SANTHOM INDEX VOICE Ramanathapuram Diocesan Bulletin Intentions of the Holy Father 02 Pope Francis Tweets 02 Volume - 7 Hearty Welcome 02 2016 January Felicitation 02 No. 1 Seminary Blessing 03 Catholic Congress 03 Newly Elected Provincials 04 Festal Greetings 04 Chennai Floods 04 Mathruvedi Carol Singing 05 Jubilee Greetings 05 The Holy Year of Mercy 06 CML National Meet 06 CS-b-te-J\w 07 k¿¡pe¿ 11 Circular 21 hn⁄m-]\w 29 Circulars 32 - 34 Directives 36 cq]-Xm-Im-cym-ebw 39 Finance Office 42 Volume 7 2016 - January No. 1 Bishop’s Engagements 44 Bishop’s Diary 45 IpSpw_ Iq«m-bva-IÄ¡pÅ ]T\hnjbw 47 Imprimatur Seminary News 49 (Sd) Mother Theresa Peace Home 51 Mar Paul Alappatt Bishop of Ramanathapuram Syro-Malabar Mathruvedi 52 Editor Santhom Social Service Fr Thomas Kavunkal Society 54 Mob: 0 94439 37675 Associate Editor It¯m-en¡m tIm¬{KÊv 55 Fr Alexander Chundattu O.Carm. Mob: 0 89033 10281 Catechetical News 56 SMRC 58 Published by Fr Jose Kannumkuzhy Josephian News 60 Bishop's House, Ramanathapuram Family Apostolate 61 Ph: 0422-4221795 Website : CML 62 www.ramanathapuramdiocese.org Charismatic News 64 www.ramanathapuramdiocese.com CYM 64 Conceptualisation & Print MARIA PRINTLINKS ]mÃ-d Iu¬kn ]T-\-hnjbw 65 Ramanathapuram. Mob: 9042013148 ]mÃ-d Iu¬kn dnt¸m¿«v 70 Annual Subscription : Rs 250/- Snippets 75 Single Copy : Rs 30/- SANTHOM VOICE vOne goal for each day: to convey the tenderness of Christ to those who are most in need. pope francis tweets vOne goal for each day: to convey the tenderness of Christ to those who are most in need« vMay the Jubilee of Mercy bring us all closer to God's goodness and love! vThe time has come for new messengers of Christ, ever more generous, more joyful and more holy vChristians and Muslims are brothers and sisters, and we must act as such. THE PRAYER INTENTIONS OF THE HOLY FATHER JANUARY: Universal: Interreligious Dialogue - That sincere dialogue among men and women of different faiths may produce the fruits of peace and justice. Evangelization: Christian Unity - That by means of dialogue and fraternal charity and with the grace of the Holy Spirit, Christians may overcome divisions. Felicitating Padmasri Dr. Krishnakumar cma-\m-Y-]pcw cq]Xm ]mÃd Iu¬kn ao‰nw-Kn cq]Xm _nj¸v am¿ t]mÄ Be-¸m«v Hearty welcome to Ahn-\m-in-enwKw Mar Jose Kalluvelil, bqWn-th-gvkn-‰n-bpsS Apostolic Exarch of Canada Nm³ke-dmbn (Syro-Malabar) to the \nb-an-X-\m-bn-cn-¡p¶ Diocese of Ramanathapuram ]fl{io on 24.01.2016 tUm.-]n.-B¿.-Ir-jvW-Ip-amdns\ s]m¶m-S-b-Wn-bn¨v BZ-cn-¡p-¶p 02 SEMINARY BLESSING & INAUGURATION cma-\m-Y-]pcw cq]X ssa\¿ skan-\mcn Bio¿h-Zn¨p Xriq¿ AXn-cq-]X sa{Xm-t¸m-eo-¯- am¿ B³{Uqkv Xmg¯v Xncp- ¡¿½-§Ä¡v Im¿½n-IXzw hln-¡p-Ibpw ]me-¡mSv cq]X sa{Xm³ am¿ tP¡_v a\t¯m-S¯v hN\ktµiw \ÂIp-Ibpw sNbvXp. cma-\m-Y-]pcw sa{Xm³ am¿ t]mÄ Be¸m«v h¶p-tN¿¶ FÃm-h¿¡pw kzmKXw Biw-kn-¨p. XpS¿¶p \S¶ s]mXp-k-t½- f\w B¿¨v _nj¸v B³{Uqkv DZvLm-S\w sNbvXp am¿ dmt^ X«n ]nXm-hv A²y-£X hln-¨p. h¶p-tN¿¶ FÃm-h¿¡pw cq]Xm hnImcn P\-dmÄ tam¬ tPm¿÷v \cn-¡pgn kzmKXw Biw- kn-¡p-Ibpw skan-\mcn sdIvS¿ _.- ^m. -tPmbn Nn‰n-e-¸nÅn \µn ]d-bp-Ibpw sNbvXp. CATHOLIC CONGRESS It¯m-en¡m tIm¬{K-Êns‚ cma-\m-Y-]pcw cq]-X-bnse {]Ya kt½-f\w 06.12.2015 \v am¿ t]mÄ Be-¸m«v ]nXmhv DZvLm-S\w sN¿p-¶p. It¯m-en¡m tIm¬{KÊv P\d sk{I-«dn {io. _nPp ]d-b-¶new ¢mkv \bn-¨p 03 SANTHOM VOICE CONGRATULATIONS & PRAYERFUL GOOD WISHES TO Provincial Superior Provincial Superior Provincial Superior Sr. Patrick CMC Sr. Hippolyta FCC Rev. Sr. Domittila SABS (Palakkad) (Palakkad) (Palakkad) FESTAL GREETINGS Fr. Johnson Anthikkadan Fr. Joy Chittilappilly 31st January 20th January CHENNAI FLOODS sNss¶ Zpcn-Xm-izm-k-¯n-\mbn cma-\m-Y-]pcw cq]-X-bpsS PohImcpWy kwL-S\bmb kmt´mw tkmjy k¿Æokv skmssk‰nbpsS B`n-ap-Jy-¯n ZpcnXmizmk kma{KnIÄ sNss¶bntebv¡v Ab-bv¡p-¶p. 04 MATHRUVEDI CAROL SINGING Winner Gandhipuram Forane- Saibaba colony team Winner Ramanathapuram Forane- Podanur team cq]Xm amXr-th-Zn-bpsS B`n-ap-Jy-¯n s^mtdm\m ASn-ÿm-\-¯n \S-¯nb ItcmÄ Km\-a-’cw D¡Sw sk‚v sk_m-kvÁy³ ]mcojv lmfn 12.12.2015 \v \S-¶p ^m. tPm¬k¬ I®m-w]m-S-¯nÂ, ^m. tXmakv Ihp-§Â F¶n-h¿ k¶n-ln-X-cm-bn-cp-¶p JUBILEE GREETINGS cma-\m-Y-]pcw cq]-X-bnse hnhml¯ns‚ cPX, kph¿® -Pq-_nen BtLm-jn-¡p-¶-hsc hnhn[ ]cn-]m-Sn-I-tfm-sS D¡Sw sk‚v sk_m-Ãy³ tZhm-e-b-¯n 13.12.2015 \v BZ-cn-¨p. am¿ t]mÄ Be-¸m-«v, ^m. tPm¬k¬ A´n-¡m-S³, kn. \n¿½em CHF F¶n-h¿ k¶n-lnXcmbn-cp-¶p. 05 SANTHOM VOICE “THE HOLY YEAR OF MERCY” “Icp-WbpsS hn. h’-c-¯ns‚” Hu]-Nm-cnI DZvLm-S\w 13.12.2015 \v am¿ t]mÄ Be-¸m«v ]nXmhv “Icp-W-bpsS hmXn” Xpd-¶p-sIm­v cma-\m-Y-]pcw tlmfn {Sn\n‰n I¯o-{U-en DZvLm-S\w sN¿p-¶p. I¯o-{U hnIm-cn. ^m. tPm¬k¬ ho¸m«p]-d-¼n kao]w CML NATIONAL MEET CML s‚ tZiob kt½-f\w 06.12.2015 \v cma-\m-Y-]pc¯v \S-¶p. am¿ t]mÄ Be-¸m-«v DZvLmS\w \n¿Æ-ln-¨p. NS-§n-t\m-S-\p-_-‘n¨v ka¿¸W h¿j dmen kwL-Sn-¸n¨p. 06 CSbteJ\w 180/2015-P5 18.12.2015 ssZh-Ir-]-bmepw XncpÊ`m t\Xr-Xz-¯ns‚ A\p-{K-l-¯mepw cma-\m-Y-]pcw cq]-X-bpsS sa{Xm³ Icp-W-bpsS hn. h’-cm-N-cWw - {]h¿¯-\-]-²Xn 18.12.2015˛20.12.2015 Cutim-aninlmbn kvt\l-ap-Å-htc, krjvSn-bpsS Bcw`w apX ssZhw {]I-S-am-¡nb Icp-Wsb kvacn-¡p¶ ]. A½-bpsS Aa-tem-¤h Xncp-\m-fnÂ, “Icp-W-bpsS Iu¬kn” F¶v hnti-jn-¸n-¡-s¸-Sp¶ c­mw h¯n-¡m³ Iu¬kn kam-]n-¨-Xns‚ kph¿®-Pq-_nen Zn\-¯nÂ, 08.12.2015 \v ]. ]nXmhv am¿ {^m³knkv ]m¸ tdmanse hn. ]t{Xm-kns‚ _kn-en-¡m-bpsS {][m-\-I-hmSw Xpd¶v “Icp-W-bpsS hnip² h’-cm-“N-c-W-¯n\v (k-`-bnse 29˛m-as¯ hnip-²-h-’-cm-N-c-W- ¯n-\v) XpS¡w Ipdn-¨p. 136-˛mw k¦o¿¯\w {]m¿∞-\m-]q¿Æw D¨- cn¨v I¯o-{U-en-s‚bpw a‰p ssZhm-e-b-§-fp-sS-bpw {][m-\-I-hm-S- §Ä Xpd¶v \½psS cq]-Xbpw “Icp-W-bpsS hn. h’-c”-¯n- tebv¡v 13.12.2015 \v {]th-in-¨p. ssZh-¯ns‚ A\-´-amb IcpW bpK-bp-Km-´-c-§-fn-eqsS \n¿_m[w XpS-cp-¶-Xns\ A\p-kva-cn-¨p- sIm-­mWv It¯m-en-¡m-k` Icp-W-bpsS hnip-²-h¿jw BN-cn- ¡p-¶-Xv. Cu h¿j-¯ns‚ BZ¿i-hm-Iy-ambn Xnc-sª-Sp-¡-s¸-«n-cn- ¡p¶ ss__nÄ hmIyw “]nXmhv Icp-W-bp-Å-h-\m-bn-cn-¡p-¶-Xp- t]mse \n§fpw Icp-W-bp-Å-h-cm-bn-cn-¡p-hn³” (eq-¡m 6:36) Cu h¿j-¯ns‚ bYm¿∞ e£y-¯n-tebv¡v hnc Nq­p-¶-Xm-Wv. Cu {]]-©-¯n-s‚bpw AXns‚ aIp-S-amb a\p-jy-s‚bpw AkvXn- Xzhpw Pohn-Xhpw ]ptcm-K-Xnbpw k¿Æ-i-‡-\mb ssZh-¯ns‚ A\-´hpw \n¿tem-`-hp-amb Icp-W-bn-e-[n-jvTn-X-am-Wv. \ap-¡p- ÅXp apgp-h\pw ssZh-¯ns‚ Imcp-Wy-¯nÂ\n-¶m-sW-¦n \½n- eqsS B ssZho-I-Im-cpWyw a‰p-Å-h¿¡v A\p-`-hn-¡p-hm³ Ign-b- Ww. A§-s\-bm-Wv \mw ssZh-]n-Xm-hns‚ Icp-W-bpsS IqSp-X ^e-{]-Z-amb AS-bm-f-§-fm-Ip-I. \½psS s]cp-am-‰hpw at\m-`m-h- §fpw \ne-]m-Sp-Ifpw ssZh-Im-cp-Wy-¯ns‚ apJw ]I-cp¶ coXn- bn-em-bn-cn-¡-Ww. 07 SANTHOM VOICE Cu al-¯mb e£y-t¯m-sS-bmWv Icp-W-bpsS hn. h’-c- ¯n-\pÅ {]h¿¯-\-]-²Xn \mw X¿m-dm-¡n-bn-«p-Å-Xv. kotdm ae- _m¿ ]nXm-¡-·m-cpsS kn\-Un \n¶pw cq]Xm ]mÃ-d Iu¬kn ao‰nwKnse N¿¨-bn \n¶pw Dcp-Xn-cnª Bi-b-§- fp-sSbpw \n¿t±-i-§-fp-sSbpw ASn-ÿm-\-¯n-emWv Cu {]h¿¯- \-]-²-Xnbv¡v cq]w \ÂIn-bn-«p-Å-Xv. IqSp-X hy‡n-]-chpw IpSpw-_-]-chpw kmaq-ly-]-c-hp-amb at\m-`m-h-§-fnepw \ne-]m-Sp-I- fnepw am‰w hcp-t¯-­Xv Cu h¿jm-N-c-W-¯ns‚ A´-k- ¯bmbXn-\m Hcp-hs‚/Hcp-h-fpsS B´-cn-I-X-bn-tebv¡v Cd- §n-bp-Å am‰-am-Wv Cu h¿jw kw`-hn-t¡-­- Xv. AXp-sIm-­p- Xs¶ a‰p h¿j-§-fn-se-t]mse henb I½n‰n cq]o-I-c-W-¯n\pw dmen-IÄ¡pw henb ao‰nw-Kp-IÄ¡pw i‡n {]I-S-\-§Ä¡pw Cu h¿jw henb {]k-‡n-bn-Ã.