I want to follow Jesus…says
five new catholic aspirants
Five new aspirants to the Catholic Church were welcomed by Fr. Calistus
Fernandes on behalf of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Karjat. They have expressed
their desire to receive Jesus through the Sacrament of Baptism.
Kindly keep them in your prayers as they make their journey till their
final commitment at Easter.
A series of Lenten Reflection Talks has been planned by the Parish
Council and the Parish Priest to lead the faithful towards a more meaningful
preparation of Easter. The theme chosen has been the Eucharist and our
Spiritual Walk with Jesus in keeping with the theme of the Catholic Church
which has focussed on deepening our understanding and living of the Eucharist in
our daily lives.
The first talk was given by Fr. Xavier sdb today in the church. He spoke on Reconciliation and our need to understand primarily the question of Sin and its operation in our lives. With good practical examples he led the congregation to understand how our thoughts lead to actions which are sinful. Almost immediately people were responding with examples from their daily life where in the family and society we fall prey to the cycle of thoughts that give rise to actions that are sinful.
He
then went on to explain how we could actually put a stop to this through
identifying our sinful thoughts and stemming them through decisive action and
prayer. Citing the example of the Prodigal Son passage in Luke 15 of the Gospel
he went on to explain how the love of the Father leads us back. We could sin almost every day as we are not saints yet the church gives us this beautiful season of Lent to reflect and lead to a more meaningful and purposeful life that is truly renewed in the spirit of Easter.
~ Fr. Calistus Fernandes
Our Lady of Fatima Church,
Karjat
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