Very.Rev.Fr.Joychen Paranjattu, Rajkot Diocese Jn 10 I am the good Shepherd Jesus says: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep”. These words are spoken with great authority that Jesus would lay down his life to save everyone from eternal damnation. We know that it is…
Very Rev. Fr. Joychen Paranjattu, Vicar General Diocese of Rajkot Jn 7 Rivers of Living Water Seeing the spiritual void in the lives of people Jesus cries out: “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and let the one who believes in me drink”. There is a genuine desire in Jesus to give…
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Mt 7 Doing the Will of God We please our authorities by doing what they expect of us. When their expectations are fulfilled and if we ask them anything, they happily oblige. In the same way, before we call on to the Lord, we must be doing His will. In other words, first we should…
Season of Lent Ist Sunday Fr.Joychen Paranjattu, Vicar General-Rajkot Diocese Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. Does it mean that the Spirit was responsible for all the temptations? No. The Spirit’s role in the life of Jesus was to guide him, to help him and to strengthen him to accomplish his mission.…
Jn 3 Jesus and John the Baptist Very Rev. Fr.Joychen Paranjattu,Vicar General Diocese of Rajkot In the first reading, we see the instruction that Moses gives to the Israelites concerning miscellaneous Laws. He reminds them to have a generous and compassionate heart towards the poor, in particular the laborers. Justice is to be meted…
Very Rev.Fr.Joychen Paranjattu, Vicar General Rajkot Diocese Recently, we have been hearing that the right-wing groups have stepped up their anti-Christian campaign in central India, urging villagers to disassociate themselves from Christians and asking Christians to switch to their Religion and to avoid hostility. However, indigenous Christians in Madhya Pradesh state have vowed not to…
Very Rev. Fr.Joychen Paranjattu, Vicar General Diocese of Rajkot In all the readings of today, we see God showing his might and power. He reveals himself as the all powerful God. In the first reading, the Lord said to Moses, “Is the Lord’s power limited? Soon my words will be fulfilled”. Moses had chosen 70…
Biblical Reflection of this week: In the First Reading, we hear Moses complaining to the Lord who was angry with the Israeliteswho grumbled for food. Moses felt that the Lord had given him a heavy burden which he wasunable to bear on his own. Moses was entrusted with the care of the Israelites on the…
The Gospel of John gives great importance to God’s Word. God communicated to the Israelites through His Word. He guided them from Egypt and through the wilderness to the promised land. When they went astray, He instructed and warned them through His prophets. Hebrews 1:1-2 says that God spoke to the ancestors in many and…