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Website: www.the-examiner.org THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 · 3 OFFICIAL - I

My dear Fathers, I'm connec ng to you once again through this video message, as I plan to do so con nuously while the Coronavirus crisis persists. Our Communica ons Centre is an invaluable help for this.

It is essen al at this stage that we ourselves do not panic or get fearful. We need to give wise and prudent leadership to our people. All should take adequate precau ons, and this is important. The Prime Minister hit the right note in his television address on Thursday, when he said: "Do not think that we have escaped because we do not have so many cases." Mr Uddhav Thackeray was also very prac cal in his message yesterday. From a study of what has happened in other countries, the next couple of weeks are crucial, and if we can control the situa on now, we will be spared a long-term lockdown which could become inevitable and necessary.

I aﬀ ec onately urge all our priests not to expose themselves to this infec on. Pope Francis has cancelled all his mee ngs and engagements, and I have done so here, including our Bishops' Team Mee ngs. Our Clergy Recollec on has been cancelled, and the Ordina ons and the Chrism Mass stand postponed.

Therefore, please, please take the threat seriously, and stay at home for the next few weeks. The Church, the Archdiocese, all of us, and I need you. Make do with minimum staff . Your cook/a endant should be careful not to bring infec on into your house. I request that you give leave to all non-essen al staff , and treat this as extraordinary leave with pay. Do not cut their salary, because they do not report for work. There are two urgent ma ers about which I want to speak to you today. The fi rst is Funerals and the second is Confessions.

1. Funerals: A er studying Government advisories, I am issuing the following direc ves: a. People should be encouraged to pray for the deceased, but there is to be no public Requiem Mass now. The body may be taken directly to the burial ground where all the Funeral Prayers can be said before the burial. Keep the number of mourners to the minimum. Please keep the Police informed of the funeral. b. In case of death due to a suspected coronavirus infec on, avoid any physical contact with the body; the rela ves too should be advised the same. c. This is a moment of great sadness for the family of the deceased. Assure them that once the crisis is over, we will have a proper Requiem Mass in the church with the Eulogy, etc. We will give direc ves about this later.

2. Confessions: In the present situa on, it is not advisable to hear individual confessions. I think the condi ons given in Canon 961#2 for General Absolu on are fulﬁ lled for those suﬀ ering from the coronavirus infec on. However, it will not be possible to get them (together) for an Absolu on without individual confession. Hence if you are able to, and I will do this at the Archdiocesan level, catechize the people about the necessity and adequacy of perfect contri on for the forgiveness of sins. This is Catholic Doctrine.

Norms have been received from Rome for Holy Week Services and the possibility of obtaining Plenary Indulgences. I will get back to you on this. This video message was to address issues needing our immediate a en on. Thank you; take care of yourselves; and we are united in prayer.

March 23, 2020 ? Oswald CCardinalarrdidinal Gracias Archbishop of Bombay

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My dear Fathers, I am happy to be once again connec ng with you. I hope each one of you is well in your parishes. I repeat my aﬀ ec onate direc ons to you: Do not move out unless necessary, maintain social distancing even in the parish community. And please wash your hands with soap and water repeatedly. This seems elementary advice; but even the interna onal TV channels are stressing that this is a sure way of controlling the spread. CNN yesterday even gave a tutorial on how to wash hands during this Coronavirus crisis.

Dear Fathers, the lockdown is scheduled to end on April 14 - Easter Tuesday. But seeing what is happening in other countries, I foresee that the Government might be compelled to extend the lockdown. So do prepare yourselves psychologically for an extended lockdown. Hence, please do not schedule any Bap sms, First Communions and Marriages immediately a er April 14. It would not be prudent to do so.

In Mumbai, the Municipal Commissioner has ordered that the bodies of all coronavirus vic ms be cremated. Burial is not allowed. Also, mourners are to be restricted to ﬁ ve. The police should be informed about the death and crema on.

On television, we have seen the human tragedy of thousands and thousands of migrant workers heading home on foot, in the north of the country. It does not appear to have happened in Mumbai, but keep your eyes and ears open for any migrant workers in distress in your parish. I am also concerned about the elderly who may be alone at home. Could our SCCs ensure that they have suﬃ cient provisions?

Today, I want to share with you some guidelines for our Holy Week Services: Palm Sunday: You may celebrate the Eucharist without a congrega on. Rome has indicated that a parish church may use the third form given in the Roman Missal. Make sure that you do not contravene the restric ons of Sec on 144, if you have lectors for the reading of the Passion.

Maundy Thursday: The service could be short, omi ng the washing of the feet. The direc ves from Rome have given the op on of praying the Vespers of the day in place of the Eucharist. But I do encourage all our priests to celebrate Mass, as this Feast commemorates the ins tu on of the Eucharist by our Lord. A er Mass, you could take the Blessed Sacrament directly to the tabernacle without any procession.

Good Friday: The service would be less solemn because there is no congrega on. During the Universal Prayer, do include a special Coronavirus prayer in the last sec on—the prayer for those in tribula on.

Easter: The Vigil service can be celebrated the previous evening. The service is shorter. The Paschal candle is lit without the blessing of the fi re and prepara on of the Candle with the grains of incense. Immediately a er this, the Exsultet is proclaimed. We could have just three readings from the Old Testament; the reading from Exodus is obligatory. For the Bap smal Liturgy, we have just the renewal of Bap smal promises (no blessing of water). The Mass follows as usual. On Sunday morning, you could celebrate the Easter Mass. If your people know at what me you are celebra ng the liturgy, they can be spiritually united with you at that hour in their homes. They could profi tably read sec ons of Scripture or pray the Rosary, while you are offi cia ng at the Service. As these are detailed norms which you have to follow, I am having my offi ce make these guidelines available to you on the Archdiocese of Bombay website and all our Archdiocesan media portals, so that you can refer to the text when you are preparing your liturgies. Have a spiritually fulfi lling week, and we con nue to pray for each other. I will get back to you soon.

March 31, 2020 ? Oswald CCardinalarrdid nal Gracias Archbishop of Bombay

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My dear Fathers, I am contac ng you once again, as we prepare for Holy Week. I missed the Chrism Mass which would have been celebrated yesterday. It is one of the high points of the year, where we all meet. I had given liturgical guidelines for Holy Week; I hope they were clear and helpful. I got a few queries about the Easter Candle. Most of you would probably not have an Easter 2020 Candle. You can use last year's Easter Candle, changing the 19 into 20 by pas ng a s cker. This makeshi arrangement could later remind us of the extraordinary mes that we are going through. Looking at the Candle, we can later give praise and thanksgiving to the Lord. Similarly, since no oils have been blessed this year, please use last year's Holy Oils.

I am livestreaming the Liturgy of the Holy Week from the Cathedral. It will also be televised. The Mass on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday will be at 9:00 a.m. On Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, we will have the Service at 7:00 p.m. live from the Cathedral. I invite those of you who can, to join me in these services, and I will be conscious of your par cipa on.

It is important that we feel strengthened by bonding with one another in these trying mes. I have a sugges on: Generally, every morning, unless I have an important ma er to a end to, I will be in my Chapel from 12:30 p.m. If you are able to, you can join me in prayer at the same me. Similarly, every evening at 8:00 p.m., we pray in the Cathedral Chapel; you could join us from your place. We can grow closer to the Lord and to one another at the end of this lockdown.

Earlier this week, I wrote a le er to the Prime Minister, oﬀ ering full assistance from the Church at this cri cal moment. The Prime Minister later had a video conference with health workers, including representa ves from the Church— the Director of Caritas India and the Director General of the Catholic Health Associa on of India. Last evening, the Prime Minister's Oﬃ ce held a video conference with representa ves of selected NGOs and Civil Society Organisa ons. I par cipated in this discussion; the case of migrant workers was highlighted. This a ernoon, I spoke to the Director General of the Home Guards about assistance to migrant workers, which is the immediate human problem. They wanted some facili es in the city, where they could distribute food to the migrant workers in distress. This is an immediate need, and very essen al to prevent the danger of a further spread of the Coronavirus, which must be se led in a day or two. I will discuss this with those concerned this evening, and get that organised. In the mean me, I am se ng up a Crisis Management Team, so that we can respond to the rapidly changing scenario on a day to day basis.

In conclusion, once again, please take abundant cau on, and advise our people also to do so. Social distancing is essen al for our safety. If apart from the bigger centres which are helping, you no ce any cases of migrant workers in your parish, please help immediately. Bp Barthol has wri en to the SCC Coordinators about this. Our Prime Minister has appealed to us to come out with lights on Sunday, April 5 at 9:00 p.m. We could make this an occasion of prayer, as also for our people. I wish you a very grace-ﬁ lled Holy Week, and let us con nue to pray for each other.

April 03, 2020 ? Oswald CCardinalarrdidinal Gracias Archbishop of Bombay

6 · THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 CARDINAL'S EASTER MESSAGE

As heirs of God's promise of new life in the Resurrec on of Christ, we are called even in these dark days to hope for God's deliverance from the power of sin and death. This hope is a bold and fi rm confi dence in God's promises, when discouraging news fi lls the air, and tragedy itself threatens to squelch our spirits. The recent Coronavirus pandemic has increased the focus of our awareness of this tragic state of aff airs. Repentance calls us not to avoid this reality, but to make room for a grieving that orients us to metanoia. This is not a fatalism which panics, and gives up at the sight of death. Chris ans mourn, but not without hope. Lent points us to Easter, turning from Death to Resurrec on.

The Chris an life is always a challenging one. It is a perilous journey in the desert, in the wilderness, where the devil a acks and tempts God's children. Times of crisis especially should make us vigilant and watchful. Tempta ons can make us despair over tragedy, doubt God's promises of protec on, provision, and life. A bold confi dence in God's promises is about faith in Christ and His life, because God is faithful and true. Chris ans are also reminded that the wilderness is the place of God's presence, the place of tes ng, where He refi nes us to be resilient and stand fi rm in His promises when mes are tough. We are in the desert, but not alone. God's Spirit accompanies and leads us. It is a me for seeing God alone as our oasis in the desert, to grow in our dependence on His mercies through prayer and the Word of God. In moments of tempta on and tes ng, set aside me to call upon the Spirit in prayer for protec on from all assaults of the devil and for guidance and strength in His Word.

When, due to preven ve measures, we are deprived of visible and tangible signs of His invisible presence in the Sacraments and restricted to virtual reality, we should discern His real presence, even in the absence of these consola ons, which calls for a deeper level of spirituality of the dark night of the soul. God works, even if we cannot observe the le er of the Law, but keep the spirit of the Law, with regard to the Eucharist - the source and summit of our Chris an life. In fact, there are more people par cipa ng devoutly in the Eucharist in interior and spiritual communion, realising a deeper level of reverence and in macy with the presence of God online. The faithful are se ng me aside for confessing their sins to God in a spirit of perfect contri on and genuine purpose of amendment, with the sure hope of forgiveness from a merciful God. God can draw greater good through the shortcomings and limita ons of our situa ons.

The Chris an life is one of conformity to Christ in His sacrifi ce, in His self-giving to others, even unto death. It is really about joyfully sacrifi cing for others. In unprecedented mes, sacrifi ce may take diff erent forms. Some serve ailing pa ents in the frontlines, o en at the risk of their own personal health. Many are learning that it can also mean staying home and keeping a safe distance from neighbours, so as not to put them in harm's way. In mes of crisis, we die to self in order to make room for the more needy neighbours in our midst. We learn to put on the form of the servant, and put the interests of others before our own. It is honest to think of ourselves as a communion of both givers and receivers of divine generosity in the manner of our unity with Christ. It is indeed a me for authen c Chris an hospitality and charity.

The Chris an life is one of devo on to God in good and bad mes. Living in isola on might not be enough to give us much needed rest—literal rest to keep us healthy, to take care of our minds and bodies, but gives us me to go into contempla on and spend me with God in prayer, praise and thanksgiving. These are deﬁ ant acts of an Easter people who hope against all hope—acts of bold faith in Jesus Christ, our Lord, who's got the whole wide world in His hand!

April 04, 2020 ? Oswald Cardinal Gracias Archbishop of Bombay

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t Easter, we will celebrate the high point of the glorious saving message of our Faith that promises New Life in Jesus, our Risen Lord. In the face of the challenge of the A Coronavirus calamity, we are called to wrestle with a Resurrection response of hope that life will prevail over death. Confronted with the rapid exponential growth and mortal strikes of this insidious and treacherous virus, can we draw light from the Resurrection event to contain the underlying cause of the new COVID-19 pandemic? There is panic in grocery stores—an insane and insatiable greed to hoard food and other basic necessities beyond our needs. We see a proliferation of anxiety and fear of fi nancial crisis and the loss of jobs and lives. Many are asking where is God, in the darkness and despair the world is currently experiencing. There are harmful speculations that see plague and virus solely in pharisaic simplistic terms as the wrath of an angry and fi ckle God for the hardened transgressions of others. This paranoid anxiety and morbid fear of death arise from our own free choices of turning inwards towards self, while excluding others and God’s plan for wholesome happiness and for harmony in His Creation. The prevailing scenario of panic fl ows from the folly of collective acts of humanity repeating the underlying pattern of original sin of the world. We have succumbed to the temptation of overly self-protection, self-glory and vaulting ambition. Our lifestyles have become an obsessive focus on ego, through which suff ering and the evil of death enters the world. This is contrary to the message of self-giving service even unto death for values of unity and equality for the common good that the New Life of Easter beckons us to. A life of community- caring and sharing, mirroring His unending Love ensures this solemn Easter promise of eternal happiness. Our preparation for the Easter event provides us insights into recognising the fallibility of our fallen nature, owing to human disobedience of His life-giving laws. It has caused a concrete alienation within self and relational fi ssures between man, Creation and God. Surely our acts have consequences, but God is much more graceful than we are. Evil and suff ering have never been willed by God our loving Father, who always saves;He has revealed His all-embracing love, merciful forgiveness and compassion in the life, death and Resurrection of His Son Jesus. The One who seeks to bring us abundant life (John 10:10) is not a party to an un-redemptive suff ering. He may not take away unavoidable suff ering and inconveniences, but He can transform it to draw greater good out of it. The clarion call of the mystery of salvation to the fullness of life is the need for conversion and repentance for our many failings,and concrete actions of reconciliation and restoration of our disordered orientations.

8 · THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 On our part, there has been a failure to become aware of the rising peril of Climate Change EDITORIAL and a gross neglect for the Earth by our destruction of eco-systems and environmental pollution. There is a wilful focus on profi ts and not on human development. Due to our unbridled technological endeavours playing God, our experiments have gone awry and have endangered human health. The traumatizing of children and economic injustice are all a human malaise, responsible for bringing on the present state of distress. The Easter event of the great salvifi c act of His Son Jesus Christ convinces us that God is at work in the world. We need to discern where God is moving in our lives and in the current pandemic to bring healing to the vulnerable, preventing of future illness, and join God’s arc of morality, spirituality and healing. This surely involves trusting faith and persevering prayer, unwavering hope and action. God is at work in the world, seeking healing and wholeness, inspiring physicians, researchers, nurses and other healthcare givers, fi rst responders and compassionate friends. God’s work involves us. Prayer is not an excuse for passivity or inaction. While it is important to pray, to trust and to hope in God’s grace and loving power to heal us and our situation. We are called to be responsible stewards of our personal lives and the lives of our fellow human beings. We are God’s agents in healing the world. Passionate faith calls us to mission. Prayer calls us to action. Our Easter faith in the dying and rising of Christ is not just to recall it but committedly live it. The frightened and dispirited Apostles after the Crucifi xion,who locked themselves behind closed doors, discovered the Risen Christ appearing in their midst,summoning them to go out and preach with courage the Good News of the reality of undying Hope and healing through the action of building communities in love, caring and peace. We live in an interdependent world. There is no solitary or isolated person or nation. We are all part of an intricate fabric of relatedness; our joys and sorrows are one. Accordingly, we are to balance localism with global concerns, and evaluate all our decisions in terms of the common good, as well as personal gain. Our response to the Coronavirus must include larger and larger circles of a caring community, focusing on other nations, as well as our own. As we continue our battle to eliminate this global affl iction, we will begin to weaken the equally dangerous virus of personal and communal individualism and balance our self-affi rmation of a narrow and restricted concept of ‘self fi rst’ with an equally powerful and inclusive love of all. We are all in it together in a transparent solidarity, sharing our eff orts and expertise to mitigate the dreaded destructive force of this recent plague’s visitation on humanity. God is at work, seeking our well-being and enlarging our spirits. While we need to take care of our own self, we must look beyond our own immediate family relationships and our communal and national good to the largest circles of planetary care. Our Resurrection response should be one that is of a human-Divine participation and collaboration.

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hen evening had come" (Mk 4:35)… the this is the only me in the Gospels we see Jesus sleeping. " Gospel passage we have just heard begins When He wakes up, a er calming the wind and the waters, like this. For weeks now, it has been evening. He turns to the disciples in a reproaching voice: "Why are you W Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, afraid? Have you no faith?" (v. 40). our streets and our ci es; it has taken over our lives, fi lling Let us try to understand. In what does the lack of the everything with a deafening silence and a distressing void, disciples' faith consist, as contrasted with Jesus' trust? They that stops everything as it passes by; we feel it in the air, we had not stopped believing in Him; in fact, they called on Him. no ce it in people's gestures; their glances give them away. But we see how they call on Him: "Teacher, do you not care if We fi nd ourselves afraid and lost. Like the disciples in the we perish?" (v. 38). Do you not care—they think that Jesus is Gospel, we were caught off guard by an unexpected, turbulent not interested in them, does not care about them. One of the storm. We have realised that we are on the same boat, all of things that hurts us and our families most when we hear it us fragile and disoriented, but at the same me, important said is: "Do you not care about me?" It is a phrase that wounds and unleashes storms in our hearts. It would have shaken Jesus too. Because He, more than any one, cares about us. Indeed, once they have called on Him, He saves His disciples from their discouragement. The storm exposes our vulnerability, and uncovers those false and superfl uous certain es around which we have constructed our daily schedules, our projects, our habits and priori es. It shows us how we have allowed the very things that nourish, sustain and strengthen our lives and our communi es to become dull and feeble. The tempest lays bare all our pre-packaged ideas and forge ulness of what nourishes our people's souls; all those a empts that anaesthe se us with ways of thinking and ac ng that supposedly "save" us, but instead prove incapable of pu ng us in touch with our roots and keeping alive the memory of those who have gone before us. We deprive ourselves of the an bodies we need to confront adversity. In this storm, the façade of those stereotypes with which we camoufl aged our egos, always worrying about our image, has fallen away, uncovering once more that (blessed) common belonging, of which we cannot be deprived—our belonging as and needed, all of us called to row together, each of us in need brothers and sisters. of comfor ng the other. On this boat… are all of us. Just like "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?" Lord, your word those disciples, who spoke anxiously with one voice, saying, this evening strikes us and regards us, all of us. In this world, "We are perishing" (v. 38), so we too have realised that we that you love more than we do, we have gone ahead at cannot go on thinking of ourselves, but only together can we breakneck speed, feeling powerful and able to do anything. do this. Greedy for profi t, we let ourselves get caught up in things, It is easy to recognise ourselves in this story. What is harder and lured away by haste. We did not stop at your reproach to understand is Jesus' a tude. While His disciples are quite to us, we were not shaken awake by wars or injus ce across naturally alarmed and desperate, He stays in the stern, in the the world, nor did we listen to the cry of the poor or of our part of the boat that sinks fi rst. And what does He do? In spite ailing planet. We carried on regardless, thinking we would stay of the tempest, He sleeps on soundly, trus ng in the Father; healthy in a world that was sick. Now that we are in a stormy

10 · THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 sea, we implore you: "Wake up, Lord!" shipwreck. Because this is God's strength: turning to the "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?" Lord, you good everything that happens to us, even the bad things. are calling to us, calling us to faith, which is not so much He brings serenity into our storms, because with God, life believing that you exist, but coming to you and trus ng never dies. in you. This Lent, your call reverberates urgently: "Be The Lord asks us and, in the midst of our tempest, invites converted! Return to me with all your heart" (Joel 2:12). us to reawaken and put into prac ce that solidarity and hope You are calling on us to seize this me of trial as a me of capable of giving strength, support and meaning to these choosing. It is not the me of your judgment, but of our hours when everything seems to be fl oundering. The Lord judgment—a me to choose what ma ers and what passes awakens so as to reawaken and revive our Easter faith. We away, a me to separate what is necessary from what is have an anchor; by His Cross, we have been saved. We have not. It is a me to get our lives back on track with regard to a rudder; by His Cross, we have been redeemed. We have a you, Lord, and to others. We can look to so many exemplary hope; by His Cross, we have been healed and embraced, so companions for the journey, who, even though fearful, have that nothing and no one can separate us from His redeeming reacted by giving their lives. This is the force of the Spirit love. In the midst of isola on, when we are suff ering from poured out and fashioned in courageous and generous a lack of tenderness and chances to meet up, and we self-denial. It is the life in the Spirit that can redeem, value experience the loss of so many things, let us once again listen and demonstrate how our lives are woven together and to the proclama on that saves us—He is risen and is living sustained by ordinary people – o en forgo en people – who by our side. The Lord asks us from His Cross to rediscover the do not appear in newspaper and magazine headlines nor on life that awaits us, to look towards those who look to us, to the grand catwalks of the latest show, but who without any strengthen, recognise and foster the grace that lives within doubt are in these very days wri ng the decisive events of us. Let us not quench the wavering fl ame (cf. Is 42:3) that our me—doctors, nurses, supermarket employees, cleaners, never falters, and let us allow hope to be rekindled. caregivers, providers of transport, law and order forces, Embracing His Cross means fi nding the courage to embrace volunteers, priests, religious men and women, and so many all the hardships of the present me, abandoning for a others who have understood that no one reaches salva on moment our eagerness for power and possessions in order to make room for the crea vity that only the Spirit is capable of inspiring. It means fi nding the courage to create spaces TThehe sstormtorm eexposesxposes oourur vvulnerability,ulnerability, where everyone can recognise that they are called, and aandnd uncoversuncovers thosethose ffalsealse to allow new forms of hospitality, fraternity and solidarity. 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From this colonnade that the authen c development of our people is assessed, we embraces Rome and the whole world, may God's blessing experience the priestly prayer of Jesus: "That they may all be come down upon you as a consoling embrace. Lord, may you one" (Jn 17:21). How many people every day are exercising bless the world, give health to our bodies, and comfort our pa ence and off ering hope, taking care to sow not panic, hearts. You ask us not to be afraid. Yet our faith is weak, and but a shared responsibility. How many fathers, mothers, we are fearful. But you, Lord, will not leave us at the mercy grandparents and teachers are showing our children, in small of the storm. Tell us again: "Do not be afraid" (Mt 28:5). And everyday gestures, how to face up to and navigate a crisis we, together with Peter, "cast all our anxie es onto you, for by adjus ng their rou nes, li ing their gaze and fostering you care about us" (cf. 1 Pet 5:7). prayer. How many are praying, off ering and interceding for the good of all. Prayer and quiet service: these are our (Source: Va can News) victorious weapons. "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?" Faith begins when we realise we are in need of salva on. We are not self-suffi cient; by ourselves, we fl ounder; we need the Lord, This is a combined issue for Easter; like ancient navigators needed the stars. Let us invite Jesus there will be no issue dated April 11, 2020 into the boats of our lives. Let us hand over our fears to Him so that He can conquer them. Like the disciples, we due to the lockdown. will experience that with Him on board, there will be no

THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 · 11 aundy Thursday is the FFRR JJOHNOHN SSINGARAYAR,INGARAYAR, SSVDVD day of triple celebra ons. We celebrate the (a) M Ins tu on of the Eucharist; (b) Ins tu on of the Priesthood; and (c) Giving the commandment of Love with Service. St Pope John Paul II says, "The Holy Eucharist is the Source, the Centre and the Summit of our Chris an Life and Mission." Following the second reading of the Maundy Thursday Jesus wanted me, for Jesus chose me I experience that we are blessed at the liturgy, the Eucharis c Experience of (Jn 15:16), to be with Him and to be altar. The word 'benedic on' means the early Chris an Community can be sent out. Therefore, we renew our blessing. Literally, 'bene' means good summed up in four words: Jesus took commitment at the altar. Every me we and 'dic on' means saying. To bless the bread… Jesus blessed the bread… come to the altar, we need to feel the someone means to say good things Jesus broke the bread… and Jesus gave call; we need to touch the call, as we about them –"You are good, you are the bread. Taking, blessing, breaking take the bread. But we ask today, how precious." As a priest, when I am close and giving—these words are used at do we esteem our priestly life, and how to the altar, I cannot but praise God, the Last Supper, in the story of the much do we esteem our call? who has called me to be faithful (an mul plica on of the bread, at Emmaus I a ended the Golden Jubilee of a upward blessing). I nurture feelings and used constantly when we, the priest who, with a contented heart, of gratefulness and thanksgiving, community of faith, come together for said, "The most beau ful thing that I speak well of my superiors, my Mass. And, I believe these four words that ever happened to me was my brother priests, my people, whom I am are central to our Priestly Spirituality priesthood." He never men oned his entrusted with (a downward blessing). too. Therefore, our Chris an Eucharis c qualiﬁ ca ons, his achievements of Thus, in this way, by blessing others, I life as a priest must be: a taking from building churches or being successful. bless myself (an inward blessing). As the altar, a blessing at the altar, a When we are ignored, neglected, priests, some mes we are inclined to breaking at the altar and a giving from not appreciated, not preferred, not think that people are always saying the altar.

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What does 'taking from the altar' mean? As a priest, where do I take respected, what do we do? Do we allow nega ve things about us. But we need my life from? Or where do I take my nega ve feelings to get accumulated to know that good things are also being commitment from? Perhaps, a be er in our minds against those in authority said of us. We really have to trust that word for 'being taken' would be 'being and others, or do we come back to the we bless people, and in turn, they chosen'. We (priests) are chosen by altar, feeling the call that I have been bless us. The tragedy of our world God. It is not that we wanted to be chosen by Christ, and not by the world? today is that so many people do not priests, or our parents wanted us to I tell the Lord, "I accept my voca on feel blessed! We all have a deep need be priests, for it is the convic on that and call from your hands at this altar, for aﬃ rma on, to know that we are and not from others. I take my iden ty valued, not just because of something Fr John Singarayar, SVD is a Ph.D. from you." we did or because we have a par cular research scholar at the Institute of Indian The second aspect is 'Blessing at the talent, but simply because we are. Culture, Andheri (East), Mumbai. altar'. It is so important that you and I think it is very important that when

12 · THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 we are in touch with our blessedness Gethsemane, when His disciples were all trooped to the church for Mass. then we can bless other people. indiff erent to His suff ering, when He And the priest drove all of them out. If blessing is about speaking good knew His betrayal and denial were He told them that there would be no things about the other, can you bless coming, He did not run away from the celebra on of the Eucharist, ll all each other in the parish and community impending suff ering and the Cross. those who were hoarding food in their – a Bishop blessing his priests, Parish If Jesus had escaped from the Cross, homes went back and brought some Priest blessing his co-pastors, Superior the Last Supper would have been a of it for their brothers and sisters in blessing his community members? lie. Rather, He fell to the ground and the parish who were going hungry. Thirdly, what do we 'break' at the accepted God's Will. This is what we The people were naturally upset, as altar? The Eucharist is a memorial experience every me at the altar. they went back home, but they came of being broken. In Gal 2:20, St Paul I am making a decision to be broken back with food parcels. And then the says, "Jesus loved me and gave in my life. "Father, your sermon was Eucharist commenced. too long, boring." I prepared it so Our greatest fulfi lment lies in giving well; I show resentment; I make this ourselves to others. It may be a smile, TThehe wwashingashing ooff tthehe ffeeteet Holy Mass a lie. I make an op on to a handshake, a hug or an embrace, a iiss a ssignign tthathat be broken, to suff er, or when I am not word of love and consola on, a present appreciated; when I was cri cised even or a gi . Quite o en, we say that we wwee wwantant ttoo sserveerve when I did something good. want to have a lot for ourselves, then At every Mass, we need to make a we will give a li le bit. I know a person aandnd nnotot toto bebe sserved;erved; decision to be broken. Before I began who had cancer. He was holding onto my Eucharist, be it in my family or in his life, and he said, "I do not want to wwee wwantant ttoo ggive,ive, community, people may have ignored die." Gradually, he was able to let go. me, hurt me, misinterpreted me; On the last day of his life, he called his aandnd nnotot toto receive.receive. I felt angry about it… Lord, I am not wife and children, and embraced each able to forgive them, not able to talk to of them and said, "I love you. I love himself for me." Christ loved me and them… but now I off er the pain of my you." It was clear that he was ready to was broken for me. He suff ered, was heart to you. Let me broken, let me be let go. When he died, suddenly there broken, reviled and was crucifi ed, bruised; I give it all to you. was light for his wife and children, and yet, He remembered me. Christ, Finally, what do I give at the altar? because somehow he had given himself at the moment of being sha ered We are chosen, blessed and broken, in to them even as he was leaving them. and broken, remembered me. When order to be given, to be given in service. Today, they are s ll able to say, "Thank we break the bread, this memory of I am called to be "Broken to Serve". you for his life." His life will be more being loved by Jesus that He opted I know a priest who served his people in frui ul, because he gave himself in life, to be broken for me is re-enacted. the parish with great love. Once there and even in death. Therefore, it is not only just we are was a severe food shortage in that The washing of the feet is a sign that chosen and blessed, but we are also area. As o en happens, a number of we want to serve and not to be served; broken. In fact, everyone is broken. We people who had the money, bought and we want to give, and not to receive. all have our places of loneliness or fear, stocked large quan es of food in their Here it may be symbolic, but in real places of disappointment, shame and homes. Now, there were also quite a life, we get to wash the red feet, the grief. We all know the pain of broken few poor people in the parish who were aching feet, feet with blisters and feet rela onships. Wherever there is love, starving. On Sunday, the parishioners whose veins show us the long and there is also pain. painful roads someone has trod. To Jesus, the Last Supper was a Therefore, in the Eucharist, to be decision proclaimed, that He was OOurur greatestgreatest ffulfiulfi l mlmentent taken, to be blessed, to be broken going to be broken – "I am going to and to be given is the summary of the be sha ered and I am going to be lliesies inin givinggiving ourselvesourselves life of Jesus who was taken, who was bruised and crucifi ed." Can we say blessed by God, broken on the Cross, that I want to be broken, sha ered ttoo oothers.thers. IItt mmayay bbee and given to the world. These four at every moment of my life? I do not a smile,smile, a handshake,handshake, ac ons also summarise the life of a want to be praised, loved, appreciated priest who takes, blesses, breaks and and admired all the me. I do not want a hughug oror anan embrace,embrace, gives the bread at every Mass. They everyone to appreciate me, to love me also summarise our lives as Chris ans, and my eff orts to succeed every me. a wordword ofof lovelove aandnd because we too are called to become Am I ready to be broken like Jesus? bread for the world—bread that is Jesus accepted and befriended His cconsolation,onsolation, a presentpresent taken, blessed, broken and given. brokenness, His suff ering by entrus ng Himself to His Father. In the garden of oorr a ggift.ift.

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or many of us the Liturgy of Holy Week than are present at the Easter Vigil. is part of a theatrical performance, An enlightened few might choose a Comedy of Errors that ends in a tragedy. to pray for their departed beloved at Easter. In fact, as we look forward to the Washing of the Feet For so many of us, these have become Fand representa ons of the Passion, events that we call to mind, memories that we refresh, it seems, that at least once in a year but not the "memorial" they were meant to be. our lives begin to have a 'religious' fl avour. The circumference of a memorial But once the drama and excitement dies down, goes far beyond the radius of memory. we go back to our daily rou ne, The events we commemorate basically occur in heaving a sigh of relief that it's all over. Spiritual Time, but unfold in Chronological Time. Who among us who loves the theatre It is in this sense that we can understand would go to a play that Jesus died at the Last Supper, and come away so aff ected, that as a result, when he pronounced those sacred words: we would be prepared to change our lifestyle, "This is my body, given up for you." even if only a li le? The kenosis, the self-emptying is complete. This is the danger of turning religion into drama. By contrast, the Resurrec on, though it occurs three We come away discussing the merits of the performance, days later, but hardly comment on the contents of the play. has already been experienced as a reality in the heart We are emo onally s rred during the performance, of Mary. but totally uncommi ed a er it. Mary is able to watch her son die on the Cross in a silence that would not be possible Ironically, most playwrights use the medium of drama unless it was rooted in the Eternal WORD to highlight an aspect of reality that she treasured in her heart. that is o en overlooked. She knew, though not how, that it was not the end. But many in the audience have gone to see the play Free of bi erness, she is now the incarna on precisely – o en subconsciously – to escape that very reality. of what it means to leave self behind. When it comes to Holy Week, Even before He is risen, she is the Mother of the Risen Lord. we o en leave off before the end, In her, the death-resurrec on event is already a reality, with the persistent no on if only to indicate that what we commemorate that we have witnessed a Tragedy. are not events, but phenomena that exist beyond me. Far more people commemorate the Lord's death May we learn to journey from history into mystery, as we experience within us the Spirit of the Risen Lord, Christopher Mendonca is a feature columnist on themes of knowing that it is our lives that form the script special liturgical seasons of the year. as we watch the divine drama unfold.

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nd at the ninth hour, Jesus darkness, "when darkness reigns" (Luke fi ts our understanding of what was cried out in a loud voice, 'Eloi, 22:53). 2) A fulfi lment of prophecy. "In taking place at that me. The Lamb of Eloi, lama sabachthani?' which that day," declares the Sovereign Lord, God was bearing in Himself the sins of means, 'My God, my God, "I will make the sun go down at noon the world! Awhy have you forsaken me?' (Mark and darken the earth in broad daylight" The darkness was palpable, 15:33-35; Ma hew 27:45-47). At the (Amos 8:9-10). 3) A portent of the "a darkness that could be felt," very centre of the Seven Last Words, death of a king. Philo, a fi rst century reminiscent of the darkness over the the Fourth Word is probably both Jesus' AD Jewish writer, saw supernatural land of Egypt in the ninth Plague for lowest point, as well as the theological eclipses as "indica ons either of the three days and nights. Now in deep high point of the Crucifi xion. The large impending death of some king or of torment, "Jesus cried out in a loud crowd had dispersed, and the long voice" (Mark 15:34; Ma hew 27:46). me of wai ng for death had begun. Mark uses the verb "boaō" to describe An eerie darkness has descended upon this cry: "to use one's voice at high the en re area, a crushing gloom. The volume, call, shout, cry out." It can be criminals on either side are s ll alive, used for emo onally charged cries of and might have lived longer on the joy or of excited crowds, but especially cross. But Jesus is not so strong. He has of pleas and deep suff ering agony. somehow endured a cruel scourging In the Fourth Word from the Cross, that would have killed lesser men. Jesus is quo ng the fi rst verse of Psalm He has lost a lot of blood even before 22, a psalm full of predic ons of His climbing the hill to Golgotha, and Crucifi xion. It is noteworthy that this having His hands and feet nailed to the is the only me that Jesus addresses rough Cross. "God" this way in prayer. In all His Then darkness falls; something other recorded prayers, He uses the changes. "It was now about the sixth term "Father," probably refl ec ng hour, and darkness came over the the in mate form "Abba". But here, whole land un l the ninth hour, for the in His hour of greatest desola on, He sun stopped shining...." (Luke 23:44- addresses God as would any other 45a). Why the darkness? The Greek supplicant. This doesn't represent loss word is "ekleipō" (from which we get of faith. The fact that He is praying, "My our English word "eclipse"). It means God," shows that He s ll trusts God. to "fail, give out, die out." What takes But the in macy of fellowship seems place this day is no natural eclipse. to have been broken. There is a loss A normal eclipse would have been ''MyMy GGod,od, mymy God,God, of contact. Jesus can no longer feel physically impossible during the me His Father's presence. "Forsaken" is a of the Full Moon on which Passover wwhyhy hhaveave yyouou hard word for us to even think about. falls. We aren't told how it happens. In Greek, it is "enkataleipō" meaning The darkening may have been caused fforsakenorsaken mme?'e?' "to separate connec on with someone locally by a "hamsin" or sirocco wind. or something, forsake, abandon, We just don't know. Throughout the destruc on of some city. Well desert." Clearly, Jesus senses that He is Jerusalem, and especially on this killing indeed might the sun hide its face, at u erly forsaken by God. Doesn't Jesus' ground, the darkness is felt - heavy and the terrible crime of deicide. 4) The forsakenness somehow suggest that foreboding. But what does the darkness Father's anger at how His only bego en He wasn't divine a er all? How could mean? What is its signifi cance? Son is being treated: "The rising sun Jesus as Son of God be separated from There are several possibili es and will be darkened and the moon will not the Father? Isn't this an oxymoron? The levels of meaning: 1) A symbol of moral give its light. I will punish the world ques on, "Why is Jesus cut off from for its evil." (Isaiah 13:10b-11). 5) The God?" reveals the quandary that we are Eddy D’Sa is a Marine and Offshore Father's judgment on the sins of the in. It suggests a division in the Trinity Engineer who works with the lesser world being borne on Christ's shoulders itself—which is unthinkable! We have privileged at YMCA Boys Home, Andheri. as He hangs on the Cross. This best no theology to explain or describe it.

THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 · 15 But cut off , Jesus is. Why? us just a ny glimpse of what it must fi lled up the suff erings of My Mys cal A verse from the Old Testament helps have cost Jesus to die for our sins. Our Body, in which you are. The Mass is the us understand: "But your iniqui es have forgiveness is not free, neither for the moment when each one of you may separated you from your God; your sins Father nor for the Son. It wrenches literally fulfi l My injunc on: "Take up have hidden his face from you, so that them apart, and puts them on opposite your cross and follow Me." He will not hear." (Isaiah 59:2) God is sides — as enemies — if only for a The celebrant does not consecrate holy and righteous, so much so that li le while. Jesus' agonising cry from the bread and wine together, but unholy men are in danger if they try the Cross teaches us something about separately. This separate consecra on to draw close to him. But what does how much the Father and Son both of the bread and wine is a symbolic this have to do with the sinless Jesus? love us—so much that they are willing representa on of the separa on Paul explains: "God made him who had to sever, for a me, their love for of body and blood, and since the no sin to be sin for us, so that in him each other. Crucifi xion entailed that very mystery, we might become the righteousness Here we must remember that the Calvary is thus renewed on our altar. He of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus is Fourth Word is the Consecra on of passed through His consecra on on the forsaken by God because he has taken the Mass of Calvary. The fi rst three Cross, that we might now pass through our sins upon him. He is atoning for our Words were spoken to men, but the ours in the Mass. There is nothing more sins. He is "the Lamb of God, who takes last four were spoken to God. What tragic in all the world than wasted pain. away the sin of the world." (John 1:29). happened there on the Cross that day Think of how much suff ering there is Jesus' struggle to complete is happening now in the Mass, with this in hospitals, among the poor and the the Father's plan of redemp on diff erence: On the Cross, the Saviour bereaved. Think also of how much of fi rst intensifi ed in the Garden of was alone; in the Mass, He is with us; that suff ering goes to waste. If only Gethsemane, the night before He was now at the right hand of the Father, those lonesome, suff ering, abandoned, crucifi ed. Luke describes the scene: making intercession for us. He cannot crucifi ed souls could say with our Lord 'Father, if you are willing, take this cup renew Calvary in His physical body, at the moment of consecra on: "This from me; yet not my will, but yours be but He can renew it in His Mys cal is my body, take it." And yet that is done.' (Luke 22:41-42, 44) The "cup" Body, the Church. And so the Messiah what we all should be saying at that is used as a fi gura ve expression for goes out into the world gathering up second: "Here is my body, take it. Here "des ny." Jesus' "cup," however, wasn't other humans who are willing 'to be is my blood, take it. Here is my soul, death, even death on the Cross. His Christs'. In order that our sacrifi ces, our my will, my energy, my strength, my "cup" is the requirement that the holy sorrows, our Golgothas, our crucifi xions property, my wealth – all that I have. Jesus bear our unholy sins, and as a may not be isolated, disjointed and It is Yours. Take it! Consecrate it with result, receive in Himself the judgment unconnected, the Church collects them, Thyself to the Heavenly Father! The and punishment of God for our sins. harvests them, unifi es them, coalesces poor bread of my life; the wine of my Jesus knows that the Cross would mean them, masses them, and this massing wasted life; unite my broken heart and separa on from God. He struggles of all these sacrifi ces of our individual change my cross into a crucifi x. Let not hard against it. Yet, in the end, He has human natures united with the Great my abandonment and my sorrow and made His decision. Now the horror and Sacrifi ce of Christ on the Cross is the my bereavement go to waste. Let my magnitude of this "cup" come in full "Most Holy Sacrifi ce of the Mass". li le cross be entwined with Thy Great fury, as the darkness of God's judgment We are on the altar under the Cross, so that I may purchase the joys grows heavy, and He feels the Father's appearance of bread and wine, for both of everlas ng happiness in union with comfor ng presence sucked away. He are the sustenance of life. Therefore, Thee. Consecrate these trials of my life who has been with the Father from in giving that which gives us life, we which would go unrewarded unless all eternity is now u erly alone! He are symbolically giving ourselves. united with Thee. I care not if the sinks into an awful human aloneness, Furthermore, wheat must be ground species remain, or that. like the bread to atone for the solitariness of that to become bread; grapes must pass and wine, I seem to all earthly eyes the soul who has lost God by sin, for the through the wine-press to become same as before. My sta on in life, my loneliness of the atheist who says wine. Hence both are representa ve of rou ne du es, my work, my family – there is no God, for the isola on of the Chris ans who are called to suff er with all these are but the species of my life man who gives up his faith for things Christ, that they may also reign with which may remain unchanged; but the and for the broken-heartedness of all Him. As the consecra on of the Mass substance of my life, my soul, my mind, sinners who are home-sick without draws near, Our Lord is equivalently my will, my heart - transubstan ate God. He even goes so far as to redeem saying to us: "You Mary; you John; you them, transform them wholly into Thy all those who will not trust, who in Alice; and you Andrew – you, all of service, so that, through me, many may sorrow and misery curse and abandon you – give Me your whole self! I can know how sweet is the Love of Christ. God. The Father's focus at this hour is suff er no more. I have passed through severe judgment upon the sins Jesus My Cross; I have fi lled up the suff erings is bearing. Jesus' agonising cry enables of my physical body, but I have not

16 · THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 he feast of Easter celebrates the resurrec on of FFRR EERROLRROL FFERNANDES,ERNANDES, SSJJ Jesus from the dead. Jesus was willing to go to His passion and death, despite being very afraid, only because He believed it was the will of His Father. TThe courage and faith of Jesus at this me of trial is evident, and we can draw lessons from it in the present situa ons in which we ﬁ nd ourselves, and as our world struggles with the pandemic of COVID-19.

1. A. Jesus' Fear: O en, fear arises because we are faced with what might seem like insurmountable and overwhelming odds. In the case of Jesus, the fear of arrest leading to His cruciﬁ xion and death arose, because as a Jew, He would have believed that death meant total annihila on. The Synop c Gospels are deliberate when they narrate the fear of Jesus in Gethsemane before His arrest (Mk 14:34; Mt 26:37). The Gospel of Luke shows the fear of Jesus even more vividly (Lk 22:44). No community would have wri en about its Lord in such a manner, if there was no historical core to these incidents. However, Jesus does not let fear overcome Him. He does – what is clearer in retrospect – the best thing He could do in the given situa on; He prays (Mk 14:32; Mt 26:36).

B. Our Fear: The fear that many of us may feel in the 3. A. Jesus' prayer: The prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane can be present situa on of COVID-19 is similar to that which Jesus divided into three parts as follows: felt. We too are faced with what seem at this moment like a. Addressing God insuperable and undefeatable odds. We are struggling to b. An acknowledgment of the Almighty nature of God contain and fi nd a cure for infec on due to the coronavirus, c. A pe on (asking for what he wants) but it does not seem to be working as we would like. d. Ceding the ini a ve to God Like Jesus, we must do what seems best under the a. Jesus addressed God in His na ve Aramaic ("Abba") and circumstances, namely, we must turn to God. Greek ('Pater') (Mk 14:36). Calling God "Father" (Jesus lived in a patriarchal society, and possibly had a good equa on 2. A. Jesus' dependence on God: Even before He can begin with His foster father Joseph) indicates in macy on the one praying, Jesus threw Himself on the ground (Mk 14:35). hand, and trust on the other. He also acknowledges that He At the me of Jesus, people prayed in one of two ways: trusts that God (because God is father) will do what is best standing (Lk 18:11,13) or kneeling (Mk 1:40; Acts 9:40). for Him. Prostra on on the part of Jesus was unusual, possibly b. Through the words "for you, all things are possible" (Mk because it was an unusual situa on. This act of prostra on 14:36), Jesus acknowledges that nothing is outside the scope communicated three things: of God's power. God is all powerful and can do all things. a. It acknowledged the Almighty nature of God, Nothing is impossible for God (Lk 1:37) b. It acknowledged the nothingness of Jesus, and c. In His pe on, Jesus asks unashamedly for what He wants, c. It acknowledged that Jesus was available to do God's will. namely: "remove this cup from me (Mk 14:36). The cup here refers to the Cross and the ordeal that Jesus knows He must B. Our dependence on God: Like Jesus, we need to soon undergo. acknowledge that God is Almighty and all-powerful. We d. By the addi on of the words - "Yet not what I want, but must acknowledge that even though there have been many what you want." (Mk 14:36), Jesus shows that He has not and great advancements in science and technology, when it relented. In fact, He shows that DESPITE His fear and despite comes to fi nding a cure for a ny virus, we are incapable and what He thinks is best for Him, He is willing to drink the cup, powerless. It is only the Higher Power who can come to our BECAUSE it is the Father's will. aid. It is therefore me for reconcilia on or a ceasefi re of all our diff erences that we will work toward with one heart and B. Our prayer: Since God is bigger than any and all names one mind. Now is the me for unity, even in our diversity. or tles, it does not ma er what name or tle we use. What is important is to believe that God cares for us and our world, and wants all of us to be saved and live in peace Fr Errol Fernandes, SJ is Vice Principal (Commerce) at St and harmony. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. We must pray with confi dence, faith and trust in God who

THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 · 17 WILL listen to our prayer. However, even as we do so, we who are infected, but on many others as well. The cry of all must remember to add at the end of our prayer, like Jesus of us will be like the cry of Jesus. did, "Yet not what I {we} want, but what You want." 6. A. Jesus' Vindica on: Immediately at the death of 4. A. Jesus' Perseverance in prayer and ac on: It is Jesus, there are two striking incidents which point to the noteworthy that at a me in His life when He needed to hear vindica on of Jesus. The fi rst is that "the curtain of the God's voice, there was apparently no response from God at Temple was torn in two, from top to bo om." (Mk 15:38). In all. Jesus interprets the silence of God to mean that He must all probability, this means that now true worship is not in the do what God wills, which here is the opposite of what He Temple, but on the Cross. That this is so is confi rmed by the wanted. He gets up from His prayer, for fi ed. second incident in which the Centurion (a Gen le, and so an This for fi ca on is seen in the scene that follows unbeliever) acclaims Jesus with the words, "Truly, this man immediately a er the prayer of Jesus, which is His Arrest (Mk was God's Son!" (Mk 15:39) 14:44-52). The fi nal words of Jesus to His captors are "…But let the scriptures be fulfi lled." (Mk 14:47), which here mean B. Our Vindica on: In the case of those of us who are ailing "Let God's will be done." or will be infected, we will not be able to see the signs, but the fact is that, like Jesus, we will be vindicated. In order for this to happen, we must act like Jesus acted. This means that, TThehe ccourageourage aandnd ffaithaith ooff JJesusesus aatt tthishis on our part, we must do at every moment all that we have to do. We must not leave undone that which we have to do. ttimeime ooff ttrialrial iiss eevident,vident, andand wewe cancan drawdraw We must take all the precau ons that we have been advised to take, and not test God. This is a me when strict discipline llessonsessons fromfrom itit inin thethe presentpresent situationssituations is required not only for one's own health's sake, but also the sake of the health of others. It is possible that the foolishness iinn wwhichhich wwee fi n dnd o uourselves,rselves, or foolhardiness of some can cause great harm to many. This aandnd aass ourour wworldorld sstrugglestruggles withwith thethe is why we need to be prudent and judicious. This does not mean, however, that we must give in to fear. This can never ppandemicandemic ooff COVID-19.COVID-19. be the response of one who has prayed. Fearlessness is called for, but fearlessness does not mean recklessness. This must be kept in mind. B. Our perseverance in prayer and ac on: It is fairly easy to begin well, but not as easy to persevere. Though Jesus did 7. Jesus' Absolute Vindica on: More than the vindica on not receive an answer from God or a response to His prayer, on the natural level, it was the Resurrec on of Jesus through He did not let that fact stop Him from persevering in prayer. which He was completely vindicated. In Mark, this is We must follow suit. It is likely that to fi nd a cure for the portrayed through the Empty Tomb (Mk 16:1-8). The young coronavirus may take me. However, this must not stop us man at the tomb confi rms that Jesus is risen!! from con nuing to pe on God and asking for God's help in Because of the Resurrec on of Jesus, we can say with our hour of need. Like Jesus, we must persevere. confi dence that death is not the end. There is the hope of a new and be er life. We can also say that even when we carry 5. A. Jesus' Arrest, Mocking, Scourging and Crucifi xion: a heavy cross, and see no light at the end of the tunnel or the The Marcan Jesus is portrayed as one whom everyone has rainbow on the horizon, we need only the eyes of faith to see abandoned. His disciples desert Him and fl ee (Mk 14:50); that God walks with us every step of the way. the whole Sanhedrin condemned Him as deserving death The disciples of Jesus are to proclaim to the world that no (Mk 14:63), in order to 'sa sfy the crowd'. Pilate had Jesus one must give up or give in, even when there is no concrete scourged and handed over to be crucifi ed (Mk 15:15). Even or tangible proof. Like as He hung on the cross, He was taunted by the passers-by, Jesus, they must keep the chief priests and those crucifi ed with Him (Mk 15:30-32). on 'keeping on.' Not only does Jesus have no human support; at this hour, In the light of our Th e Editor He apparently receives no support even from God whom He celebra on of Easter, and Staff of addressed and knew as Father, as is evident in His cry, "Eloi, even as we grapple Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, with the pandemic of Th e Examiner wish all our why have you forsaken me?" (Mk 15:34). COVID-19, we will keep subscribers, advertisers and the hope that the God readers a Happy Easter. B. Our Crosses: At this moment, there are many who will feel of the Resurrec on May the peace and joy as abandoned as Jesus felt. There seems to be no support visible in Jesus will of the Risen Lord from any side. The psychological trauma will possibly be con nue to be be with you! harder to bear than the physical. our hope. The fallout of this pandemic will not only be on the ones

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We come to you today Jesus' Resurrection: U-turn! dear heavenly and loving Father as your children, as one family FFRR JJOHNOHN MM.. FFROZ,ROZ, SSJJ with deep faith and a total surrender to your will. The Resurrection of Jesus is at the very heart of Christianity. For His disciples, it was indeed a mystery. Easter Sunday for We come to you today them was a total U-turn from the image of Good Friday. His at a me when our world is gripped with the pandemic death, which seemed to be a total failure of His mission in due to COVID-19 thousands have died everywhere, and many more this world, becomes an achievement, a victory over sin and are aff ected; death. because of the lack of a scien fi c cure, fear and Once the disciples knew that Jesus was the Messiah, and uncertainty rule the lives of many. that He had risen from the dead by the will of God, His heavenly Father, they were totally transformed. They were We come to you today ready to face any suff ering, and even death. The Resurrec on trus ng in your loving providence of Jesus Christ became the uni ng force, building the mys cal fully assured that you care for all of us body of Christ. and that you will protect us from every harm. On the fi rst day a er the Sabbath, Mary Magdalene came We come to you today to the tomb. It was a Jewish custom to visit the tomb of the imploring that you heal all those who are aff e c t e d i n near departed ones for at least three days a er the burial. She any way was the fi rst to discover that the tomb was empty. She saw that you comfort all those who have lost a loved one the stone rolled back, and wondered who could have moved and give hope to the faint of heart. the huge stone. Her instant conclusion was that His body was taken away by somebody. She quickly ran to the disciples We come to you today to inform them; she reported the ma er to Peter, who was praying that you bless all the caregivers and the support staff already acknowledged as the leader of the group. those in authority and those entrusted with our Peter and the disciple whom Jesus loved ran to the tomb. well-being They saw the en re scene, they understood, and they believed all who are giving of their best to address this that Jesus was raised from the dead. serious reality. For them, as it is for us, the celebra on of Jesus' Resurrec on We come to you today was a complete turnaround from the suff ering of Good Friday. asking for your mercy on the poor and the vulnerable, It tells us what Good Friday is about; it tells us that what took the daily wage-earners, the unemployed, the hungry place on the Cross on Good Friday was a real sacrifi ce; it was a those who are lonely and those who are unable to cope victory over sin and death, and it was not the end. with this pandemic. The Resurrec on of Jesus reminds us that we have the same mission as Peter, Mary Magdalene and the other disciples of We come to you today Jesus. It is something we must also do—to live joyfully in close thanking you contact with the Risen Lord. For the true Chris an, in fact, for all the abundant graces and blessings you constantly shower upon us even during this m e every day is an Easter Day lived joyfully in the company of the of crisis. Risen Lord. We come to you today seeking your strength that in spite of all the diffi cul es we face The Examiner E-paper we may only see your hand at work today. The Examiner is available online at www.examiner.in Mary our Mother, Health of the Sick, intercede for us to Jesus, your loving Son! Amen. The subscrip on cost is Rs 610/-. For details contact us on 2202 0221 or [email protected]

20 · THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 the Legion Altar had each pair placing their hands upon · the staff of the vexillum, and making an individual act of NNEWSEWS LOCAL consecra on: "I am all yours, My Queen, My Mother, and all that I have is yours." When all the legionaries had returned to their places, a collec ve act of consecra on to Our Lady was recited Catholic Bible Institute aloud by Clare Almeida, and repeated collec vely by all "He Defeated Death" – Holy Week Biblical Reflections the legionaries. The Catena Legionis and the concluding by Fr Fio Mascarenhas, SJ on Shalom World TV. Timings prayers of the Legion were recited, a hymn was sung and for India, star ng First Friday (April 3) to Easter Monday the Acies concluded. (April 13), at 7 a.m. (daily fresh 15-minute messages), I had joined the Legion of Mary last year; this was my repeated at 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Available on: hƩ ps:// fi rst Acies, pledging my devo on to Mary Our Mother! I am shalomworld.org/live constantly in awe of the dedica on and commitment of the Legionaries to Our Blessed Mother! Kneeling down before the statue in devo on is a kind of humbling of heart, and Navi Mumbai Legionaries I am constantly amazed by a growing faith just by being a at the Acies part of this beau ful family of God! On Sunday, March 15, 2020, Holy Mass was celebrated Louella D'Souza, Cause of Our Joy Praesidium at 12 noon, followed by the Acies function at Sacred Sacred Heart Church, Vashi Heart Church, Vashi. The Acies is a function celebrated by the Legion of Mary at a time closest to the Feast of the Annunciation (March 25), for its members to renew Women's Day Celebration their annual consecra on to Mary. It comprises of both an individual and collec ve consecra on. The La n word 'Acies' at Amboli means an army ranged in ba le array; the Legionaries, as a Interna onal Women's Day is a global day celebra ng the body, assemble to renew their fealty to Mary, Queen of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of Legion, and from Her, to receive strength and blessings for women. The Day was ins tuted to eliminate discrimina on yet another year's ba le with the forces of evil. against women, and focuses on helping them to gain full and equal par cipa on in global development. The church was fi lled to capacity with Legionaries from across the Navi Mumbai deanery, who came to attend, Women's Day was celebrated by the women celebrate and renew their vows of dedica on to Mary. In parishioners of St Blaise Church, Amboli on Sunday, the church, close to the altar, and conveniently placed near March 8, 2020. The celebration began with the cutting the pews was a table decorated with fl owers and candles, of the cake by the Sisters of Helpers of Mary and Sneha holding the statue of The Immaculate Concep on. In front Sadan. Dn Cedric Rosario gave an inspiring speech on of the statue was placed the Legion standard - the vexillum; the 'Essence of Women' and emphasised their strength, the dove mounted is the emblem of the Holy Spirit, and commitment and courage. beneath the dove, a crossbar bears the inscrip on Legio The celebra on included games, a group quiz, spot prizes, Mariae. The whole design conveys the idea that the world is a dance performance by the boys of Sneha Sadan, and a to be conquered by the Holy Spirit ac ng through Mary and compe on - Dress Code 'The Woman who inspires you'. her children. This year, the trophy for the 'Blaisian Woman 2019-2020' The Mass was celebrated by Fr Leon, Spiritual Director was presented to Ancilla Cou nho. While handing over the of the four praesidia of the Legion of Mary. In his trophy, Fr Adrian, our Parish Priest, rightly said that the fi rst homily, Fr Leon linked the renewal of the legionaries' le er in her name 'A' stands for "AVAILABILITY". commitment with the scrutiny of the legionaries' own We thank the Parish Clergy Team and our enthusiastic lives in the areas of temptation and sin. Legionaries have PPC for a wonderful and enjoyable evening, and making us a duty to share the Living Waters of Baptism with others. Blaisian Women feel so special. He encouraged the Legionaries to reach out to people, through their apostolic works. Ignacina Rosaline Pereira, St Blaise Church, Amboli

A er conclusion of the Mass, the Acies ceremony began Please send your ar cles and reports with your name, with the opening prayers of the Legion, followed by the Rosary recited with great devo on, led by Rosina Kadam. A address, contact number, author byline and relevant pictures short talk was given by Leo Rodrigues from Queen of Peace to [email protected] Praesidium, CBD Belapur. A procession in pairs towards

THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 · 21 the years, the intensive and extensive network of our Small Chris an Communi es are serving people. Our Unit leaders · all over India know the details of the people living in their NNEWSEWS NATIONAL zones. We also refer to them as Basic Human Communi es, as no one is excluded." JHARKHAND The lockdown of the country has le millions of people unemployed in the big cities, mostly economic migrants Indian Church urged to care who flocked to cities from rural areas in search of better for stranded migrants condi ons. The li le they earn they send home to families le behind in the villages. The Catholic bishops of Ranchi, eastern India, have appealed to their fellow prelates to reach out to millions of migrant Archbishop Machado reported that "all our Dalits and labourers stranded in the country by the 21-day na onal tribals, migrants of every caste and creed, rendered homeless lockdown. "These are diffi cult mes, and even as we live and jobless due to the lockdown are being taken care of in lockdown and make every attempt to keep ourselves selfl essly by the Clergy, Religious and nuns of Vasai Diocese. safe, thousands of migrants are stuck where they are, Many of them are construction workers, and many have not knowing where to go, or have hit the road with their lost their jobs. Many travel with their families. The Church is families and children without transport, monetary means always a mother, looking a er her children, especially those or alimentary provisions," said the March 28 appeal from in need." Jesuit Archbishop Felix Toppo of Ranchi and Auxiliary Bishop The diocese of Nashik in Maharashtra is also working with Theodore Mascarenhas. migrants and Dalits. Msgr Lourdes Daniel reported: "All our The lockdown has caught millions of migrants and daily priests and churches help every person who knocks on our wagers off-guard, leaving them no time to return home. door. Nobody will be le hungry. The Church is for everyone, Hundreds of thousands of them were seen stranded at bus be they a refugee, a Dalit or tribal, without discrimina on. or railway sta ons or walking to their villages, hundreds of The most serious situation is in the Ahmednagar district, kilometres away. The bishops noted that many stranded where there is a high concentra on of poor people." migrants in trouble are from Jharkhand. The social arm of the Archdiocese of Nagpur has "Many have become like Mary and Joseph with 'no place.' distributed food to 350 poor migrant families who are The darkness faced by these migrant popula ons is much stuck in the area and cannot return home. Archbishop Elias thicker and distressing than ours." Observing that the Gonsalves said, "My heart is with those who suff er. I ordered Church "has always been in the forefront in all calami es, the directors of the Nagpur and Amravati associations to bringing succour and aid to all people in need," the prelates start assis ng seasonal workers and those employed in brick appealed to other bishops to help "our people, irrespec ve of religion, language or group." factories. May the Lord help us to help them." They suggested several ways for the Church in India to Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has started help stranded migrants. "Kindly direct Church ins tu ons, distribu ng food and temporary shelter for refugees stranded schools and other campuses to organise shelters and in the archdiocese. He stressed that "we cannot just become accommodation wherever possible." It wants the local sympathe c onlookers and give them only lip service, which churches to lobby with state governments and local has no meaning at all! Even if it demands a great sacrifi ce on administra on "to iden fy and help these poor people." A our part, we should re-double our eff orts". He has outlined prac cal step is to contact the migrants' Parish Priests to a transversal care plan: Chris an doctors, nuns and hospitals reassure the families of their safety. must take care of the sick and reserve entire wards for ...... MATTERSINDIA the care of the infected; he has converted some Catholic schools for the hospitality of migrants, homeless people and refugees; each parish must involve volunteers to bring food Dioceses reach out and other goods to the poor of the communi es. In Uttar Pradesh, Fr Anand Mathew of the Indian to poor migrants Missionary Society is coordinating various inter-religious Dioceses all over India are rushing to respond to the tragedy organisations in Varanasi. They distributed 5 kg rice, 5 of the poor, who suff er most from the lockdown imposed kg wheat flour, half a litre of mustard oil, half kg lentils, across the country to contain the coronavirus infec on. vegetables, soap, salt, masks, bread and biscuits to about Speaking to AsiaNews, Msgr Felix Machado, Archbishop 1,000 families from various religious and social categories. of Vasai and Secretary General of the CBCI, declared: "Over ...... ASIANEWS

22 · THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 NEW DELHI President asks Governors to NNEWSEWS · NATIONAL engage religious bodies to fi ght Coronavirus President Ram Nath Kovind on March 27 asked Governors Christian healthcare networks and Lieutenant Governors (LGs) of states and union territories to rope in volunteers from the Red Cross and offer support to PM Modi other religious organisations to contain the spread of The Chris an Coali on for Health, the largest healthcare coronavirus "at the earliest", an offi cial spokesman said. system in India in the private sector, has offered its facilities to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fight the Addressing Governors and LGs through a video coronavirus pandemic that has threatened the country's conference, the President expressed hope that the Indian en re popula on. society's inherent strength of "sharing and caring" and the "At this me of grave threat to the health and wellbeing government's measures would mitigate the sufferings of of the en re popula on of India, we, the members of the the most vulnerable sec ons of the society, par cularly the Chris an Coali on for Health, write to express our solidarity workers in the unorganised sectors and the des tute. with you and our Nation, as it faces the challenge of The conference, which was also attended by Vice COVID-19," said the March 26 le er addressed to the PM. President M Venkaiah Naidu, was held to find ways to The le er pointed out that the Coali on has more than complement the efforts of the Centre and the state 1.000 hospitals with about 60,000 in-pa ent beds across governments in meeting the challenges arising from the the country that have over the years provided quality care outbreak of COVID-19. that is accessible, aff ordable, ra onal and compassionate, ...... MATTERSINDIA healthcare to all, especially people at the margins of society. The letter is signed by Fr Mathew Abraham, CSsR, Coalition President and Director General of the Catholic Catholic religious urged to Health Associa on of India (CHAI), Dr Priya John, Coali on reach out to lockdown-affected Vice President and General Secretary of the Christian Medical Associa on of India (CMAI) and Dr Sunil Gokavi, In a March 29 letter to the heads of more than 550 Coalition Treasurer and Executive Director of Emmanuel congregations for men and women serving India, Fr Joe Hospital Associa on (EHA). Mannath, na onal secretary of the Conference of Religious The Coali on unites the healthcare networks of various India (CRI), the associa on of the Major Superiors, said the Chris an denomina ons in India such as CHAI, CMAI, EHA over 115,000 Catholic religious men and women should and the Chris an Medical Colleges of Vellore and Ludhiana. not wait for a "perfect or easier" way to help hundreds More than 1,000 Sister doctors and about 50,000 Catholic of thousands of poor migrant labourers stranded by the nuns serve India's health fi eld, the le er says. lockdown in various parts of the country, who urgently CHAI on February 26 launched an online Help Desk at its require shelter and food. headquarters in Hyderabad to assist those undergoing stress In a country where 9 out of 10 workers are employed in because of Coronavirus crisis. Sr Victoria, CHAI President, the unorganised sector—with no insurance or permanent launched the pla orm, coronacare.life, in the presence of job or pension—the closing down of business meant: No the CHAI Board members and staff . job, no salary, no food. Plus, o en, no place to stay." Meanwhile, Project Vision, a Bengaluru-based Clare an "In every situa on we face, God has a message for us, social mission coordinated with various na onal networks which we need to hear, and respond to. The question to bring together professionals to provide voluntary facing us, the Church in India (and elsewhere), especially services. The Sister Doctors' Forum of India and Kerala its leadership and its special cadre (priests and religious) Association of Professional Social Workers provided the is: What is God asking us to do? How are we supposed required expert volunteers. Rajagiri Hospital specialists Drs Jacob and Neethu trained the volunteers, along with Dr Sally to respond?" John from Maharashtra...... MATTERSINDIA ...... MATTERSINDIA

THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 · 23 substan ally present: Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, in · the Blessed Sacrament. NNEWSEWS INTERNATIONAL Vested in a white cope with gold trim, the Pope incensed the Blessed Sacrament, and then sat in silence before the monstrance, set on an altar in the basilica's ITALY great doorway. Supplications followed: for relief from the wickedness and snares of Satan; for an end to plague As rain beat down and and famine and violence and the tyranny of fear, and the darkness fell, Christ's Vicar spirit of pride and enmity. Ministers wrapped Pope Francis in a humeral veil, and he blessed the world took the monstrance to the steps before the basilica, and On Friday, March 27 at 6 pm Rome time, Pope Francis he blessed the city and the world. Bells pealed and a siren led the world's faithful in praying for an end to the wailed — almost the only sound, besides the steady beat of coronavirus pandemic that has claimed thousands of rain — as the city and the world received the blessing. lives and transformed societies around the globe. The ...... CATHOLICHERALD.CO.UK Pope began the service in a deserted St Peter's Square— an arresting scene of desolation at the end of a day on which Italy learned of 4,401 people newly infected and Pope prays for media covering 969 more people who succumbed to the disease in the preceding 24 hours. the pandemic The 83-year-old Pope Francis walked slowly and gingerly Pope Francis oﬀ ered a prayer for media professionals who up the broad steps up to a landing before the façade are covering the coronavirus pandemic before his daily Mass of St Peter's Basilica. He was helped at the last by his on Wednesday, April 1. "Those who work in the media, cerimoniere, Msgr Guido Marini, to climb the half-dozen who work to communicate today, so that people are not so stairs that took him to a chair beneath an awning. Rain was isolated … help us to bear this me of isola on," he said. falling so ly, as Pope Francis made his way, and con nued The Pope asked people to pray for all those who work in throughout the ceremony, during which the grey Roman communica ons and for the educa on of children. twilight faded, and night fell over the city...... CATHOLICHERALD.CO.UK As dusk gave way to darkness, a cantor chanted the reading from the Holy Gospel according to St Mark (4:35- 40), in which Our Lord calms the sea by His command, Coronavirus claims ﬁ rst causing witnesses to wonder, "Who is this that both wind Catholic bishop and sea obey him?" Pope Francis delivered his homily in the gathering dark, only par ally sheltered from the elements. The global coronavirus pandemic has claimed the first Catholic prelate - Bishop Angelo Moreschi, an Italian "For weeks now," he said, "it has been evening. From Salesian missionary in Ethiopia. The 67-year-old leader of this colonnade that embraces Rome and the whole world, Ethiopia's Apostolic Vicariate of Gambella died on March 25 may God's blessing come down upon you as a consoling in the Italian city of Brescia, in the Lombardy region that has embrace. Lord, may you bless the world, give health to our become the European epicentre of the pandemic. Gambella bodies and comfort our hearts. Our faith is weak and we is a missionary region of 25,000 Catholics in the western part are fearful, but you, Lord, will not leave us at the mercy of of Ethiopia. the storm." Bishop Moreschi had been a missionary in Ethiopia since Outside the Basilica was the miraculous Crucifix of St 1991. He was ordained a bishop in January 2010. To the Marcellus (a 4th century Pope), which the faithful carried in mourning people of the Gambella vicariate, the country's procession through the city in 1522, imploring the Divine bishops pledged the "closeness and prayers of members of Mercy to end the plague then raging in the city. Earlier in the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia and the en re March, Pope Francis had visited the basilica dedicated to Catholic Church in Ethiopia. May his soul rest in peace." St Marcellus. On that same brief pilgrimage, he had visited the icon of Our Lady, Salus populi Romani, one of the great Bishop Moreschi was renowned in Ethiopia for his pastoral treasures of the Church of St Mary Major. ministry to the service of young people and the poor. In the local dialect, he was given the tle 'Abba', meaning 'Father'. Pope Francis kissed Our Lord's carved feet, and put "In his mission as Prefect and then as Apostolic Vicar, he his right hand to the cloth that covered His nakedness, con nued to embody the Salesian focus in helping children, and made the Sign of the Cross. Then, as the Adoro te accompanying them by his practical spirit and his strong Devote was sung, Pope Francis adored the Living God, apostolic zeal," the Salesians of Don Bosco stated.

24 · THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 "In his visits to the villages, they still remember when the Salesian arrived with a ba ered SUV – or by motorboat in the villages along the Baro river when the roads were NNEWSEWS · INTERNATIONAL fl ooded – and he immediately began to distribute mul - vitamin biscuits to malnourished children." Bishop Moreschi died "a er serving the young, the poor and his fl ock of souls death of Lazarus to the debt of poor countries, who are as a Salesian for 46 years, as a priest for 38, and as a bishop yearning for libera on. Jubilee, in the Biblical context, is a for over 10," the Salesians said. me of grace that celebrates libera on from condi ons such ...... CNA as slavery, debt or poverty. Cardinal Tagle noted that during the current coronavirus pandemic, many are losing their jobs, especially the daily- Cardinal Vicar of Rome wage earners. The lack of resources and poverty could be tests positive a tomb for many people. He urged those who can aff ord, to go to "those tombs and release the poor people who Pope Francis' Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome, owe them money from their loans and debts." While we Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, was admitted to Rome's don't have enough masks, he lamented, "there are more Gemelli Hospital on Monday, March 30 a er tes ng posi ve for COVID-19. Cardinal De Dona s, following procedures to than enough bullets." "We don't have enough supplies of halt the spread of the coronavirus, has had fewer mee ngs ven lators, but we have millions of pesos, dollars or euros with his staff at the Lateran Palace recently. As a precau on, spent on one plane that could a ack people!" his closest collaborators are in isola on. He appealed to rich countries during the COVID-19 The Cardinal noted that he has not been to the Va can in crisis, to forgive the debts of the poor countries, so that recent days, and has been in contact with the Pope only by they could use their dwindling resources to support their phone. "I am also experiencing this trial, I am at peace and communities, rather than pay the interest imposed on confi dent," he said. "I entrust myself to the Lord, and to the them. Many countries, he pointed out, spend much money prayers of all you, dear faithful of Rome!" on arms, weapons and national security, but "Can we stop wars please?" he asked. "Could we stop producing He added, "I live this moment as an opportunity that weapons… get out of the tomb and spend the money Providence has given me to share in the suff erings of so for real security… have a permanent ceasefire? In the many brothers and sisters. I am off ering my prayer for them, name of the poor, let us release money for real security— for the whole diocesan community, and for the people of educa on, housing and food." the City of Rome." ...... VATICAN NEWS Meanwhile, the Holy See, in solidarity with Italy, flew fl ags at half-mast on March 31, as a sign of mourning. The gesture was an expression of the Church's closeness to the vic ms of COVID-19 in Italy and around the world, as well as Coronavirus spreads in to their families and to those who are generously fi gh ng to religious houses end the pandemic. Coronavirus is spreading among several religious houses ...... VATICAN NEWS in Italy. Six nuns in a northern Italian convent died of coronavirus, and nine others are being treated in hospital a er tes ng posi ve for COVID-19, according to Italian media. Cardinal Tagle urges An outbreak in the Little Missionary Sisters of Charity "forgiveness of debt" of Mother House in Tortona, Italy led half of its 40 sisters to test positive for COVID-19 in March. After the Red Cross poor countries evacuated 19 sisters to a hospital on March 12, the remaining "Could the coronavirus crisis lead to a jubilee of forgiveness were placed under quarantine in another residence. Sr of debt, so that those who are in the tombs of indebtedness Gabriella and another nun remained behind in the Mother could fi nd life – un e them, release them," said Cardinal House to tend to six elderly sisters who had not tested Luis Antonio Tagle, the Prefect of the Va can Congrega on positive for the coronavirus, but suffer from other health for the Evangeliza on of Peoples, in his homily on Sunday, problems. "We stayed because these sisters need assistance March 29. and our motherhouse is a sort of re rement home where Cardinal Tagle spoke about forgiving the debt of poor [sisters] come a er a life spent in service," she said. "We have countries in the context of the day's Gospel where Jesus remained at our own risk." raises Lazarus from death. He compared the tomb and ...... CNA

THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 · 25 And then the piece de resistance—the solemn benedic on. TTOO Pope Francis' red yet steady voice, his incensing of the Sacred LETTERS TTHE H E EDITOR Lord, his hands raised in blessing gave the world a solemn sense of assurance, comfort, strength and solidarity. Yes, the hour melted into the darkness and s llness of the night, and as he walked away, and our Lord reposed within the tabernacle, our Solidarity and Hope world slept, confi dent in the compassion and mercy of Our Sir, As I saw the Pon ff walk the talk on the "lonely" aisle against loving God. Deo graƟ as, Papa Franciscus! the blue azure of the night, I felt it was almost like the darkness of Fr AusƟ n Norris, Khar the Garden of Gethsemane that Pope Francis was walking into. And as the fi relights danced in the Square, there seemed to be a suspense, the world over, as we watched our television screens. Pestilence of As he began to climb the steps, with help, leading up to the Biblical proportions raised pla orm, and the light silhoue ed him against the facade Sir, The last century witnessed its share of doomsday scenarios. of St Peter's Basilica, my heart leaped with joy to see my frail Churches across the world were suddenly besieged by hordes and yet "strong Roman Pon ff ", leading his fl ock from the front. of panic-stricken, freshly-minted believers; all of whom were No wounded soldier was he! welcomed with open arms and an unspoken 'better late As the evening went on, and the lights dimmed to show the than never'. heavenly stars, he rose as the "evening star" to begin the solemn Today, however, we fi nd ourselves in the midst of a deadly service, which the world watched with bated breath. I could pandemic which is progressing at whirlwind speed with no end sense God's epiphany descending on "Urbi et Orbi"... and its in sight. Driving indoors large swathes of the world's popula on aura con nued to dazzle. who have nowhere to turn for dependable succour, because His gracious words, refl ec ng on the Gospel account of even the former refuges of last resort i.e. the houses of God "the fear-stricken disciples" (Mk 4:35) shone through with are fi nally, ironically, regre ably locked down. new depth and meaning. There was something in his calm So while we fervently hope that this calamity too shall pass, composure and steady voice that spoke of hurt, hope, we also pray that as and when our churches do re-open, they solidarity and compassion. Surely, the Lord was with him that will be frequented more regularly by mul tudes of grateful evening, in super-abundant inspira on. believers. People who will fi nally have come to appreciate the value of the 'pearl of great price' and the privilege of having The miraculous Crucifi x (usually kept in the Church of San been chosen to receive it. Free of charge. Marcello on the city's Via del Corso) reigned supreme atop the pla orm, while the ancient icon of Mary - Salus Populi Ivor D'Souza, Mahim Romani, subdued yet surreal in the blue twilight, couldn't but stamp on our senses the aura of man's feeble art, as it strives to express the grandeur of God and things of faith and belief. Social distancing The Pope's reveren al homage of the two symbols of faith was Sir, These days, we o en hear the phrase 'social distancing'. most humbling. He gave fresh meaning to the term "Servant of People are asked to keep distance from one another and Servants" which he signs beside his name as Supreme Pon ff . keep away from groups, be isolated. I am reminded of the And then the most sacred moment of the exposi on of the story of Susanna (Dan 13:41-62). She was falsely accused of adultery by the elders of the Israelite community. Daniel, the Most Blessed Sacrament on the altar, within the atrium of St young prophet, comes forward to defend her. He isolates the Peter's Basilica! O what glory, as if the Incarna on, the Epiphany, two elders who had accused Susanna. He ques oned them the Transfi gura on, the Resurrec on and the Ascension of our separately, "Where did you see her in the act?" And the two Lord, all rolled into one, caressed our universe. Emmanuel - God answered diff erently; one said, "Under an Acacia tree," while with us - was truly present there, exuding His mighty presence the other answered, "Under an Aspen tree." And that's how on all mankind, in solemn silence, solidarity and hope. their lies were exposed. As a result, Susanna was acqui ed, The deep silence, interspersed with meaningful chan ng and and the elders were put to death. In this case, the elders vocal prayers and litany, was soothing music to the ears, heart were 'distanced' from each other, so that the 'lie' may not be and soul. O what glory off ered to our King of kings and Lord of communicated from one to the other. Similarly today, people lords. Amen, Alleluia! And then the solemn Tantum Ergo - O are asked to prac se 'social distancing' so that the coronavirus sweet Jesus, you deserve the best, and your creatures gave may not be spread. The lesson is that to stop spreading evil, you their best in splendid voices and on bended knee. I was we need to distance people from one another; whereas to on my knees, eyes fi xed on the Sacred host within the dazzling spread good, we need to gather people together in love monstrance, and I wept. and togetherness. Hence, the real evil of the coronavirus

26 · THE EXAMINER · APR 04 - 17, 2020 is the distance it is causing between people. A er the days of pandemic are over, people may have to re-learn to come TTOO together as a 'community'. LETTERS TTHE H E EDITOR Fr Michael G., Vasai

"Act like it's war me," I heard someone say. 60 priests have died in Italy "Act like you have the virus," said another today. Sir, Italy has been one of the worst hit by the fallout of the "Why not act less proud, less selfi sh, less greedy… COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Italian Ministry of …And have a change of heart by helping the needy." Health, the death toll stood at more than 12,500 as of April 1, 2020. Among the deceased are at least 60 priests. There is no be er teacher than ADVERSITY. Avvenire, the newspaper owned by the Italian Bishops It opens our minds and it so ens our hearts. Conference, has published the names of 51 diocesan priests Today, the en re world unites to fi ght the deadly Virus who succumbed a er contrac ng COVID-19, and noted that "We can do it together" has become the rallying cry of billions. religious communi es in Italy had reported nine coronavirus- Vera Correia, Andheri related deaths. The majority of the deceased were over 70 years old. The youngest was Fr Paolo Commina , aged 53. "I pray to the Holy Spirit to give us the gi of light and Light at the end of the Tunnel strength to perform the Via Crucis asking the Lord to carry Sir, There is no doubt that the coronavirus has today assumed this cross with us. It is a tough trial. We feel u erly dismayed gigan c propor ons. Most na ons of the world have declared with great suff ering. It is a darkness that we must face, but a lockdown and are busy grappling with this virus. How do we with hope that God never abandons us; for He Himself has look at this lockdown period? Is it only a me of helplessness? gone through all the suff ering to overcome it," said Bishop Gianni Ambrosio. Or abandonment? Are we asking ourselves - where is God? How is God allowing all this to happen? With all places of Dr Trevor Colaso, Bandra (W) worship closed, how do we pray? What about Lent, Holy Week, Easter - all caught up in this lockdown. Understandably, we The Corona Scare are all agitated. All cooped up at home, and wondering what to do, Looking at it from a diff erent perspec ve, hasn't this period of I heard a voice inside me say, 'Soul search and Renew.' lockdown brought the family together? We are now following And again it said, this me more like a mock, Masses and other services together on the internet. What is "Time is cking, like a doomsday clock." God trying to tell us through this diffi cult situa on? It's me for us to introspect. A ny virus caused such a big hue and cry, First found in Wuhan city, spread by and by. Like many others, I have been following the Redemptorist They called it the COVID-19 or simply the coronavirus, Missions relayed on YouTube. The Missions challenged us to It quickly became a pandemic, causing thousands to perish. roll the stone away from the entrance of our hearts - the stone Corona shook the world and caught it off guard, of selfi shness, greed, lust, jealousy, other vices that block the World leaders were baffl ed, didn't know what hit them so hard. way to our hearts. In this period of lockdown, we were also It made no dis nc ons as it a acked the rich, poor, the famous; made aware through the Missions, that WE are the Church. The Corona knows no boundaries, it is extremely ruthless. stones, the bricks, the building is not the Church. The churches around may be closed for prayers, but that should not prevent us The medical fraternity worked selfl essly day and night, As essen al supplies went out of sight. from following the teachings of Jesus Christ. The Missions dwelt Flights were cancelled, passengers stranded and on several topics like family, marriage, etc., giving us broader students stuck, insights on the Chris an faith. The world went in a tumble, as the situation worsened and sucked. One can only hope that this dark period would end soon. A er every Good Friday, there is Easter. Jesus said that He is the Light. The Prime Minister of India called for a Janata Curfew, We are presently going through a dark tunnel, but we should A good move for responsible ci zens to adhere to. be rest assured that there is always a Light at the end of the In mes like these, social distancing is the best thing to do, Tunnel. And that is JESUS CHRIST! To keep the deadly virus far away from you. Melville X. D'Souza, Malad (W)

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