13th Jan 17 -Fatima Devotion for Peace

Fatima Devotion for Peace
On Fri13th Jan at  Fatima Shrine Karjat
Theme: Peace through Ahimsa
A peaceful year ahead. Wishing you a peaceful and blessed New Year 2017.

13th Dec'16 - Fatima Devotion for Peace

Fatima Devotion for Peace
On Tue 13th Dec at  Fatima Shrine Karjat
From 10 am to 4 pm
Theme: Peace through Surrender
Fr Calistus
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81st Annual Pilgrimage

The Feast of our Lady of Fatima will be celebrated on Sunday the 16th Oct. The details of the Feast day program is on the poster.

Fatima message of Peace

 Fatima message of Peace is the need of the hour

We all need Peace
Peace within

Peace in the Family
Peace around in the neighbourhood 
Peace in our Country
Peace in the World 

We aim for Peace through this Fatima devotion

Peace through Contentment

Lord help us to make the distinction between 
Our 
NEEDS & 
WANTS

13th May, feast of Our Lady of Fatima

13th May is proper Fatima  feast day marked in the Missal 
This 13th May is 99th year of the Fatima Apparition 
To Commemorate this Fatima Apparition there will be Full day Fatima devotion at The Shrine of Fatima Karjat 

PROGRAM FOR THE DAY
9am Mass
10 am Unfluring of flag
10.15 Novena 
11.15 Fatima message/Testimonies
12.15 Mass
1.15pm Fellowship meal
2pm Praise & Worship
3 pm Divine Mercy 
315pm Eucharistic Adoration 
345 Tea

8th May Feast of the Holy cross Matheran Karjat

Holy cross Matheran Karjat annual feast will be celebrated on Sunday 8th May 2016
Mass at 11 am
As preparation there will be mass on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th at 7pm
Join in large number
Matheran is a hill station
How to reach the Church
Take a taxi from Neral railway station to Dasturi the entry place for Matheran (no entry  for vehicles )
Pay entry fee of Rs 50 at the entry gate
From Dasturi you  be ready to walk for 45 minutes
If you are not strong to walk you can hire a horse or cart for approximate charges Rs 300/
If u are lucky u can take a toy train from Dasturi to Matheran station

Lodging and boarding at the church with prior booking

The church at Matheran is 164 years old

Fr Calistus Fernandes
Karjat

13th march devotion to our lady of Fatima

Large crowd for Fatima devotion on Sunday  13th  March
Devotion and prayer lead by Fr Santosh MSFS Pune

Next month 13th  will be special for six silver  jubilarians priests ordained on 13 April 1991

Program for 13th Feb 2016

13^th of Every month is  Special for Fatima Mother

During the season of Grace- Lent This Feb  13^th 

A Special Fatima Devotion is held

 from 10 am to 4pm 

Program for the day

Theme :

 Spiritual Healing of Mind and Soul through the Mercy of God Via forgiveness

9 am Rosary 

10 am Unfurling of the Flag

1015am to 11am Novena with short reflection on the Gospel passage

11 am Break

1115 to 1215 Spiritual talks / Hymns / Sharing etc

1230 noon Mass

1.15 Lunch

2.00 to 4 pm

This Day will be animated by Fr Joe  Dabre Archiocese of Agra

 

13 January 2016 Devotion to our lady of fatima, Karjat.

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13th of December a special Fatima devotion for World peace

13th of Every month a special Fatima devotion for World peace held at the Shrine of Fatima Karjat
This 13th Dec falls on Sunday
The days program will be as follows:
9 am Holy Rosary
930 am Parish Mass
1015am unfurling of flag
1030 Fatima novena
1130 message on the year of  Mercy
1200 Fatima message on Mercy
1230 Mass
1.15pm fellowship meal
2 pm praise & worship
245 pm Eucharistic adoration
330 pm final blessing

Pope Francis has shared his concern on the environmental degradation and asked to prayer for the world leaders who are presently gathered at Paris to discuss ways to reduce Carbon dioxide

If failed to take right steps we are heading for an END
May Mother Fatima show us the way

Save nature by reducing the Wants

Fatima office Karjat

13th November 2015 Fatima Devotion at Fatima shrine Karjat

This 13th November 2015 Fatima Devotion at Fatima shrine Karjat from 10am  to 4 Pm  to learn more on Fatima  message - the way to peace 
Richard Morais will share insights after the Novena
Mass will be offered at 1230 noon followed by Fellowship meal and Intercessory prayer
MAY  Peace  REIGN
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Welcoming New Parish Members

Ascension Sunday - A call to continue the mandate of the Lord and recognize him in every day life. 

We continue to recognize Jesus in all situations of life. 
Today our Parish welcomed the new faces in the parish. 

Ms. Priti Tapale the wife of Alwyn Tapale

The two Carmelite Sisters (Sr. Emelia and Sr. ) who are setting up their new Convent and a Home for the Aged at Fernandes wadi.

Four New Teachers at India International School - Shruti, Vithal, Abhishek and Caledia

~ Fr. Calistus Fernandes

The Spirit of Love - Sixth Sunday of Easter

We cannot truly love and remain in love unless we are filled with the Spirit of love, which God promises to those who believe. Jesus promises to send us the Counsellor. 

As we come to the end of the Easter season, we can rejoice that Jesus has sent us this great Helper. 

It is because of his resurrection and ascension that he can send the Spirit into our hearts, and he never refuses us this gift. Jesus says that he does not leave us orphaned, and he is coming to us. He comes to us every day as we go before him in prayer, read his Word attentively, and receive him in the Eucharist. But the Spirit also encourages us to look forward to the time when he will come again in glory, when his kingdom will be fully revealed and evil will be no more. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with longing for that time and help us pray for it each day.

Lord Jesus, we thank you that you have sent us your Spirit to help, guide and comfort us as we try to follow you in this world. May we know your love more and more through the Spirit, and spread that love to those around us.

 ~ Fr. Calistus Fernandes

Let the little Children come to Me...five children sit at the table of the Lord!

The Divine Mercy Sunday was indeed a moment filled with grace as five little children sat at the Table of the Lord and received Jesus for the first time in the form of bread. 


The Eucharistic Lord filled all present with heavenly bread and joy was written all over the faces of these little children as they were so excited to receive Jesus for the first time. 

Wishing these little ones a meaningful spiritual growth as they mature into young catholic adults in the future!

~ Fr. Calistus Fernandes

Easter Vigil 2014...Welcomes eleven new members to Our Lady of Fatima Church

Easter Vigil 2014 was celebrated with joy as the local church welcomed eleven new entrants who have accepted the faith. Six adults and 5 children were baptized into the catholic faith and have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. 


The fruit of prayer, sacrifice and commitment was visible as each of the six adults accepted Jesus and were baptized with holy water and anointed with the holy oils. Fr. Xavier sdb was the main celebrant and Fr. Calistus the parish priest joined in as the concelebrant. 

The Vigil Service ended with a 'Saha-bhojan' with the entire Catholic Community gathered that night, which indeed made it a special night to remember, not only for the newly baptized but all who were present. 

Many thanks to Sr. Divya and her team of catechists who have done a wonderful work of laying the foundation of good catholic faith in the lives of each of the newly baptized. 

Happy Easter to one and all!












Have a wonderful Easter Season ahead!

~ Fr. Calistus Fernandes

Fifth Week of Lent...Life begins afresh!

Life and Life Everlasting...

A constant struggle to understand this life and then to realize our calling to a more deeper and profound life. Two women growing realization of the call to a deeper existence than the one we know of. Jesus could have been present at the time of death, but then he comes with a purpose to reveal the glory of God to a deeper form of life...a life everlasting...come join in as we are called to explore a deeper meaning of life that leads to life everlasting.


The neophytes are led to a deeper understanding of the Eucharist as they are called forward to join the inner circle at the time of consecration until the Our Father and then later they are sent out to deepen their faith through catechesis. 

Walking in the Light...Receiving the Word

The Neophytes were welcomed to the next level of Christian Community by Fr. Calistus Fernandes on behalf of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Karjat. They were presented with the Word of God and like alert Christians stood to hear the word and were later handed a copy of the Church Hymnal to respond to the Word of God.

Bro. Savio D'mello Sdb led the faithful to a reflection on the meaning of Lent on the 4th Sunday of Lent with a question - What is a Happy Lent? or Happy Good Friday?. He went on to explain the meaning of the saving act of Jesus and linked it with life and eternal life offered by Jesus. A life that is a call to enter into a special relationship with Jesus this Lent.


Let us make an effort to deepen our relationship with Jesus as he heals us from blindness and brings us to the light, a deeper vision of the Father and his love for us.

As the Church Extension progresses a few pictures for you to view and also pray that this work is completed as per plan.

~ Fr. Calistus Fernandes

The Mystery of the Church…Journey to Jerusalem

 The Catholic Faithful in Karjat were witness to the new aspirants to Christianity accept the Act of Contrition as a step towards receiving the baptism they were to receive at Easter.

After the Eucharist, Cletus led the group a journey along with Jesus along the road to Jerusalem. Starting with the journey of Jesus who stopped over at the well and began a conversation with the Samaritan woman, he led the group to realize the Journey that they were undertaking was the Journey to Jerusalem. Jerusalem symbolized the very central aspect of our faith, that is the Death and the Resurrection. The disciples on the way to Emmaus were actually moving away from Jerusalem and their eyes were closed (Luke 24:16). Their eyes were opened when Jesus who joined them on the journey discussed with the scriptures and revealed to them their foolishness. Later when they stopped over for the night, they had supper and at the table their eyes were opened (Luke 24:31). They then ran all the way back to Jerusalem to inform the community of their discovery as their hearts were burning.

 

Is our hearts burning within as we walk on the way to Jerusalem. We have probably y lost our fire because we have not actually broken bread at the table with Jesus. We have not stopped over at the well to sit with Jesus and chat with him. We  have not learnt from the example of Abraham, who learnt his lessons in life as he went through various levels of leaving and arriving, or like the woman at the well whose superficial understanding of what Jesus was offering turned to a realization that he was truly a prophet and finally to accepting him as “The Messiah”.

Am I willing to leave my land – my possessions, my concepts, my understanding and finally the very aspect of my life that is my central core to look at what Jesus is offering. “If only I can understand what Jesus is offering”. Yes only if I could understand…Take this step today. Understand what Jesus is offering as you sit by the well and be nourished at the Eucharistic table.

God Bless You!

~ Fr. Callistus Fernandes.  

Fatima Community thirsts for the Living Waters!

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 22^nd 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.