Christ the King Church, Sainikwadi Pune-14

18/07/2015

CONGREGATION OF HOLY CROSS
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11/03/2015

A Two Day Lenten Retreat-

03/03/2015

19/12/2014

I am a wild woman
I know, inspite of myself
and in spite of what I've been told
that there's beauty in every age
no matter how old

I am a wild woman
I've learned what it means to be a life bearer
to bear children
to create art
to plant seeds of love

I am a wild woman
from the depths of the dirt underneath my fingernails
to the height of my very soul
I am one with the Earth
the winds from the four directions whisper through my skin

I am a wild woman
and the spirit of every wild woman coalesces in me
for we are each wild women
and we are all the spirit of the wild woman
I will follow the voice in my heart

I am a wild woman
I sing from my heart
I dance with the stars
I howl at the moon
I love uncontrollably

I am a wild woman
from the deepest, darkest, most sacred part of me
I am fearless
I cry in strength
I open my arms to the sky and welcome the rain

I am a wild woman
I nurture, love and protect
I stand, strongly, silently, sweetly for my brothers
I walk dutifully, prayerfully, joyfully upon the mother
and I will not be stopped

I am a wild woman.

~ Melissa Clary

19/12/2014

Service in Love :-)

19/12/2014

15/12/2014

A young man went to seek an
important position at a large printing
company. He passed the initial
interview and was going to meet the
director for the final interview. The
director saw his resume, it was
excellent. And asked, '
- Have you received a scholarship for
school?' The boy replied, " No '.
-' It was your father who paid for
your studies? '
-' Yes.'- He replied.
-' Where does your father work? '
-' My father is a Blacksmith'
The Director asked the young to show
him his hands.
The young man showed a pair of
hands soft and perfect.
-' Have you ever helped your parents
at their job? '
-' Never, my parents always wanted
me to study and read more books.
Besides, he can do the job better
than me.
The director said:
-' I have got a request: When you go
home today, go and wash the hands
of your father and then come see me
tomorrow morning.'
The young felt his chance to get the
job was high.
When he returned to his house he
asked his father if he would allow
him to wash their hands.
His father felt strange, happy, but
with mixed feelings and showed their
hands to his son. The young washed
his hands, little by little. It was the
first time that he noticed his father's
hands were wrinkled and they had so
many scars. Some bruises were so
painful that his skin shuddered
when he touched them.
This was the first time that the
young man recognized what it meant
for this pair of hands to work every
day to be able to pay for his study.
The bruises on the hands were the
price that he payed for their
education, his school activities and
his future.
After cleaning his father's hands the
young man stood in silence and
began to tidy and clean up the
workshop. That night, father and son
talked for a long time.
The next morning, the young man
went to the office of the director.
The Director noticed the tears in the
eyes of the young when He asked
him: -' Can you tell me what you did
and what you learned yesterday at
your house?'
The boy replied: -' I washed my
father's hands and when I finished I
stayed and cleaned his workshop '
-' Now I know what it is to appreciate
and recognize that without my
parents , I would not be who I am
today . By helping my father I now
realize how difficult and hard it is to
do something on my own. I have
come to appreciate the importance
and the value in helping the family.
The director said, "This is what I look
for in my people. I want to hire
someone who can appreciate the
help of others , a person who knows
the hardship of others to do things,
and a person who does not put
money as his only goal in life". ' You
are hired '.
A child that has been coddled,
Protected and usually given him what
he wants, develops a mentality of " I
have the right ' and will always put
himself first, ignoring the efforts of
their parents. If we are this type of
protective parent are we really
showing love or are we destroying
our children?
You can give your child a big house ,
good food , computer classes , watch
on a big screen TV . But when you're
washing the floor or painting a wall ,
please let him experience that too.
After eating have them wash the
dishes with their brothers and
sisters. It is not because you have
no money to hire someone to do this
it's because you want to love them
the right way . No matter how rich
you are, you want them to
understand. One day your hair will
have gray hair, like the father of this
young man.
The most important thing is that
your child learns to appreciate the
effort and to experience the
difficulties and learn the ability to
work with others to get things done.
"

11/12/2014

Only when all conceptions of space and time, life and death, are exploded, when the grip of the past and fear of the future become merely conditions of one's past, only then can one live in the present fully.

- Alberto Villoldo Dance of the Four Winds

07/12/2014

Religious centre

06/12/2014

Second Sunday of Advent

“As the journey of Advent continues, as we prepare to celebrate the nativity of Christ, John the Baptist's call to conversion sounds out in our communities. It is a pressing invitation to open our hearts and to welcome the Son of God Who comes among us to make divine judgement manifest. The Father, writes St. John the Evangelist, does not judge anyone, but has entrusted the power of judgement to the Son, because He is the Son of man.

“And it is today, in the present, that we decide our future destiny. It is with our concrete everyday behavior in this life that we determine our eternal fate. At the end of our days on earth, at the moment of death, we will be evaluated on the basis of our likeness or otherwise to the Baby Who is about to be born in the poor grotto of Bethlehem, because He is the measure God has given humanity.

“Through the Gospel John the Baptist continues to speak down the centuries to each generation. His hard clear words bring health to us, the men and women of this day in which even the experience and perception of Christmas often, unfortunately, reflects materialist attitudes. The 'voice' of the great prophet asks us to prepare the way for the coming Lord in the deserts of today, internal and external deserts, thirsting for the water of life which is Christ.” — Benedict XVI

The feast of St. Ambrose, which is ordinarily celebrated today, is superseded by the Sunday liturgy.

Click here for commentary on the readings in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.

Jesse Tree ~ Joseph

In Palestine Christians gather today in Jerusalem for the celebration of holy Mass. In Rome they proceed to the stational church "Holy Cross at Jerusalem" which serves to give the atmosphere of the Holy City.

Why "Jerusalem"? Excavations of ancient sites often reveal a number of strata. When enemies destroyed a city, a new one would rise on the same location, so that today there are several layers of remains, one city, as it were, above the other. Our Jerusalem likewise has four strata. The bottommost layer is the Jerusalem of the Jews, that venerable land where the Lord Jesus began His mission of redemption, where He suffered and died. This is the historical Jerusalem so dear to us Christians. Anyone making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land enters that ancient city with holy awe. That Jerusalem, however, lies buried deep.

For us another has been built upon it, the Jerusalem of Christians, God's kingdom on earth, the holy Church. This city still stands; it is the one which the divine King will enter at Christmas. Now we understand why we will hear so mach about Jerusalem during the coming week. We should now clean and adorn our city, improving its streets and avenues through which the Savior will make His entrance. As a motto we should take the words of the precursor, St. John the Baptist: "Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight His paths; let every valley be filled, every hill be leveled." Holy Mother Church's message today is that the Savior is coming to the Jerusalem of the Christians, to the Church.

Above the second stratum there arises a third, the heavenly Jerusalem at the end of time. Already now the Church sings of this Jerusalem. For during Advent we await the Savior who will appear on the Last Day to take all into "the new Jerusalem coming down from heaven."

Finally, there may be recognized a fourth Jerusalem, our souls in sanctifying grace. This city too must be adorned and prepared, for the King will want to enter. That is our present task.

On Epiphany, the climax to the current season, the Church will cry out: "Arise, shine, O Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord has risen upon thee." That is the goal. Today we must prepare for the great King's visit to our city. The whole coming week must be devoted to it. The Church prays: "Awaken our hearts to prepare the way for Your only-begotten Son that we may serve Him with purified hearts."

In the time of the Roman Empire, rulers rode from city to city for the purpose of official visitations. Their appearance, called epiphany or parousia, was a great event, one preceded by months of preparation. Something analogous takes place in the Jerusalem of our souls. From a high watchtower we see the Lord coming afar off. Suddenly John the Baptist appears; he hurries into the city to announce the King's approach. God condescends to manifest Himself to us in grace; but He demands the proper reception.

Excerpted from The Church's Year of Grace by Pius Parsch

Commentary for the Readings in the Extraordinary Form:
Second Sunday of Advent
Jesus referred John as "My messenger" who prepared the "way". John now wanted his disciples to realize that they, too, must follow Christ in this "way". Only through the same Jesus Christ, the long expected Savior, will the "blind" of soul "see;" the "lame' of character "walk;" the "l***rs" of sin become "cleansed;" the "poor" become rich with a new Gospel. (Red figures in picture indicate the blink, the lame, the l***r.)

The Epistle points to these interior and social aspects of the "Christ" way: interiorly, by prayer, to "glorify" the Fatherhood of God; socially by our actions, to "receive one another" in the Brotherhood of Man, "even as Christ has received you."

Excerpted from My Sunday Missal, Confraternity of the Precious Blood

06/12/2014

We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.
― Charles Chaplin

05/12/2014

Alter Servers :-)