The members of the Fatima Community of Our Lady of Fatima
Church, Karjat are the most widespread community geographically yet it is the
community that regularly meets and shares the word of God every month.
This
week on the 22nd March, the community met at the home of the Colasso
family.
Each person was welcomed with a glass of cold drink. The meeting began on time, with a meditative bhajan ‘Pavan Atma’ led by Fr. Callistus.
The Word of God i.e. the Sunday Gospel was read in
English, Hindi and then in Marathi. Each person spontaneously shared the line
that they felt Jesus was sharing as a special word to them personally.
The
reading from John Ch. 4 – the Samaritan Woman at the well led everyone to a
reflective analysis on how Jesus was inviting each person to drink of the
living water that he was offering, if only we could understand and bring this
realization back into our lives. What was really remarkable was when Fr.
Calistus put a question to all present, What are people running after today?
And indeed wisdom flowed from this little child’s mouth as he said so
spontaneously, “Paishecha Magey”! Everyone is running after money, which will
eventually run dry, well as here is Jesus offering us something that will never
run dry.
After this reflection a round of intercessions led all to
remember those in need, especially the children who were busy preparing for
examinations. The meeting ended with some business points regarding the need to
pray and support those receiving baptism from the community. The community
would serve as god-parents to the neophytes.
The meeting ended with a simple
but delicious hot veg pulav served by the host family that soon led to a lot of
interaction and sharing with each
person. As this community had so many small children it would be worth looking
at how they could get involved and become active especially during the coming
holidays in April and May.
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