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Fr Henry Charles, a faithful priest

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Post date January 27, 2013

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

“A good pastor, a pastor after the heart of God, is the greatest treasure that the good God can give to a parish, and one of the most precious gifts of divine mercy…Oh how great is the priesthood!” (St John Vianney, the holy Curé d’Ars).

As I stood watching the many young people who joined His Grace on Sunday, January 13, at his Vocations “Lime” at Archbishop’s House, I prayed that the Lord of the harvest would send out more labourers into his harvest (Mt 9:37). I thank God for sending us faithful priests. One such priest was Fr Henry Charles who passed away on Jan 15, and whose life we celebrate.

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Strengthening marriage and family life

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Post date January 18, 2013

“On the threshold of his public life Jesus performs his first sign – at his mother’s request – during a wedding feast. The Church attaches great importance to Jesus’ presence at the wedding at Cana. She sees in it the confirmation of the goodness of marriage and the proclamation that thenceforth marriage will be an efficacious sign of Christ’s presence” (CCC, 1613).

I remember as a child how I loved to listen to my mother reading stories from the bible to us, her seven children. The Wedding at Cana (John 2:1-12 – today’s Gospel) was one of my favourites.

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Reflection on Jesus’ Baptism and ours

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Post date January 11, 2013

As we read about Jesus’ baptism in today’s Gospel (Luke 3:15-16, 21-22), let us reflect on our own baptism and on what it means to be baptised into the Catholic Church.

Our Catechism (1213) tells us that “Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit…and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons and daughters of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: ‘Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word’.”

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Let us follow the Light

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Post date January 4, 2013

Today we observe the feast of the Epiphany. The word “Epiphany” means “manifestation” or “revelation.” At the heart of the story of the visit of the Magi is the manifestation of the incarnation to all of humanity. God so love the world that He sent His only son, Jesus Christ, to save us. “The Word was made flesh, he lived among us” (John 1:14). Jesus, the light of the World, was 100% human and 100% divine. He came to save, not just the people of Israel, but all of humanity.

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