ence Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum, OxfordCollege, National Maritime Museum and Sea Life Centre.Various academic forums and discussions were held withthe students about English art, history, poets, authors andcinema. Mst. Nihal Nair said “This was the most amazinglearning experience I have ever had and I am grateful tomy School, Ryan International for such a wonderful expo-sure to internationalism in school life.”

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The Ivory Towers of IndiaThe last few days the National news channels

on television have seen so much of animated action that it shocked and galvanised

even the most laid-back among the citizens intoaction! These good souls that nonchalantly dis-miss the misdemeanours of our leaders until troubleknocks on their very doors, have now launchedlengthy debates on the growing chasm that irrepa-rably divides India into two! The rulers do not wishto bridge the gap while the ruled cannot reach outto the other side! Public gatherings have turnedinto a mini parliament discussing what the elected representatives choose toturn a blind eye to-their own reluctance to go to the people. Those living in ivorytowers of India have lost their appetite for the diet of grass roots!

All that political apathy in public has armed the people with courage toquestion the high and mighty and their decisions. Nothing spectacular, just theabsence of ground realties in government files. The people of this country wishto quiz their representatives on matters of grave importance to the welfare of thenation. In a Democratic, Socialist, Republic like India what makes it possible forthe ivory towers of the politicians to exist next to the growing slums and tarpaulinsheds of the poor? Why are the politicians so cut off from ground reality that theircruel statements ridicule the people and rub salt on their wounds caused by run-away prices, food beyond their reach and unemployment? Why do those ingovernance ignore the facts about their failure, pointed out by the people of thiscountry?

What is worrisome to the nation watching their Netas is the swift angryreaction of those on television panels when they face the citizens. They flare up,unable to face the truth that is in direct contrast to what they intend to project- arosy picture of the land of Utopia! Do they expect the common man to believe andbe content with the inane statistics and reports by the scores of commissionsappointed by them? Blaming the media for all their ills is the latest fashion! It ispainful to the viewer when the denial mode manifests in raised voices andshouting matches that drown any opposing view. From the ground it looks thatcushioned by the perks they dole out for themselves, these people refuse tocome down from their ivory towers and get their feet dirty in the muck of thecitizens’ problems!

The questions being asked by the people on the streets, the vegetable

Vera Alvares

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Contentspg. 3 - The Ivory Towers of Indiapg. 4 - 26 July - Parents’ Day Uni-

versalpg. 7 - Reader's Viewspg 8 - Newspg 10 - Salute To All Parsis .....pg 11 - Pope Francis Draws 3M Rio

Vigilpg 14 - Having a Positive Attitudepg 15 - Solomon - God Was Pleased

With His Prayer for Wisdompg 16 - Parental Fights Are Harmful

For Kidspg 18 - Make Your Groceries Last

Longarpg 19 - Inspirationpg 20 - Matrimonialspg 23 - Anglicans Plan To Take On

The Money Lenders

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The gospels do not mention theparents of Our Lady and, so, notmuch is known about them. But

the Proto-Gospel of Saint James, dat-ing back to the middle of the secondcentury, names them as Anna—orHannah which means “grace”—andJoachim, denoting “Yahweh saves”,and declares that their daughter Marywas born in answer to fervent prayerafter a long childless marriage.

Faith lineage - Saints Anne andJoachim came from a stock that rosefrom the faith of Abraham, a peopleformed by Moses, whose Exodus ex-perience is steeped in a thirst for know-ing God’s face. Anne is glorious amongthe saints because it was in her that theImmaculate Conception per se cameto be enshrined—Mary wasconceived in her womb with-out the stain of original sin soas to be a receptacle fit for theindwelling of God’s own Son.Mary having become theMother of God, Anne was ineffect the “grandmother” ofthe Messiah. France andCanada have two of the mostpopular shrines in the worlddedicated to her, viz. SaintAnne d’Auray in Britanny, and SaintAnne de Beaupre near Quebec. Thereis also a church named after her inJerusalem, believably built on the siteof the very home she and Joachim

lived in.The individual observance of the

feasts of Saint Anne and of SaintJoachim is of ancient origin inthe Eastern Church (4th cen-tury). However, in bringingMary to the temple at the age ofthree years and dedicating herto the service of God infulfilment of their promise, herparents do come across asperfect role models of fidelity,diligence, piety and modestyfor Christian parents of everyage and culture. Indeed, by

1585, this single event itself came to beseen as so important that Pope SixtusV made the feast of the Presentation ofMary (21 November) a liturgical obser-vance in the Western Church. Thestrong character of Mary as seen in her

decision making, her steadfastness inthe face of crises, her practice of con-tinuous prayer, her devotion to the lawsof her Jewish faith, her concern forothers are all indicative of the close-knit, loving and God-fearing family up-bringing she had had—undeniably, anupbringing that facilitated her “fiat”,setting in motion God’s plan of Salva-tion for all humankind.

A salubrious change - Initially, 26July marked the feast of Saint Annealone, celebrating “Mother’s Day”, un-til it came to be observed as Parents’Day by the Church, celebrating thefeast of Saints Anne and Joachim aspatrons of all Catholic parents, andwith good reason too. Today morethan ever, given the testing times Chris-tian marriage and the family are goingthrough, this feast, on the one hand,reminds parents and grandparents oftheir responsibility to keep alive thepractice of traditional human values asa promise of hope for future genera-tions; on the other, it reminds the youngthat the greater perspective of the old,their depth of experience and under-standing of life’s profound rhythms areall part of wisdom not to be ignored oreven taken for granted.

Sadly, however, though over theyears, our parishes have been celebrat-ing the feast in various ways, the em-

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Have a Parish-churchdedicated to Saints AnneAND Joachim. In fact,practically every dioceseis known to have a Churchdedicated to Saint Anne[Bombay has two, one atMazgon and the other atBandra], but none to SaintJoachim.

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phasis given to that day is no match forthat given to Mother’s Day (May) andFather’s Day (June), be it on the socialcircuit or in Church circles. Specialcards and gifts marking Mother’s Dayand Father’s Day flood the market,Celebrants at Mass as well as Catholicperiodicals dwelling at length on thevirtues of a good father and a goodmother.

We have Catholic-run publishinghouses, presses and book-centresacross the country bringing out greet-ing cards for all occasions, and galaChristmas-card sales organized forcharity in our parish-church com-pounds; but not a single greeting cardcelebrating Parents’ Day is availableeven in Catholic-run stores or parishbook-stalls!

Christian Marriage - Married loveparticularly reveals its true nature andnobility when we realize that it takes itsorigin from God, who “is love,” theFather “from whom every family inheaven and on earth is named.” That isthe Christian perspective on marriageas outlined in Humanae Vitae 8 (1968).And yet, with each passing year, mixedmarriages – many of which do notconform to the Church’s viewpoint -have begun to emerge more as thenorm rather than an exception. SaintPaul exhorts children thus: “Honouryour father and mother..... so that itmay be well with you and you may livelong on the earth” [Ephesians 6:2-3].But how can the modern child really‘honour’ his/her parents when singleparenthood continues gaining groundeven as live-in relationships that obvi-ously exclude responsible parenthoodnot merely continue to thrive but arebeing increasingly glorified, the partiesconcerned least bothered about whatthe dictionary terms the progeny insuch relationships? Further, with gov-ernment notifications ensuring that alive-in partner is to be treated on parwith the wife, courts affirming that sexualrelations maketh a couple husbandand wife and, worse, certain familiesconsciously encouraging their marriedchildren/siblings/friends in their extra-marital affairs, the twin institution ofmarriage and the family is clearly un-der serious threat.

As responsible human personsand as baptized members of the Mys-tical Body of Christ, both as individualsand as a community, what is our re-sponse?

A possible solution - The Church,both in India and universally, mustneeds get into top gear on the issue.And so I suggest that every diocese –

1. Have a Parish-church dedicated toSaints Anne AND Joachim. In fact, prac-tically every diocese is known to havea Church dedicated to Saint Anne[Bombay has two, one at Mazgon andthe other at Bandra], but none to SaintJoachim. In every diocese we haveparish units striving to build newchurches subsequent to becoming full-fledged parishes, as also parishesworking towards rebuilding theirs onaccount of wear-and-tare or lack ofspace, each dedicated to some saintor other. At least one of these could bededicated to the patrons of ourparents. If that’s not possible, a par-ish-church named after Saint Annecould well be re-dedicated to SaintsAnne and Joachim.

2. Obtain from the Vatican the privilegeof a special indulgence for parentsvisiting such a church as a marriedcouple annually [or at least once intheir lifetime] to place their marriageand family under the patronage of Saints

Anne and Joachim. Here, it would bepertinent to bear in mind that, thoughnothing much may be known aboutthese holy individuals, to them goesthe credit of giving their only child anupbringing that made her “fiat” pos-sible, thus setting into motion God’splan of salvation for all humankind.

3. Dissociate itself from the observanceof both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day,discouraging parishes and clergy fromeven making mention of the day’s ob-servance. Instead, make appropriateuse Parents’ Day to expostulate on thevirtues of a good father and mother.

4. Have seminars/rallies organized atdiocesan/deanery/parish level/sthroughout the month of July on topicssuch as CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE & THEFAMILY, CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE &CHRISTIAN PARENTHOOD, CHRIS-TIAN MARRIAGE & SOCIETY,PLANNED PARENTHOOD, THECHRISTIAN FAMILY & SOCIAL ETH-ICS and so on.

In conclusion, it may be pointedout that the above recommendationsin no way purport to be a panacea forall ills concerning marriage and thefamily. But there’s no gainsaying thefact that the message the consider-ation given to those recommendationssends out is a highly positive one.

Initially, 26 July markedthe feast of Saint Annealone, celebrating“Mother’s Day”, until itcame to be observed asParents’ Day by theChurch, celebrating thefeast of Saints Anne andJoachim as patrons ofall Catholic parents, andwith good reason too.

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vendor, the peon in the school, thesweeper in the hospital, the carpenter,the cart-puller and others are an indica-tion that the people have been pushedtoo far, with their backs against the wall.There is sorrow, misery. Since there isno way the rulers are interested in hear-ing these voices of anguish and pain,they presume things are rolling on well-oiled wheels. Beneath the deafeningsilence of the lambs lies the infernothreatening to devour the very founda-tions of this nation.

The country under the present re-gime has seen scams of great magni-tude that siphoned off money that couldhave eased the problems of the poor,provided better jobs, medical facilities,housing and education. But either thelaw courts are dragging their feet or the‘caged parrot’ is singing its master’stune or simply speaking, might boughtwith ill-gotten wealth is proving to beright! What happened to fair play- ‘what

is food for the gander is food for thegoose’ law of equality?

The common man can now seethrough the ‘political conspiracy’ theglib excuse of the corrupt, to under-stand the devious designs that ensurethe growing clout of the same set ofpolitical dynasties and clans. Themasses of India deliberately confined todark compartments of illiteracy, genderdisparity, casteism and ‘traditions’ arecontent with the occasional crumbsthrown at them. A dual system of justiceand governance flourishing under thepatronage of those in power defiantlykeeps the dominant section in societyhappy. While the rich are content ma-nipulating the chessmen on the gover-nance board the poor are too busyeking out an existence even to care.That leaves none to question the ridicu-lous presumptions according to whichthe co-ordinates of governance are cal-culated. The bleeding continues butthe sufferings have become a way oflife!

Can the circumstances in Francewhen queen Marie Antoinette utteredthose arrogant and offensive words, “Ifthere is no bread let them eat cake! “belikened to the condition of present Indiawhere those in power show their utterdisdain for the citizens with words suchas, “ let them eat with one rupee… letthem eat what they want…” or five ru-pees or twelve rupees or “ it’s no con-cern of mine!!” A famous philosopherstated that revolutions are born whenthe people of a country can stand theexploitation no longer…how long be-fore India’s poor issue a wake-up call?

How did this happen? There usedto be a fake theatrical humility whenNetas with folded hands and Gandhitopis used to magnanimously declarethat they are ‘public servants’. How didthey become Rajas? Since when havethe elected representatives assumedthat India is their personal fiefdom andthe people their slaves? Is there an endto the aspirations of those self-servingleaders that hanker to remain in powerdespite illness and fading faculties?There are no answers.

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Cardinal SimonPimenta. R.I.P.

Cardinal Simon Pimenta alwaystreasured his childhood memories. Onone occasion, he was invited to inau-gurate a Community Center behind theSt.John The Evangelist Church com-pound. The speaker mentioned that,although the Cardinal was born andbred in Marol, he might not be familiarwith the new Center.

The Cardinal jocularly retorted ‘Imight not be familiar with the Center.However, i would like to remind youthat, as a young boy, i spent my child-hood here in Marol. I still rememberclimbing the mango trees that existedin this verdant jungle’. He then went onto deliver a stirring discourse on ‘TheInner Man’ whom we so often tend toignore.

On another occasion, CardinalPimenta was delivering a sermon in theChurch. Incidentally, the Church isnoted for the stray dogs wanderingaround, blissfully ignoring the DivinePresence. A stray dog entered andsettled down before the lectern. Cardi-nal Pimenta jokingly rose to the occa-sion, and said, ‘I feel like St. Francis ofAssisi. Even the dogs come to listen tomy sermon!” R.I.P. Cardinal Pimenta.Thank you for the memories!

—Denis Khan

No Challenge toGoan ChristiansThis is with reference to the news

item ‘Challenges of being a Goan Chris-tian discussed’ ( Secular Citizen July8). In the first place, it is surprising thatsuch a topic should have been chosenfor a seminar organized by the Jesuitfathers at the Rachol seminary todeepen the faith of the laity, especiallyin the year of faith. Christians and Hin-dus in Goa have been living In commu-nal harmony with people of other faithswithout any challenges for years to-gether, unlike other states in the coun-try which are often plagued and rav-aged by communal disturbances lead-ing to violence and killings. It is there-fore felt that no useful purpose wasserved by holding the seminar and

raking up past history with frivolousand misleading views that could trig-ger communal discord in Goan soci-ety. It is also incorrect to state thatSaivism and Vaishnavism do not relateto Hinduism . Both are cults of Hindugods Shiva and Vishnu respectivelyand have been in existence for centu-ries. Finally, why do need to develop atheology of the colonial past when wealready have painful reminders of theInquisition and its ‘acts of faith’ forwhich the church has apologized sev-eral times in the past and which is nowpast history to be forgotten. Let usconfine ourselves to our holy scrip-tures only if we need to revive anddeepen the faith of the faithful

—A. F. Nazareth, Porvorim , Goa.

Try the Beroean Way -‘Where has all our cour-

age gone?’ – July 8, 2013Sincere Congratulations to the

writer for his incisive speech at the LaityConsultation, Mumbai.

Jesus Christ accomplished HisMission among the Jews. Thereafter,He Commissioned His Apostles topreach the Good News to Jerusalem,Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.(Acts 1:8).

When the Apostle Paul wentabroad to the Gentiles, they had neverheard about Jesus and the Jewish laws.Paul and Silas therefore, took the helpof the noble minded Beroean Jews toassist them in their mission.

‘The brethren immediately sentPaul and Silas away by night to Beroea,

[and when they arrived, they went intothe synagogue of the Jews. Now thesewere more noble-minded than those inThessalonica, for they received theword with great eagerness, examiningthe Scriptures daily to see whetherthese things were so. Therefore manyof them believed, along with a numberof prominent Greek women and men.(Acts 17:10 -12).

Vatican II has made an about turnfrom about two centuries of churchcentered religiosity, and formed SmallChristian Communities to encouragethe laity to move out into the world. TheBible is based on an agro economy.Vineyards, sheep, pastures, fig trees,etc. Today, we are living in an urbaneconomy. In the past 28 years (1984)since SCCs were introduced in theParishes, we have about 67952 SCCsamong 4447 parishes in 132 Dioceses(Examiner Editorial -24/08/2012).

As correctly mentioned, Fear andCourage are two sides of the samecoin. The Bible mentions the courageof Elijah who challenged the priests ofBaal (I Kings (8:18 -46) and ran for hislife (1 Kings 19: 1 -15.).

Today, the scenario has changedand the lone whistle blower is imper-iled.

Although Vatican II stressed theinvolvement of the laity in socio- eco –political involvement, the SCCs con-tinue to be grounded in church centricreligiosity. The Civic and Political cells(CPCs) are either cosmetic or FixedDeposit vote banks for the politicalparties.

Some time back, at an Easterservice, the parishioners of a leadingparish were thrilled to note that a mem-ber had been nominated to the apexCouncil of Ministers of a leading politi-cal party. The joy was, however, shortlived as parishioners of other politicalparties strongly protested against theannouncement. All parishioners shouldunite on economic issues.

‘There is neither Jew nor Greek,there is neither slave nor free, there isneither male nor female, for you are allone in Christ Jesus’ (Galatians 3:28).

Virtually all parishes comprise ofGoans, East Indians, Mangloreans, andSouth Indians (GEMS). Every parishsuccessfully organizes events by the

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dominant group. Other Minority groupsalso have divisions. Yet when it comesto the national arena, all communitiesunitedly claim their rights.

Recently, the CBCI allegedly sup-ported the demands of a Minority group.

Sadly, the Minorities’ Commis-sions have been taken over by othercommunities.

We should sincerely strategize ourapproach. Our main bastion is Educa-tion. We have renowned academi-cians who should be supported. Withdue respect, I would like to mention Dr.(Ms.) Adelaide Vaz, Principal, St.Xavier’s Institute of Education. Dr. Vazwas on the Steering Committee forEducation in the 12th Five Year Plan.

Likewise, Committees headed byprominent citizens like Julio Ribeiro,George Menezes, Chottebhai, JohnDayal, Dolphy D’souza etc. should beformed, and they should be given carteblanche in Corruption Combat and Laityissues.

Monthly meetings should invitesuggestions from parishioners, whichcan be collated and processed by thePPCs.

—Denis Khan

PrudentInculturation

This is with reference to thearticle ‘Prudent Inculturation , alwaysexpectable to the church’ by Fr CalistusFernandes (Secular Citizen, July 22),in reply to my letter‘ ‘Dangers ofInculturation’. Fr Calistus is right whenhe says that “inculturation is not wear-ing a dhoti , or using a bullock cart, butmore than that”. Yet, Fr Calistus is infavour of seeing Mother Mary (Our Lady)dressed up as a tribal woman in sariwith an Indian face. Our bishops ac-cording to him also need to do awaywith their mitre, staff and vestmentsand replaced with Indian attire to “freethem from the clutches of the Romanempire” and make them appear unlike“jokers”. Is this Fr calistus’ idea of “Prudent Inculturation? Probably itwould be more appreciated to see ourbishops dressed up in shepherd’s at-tire as shepherds of the church.

—A. F. Nazareth, Goa.

Appeal For Uttarakhand Relief

Good Samaritans, rise to the oc-casion, for those in distress inUttarakhand are crying out to you. Boththe print and electronic media havevividly captured the extent of devasta-tion and destruction. Now that the emer-gency has passed and the army haswithdrawn, so have the TV crews. Thereal work starts now.

Not every one of us can go toUttarakhand to lend a helping hand.Many are also wary of putting their hardearned money in the hands of Govtagencies; for fear that their contribu-tions may not reach the intended ben-eficiaries. There is always a third alter-native.

The Garhwal Hills of Uttarakhand,that bore the brunt of nature’s wrath,are covered by the Diocese of Bijnor,which has its headquarters in Kotdwarin Pauri Garhwal district. I had the op-portunity to visit several mission sta-tions in that diocese when it was in itsinfancy, over 30 years ago. The dioceseis run by the Carmelites of Mary Im-maculate (CMI) congregation andheaded by Bp John Vadakkel CMI.

The diocese is routing its reliefefforts through its Karuna Social Ser-vice Society, led by Rev Pious Philip.He has informed me that so far theyhave ministered to over 2000 familieswith food packets, tarpaulins, beddingand even solar lights, as electric supplyto most of the region has been dis-rupted. The priests and nuns some-times walk 15-20 kms per day to render

assistance and medical relief. Teamsfrom Caritas and Catholic Relief Ser-vices have also reached there. It isestimated that rehabilitation will takeatleast 3 to 4 years.

However, the immediate concernis medical relief and daily sustenance.The missionary schools and churchpremises in Joshimath, Uttarkashi,Srinagar Garhwal and Chinnyialisaurhave been converted into shelter campsfor the homeless. Some of the refugeeshave nothing but the clothes on theirbacks. The relief and rehabilitation workis indeed a Himalayan task, no punintended.

Bp Vadakkel has appealed to theGood Samaritans in the community togenerously assist in the relief and reha-bilitation effort. Contributions mayplease be sent by cheque/ bank draftfavouring KARUNA SOCIAL SERVICESOCIETY and posted to Rev PiousPhilip, Karuna Social Service Society,Balasaur, Kotdwar, Uttarakhand –246149 (Phone No 01382 – 227029).Those with core banking facilities maydeposit their cheques/ cash in the afore-mentioned name in A/c No2181101003870, Canara Bank, KotdwarBranch, IFSC Code: CNRB0002181.Those availing of this mode of paymentare advised to send a confirmatory emailintimating the details of payment topiousbijnor@gmail.com May the dearLord bless yu for your sacrifice andgenerosity.

—chhotebhai

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Award - 2013Conferred OnDolphy Cascia

Vatican City: Pope Francis today ap-pointed new bishops for the diocesesof Sambalpur, Rourkela in Odisha andDiphu in Assam.

Fr. Niranjan Singh of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar archdiocese would takeover as Sambalpur bishop. Fr. KishoreKumar Kujur of Sambalpur diocesewould be the new Rourkela bishop andFr. Paul Mattekatt of the clergy of Diphuwould be the bishop of Diphu diocese.

Fr. Singh, who replaces DivineWord bishop Lukas Kerketta after hisretirement, is currently the professor ofTheology and Moderator of the semi-narians in the archdiocese.

The priest was born on July 20,1961, in Kottama in Berhampur dio-cese, Orissa. He completed his theo-logical studies at the Khristo JyotiMohavidyaloyo Regional Theologateof Sason. He holds a Masters in EnglishLiterature at the University ofBerhampur, an Masters in Theology atthe Vidya Jyoti in Delhi and a Ph.D. inSystematic Theology at the PontificalUrban University in Rome.

He was ordained a priest on 29April, 1991 for the Cuttack-Bhubaneswar archdiocese.

The appointment of Fr. Kujur, whois currently the professor of SacredScripture at the Regional Seminary ofOrissa, came as the Rourkela dioceseis vacant since Feb. 11, 2011 followingthe transfer of Bishop John Barwa, SVD,as the Cuttack-Bhubaneswar arch-bishop.

Fr. Kujur was born Jan. 6, 1964 inGaibira in Rourkela, Orissa. He com-pleted his theological studies at KhristoJyoti Mohavidyaloyo RegionalTheologate of Sason. He has a Bach-elor of Arts, a Licentiate and a Doctor-ate in Sacred Scripture.

He was ordained a priest on Feb.7, 1993 and incardinated in Sambalpurdiocese. He was appointed as themember of council of priests in 2010.

Fr. Paul, who is presently servingas the Pastor and Director of the Catho-

lic school in Japrajan, was appointedDiphu bishop as the diocese is lyingvacant since April 9, 2011, followingthe transfer of Bishop John Moolachiraas Coadjutor Archbishop of Guwahati.

Fr. Paul was born in Kerela onJune 1, 1961. He hails from a Catholicfamily in the Syro-Malabar Church. Hecompleted theology at the Papal Semi-nary in Pune. On Dec. 31, 1988, he wasordained a priest of Diphu diocese,recently erected by the division of theArchdiocese of Shillong-Guwahati.

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The president of the functionRev. Dr Pius Pinto, Managing Trusteeof Samanvaya conferred the VictorRodrigues Memorial Konkani Liter-ary Award - 2013 on Dolphy Cascia byhonouring him through shawl, garland,flowers and fruits. The award consistsof ‘. 10,000/- award certificate andmemento. Awardee Dolphy Casciathanked Samanvaya and CelineRodrigues w/o late Victor Rodriguesfor considering him to this prestigiousaward.

Samanvaya director Rev. DrRonald Cutinha welcomed, proposedvote of thanks and compeered. NotedKonkani writers Richard Moras ofKonkani Kutam Baharain, Herolpius,J.F. D’souza Attavar, Ron Roach Cascia,Charlie D’souza Yeyyadi, ManuBharain, Advocate Shirtady WilliamPinto were present among the variousother distinguished guests.

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No Indian community internalized the civilizing mission of theancient Hindu culture as did the

Parsis. Only 50,000 remain in Bombay(Now" MUMBAI) today, mainly in SouthMumbai, the most disciplined and cul-tured part of India .

In South Mumbai, the cutting oflanes by drivers is punished, jumping ared light is impossible, parking is pos-sible only in allotted area, roads areclean, service is efficient, the restau-rants are unmatched -civilization seemswithin reach. South Mumbai has someof the finest buildings in India, many ofthem built by Parsis.

The Parsis came to Mumbai afterSurat's port silted over in the 17th cen-tury. Gerald Aungier settled Mumbaiand gave Parsis land for their Tower ofSilence on Malabar Hill in 1672. TheParsis made millions through the earlyand mid-1800s and they spent much ofit on public good.

The Parsis, on the other hand,understood that philanthropy - love ofmankind -recognizes that we cannotprogress alone. That there is such athing as the common good. They spentas no Indian community had ever be-fore, on building institutions, makingthem stand out in a culture whose talentlies in renaming things other peoplebuilt.

The Parsis built libraries all overIndia , they built the National Gallery ofArt. The Indian Institute of Science wasbuilt in 1911 by Jamshedji NusserwanjiTata, the Tata Institute of FundamentalResearch was built by Dr Homi Bhabha,the Tata Institute of Social Science wasbuilt in 1936 by theSir Dorabji TataTrust. The Wadias built hospitals,women's colleges and the five greatlow-income Parsi colonies of Bombay .JJ Hospital and Grant Medical Collegewere founded by Sir JamsetjeeJejeebhoy.

By 1924, two out of five Indians -whether Hindu, Muslim or Parsi - join-ing the Indian Civil Services were onTATA scholarships.

They gave Mumbai the JehangirArt Gallery, Sir JJ School of Art , theTaraporevala Aquarium. The National

Center for Performing Arts, the onlyplace in India where world-class classi-cal concerts are held is a gift of theTatas. There are 161 Friends of theSymphony Orchestra of India (SOI) 92of them are Parsis. For an annual fee ofRs 10,000, Friends of the SOI get twotickets to any one recital in the season,they get to shake hands with artistesafter the concert, and they get to attendmusic appreciation talks through theyear.

The Parsi dominates high culturein Mumbai. This means that a concertexperience in the city is unlike that inany other part of India . Classical con-certs seat as many as two thousand.Zubin Mehta, the most famous Parsi inthe world, is Director of the Israel Phil-harmonic Orchestra since 1969. Heconducts the tenor Placido Domingo,the pianist Daniel Barenboim and thesoprano Barbara Frittoli. Four concertsare held at the Jamshed Bhabha OperaHouse and then one at Brabourne Sta-dium with a capacity of 25,000.

No other city in India has this ap-petite for classical music and in Mumbaithis comes from the Parsis. Despitetheir tiny population, the Parsi pres-ence in a concert hall is above 50 percent. And they all come. Gorgeous Parsigirls in formal clothes - saris, gowns -children, men and the old. Many haveto be helped to their seats. Most of themknow the music.

Symphony Orchestra of India con-certs begin at 7 pm. Once the musi-cians start, latecomers must wait out-side till the movement ends. The end ofeach movement also signals a fusilladeof coughs and groans, held back bydoddering Parsis too polite to make asound while Mendelssohn is beingplayed. No mobile phone ever goes offas is common in cinema halls: his neigh-bors are aware of the Parsi's insistenceof form and his temper.

The Parsis were also pioneers ofMumbai's Gujarati theatre, which re-mains the most popular form of liveentertainment in Mumbai. Any week ofthe year will see at least a half dozenbedroom comedies, murder mysteries,love stories and plays on assorted

themes on stage.The Parsis were the pioneers of

this, writing and acting in the firstplaysof Mumbai. They also built the institu-tions that supported this. Mumbai's firsttheatre was opened by Parsis in 1846,the Grant Road Theatre, donations fromJamshetjee Jejeebhoy and FramjeeCowasjee making it possible.

Want to add about the generosityabout Ratan Tata who did so much forthe staff of Taj Hotel during the terroristattack in Mumbai. Not only that but healso set up camps for all the othervictims and their families who sufferedduring the attack at Bori Bunder andelsewhere.

The Parsi in Bollywood caricatureis a comic figure, but always honest,and innocent as Indians believe Parsisgenerally to be, rightly or wrongly. Inthe days before modern cars came toIndia the words 'Parsi-owned' were guar-anteed to ensure that a second-handcar listed for sale would get picked upahead of any others. This is becausepeople are aware of how carefully theParsi keeps his things. His understand-ing and enthusiasm of the mechanicalseparates him from the rest. Most of theautomobile magazines in India areowned and edited by Parsis.

The Parsis are a dying communityand this means that more Parsis dieeach year than are born. As the Parsisleave, South Mumbai will become likethe rest of Mumbai -brutish, undisci-plined and filthy. You are privileged ifyou have a Parsi Bawa as yourfriend...He/She is indeed a "Heritage"to be treasured for ever.

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Pope Francis Draws 3M to Rio VigilRIO DE JANEIRO – PopeFrancis drew a reported 3million flag-waving, rosary-toting faithful to Rio'sCopacabana beach on Sat-urday for the final evening ofWorld Youth Day, hours afterhe chastised the Brazilianchurch for failing to stem the"exodus" of Catholics to evan-gelical congregations.

Francis headed into thefinal hours of his first interna-tional trip riding a remarkablewave of popularity: By the timehis open-sided car reached the stagefor the vigil service Saturday night, theback seat was piled high with soccerjerseys, flags and flowers tossed tohim by adoring pilgrims lining thebeachfront route.

"I'm trembling, look how goodyou can see him!" gushed FiorellaDias, a 16-year-old Brazilian whojumped for joy as she reviewed thevideo she shot as the pope passed by."I have got to call my mother!"

On the beach, pilgrims stakedout their spots on the sand, loungedand snacked, preparing for an all-night slumber party ahead of the finalMass on Sunday. Many of those actu-ally paying attention to the vigil hadtears in their eyes, moved by Francis'call for them to build up their churchlike his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi,was called to do.

"Jesus offers us something big-ger than the World Cup!" Francis said,drawing cheers from the crowd in thissoccer-mad nation.

The vigil capped a busy day forthe pope in which he drove home amessage he has emphasized through-out the week in speeches, homiliesand off-the-cuff remarks: the need forCatholics, lay and religious, to shakeup the status quo, get out of their stuffysacristies and reach the faithful on themargins of society or risk losing themto rival churches.

In the longest and most impor-tant speech of his four-month pontifi-cate, Francis took a direct swipe at the

"intellectual" message of the churchthat so characterized the pontificate ofhis predecessor, Benedict XVI. Speak-ing to Brazil's bishops, he said ordinaryCatholics simply don't understand suchlofty ideas and need to hear the simplermessage of love, forgiveness andmercy that is at the core of the Catholicfaith.

"At times we lose people becausethey don't understand what we are say-ing, because we have forgotten thelanguage of simplicity and import anintellectualism foreign to our people,"he said. "Without the grammar of sim-plicity, the church loses the very condi-tions which make it possible to fish forGod in the deep waters of his mystery."

In a speech outlining the kind ofchurch he wants, Francis asked bish-ops to reflect on why hundreds of thou-sands of Catholics have left the churchfor Protestant and Pentecostal congre-gations that have grown exponentiallyin recent decades in Brazil, particularlyin its slums or favelas, where their char-ismatic message and nuts-and-boltsadvice is welcome by the poor.

According to census data, thenumber of Catholics in Brazil dippedfrom 125 million in 2000 to 123 millionin 2010, with the church's share of thetotal population dropping from 74 per-cent to 65 percent. During the sametime period, the number of evangelicalProtestants and Pentecostals skyrock-eted from 26 million to 42 million, in-creasing from 15 percent to 22 percent

of the population in 2010.Francis offered a

breathtakingly blunt list ofexplanations for the "exo-dus."

"Perhaps the churchappeared too weak, per-haps too distant from theirneeds, perhaps too poor torespond to their concerns,perhaps too cold, perhapstoo caught up with itself,perhaps a prisoner of itsown rigid formulas," he said."Perhaps the world seems

to have made the church a relic of thepast, unfit for new questions. Perhapsthe church could speak to people intheir infancy but not to those come ofage."

Francis asked if the church to-day can still "warm the hearts" of itsfaithful with priests who take time tolisten to their problems and remainclose to them.

"We need a church capable ofrediscovering the maternal womb ofmercy," he said. "Without mercy, wehave little chance nowadays of be-coming part of a world of `wounded'persons in need of understanding,forgiveness and love."

Despite Francis' critical assess-ment of the sorry state of the church inBrazil, the pope's reception in Rio hasshown that he can draw quite a crowd.Copacabana beach's 4 kilometers (2.5miles) of white sand was overflowingfor the final vigil Saturday night, thanksalso to Mother Nature which finallycooperated with chilly but dry tem-peratures after days of rain.

Local media, citing informationfrom the mayor's office, said 3 millionpeople were on hand for the vigil;calls to the mayor's office weren't im-mediately returned. That's far higherthan the 1 million at the last WorldYouth Day vigil in Madrid in 2011, andfar more than the 650,000 at Toronto's2002 vigil.

Rio's mayor had estimated ear-lier in the day that as many as 3 million

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The name (Solomon in Hebrewmeans peace), the third and thelast king of united Israel. When

he was born, the Lord loved him andthe child was also called Jedidiah, “beloved of the Lord ” (2Sam.12:24-25).He was the second son of King Davidand Bathsheba, the former wife of Uriahthe Hittite. He did not enter into thehistory of Israel until in David’s ad-vanced old age, when a conspiracyattempted to make Adonijah the son ofDavid and Haggith king. Solomon hadto deal harshly with Adonijah and hisfollowers when they continued to plotagainst him.

Solomon-God Granted HimWisdom.

At the beginning of his reignSolomon trusted and loved God, fol-lowing in the steps of his father David.Soon after he became king and beforehe built the first Temple on MountMoriah, (Jerusalem) Solomon jour-neyed to Gibeon , about seven milesnorthwest of Jerusalem to seek theLord’s will. While the Ark of the Cov-enant was in Jerusalem at this time, thebronze altar and tabernacle were lo-cated in Gibeon. Solomon worshipedthe Lord by offering a thousand burntofferings on the altar. That night, whileSolomon slept near the altar, God ap-peared to him in a dream and made anincredible proposal: “Ask what youwould like me to give you.”(1King3:5).Imagine and Creator of the universevolunteered to give anything to the king.Solomon could have asked for unimag-inable wealth or unbeatable power.

Instead, Solomon requested wis-dom. He apparently recognized the tre-mendous responsibility involved in rul-ing God’s people, and he was aware ofhis own inadequacy. Accordingly heturned to God and asked for practicalknowledge and insight to rule. God waspleased with Solomon, for the king hadasked for something which would helphim carry out his God-given task, thekingship, and not for something whichwould promote his own glory. The Lord

als. While the exact location of Sheba isdisputed, the best guess places it atapproximately the same area as mod-ern Yemen. This identification meansthat the queen traveled about 1,400miles to meet Solomon in Jerusalem.Solomon was known for more than hiswisdom, because he sought first theKingdom of God, God gave him manyother blessings. Solomon’s riches andglory were known far beyond his king-dom. When the queen of Sheba cameto test Solomon’s wisdom she was im-pressed by the house he had built, thefood on his table and the organizationof his officials and his servants. Godhad generously provided all ofSolomon’s needs and then some.

We don’t know the contents of thediscussion between the queen andSolomon, but we know that the queenwas amazed by Solomon’s wisdom andwealth. Solomon’s wisdom caused thisgentile queen to praise God. “Praise beto the Lord your God, who has de-lighted in you and placed you on thethrone of Israel.” (1Kings10:9). She alsoincreased Solomon’s wealth by givinghim an abundance of gold and spices.

Solomon- He Taught God’sPeople to be Wise

“The fear of the Lord is the begin-ning of knowledge, but fools despisewisdom and discipline” (Proverbs1:7).Wisdom is practical. It has to do withknowing how to live life in conformitywith God’s will. When we think of prac-tical wisdom in the Old Testament, wenaturally think of the book of Proverbs.Solomon may not have written the wholeof Proverbs, but he was responsible formost of the book. Indeed, his namestands at the critical juncture in thebook. Proverbs 1:7, the conclusion tothe opening section, sets the tone forthe entire book. This proverb consistsof a positive statement followed by awarning. In the first half of the verse welearn that the fear of God is the begin-ning of knowledge. In the second halfwe read that the fool is one who resistwisdom. The fool doesn’t fear God, but

SolomonSolomonSolomonSolomonSolomonGod Was Pleased With His Prayer for Wisdom

Capt. Mervin John Lobowas so pleased, in fact that he alsopromised to grant wealth and honor tohis servant Solomon. As we read on inthe books of Kings and Chronicles, wesee that it was precisely throughSolomon’s divinely given wisdom thathe received riches and glory.

Solomon-His Wisdom Amazedthe World.

In1 Kings3 we read an account ofSolomon’s wisdom at work in a courtcase involving two women (IKings3:16-28). He insightfully solved a disputeover a child, a case made difficult be-cause no witnesses were present tospeak on behalf of either woman. Withunderstanding of motherhood,Solomon ordered the child cut in two sothat each woman could have half.Solomon knew that the true motherwould rather give up the child than seehim die. As a result of this ruling, Israelmarveled “because they saw that hehad wisdom from God to administerjustice.”(1Kings3:28). Solomon’s wis-dom, however, extended far beyondthe borders of Israel. His widespreadfame is evidenced in the story of thequeen of Sheba. (1Kings10:1-13).Sheba was a wealthy country becauseof its trade in spices and precious met- (Contd.. on p. 16)

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rather in his heart he denies God. (Psalm 53:1).When we think of fear, we often have a negative

emotion in mind. We treat fear as a synonym of terror orpanic. The word in this context, how ever, is a synonym ofawe or respect. God is after all, the creator of the universe.He is also our creator, and He deserves and demands ourrespect.

Solomon tells us that such fear is the beginning ofknowledge. It is the beginning in two senses. It is the first steptoward- and the foundation of knowledge. In other words,before we can live wisely in God’s world, we must first realizeour subordinate position before the Lord. All knowledgemust be built on a proper relationship with the Creator. Tostart apart from the fear of God is to think falsely and to livea lie.

Solomon-Christ’s Wisdom is Greater, Solomon-God was pleased with His Prayer for Wisdom.

“The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment withthis generation and condemn it; for she came from the endsof the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom’ and now onegreater than Solomon is here.” (Mathew 12:42). Solomon didnot ask for riches or glory; God was pleased with his prayer.In spite of his wisdom Solomon was not perfect; he lovedforeign women more than he loved the Lord, and he wor-shiped their idols. God became angry Solomon’s sin, Godcaused the Israelite empire to crumble.

Solomon’s failure reminds us that a human being isneither the origin nor the prime example of wisdom. When wethink of wisdom and wish to seek it, we should not look to theman Solomon, but rather to the One he anticipates, JesusChrist.

In Matthew 12:38-45 we read that religious leaderspressed Jesus for a miracle. They wanted Jesus to provehimself by doing something extraordinary. Jesus respondedby pointing out their blindness. They should recognize whohe is. A gentile queen (the reference is to the queen of sheba)recognizes Solomon’s divinely given wisdom, but the reli-gious leader s could not recognize that “one greater thanSolomon is here.”(Matthew12:42).

We need other believers especially when we confrontdifficult tasks or times. Even Solomon didn’t pretend to be aspiritual superman. He followed his own advice: “Withoutcounsel plans go wrong, but with many advisers theysucceed.”(Proverbs15:22).Solomon’s major project wasbuilding a temple for the Lord. So he found a wise craftsman,Hurambi , to help him. Different people were delegated to dovarious tasks through out the kingdom.

“ We have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show thatthe transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. Weare afflicted in everyway, but not crushed; persecuted, butnot forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.” (2Cor.4:7-9).

As Christians we know that Jesus Christ, unlike Solomon,is consistently wise. When we need wisdom, when we needguidance in how to live our lives, we seek Jesus Christ “inwhom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom andknowledge”(Col 2:3).

people might turn out for Sunday's culminating Mass."At church, it can be a bit tedious, but here it's amaz-

ing," marveled Anna Samson, a 21-year-old rising collegesenior from Long Beach, California.

"Seeing the pope, seeing the Stations of the Crossacted out live, seeing all these young people from all over,"she said as she and two friends plied the beach in search ofa place to spread their sleeping bags. "It's overwhelming,just amazing."

Even the human statues, a fixture on Copacabanabeach, were pious Saturday night, drawing crowds of pic-ture-snapping pilgrims with their oversized angel's wings.

The Argentine pope began his day with a Mass in Rio'sbeehive-like modern cathedral where he exhorted 1,000bishops from around the world to go out and find the faithful,a more diplomatic expression of the direct, off-the-cuffinstructions he delivered to young Argentine pilgrims onThursday. In those remarks, he urged the youngsters tomake a "mess" in their dioceses and shake things up, evenat the expense of confrontation with their bishops andpriests.

"We cannot keep ourselves shut up in parishes, in ourcommunities when so many people are waiting for theGospel!" Francis said in his homily Saturday. "It's not enoughsimply to open the door in welcome, but we must go outthrough that door to seek and meet the people."

Francis' target audience is the poor and themarginalized -- the people that history's first pope from LatinAmerica has highlighted on this first trip of his pontificate. Hehas visited one of Rio's most violent slum areas, met withjuvenile offenders and drug addicts and welcomed in aplace of honor 35 garbage collectors from his native Argen-tina.

He carried that message to a meeting with Brazil'spolitical, economic and intellectual elite, urging them to lookout for the poorest and use their leadership positions to workfor the common good. He also called for greater dialoguebetween generations, religions and peoples during thespeech at Rio's grand municipal theater.

On a few occasions, he looked up at the gilded theaterboxes almost in awe from the stage and seemed positivelycharmed when a few dozen young students of the theater'sballet school sat down around him. At the end of the event,the little ballerinas swarmed Francis, and he gave each onea kiss on the forehead.

Also receiving papal embraces were a handful ofBrazilian Indians, dressed in their traditional, bare-belliedgarb who lined up to kiss his ring. One man gave Francis afeathered headdress, which he gamely wore for a fewmoments.

(Contd.. from p. 11)

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