Blood Donation Drive And Health Camp Rani Maria cleared

The Bombay Catho- for beatification lic Sabha, Vikhroli unit organised blood donation drive and health camp on 5th March 2017. 52 bottles of blood was collected from the donors. Health camp included eye checkup, den- tal, acupuncture, blood pressure, general physician and random diabe- tes test along with advanced diabetes Vatican City: Sister Rani Maria, Fran- (HbA1C) test. More ciscan Clarist nun who was assassi- than 300 people nated in central India 22 years ago, of all faith took ad- has been cleared for beatification by vantage of this free the Vatican on Mar 23. health camp. Beatification is the penultimate stage in the four-phased canoniza- On this occasion, tion process in the Catholic Church. The Bombay Catho- Rani Maria’s cause of canonization lic Sabha, Vikhroli began in 2003 and she was declared unit felicitated three Corporators who ken of appreciation for their service to a Servant of God four years later. won BMC 2017 election. Ms. Rajesh- the society. Further Mr. Akshay Gaik- Rani Maria was 41 when Saman- wari Redkar Ward No.120 Shiv Sena wad journalist of Marathi newspaper dar Singh stabbed her inside a bus (SS), Ms. Manisha Rahate Ward No. SAKAL was also felicitated who was on February 25, 1995. Singh was 119 National Congress Party (NCP) one blood donor at the camp. hired by some landlords who were and Mr. Upendra Sawant Ward No. upset with the nun’s fighting for just 118 Shiv Sena (SS) with a bouquet. Inputs by wages and other rights of the labor- We also invited them to felicitate all Mario Rodrigues ers. the doctors and their team along with Chairperson BCS vikhroli unit She was attacked while travelling the nurses with a memento as a to- to Indore on her way to her native place in Kerala. The attacker followed her when she ran out of the crowded bus and continued to stab her. She died of 54 stab wounds on the road- side at Nachanbore Hill near Indore. She was buried at Udaingar in Dewas district where she had worked among poor landless agricultural la- borers. As part of her beatification pro- cess, on November 18, 2016 Bish- op Chacko Thottumarikal of Indore supervised the opening of the slain On 18th March, 2017 BCS St.Joseph Vikhroli Unit members met Dr.Kirit Somaiya, Mem- nun’s tomb and shifted the mortal re- ber of Parliament,North East Mumbai when he was at the site to inspect the FOB work mains to a church.The congregation at Vikhroli East Phatak. hails Rani Maria’s martyrdom as “the most glorious event in the history of A flower bouquet appreciating his good work was handed over along with memoran- Udainagar as well as of Amala Prov- dum of issues pertaining Vikhroli to be addressed .He went through the same and a ince.” discussion was initiated by BCS VP Robert Dsouza and Chairperson Mario Rodrigues. Source: Vatican Radio 2 3 April 2017 Advertisement. 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Never Matrimonial Classifieds: let your life go out of your control.  Rs. 500 per insertion (for 35 words) (includes box no.)  Rs. 2000 for 12 insertions. (1 year The Secular Citizen FREE) Contents LENT 2017 GOSSIPING by Don Aguiar pg. 3 - Lent 2017 Gossiping pg. 5 - Reconciliation - A Stop closer ossips are worse than thieves because they steel another person’s dignity, hon- to God or, reputation and creditability which are impossible to restore. So remember this: when your feet slip, you can always recover your balance but when your pg. 6 - You the Citizens Decide Gtongue slips, you can never recover your words! pg. 8 - Dying to sin ... pg. 9 - From Crow to Hawk This LENT one of the things we can give up is GOSSIPING pg. 12 - Dear parents, stop pres- The Buddha says ‘speak less and silence feels beautiful’ surising your kids For what have I to say? Tales of the past, dreams of the future, pg. 15 - Jesus is the resurrection Giddy gossip or reasoned argument and messiah All taste phony to the tongue pg. 16 - Wanted: A Romero today Silence is beautiful And yet pg 17 - News in Brief The sound of merry chatter over tea cups pg 19 - Inspiration! Echoes the carefree chirping Energy flowing in a joyous cosmos pg 20 - Matrimonials Tell me what is the key to this puzzle? pg. 22 - Aftab's Last Letter A lot of ladies used to sit together every evening in a park and talk non stop. One day they were sitting very quietly. A gentleman who would walk past the noisy group every day was surprised to see them all quiet. He inquired about this to which they replied, “You see today we are all present, so we don’t know who to gossip about.”

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She was a master of creating something ugly about others from nearly anything she saw – this Cover : Lent 2017 Gossiping: gossip to be shared with anyone who would listen and then pass her ‘tidbits’ on to even more people. (Article on p. 3) (Contd.. on p. 4) 3 April 2017 3 (Contd.. from p. 3) excuses and rationalizations. Rather than and that the habbit of gossipping is an act admit wrongdoing, they blame someone of ‘terrorism’ else or attempt to minimize the seriousness Most of the church did not approve of her of the sin. The mind when idle or jealous or reveng- extracurricular activities, but often her ob- ful tends to discuss the defects of others. servations had a tiny grain of truth, so even Take for instance the Catholic community It helps the ego to feel good. Everybody is those who joined her gossip group feared where you will find many gossipers – at such a sinner; when everybody is such a her enough to maintain their silence – least the market place, before and after Mass or sinner, comparatively one feels like a saint. they become targets of Celeste’s frequent Rosary, and where ever…… and why does When everybody is doing wrong, it feels stories. the Catholic community invest plenty of good that “At least I am not doing that much time and energy in gossip when such time wrong.” One afternoon recently, Celeste spotted and energy could be invested in keeping Raymond’s old pickup parked in front of the the mind active and occupied in productive Hence people talk about others’ defects; town’s only, out of the way rural bar. Ray- work and improving ones life style, financial not only do they talk about them, they go mond was a relatively new member of the status and so on on magnifying them. That’s why there is so community, and she eagerly spread a tale of much joy in gossiping. When the gossip him – being an alcoholic. But there are great moralists whose whole passes from one mouth to another mouth, work is to see who is doing wrong. Their it becomes richer. And when it passes back She emphatically told her neighbor Cheryl whole life is wasted; they are like police again, something will be added to it. By the Anne, herself a champion gossip spreader, dogs sniffing here and there. Their whole evening, if you come to know the gossip that who passed it along to several others who life’s work is to know who is doing wrong. you started in the morning, you will be sur- would willingly (if not eagerly) carry out Ce- prised. In the morning it was just a molehill, leste’s sinister business. That is an ugly trait and a sheer wastage of now it is a mountain. People are very cre- time and energy. Not only is it wastage but ative, really creative and inventive Then as a final stroke of her evil gossip – Ce- it strengthens and gratifies the ego. And an leste approached Raymond himself and told ego more gratified becomes more of a bar- Why are people so interested in gossiping hem what “she’d heard” out about him, and rier. about others, in finding fault with others, in inferred that everyone hearing about or see- looking into others’ loopholes and defects? ing his trucj there WOULD KNOW WHAT HE Gossiping shows others the gossiper’s in- - Just to have a good feeling, “I am far bet- WAS DOING! She made a mistake, however security and meanspiritedness. It also leaves ter.” There is a motivation. It is not just to in dealing with Raymond, whose flat tyre had everyone involved feeling as though they’ve help others–it is not, whatsoever they say, stranded him at the bar. just eaten a bad apple notwithstanding what they say. The basic reason is, “If others are very ugly, then I am Raymond was a man of few words. He mere- Research shows that people who gossip beautiful.” They are following Albert Ein- ly paused – looked at her for a moment then the most have very high levels of anxiety. stein’s theory of relativity. just turned and walked away. He didn’t ex- They are generally not particularly popular plain, defend or deny. He said nothing. because they cannot be trusted. Spreading Don’t ponder over others’ defects; it is none private information or negative judgments is of your business. Don’t interfere in others’ Later that evening, Raymond drove a few painful to others and reflects poorly on the lives; it is none of your business. blocks from his home and quietly parked gossiper. his pickup in front of Celeste’s house. Then And remember, it is not only a question of walked home … and left it there all night. ! … Pope Francis said that Church unity is threat- not discussing others’ defects. Don’t even It sure made gossip… angered and embar- ened by gossip saying the devil destroys be too much concerned about your own de- rassed Celeste.. with the tongue with idle chatter that divides fects. Take note, be aware, and let the matter be settled then and there. Gossipers often have the goal of building Mangalore Branch of themselves up by making others look bad Those who guard their tongues keep them- and exalting themselves as some kind of re- The Secular Citizen selves from calamity (Proverbs 21:23). So positories of knowledge. DIVO Konkani Weekly we must guard our tongues and refrain from the sinful act of gossip. If we surrender our Gossipers speak of the faults and failings of and natural desires to the Lord, He will help us others, or reveal potentially embarrassing or Royal Christian Family to remain righteous. May we all follow the shameful details regarding the lives of others Bible’s teaching on gossip by keeping our without their knowledge or approval. 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Your gossips show who they deny the allegations and answer with etc. will be accepted here you are. They are your signatures. 4 3 April 2017 When we are in times of trouble do we continue to express our love of God? We -- need to be honest with God and before Reconciliation Him. In difficult times we should not be saying, ‘I’m abandoned’ rather know that A Step Closer To God God is there & continue to express love for Him through our relationship with Him, by Ninette D'Souza his love, his mercy and compassion. The something we have hopefully built up in Parable also tells us that the Son came to happier time’s maybe. he last words of a dying person his senses and returned to the Father, be- For Jesus, God the Father was the are a reflection of the person’s cause he knew there is no one like the Fa- CENTRE of his life. Is God the centre of personality & state of mind at the ther. Inthis 21st century there are 2 big sins our lives or do we push him to the periph- Ttime of death. There are 3 people we are guilty of a) we have lost the sense ery by giving undue importance to other in the bible whose lastwords are recorded of sin b) we live like we will never die. If we things? If God is at the centre of our lives a) Jacob – the first Israelite. Through his want to experience what the Prodigal Son we will find ample time and space for ev- last words he blest his children. b) Mo- did, then the Sacrament of Reconciliation erything else that is secondary. The world ses - Through his last words he cautioned is what will help us get there. and everything in it belongs to God. He the people & told them to obey God in is the centre of the world. If He isn’t given order to prosperor they would perish. c) The 4 aspects of a good Confession are that central place then everything isgo- Stephen – the 1st Martyr. His words were 1) Admit – the moment we admit our sin ing to be a mess. We must begin with a an echo of Jesus’words. He asked God to in humility, change takes place 2) Submit - strong Prayer Life, something that is more forgive the persons stoning him to death Surrender to God. Let go and let God take than just mouthing words or reading from because they did not know what they over. If we keep holding onto the not so books. Let it become a means of commu- were doing. What about the last 7 words good things in our lives we don’t let God nication with God for the lines of Prayer of Jesuson the cross?They are even more in so that He can work in our lives. 3) Com- are always open, never to be found busy. special because: “Therehas never been a mit - to change. The attitude of change is We don’t need to wait for a storm to shake betterPreacher than Jesus, never a Pulpit not to be used like a washing machine. up our lives in order to set up this com- greater than the Cross.” Each year Lent comes, Lent goes and we munication system. We must learn to pray Are the teachings of Jesus possible to continue to remain as we are without any continuously, not wait for a calamity or cri- follow in modern times? Nelson Mandela change taking place in our lives. 4) Trans- sis to begin to develop a relationship with seems to think so. He believes that we mit - Celebrate the recovery. Nobody cel- God, the time to do so is NOW. When we need to grow in life therefore we need to ebrates a good Confession, probably be- make God the centre of our family we will forgive. Our forgiveness changes the oth- cause in our heart we are not convinced soon have a society of faith filled families. er person, un-forgiveness on the hand is a that our sin is truly forgiven. We tend to Who doesn’t long and pray for restful slow poison that kills only us. We are not forget than no sin is greater than God. His nightsand peaceful days? Who doesn’t happy with others or ourselves, nothappy mercy is like a river that flows freely and hope and wait for an end to daysof wor- with the world, and certainly not happy washes away our sin. We all have the po- ried fears and pray fornights of good deep withGod. The Cross is the linking point be- tential to become a saint. Every saint has sleep? Has anyone a heart not aching to tween God and man leadinghim to peace a past and every sinner has a future. Jesus be known and loved, no strings attached? in the 4 aspects mentioned earlier. never promised a life of fun and sunshine. This Lent rather than questioning let us At Calvary we find the thief address- Tough times will come but they don’t last. pray, ‘Lord, it’s not difficult for me, in hind- ing Jesus by name while all along in the So what is our attitude towards them? Do sight, to see how you walked with me, how Gospels He is referred to as Lord, Teacher, we continue to be in despair or do we be- you guided and protected me, through the and Rabbi. The question to ask ourselves lieve that God will handle those times? We many difficult times I’ve known in my life. is, why has Lukekept this text as it is? The need to connect to God, to depend on But in this season of Lent, Lord, I pray for word Jesus means Saviour. Thereforewhat him, not merely in words but in Faith leave the graceto see and know your presence, the thief isactually saying is “Savioursave it all in His hands. The story of Cardinal- your guiding hand and your protection – me”. The thief could gain Paradise be- Francis who spent 12 years in prison and not just after the trouble has passed- but cause he repented. Interesting is the story 8 of them in solitary confinement is very in the hard times, on the cold and cloudy of the hymn ‘Amazing Grace’ which came inspiring. His perseverance in connecting days, through my restless nights,in my into existence through the life changing with God by celebrating the Eucharistev- rough patches, in the midst of hurts an experie nce of John Newton, the slave ery day in his cell is unbelievable. On his disappointments and through my times of trader. release his penned he book ‘The Road to loss and grief, I know You are always there In the parable of the Prodigal Son, the Hope’. To ask the question, ‘my God why for me Lord. I only pray that you make me idea that the younger son is a wastrel is have you forsaken me? is not wrong. But aware to see and feel your Presence and a forgone conclusion. We wouldn’t be we need totrain ourselves to listen to the your guidance, your strength and your wrong if we claimed that the Father in the answer. There are no answers to many compassion, right in the midst of the times parable was also wasteful, wasteful with questions in life but God knows our ques- when I need you the most and look to you tions and He has an answer for everything. for help.’ 3 April 2017 5 You The Citizens Decide -

Whether The People Of Goa Were Robbed ents, whether or not they should sup- Of The Government They Had Voted For By port the party which had obtained the maximum seats in the election. They Their Elected Mlas/ Governor? would need some assurance from the largest single party, that the aspira- by Eric Dsa tions of their own as provided in their party manifestos, would be at least n a democracy the political par- party is at the same time expected to partly fulfilled. Each of the other par- ties in a state go to polls once in accept the mandate with humility and ties in the assembly could then decide 4 or 5 years, with their own party start gearing up to provide all the peo- whether or not they would go with the manifestos generally based on ple of the state, a good government as largest single party, in which case the I party concerned would either win or their party ideology, that they offer to per the constitution of the country and the people of the state, to carry out in their own manifesto. All looks simple. loose in the vote of confidence in the the coming years. The political party assembly. If they lost, the Governor in power defends its performance and Unfortunately life is not simple in case would have to go through the same submits its own manifesto of what it of individual people or a state. Many a procedure with the 2nd largest party would do in the future if it is reelected. time a number political parties come to form the Government. For almost a month or more before into existence with different ideologies the elections, these manifestos and and enter the election process. This at Unfortunately, the established pro- the candidates that each of the par- times throws up a fractured mandate cess was not followed in the recent ties put up, debate their policies on after the election that has to be dealt Goa and Manipur assembly elections. offer. The known candidates put up with as per the law or convention. In Nitin Ghadkari of the BJP himself has by the parties are expected to carry India until recently as per convention, confirmed, when the elections result out the policies as set out by the par- in case of a fractured verdict, the larg- was announced late in the evening, he ties in their manifestos. They and their est single party in the newly elected was in Delhi and he was advised by the leaders meet the people in their con- assembly would be asked to try to BJP party president, that though BJP stituencies directly or communicate form a stable Government to rule the had won less than 4 seats than the with them through the posters, press, state and the Governor would give it a Congress in the Goa assembly, since radio, tv and these days through the reasonable time of say 10 to 15 days no party had won a simple majority by internet. to do so, on the floor of the assem- itself, he should proceed to Goa and bly. This was specially in cases where irrespective of the convention try and The voters after carefully evaluating the ruling party had lost its mandate form the Government. Apparently he what is on offer, either totally ignore to rule. After all the results would also took a private jet to Goa, checked into the election or decide to vote for a par- clearly indicate the majority of the vot- a hotel, met his own party leaders and ty/ candidate or even an independent ers had cast their votes against the leaders of the two smaller parties and candidate, rejecting the others. The ruling party, for a failure to meet their independents through the night and evaluation may be based with their expectations. by early morning by 5 AM he was able own party affiliations over the years or form a coalition. if they are historically not affiliated to The time was also necessary for the any party, on their own recent assess- other smaller political parties and A fig leaf explanation was given that ments and judgements of the party their elected representatives, to get the concerned parties had agreed to and the candidate. They hope votes a feed back from their own constitu- support BJP as long as Manohar Par- of people will not be purchased by rikar would head the new Govern- money power and no rigging will ment of Goa. Every Goan knows take place during the voting pro- that Parrikar had actively canvassed cess. during the election for BJP and the voters of Goa had not elected When the election results are an- BJP. So why this sudden love and nounced, it is expected in a de- change of heart within a few hours mocracy for the losing party to in the hotel room? The concerned gracefully accept the verdict as leaders of the small parties did not announced, congratulate the win- even consider it was necessary to ner and work towards being a con- consult their own party followers in structive opposition. The winning  6 3 April 2017 their constituencies. Not being satisfied with the above, The burden of BJP ensured there was disunity within the Congress and it is alleged that Nitin Ghadkhari met with one of the Congress legislator Vishwajit Rane in chain prayers his hotel. To cut the sordid story short, there was lot of confusion in the ranks These days we receive several 'chain prayer forwards'. Whatsapp of Congress legislators next day and facilitates the free flow of chain prayers. The service being free is some internal new questions of who availed of by misguided people to put others in shackles by invoking the leader of its legislative party the wrath of God if the chain is broken. This is very sinful as God is should be. This all culminated in Rane merciful, unlike us. abstaining voting in the assembly and declaring he would resign from the as- One of the chain prayers currently doing the rounds goes thus: "Hi, sembly seat and the Congress party. we are doing a chain of 1,000 prayers for those suffering from cancer. The jigsaw is falling into place to en- Say one prayer and pass it on to ten people, minus me. Let me know able Parrikar standing for election in if you can't do this, so we don't break the chain. DO NOT BREAK THE the assembly seat vacated by Rane CHAIN OR SOME BADLUCK WILL FOLLOW" and in return Rane standing as a new BJP member for the MP parliamentary Very well. But what good is faith without works? (James 2:17). Can- seat vacated by Parrikar. cer strike children need our prayers. But in addition to our prayers they need a lot of money to fight the disease. So instead of simply Meanwhile, simultaneously it has be- saying a prayer and forwarding it to ten others, why not say a prayer come apparent that the Governor an and 'forward' Rs 500 to a Cancer Support Group ? That would make ex BJP leader and its appointee was the prayer more meaningful and perhaps put paid to the chain. advised on phone from Delhi, not to wait for the newly elected leader of —Prof Robert Castellino the Congress legislative party and al- Mumbai low Parrikar the quickly elected BJP legislative party leader, to present his list of supporters with their signed let- taste. In any case, most probably in stitution bench of the Supreme ters to prove that he had the required time, the Congress may not have been Court of India to have a relook of majority of 21 members. The Gover- able to form a stable Government and their recent judgement. Consider- nor with alacrity accepted his claim. even if they did stay in power for long. ing the legislative wing of the GOI Damn the convention or morality. Democracies in the absence of laws, will never pass a transparent law, Meanwhile, the Congress as a last re- follow well established conventions. which will curtail their own power sort approached the Supreme Court It's time as the largest democracy in to horse trade and make a lot of for a quick hearing. Unfortunately as the world we also do so. money, the Judiciary should have there is no law that governs what has to lay down some clear rules which to be done under such situations, it So we come back to the question keeps in mind that Governments gave a judgement that Parrikar should of what the Goan voter should now are supposed to be, of the people, be given only a few days to prove his do? Does he or she accept that his by the people and for the people. majority in the newly constituted Goan or her vote is not important and once They can not be discarded once assembly. he or she casts it, their newly elected their vote is cast. representatives can do whatever they In all this drama the decisions of the want? Do they overnight instead be- Ensure when Manohar Parrikar and Goan voters were forgotten. And what ing servants of their people become Vishwamitra Rane stand for elec- was sad is that BJP which had at the a unquestioned king makers? Do tions as they have to do, they loose same time won massive victories in they not at least have the responsibil- badly. This will show the politicians two other states, one of which was the ity to try and obtain their own voters in this country that the people in largest in the country, had no hesita- views? Goa are not dumb and their elected tion to throw aside the above conven- representatives can not take them tion of years in two very small states. I believe the voters of Goa for granted. Let there be some de- Grabbing power just for power sake, as an aggrieved party can do corum, morality and transparency in our political system and more at any cost by persons who are sup- the following two things: posed to serve the people is in bad importantly a respect for the people who voted them into power. As a voter block, approach the Con- 3 April 2017 7 Dying to Sin - the stairway to paradise!

was surfing the Net some time back and came across a reference to “Paradise Lost” & “Paradise I Regained” by John Milton, a17th- century English poet. The poem tells the story of Satan’s rebellion against God, his expulsion from Heaven along with the rest of the rebel angels. And, we also know from scripture how God created a beautiful world for Adam & Eve, with all the flora & fauna and pet & wild animals, fruit bearing trees, oceans & seas, everything. God created everything that was essential for hu- man habitation, giving them mastery over everything they repented, and God they thought it was the END - Jesus therein, in short, God creat- brought them out of sin. had failed in His mission. Little did ed a ‘paradise’ for mankind. man know that in the death of His But, Adam and Eve got into Today, the world is in tur- son, God had His victory, through a mess, with Eve eating the moil, in chaos, immersed the cross. It was the ‘resurrection’ forbidden fruit and giving by Melville X. in sin and at war with it- that made the difference. Jesus it to Adam. This resulted D’Souza self - one nation fighting died while on this earth, but He re- in their fall from grace and - Orlem, Malad against another, terrorists built Paradise through His death, getting thrown out from the attacking countries, plac- for us. It is only when we accept Garden of Eden. They lost that para- es with impunity, leading that we are living in sin, can we ex- dise on account of sin. Their stairway to loss of precious lives. There is un- pect to walk through that stairway to Paradise was taken away from easiness and uncertainty all around to paradise. them. "The only paradise is Paradise the world. Persecution of Christians Lost" is a roundabout way of saying happening around the world. Where We’ve heard this before, ‘everybody "There is no paradise." Because the is the world heading to ? Towards di- wants to go to heaven but nobody only paradise there ever was, is now saster ! wants to die to get there ‘! So, are we closed, rather, that paradise was willing to die ? No, no, no, nobody destroyed. So, is it ‘Paradise Lost’ What about our personal life ? Are is expecting you to kill yourself in for ever ? we not living in sin ? After all, God order to get to paradise. We need did create paradise for us. What hap- to die to sin ! The kingdom of God In its sequel, “Paradise Regained”, pened to our moral values. Look at is near. ‘Repent and believe in the John Milton tells of Jesus’ temptation the ‘Live-in’ relationships increasing Gospels’ says the priest as he im- in the wilderness by Satan and how around the world. Look at the relation- poses the ashes on our forehead on he resisted the devil’s flattery. ships in the family - family members Ash Wednesday. We only live once, cheating the family for money, cheat- so it is fitting that we make proper use Israel is God’s favourite land – a cho- ing them of their property. The parents of that life. It is said, “You only have sen people. He loved the people of in conflict with their children, family one shot at life, so you don’t have Israel and hence rescued them from members in conflict with their in-laws. the time for an intermission.” But the Egyptians, to the promised land. This world has become a disgust- of course, we have time for an in- In the process however, they had lost ing place to live in, many would say. termission – it is the period of Lent, their faith and began to curse God People have lost their sanity and their when we are called to prepare our- for bringing them out of the land of peace of mind. Every time we fall into selves for the coming of Christ. Eqypt. Scriptures tell us that when sin, we seem to be losing that para- Could we make use of the period of God sent serpents among the peo- dise. We have lost our way to that Lent to prepare ourselves ? Let’s get ple and they began to die from the stairway leading to paradise. ready to walk that stairway to Para- snake bites. Their stairway to para- dise ! Let’s partake of the Joys dise was taken away from them. When God sent down His son to take of Easter ! The people of Israel realized that on the sins of the world, people re- they had sinned against God and jected him and when he was killed, 8 3 April 2017 From Crow To Hawk

y earlier piece on the State elections was titled “”The Dove and the Crow”. This by chhotebhai Mcorollary is “From Crow to Hawk”. I had also thought of calling it “A Mandate Betrayed”, or “The Butch- Pathak and Suresh Rana. The last ering of Democracy”. All three would was allegedly involved in the Muzza- fit the bill. farnagar riots. be damned) to pick up winning candi- I received an unprecedented response The “party with a difference” has al- dates. It has not fought shy of saying to my previous article under reference. ways mocked the Congress and the that “winnability” was its major crite- Most respondents berated the Con- SP for their dynastic rule. They are no rion for the selection of its candidates. gress for its “no show”, thereby gifting different. Dynastic ministers include Besides defectors, several with crimi- victory on a platter to the BJP. I reit- Ashutosh Tandon (son of veteran La- nal antecedents have also been in- erate that I am not concerned about lji Tandon), Sandeep Singh (the 20+ ducted as ministers in Yogi’s cabinet. the Congress. My concern is to have grandson of Kalyan Singh) and Atul Among the turncoats who have been a viable alternative to the rampaging Garg (son of former Mayor of Ghazia- rewarded with ministerial berths are BJP. Hence I again say, for whatever it bad, Dinesh Chandra Garg). Dr Rita Bahuguna Joshi and Nandgo- is worth, that the sooner Rahul Baba pal Gupta Nandi from the Congress, quits the leadership of the Congress, It has now been touted that the fire- Swami Prasad Maurya, Brajesh the better for the country. A recent car- brand Yogi has mellowed after becom- Pathak, Dara Singh Chauhan, Laxmi- toon in a leading daily had the tagline ing the CM. It reminds me of the adage narayan Choudhury and Dhani Singh “Where is PK? The Congress is look- “Can a leopard change its spots”? The Saini from the BSP (the biggest loser), ing for a scapegoat”! This is pathetic. Hindustan Times spotted some of Yo- and S.P. Singh Baghel and Anil Rajb- The guy has to go. If we wait till he is gi’s recent statements in parliament. har from the SP. The most high profile defeated in his home turf of Amethi in He had reportedly opposed women’s defector was Rita Joshi, daughter of 2019, it will be just too late. reservation as the role of women was former Congress Chief Minster of U.P., precisely to raise great men. He ap- Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna. She was Congress spokespersons are still shy- parently supported Trump’s ban on till recently the State President of the ing away from the truth. What is not so Muslims, wanted a ban on religious Congress. At that time she had even obvious is how the victorious BJP has conversions by inducement or fraud spoken to me on the phone about the cleverly covered up the “truth” about (though this doesn’t seem to apply importance of supporting the Con- its tsunamo. It is a can of worms, con- to BJP ministry formation), a ban on gress and fighting the “communal veniently overlooked by a fawning cow slaughter, the enforcement of a BJP”. Hypocrisy and opportunism at media, especially the electronic va- Uniform Civil Code, the creation of a its worst. riety. For the good of the nation the separate Purvanchal State, and the truth must be out. changing of the country’s name to Her brother, Vijay Bahuguna, in neigh- Hindustan. He is hoist on his own pe- bouring Uttarakhand (UK), was also I shall begin with my home State – U.P. tard. its Congress CM, until he was eased Yogi Adityanath, an MP, was appoint- out in the aftermath of his inept han- ed as the Chief Minister (CM). One of He has been in office for scarcely a dling of the Kedarnath floods. He his deputies, Keshav Prasad Maurya, week and public discourse has al- then chose to switch loyalties to the is also an MP. The other deputy CM, ready shifted from “development” to BJP. Sakshi Maharaj, who has been Dinesh Sharma, was the Mayor of other developments like Ram Mandir made a minister in UK, is another ex- Lucknow. So none of them won this and the forcible closure of “illegal” Congressman among others. Across election to the State Assembly. This is slaughter houses; butcherkhannas in States the BJP, the “party with a dif- why I call it a betrayal of the people’s Hindi. That is why I referred to it as a ference” has rewarded defectors, old mandate. Two others who have been butchering of democracy. Incidentally and new, with ministerial berths. made ministers, Swatantradev Singh there is no Govt Order (G.O.) on this and Mohsin Raja, are also not mem- but over zealous bureaucrats and po- What of criminals? Yogi himself is fac- bers of either house. lice officers, eager to curry favour with ing several criminal charges. Among the new regime, are going overboard other newly inducted ministers with Right across the board the BJP has to do so. heinous criminal charges against poached from other parties (ideology them are Nand Gopal Nandi, Brajesh (Contd.. on p. 10) 3 April 2017 9 (Contd.. from p. 9) that he will be disqualified under the election campaign; so obviously they anti-defection law. He cares a damn were allured into Govt formation, as because he is so sure of being re- all three of their MLAs became min- Yogi is playing with fire, and all of elected. He too has alleged criminal isters, as did those of the MGP. Of us are in danger of being engulfed antecedents, having served time in the 7 Catholic BJP MLAs only one, in it. There is already a ban on cow Tihar jail. It is also widely reported Francis D’souza, was made a minis- slaughter in U.P. So is he now trying that in Naga controlled areas the NSC ter. Was the BJP taking the Catholics to stop the slaughter of buffaloes for (IM), with militant leanings, prevented for granted because of their docility both meat and hides? This will alien- bonafide voters from exercising their or lack of ambition? At least one of ate not just the Muslims, but all those franchise, and manipulated the poll- them was tamed; Maurin Goudinho, in related trades like tanneries, leather ing booths. If this is not a murder of against whom criminal charges had exports, bone crushing (used for cal- democracy, masquerading as pseudo earlier been filed by none other than cium tablets), glue works etc. Is he not nationalism, then what is? Parrikar himself! behaving like a bull in a china shop? The pun is intended. Now to the idyllic State of Goa, where Parrikar belongs to the influential the elections were far from idyllic. Gaud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB) that Let us now unmask the truth about Here too the Congress emerged as dominates commerce, industry and Manipur. Obsessed as the media has the single largest party with 17 out of even the judiciary in Goa. They relish been with U.P., it paid scant regard 40 seats, just 4 short of a majority. The meat and fish and reportedly even en- to the machinations in this tiny north BJP was way behind with just 13 in its joy beef and pork. There are reports eastern State. The Congress won 28 kitty. Even their sitting CM, Laxmikant doing the rounds that Parrikar was of the 60 seats, just 3 short of a clear Parsekar, lost. Here too the BJP was not comfortable in Delhi (wonder if majority. The BJP was way behind with fast out of the blocks enlisting the the defence establishment was com- 21 seats. Yet it clinched the numbers support of the MGP (its natural ally) fortable with him) and was itching to game. Here again there was no ide- and the Goa Forward (its bitter en- return to his comfort zone of Goa. So ology or lofty nationalism involved. It emy). Before analysing the results let he contrived to ensure the defeat of was just another game of allurements, us run through some data. the incumbent CM, Parsekar, a non- compromise and rank opportunism. Brahmin. The BJP CM, N Birendra Singh, is an The BJP is largely perceived as a Hin- ex Congressman. His son is convicted du party. But 7 of the party’s 13 MLAs Unfortunately, for all its idyllic tour- in the murder of a student leader. The are Catholics (even more than the ist posters, casteism runs as deep deputy CM, Y Joykumar, a former Di- Hindus). 17 of the 40 MLAs are Catho- in Goa as in the rest of the country. rector General of Police, was denied a lic (43%).The Census 2001 reported Even the so-called egalitarian Catho- BJP ticket, and won on a Naga Peo- that Catholics constitute 27% of the lic Church has not been able to shake ple’s Front (NPF) one. In the game of population, down from 36% in 1961 off the shackles of caste. thrones he probably bargained hard when Goa was liberated. In 2017 that to get the Deputy CM’s post. figure could be hovering around 23%. So be it U.P., UK, Manipur or Goa, the Hence the number of Catholic MLAs BJP has scripted the same narrative The NPF was already in alliance with is twice their actual numbers – an in- – caste, religion, defections, criminals the BJP in Nagaland and had a se- dication that they enjoy greater trust and allurements. It is no different from cret pact called the Naga Framework. and respect in public life. the rest. The only difference is the Incidentally these Naga groups are sheer numbers that it has attracted to vociferous proponents of Nagalim, or What of ministry formation? Manohar itself, and the pliant media that sings Greater Nagaland, that includes parts Parrikar, Defence Minister, (no 3 in the its tune. Therein lies the danger that of Myanmar. Their loyalty to the nation Union Cabinet) plummeted down to brooks no diffidence. Citizens of India is suspect. But the fiercely “national- being the CM of a State whose popu- need to awaken to the reality that now ist” BJP has no qualms of conscience lation could be less than the strength the hawks are firmly in power, and in aligning with them in its desperate of the defence forces that he com- threaten to be there for some time quest for power. Winnability counts, manded. The media claimed that the to come, eventhough it is nothing to nothing else. The loaves of office are Congress was caught with its pants crow about. evident from the fact that only one BJP down, while the BJP had its army MLA has been made a minister. All the boots on (read powerful Defence Min- others are from the coalition partners. ister). His “popularity” resulted in his being chosen CM. Now for the facts. Even a Congress MLA who crossed (Due to the sensitive nature of the in- over after the elections, Shyam Ku- The Forward Goans party led by Vijai formation contained herein I have had mar, a Metei Catholic, was made Sardesai (another ex Congressman) to protect my primary sources). a minister, eventhough he knows was an arch critic of Parrikar in the

10 3 April 2017 3 April 2017 11 Dear parents, stop pressurising your kids e value our chil- dren’s education. We want to equip Wthem with the tools they need to succeed, whether in school or in life. We already work hard to ensure that their home environment is full of ed- ucational resources, whether through books, toys, games or art supplies. But when does encouragement cross the line into parental pressure? And hoe much of the latter is a Parents almost always want the best for their children- many harbour good thing? The road to rais- dreams of top colleges, followed by lucrative careers within a global, com- ing kids is paved with good petitive economy. In order for kids to meet these expectations, though, they intentions but, even the most must perform well during the school years. Many parents put intense pres- well-intentioned moms and sure on their children to earn perfect grades, no matter the cost. Experts dads can sometimes subject warn that this type of intense pressure around school and performance can their charges to unrealistic de- backfire, leading to social, emotional and physical stress. mands. And did you know? Pa- rental pressure can backfire in they won’t actually learn and succeed of stress pertaining to schoolwork, many ways: like they otherwise would. Plus, if they you need to help them to feel better have feelings of anxiety, they are less through reassurance. Less inspired; more threat- likely to know what the culprit is. It is ened possible that they will place further “I’m not good enough” By having a parent lay pressure on blame for their bad feelings on them- If you are adamant about your child child to succeed, they will be so pa- selves for not being smart enough, matching the expectations you have ralysed by fear of not doing well, that therefore causing more anxiety. If your set for them in school, then they are child expresses any worrisome signs

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12 3 April 2017 likely to have a difficult time coping, even if they miss the mark by just a Dear Parents, little bit. They will believe that suc- We know you are all really cess is based on perfection and if anxious for your child to they can’t accomplish that, they will do well in examination. believe that success is based on per- But, please do remem- fection and if they can’t accomplish ber, amongst the stu- that, they might as well just give up. dents, who will give the If your child feels Inadequate due exams, is an artist, who to not achieving a certain grade, let doesn’t need to under- them know that you’re there for them stand Maths. and that a grade doesn’t determine whether or not they’re a good per- There’s an entrepreneur, who doesn’t care about History. There’s a musician, son. whose Chemistry marks won’t matter. There’s a sports person, whose physical fitness is more important than Physics. Bad behaviour; If your child does get up marks then great! But, if he or she doesn’t please Imagine, a child who has been told don’t take away their self confidence from them. Tell them its okay, it’s just that they must get all A’s on their an exam. report card could feel pressured to Tell them, no matter what they score, you love them and will not judge them. cheat on an exam or assignment in Please do this and if you do, watch your children conquer the world. And order to fulfil that obligation. They please do not think that doctors and engineers are the only happy people in the world. When children are over pressured might also turn to drugs or alcohol to to spend with your child are those they become anxious and if they are deal with the stress. Keep a close eye when you are playing, laughing and unable to keep up to the expecta- on your child if they are showing any participating in fun or leisure activi- tions of their parents, they develop sings of seeming especially stressed- ties. Make these times an opportu- depression. Feelings like ‘you are out by school and talk to them, if you nity to build company and friendship. no good at anything’ start propping have any questions or concerns. Any word of advice that you shall in mind. Depression leads to more then have, will not sound like a com- stress and this negatively affects Interaction is necessary: mandment and will help strengthen the child’s overall development and Some of the best times you are likely your child’s personality. performance. Subscription Rate: Subscribe for five One year Rs. 250 A National Family Weekly Five years Rs. 1000 years at Rs. 1000 Subscriptions for and save Rs. 250 The subscription amount can Renewal as well as New, can be sent through Bank Fund Transfer to any one of be paid by NEFT, Cheque, the following banks: MO or by Cash (in the office)

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14 3 April 2017 Jesus Is The Resurrection And Messiah

hile the Jewish faith still By Melvyn Brown awaits the coming of the Messiah the truth of the Resurrection is always W We are continually enriched by the more enormous than the hype of phi- Holy Spirit in Jesus giving us the losophers, theologians and scholars strength and wisdom to preserve our on the subject. faith and our community. Let us trust the Lord with openness for all to know Jesus is the Resurrection and the and come to believe in him. Messiah. In our humble and often humdrum life we can experience an- The Church gives us the Word of God, other ‘rising’, when we believe in the and the grace of the Sacraments. It name of Jesus things are possible. teaches us of the Eucharistic Sacrifice Martha declared her conviction that of Christ that we may better under- had Jesus been present her brother stand our Christian faith. Do not be Lazarus would not have died. Jesus misled or go in search for what you was pleased to hear the woman ex- already have in the Church, the teach- press openly her trust and belief in ings of Jesus, and the guide to the him. “Law of Christ” (Galatians 6.2). We learn from St. Paul that the Spirit of Fifth Week in Lent The Resurrection of Christ is the most God in us brings about our resurrec- awesome mystery of the Christian re- tion. (Rom.9:11). to be fortified with hope for a future of peace – a regaining of God’s grace by ligion. By his resurrection he opened up hope for humankind. He won vic- Jesus went with Martha and her sis- the symbolism of the ‘Resurrection’. tory over death and had the exclusive ter Mary to the tomb of Lazarus at The gospel spreads the Word of truth right to say, “ I am the resurrection Bethany. He told those present to roll for the unity of humanity; that Jesus and the life…whoever believes in me away the stone. Everyone felt there rose from the dead and returned to shall never die.” (Jn. 11:25). Through would be a strong stench, for it was life. All redemption emanates from the the Lord Jesus, we too can hope for the fourth day. Turning to the women Messiah. ‘rising’ into eternal life. Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the “Everyone who lives and believes in This holy week we praise the Lord for glory of God.” With a loud voice Jesus me will not die for ever, says the Lord.” his ever forgiving grace and mercy. It is called, “Lazarus, come out.” Those (Jn.11:26). Faith, trust and belief is the wise to recall the words of the psalmist present stepped back. They did not only wellspring to win God’s grace who said, “If you, O lord, should mark know what to expect. and a place in eternal life. St. Paul’s letter to the Romans (8:8-11) is worth our guilt, Lord, who would survive? But with you is found forgiveness, for The once-dead Lazarus slowly came meditating on during this time of lent. this we revere you”. Psalm 129. out of the cave-tomb, still wrapped in white linen cloth. It was a moment of This is the fifth week in lent leading We look ahead to the rising of Christ powerful astonishment as a gasp went us nearer to the moment of glory in after his passion and death on the up from the crowd. The dead man was the Christian belief when all the faith- Cross. We stand on the portal of now alive. It is said that many of the ful will celebrate the Passion, Death prayer, penance and sacrifice, await- Jews present who were witnesses to and the marvel of Our Lord’s Resur- ing that special daybreak when the the miracle, believed in Jesus. Read rection. With this experience of joy temple is rebuilt on the third day, the full account in the gospel of John we will reach out to all God’s children proving to all that Jesus is the Son of 11:1-45. with the good news of Christ, the true giver of life and hope of an afterlife. God in the Holy Spirit One God for all eternity. Make the season of lent nourish your So, let us today pray and prepare for soul in the Sacramental life of the the risen Christ and Messiah. Church. In our world today we need 3 April 2017 15 Wanted: A Romero Today

arch 24th marks yet an- • pay tribute to those other anniversary of the who have devoted their brutal assassination of lives to, and lost their MArchbishop Oscar Rome- lives in the struggle to ro of El Salvador. On that day in 1980, promote and protect hu- he was brutally gunned down whilst man rights for all; celebrating Holy Mass in San Salva- • recognize, in particu- dor. He was an outspoken critic of his lar, the important work Government, the military and of the and values of Archbishop other right wing elements of his coun- Oscar Arnulfo Romero of try, for their continued oppression and El Salvador, who was as- exploitation of the poor. There has sassinated on 24 March never been any doubt about who was 1980, after denouncing responsible for his death. violations of the human As a young priest and as a Bish- rights of the most vulner- op, Romero was well known for his able populations and de- conservative thinking and for want- fending the principles of ing to maintain the ‘status quo’. He protecting lives, promot- was afraid to rock the boat and never ing human dignity and wanted to be on the wrong side of the that day onwards, he wholeheartedly opposition to all forms of powerful and vested interests groups worked for the rights of the poor, until violence of El Salvador. He had a long-stand- his own murder. ing friendship with Jesuit Fr. Rutilio On May 23rd 2015, Archbishop The world needs the likes of Oscar Grande. The poor and exploited of the Romero was beatified in San Salvador, Romero more than ever today. Truth country was Grande’s major concern. in the midst of hundreds of thousands and Justice in several countries of the He left no stone unturned to highlight from his native land, who venerate world are totally disregarded by the their plight and make their struggles him as a Saint today. In a message so-called leaders today. Not much at- his own. Unlike Romero, Grande did on the day of his beatification Pope tention is paid to the victims of crime not hesitate to take up cudgels against Francis said, "The beatification ... is and violence – particularly the insti- the powerful a cause of great joy for Salvadorans tutionalized ones. The poor continue Grande was killed on March 12th and for those of us who rejoice at the to be the victims of unjust structures 1977. Romero was appointed Arch- example of the greatest children of the everywhere. bishop of San Salvador just three church. Monsignor Romero, who built weeks before Grande was murdered. peace from the strength of love, gave As we observe another day dedicat- Grande’s death came as a great testimony of the faith with his life, com- ed to this great prophet of our times let shock to Romero. mitted to the very end." us allow ourselves to be challenged At Grande’s funeral and inspired by his words, “I will not Mass, Romero said in In a fitting tribute to Oscar tire of declaring that if we really want his homily, “The gov- Romero on December 21st an effective end to violence we must ernment should not 2010, the United Nations Gen- remove the violence that lies at the consider a priest who eral Assembly proclaimed root of all violence: structural violence, takes a stand for so- March 24th as the International social injustice, exclusion of citizens cial justice as a poli- Day for ‘the Right to the Truth from the management of the country, tician or a subversive by fr. cedric Prakash concerning Gross Human repression. All this is what constitutes element when he is sj Rights Violations and for the the primal cause, from which the rest fulfilling his mission in Dignity of Victims.’ flows naturally”. the politics of the common good.” He The purpose of the Day is to: also said plainly, “Anyone who attacks • honour the memory of victims *(Fr. Cedric Prakash sj is a hu- one of my priests, attacks me. If they of gross and systematic human man rights activist. He is currently with the Jesuit Refugee Service in killed Rutilio for doing what he did, rights violations and promote the then I too have to walk the same path”. Beirut as the Regional Advocacy importance of the right to truth and Communications Officer of the The death of his friend was also a turn- and justice; MENA Region) ing point in the life of Romero. From

16 3 April 2017 Marto – will be canonized by Pope Francis when he visits the Portuguese shrine in May.

The Vatican announced the pontiff ap- proved the miracle attributed to their Over 100 lawmakers One way in which the freedom of re- intercession recently, the final step ligion or belief in a country can be necessary before they could be made ask India to allow US- measured is whether minorities are saints. based NGO to function permitted to carry out their own rituals during key ‘rites of passage’ such as Pope is scheduled to be in Fatima for birth, marriage and death. a two-day trip from May 12-13. Washington: Over 100 US lawmakers have asked India to give a “temporary One of the world’s fastest-growing Italian media reports say he will can- reprieve” to an American donor NGO Christian communities is that in Ne- onize them at the Mass already sched- until a more permanent solution can pal. Between the censuses of 2001 uled for May 13, the Feast of Our Lady be found under the Indian laws for the and 2011 its Christian population of Fatima and the 100th anniversary Christian organisation to function. more than doubled from 180,000 to of the date when the two children – 375,699. along with their cousin Lúcia Santos Compassion International is said to – said the Virgin Mary first appeared be shutting down its India operations Nepal’s new Constitution, introduced to them. after it was put under ‘prior permis- in 2015, recognizes the freedom of sion category’ in May last year. When religion or belief but, as this video Francis will be the fourth pope to visit a donor organisation is put under this report by Vishal Arora shows, death the shrine, following Blessed Paul VI, category, it is barred from funding any in a Christian family in Nepal brings Saint John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Indian NGO without the government’s not only sorrow but also a gruelling approval. struggle to find land for burial. As lo- The children, poor and illiterate like cal residents object to any burial in most peasants at the time, said an In December, the Home Ministry said their vicinity, churches in Kathmandu angel appeared to them three times it was unlikely to reconsider the de- and surrounding areas have bought during 1916. cision, notwithstanding appeals by 130,000 square feet of land on a se- American authorities. cluded mountain to build a cemetery. The first apparition of Mary was said to have happened on May 17, 1917, The reports of the shutdown came “The biggest challenge is the road that when Lúcia was ten, Francisco nine, amid allegations that the charity was leads to this cemetery,” says Joshua and Jacinta seven. engaging in religious conversion. Magrati, Joint Secretary of the recent- ly built Rest Cemetery in Makwanpur Led by Congressman Ed Royce, Chair- district, about 30 miles from Kath- ‘Six weeks’ medicine man of the powerful House Foreign mandu. “It’s about two miles from the Relations Committee, and its Ranking and two months’ food main road. We have spent about 2.5 Member Eliot Engel, as many as 107 million Nepali rupees ($24,000 US), for displaced Iraqi lawmakers from both Democratic and and yet it’s far from being complete. Republican parties have signed the Christians’ However, we have already buried two letter written to Home Minister Rajnath The supplies sustaining displaced bodies here.” Singh. Christians in northern Iraq will run out “within weeks” but UN agencies, ac- Only a 4×4 vehicle can reach the cem- “The Christian charity organisation cused of ignoring them, have pledged etery, but few can afford it. Many will would soon be forced to end its pro- to do better since the advent of US have to trek for one and a half hours gramme in India, through which it President Donald Trump, the aid co- on the steep, makeshift road, carrying provides critical tuition, nutrition and ordinator for the Catholic archdiocese the body. medical services to more than 145,000 of Erbil said. children,” the letter said. Source: Economic Times Pope Francis to pro- Without significant financial aid and sufficient care, Iraq’s remaining Chris- claim sainthood for Nepal’s Christians have tians, whose numbers have fallen from Fatima siblings 1.5 million in 2003 to around 200,000, to trek into mountains to Rome: Two of the visionaries of the “could disappear within the next six to 12 months,” warned US-born Ste- bury their dead Marian apparitions of Fatima – young shepherds Jacinta and Francisco phen Rasche. 3 April 2017 17 Clever uses of your Rise up, dear friend smartphone’s camera Rise up, dear friend You, yourself must defend. Do not lose hope Go, wash out your fearful tears with soap.

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Bari and her two sons, “While the death penalty moratorium a triple murder he did was ended on the pretext of killing terrorists, most of the people here in Aftab Bahadur Masih not commit, and sen- Kot Lakhpat are charged with regular crimes. Quite how killing them is go- Him to Mount Olives, singing hymns tenced to death in ing to stop the sectarian violence in (Matthew26:30), went to sleep while 1970 when he was 15. this country, I cannot say. He was Praying, and all betrayed Him (Matthew26:35). Ghulam Mustafa, a plumber for whom “I hope I do not die on Wednesday, His enemies experienced Jesus when he worked as an apprentice, was ar- but I have no source of money, so I He Said, “Ego Emi” – (“I Am He”), and rested for complicity and tortured by can only rely on God and on my vol- fell to the ground. (John18:6). police to implicate Aftab in the mur- unteer lawyers. I have not given up der. hope, though the night is very dark. Loneliness and Rejection dogged the Holy Family throughout the Gospel Only recently, the plumber admitted “I am a Christian, and sometimes that narratives of the four evangelists. Jo- that Aftab Bahadur had nothing to do is difficult here. Unfortunately, there seph was rejected when he visited his with the crime, and that he was only is one prisoner in particular who has home town for the census and Mary an eyewitness. He also signed an affi- tried to make our lives more difficult. I delivered Jesus in a Cave. davit before a religious leader, stating don't know why he does it. that he had lied. There is a small group of us here who Mary carried the dead body of her unjustly crucified Son just as tenderly As a young apprentice, Aftab could are Christians, just four or five, and we as she held the Christmas Babe in the not pay the 50,000 rupees (US$ are now all in one cell, which has im- Bethlehem Cave. 5,000), allegedly demanded by the proved my life.” police. The sad story of Aftab reflects the After his Glorious Resurrection, Jesus Patiently explained the Scriptures to Aftab was hanged at dawn, 4:30 am Tragedy and Triumph of Jesus, our the two discouraged disciples on the on June 10, 1992, in Kot Lakhpat Jail, Savior. After the Fall, depicted in the way to the Emmaus. When He Turned Lahore. Genesis teleological story of the for- bidden fruit, Jesus Offered to Pay for to go away, the disciples invited Him to share their meal as it was late and In December 2014, the Prime Minister our sins by the Ransom of His Own dark. (Luke 24:29). of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, lifted the Precious Blood. As St. Thomas Aqui- country’s moratorium on the death nas said, In the darkness and failure that sur- penalty, a day after the Taliban at- rounds us, there are four Holy Masses tacked a military school in Peshawar “Blood whereof, one drop, for human- celebrated every second, somewhere killing 134 students and 19 adults. kind outpoured/ Might from all trans- gression, All humankind restored.” around the world. Aftab wrote, “When we heard the news about lifting the death penalty Aftab’s last days in a cell of convicted Let us invite the Easter Mes- moratorium, fear prevailed through- Christians, awaiting execution, is a sage of Love and Mercy into out the cells of the prison here. There reminder of the First Eucharistic Cele- our lives every time we are was an overriding sense of horror. bration, the Last Supper. The Apostles discouraged and rejected. When the executions actually started partook of the Eucharist, swore undy- at Kot Lakhpat Jail, everyone started ing fidelity to Jesus, accompanied —Denis Khan 22 3 April 2017 Leaders in the Making and Reaching to the Top Master a new skill Expand your knowledge - Boost Your Career Self learning videos created by top class experts in the world Learn anywhere anytime using your Smartphone. Tablet, Laptop, or PC. www.limrt.com offers you a large number of courses. Among the available courses include:

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The Package includes: Progressive minded Christian Families are participating and Skill Learning Courses Christian Marriage (over 200 courses to Proposals enjoying the benefits and make your personality (for marriageable family members) advantages of this Scheme. more smarter) from www.limrt.com Royal Christian Family We invite you too to be Advertisement Space: one among them Wish your loved ones weekly for 5 years Skill Learning Courses are ideal for school- on good occasions in A National Family Weekly college students, Professionals and Busi- the weekly Published since 26 years nessmen and all those who want to reach The Secular Citizen and much more next level in their life: www.limrt.com A five year period package at Rs. 5000 brings you whole lot of important rare to get benefits and facilities several times more than the worth

The benefits: 1. Subscription to the Secular Citizen for five years 2. Advertisement space in the Secular Citizen (every year worth Rs. 1000) for five yearsRs. 5000 3. Opportunity to learn over 200 Skill Learning Courses of your choice at www.limrt.com for five years (normally Rs. 500 is charged to learn each course) (Under Family Package you can learn courses of your choice)(eLearn- ing) 4. Membership in Royal Christian Family for choosing the Life Partner for marriageble family members (Normally Rs. 2000 is charged for individual member for one year period) (Royal Christian Family offers services since 36 years in providing wide choice of Proposals for marriageable aged boys and girls) (www.royalchristianfamily.com) 6. And several other offers - opportunities throughout the 5year period. Bank details for making NEFT : For this scheme ‘Family’ includes: Father, Mother and Children Confidentiality will be maintained Bank: HDFC Bank The amount can be paid by NEFT, Cheque, Branch : CST - Mumbai VT Contact : DD, MO or by Cash (in the office) The Secular Citizen Account Name: The Secular Citizen 99, Perin Nariman Street, 1st Floor, Fort, Mumbai 400001 Account No. 03552000006744 ISFC code: HDFC0000355 Tel.: 022 - 22693578, 22654924 Email: [email protected] Royal Christian Family and The Secular Citizen has been serving the community for over 36/26 years

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