KCBC Temperance Sunday Circular 2020 March 8 മദ്യ വിരുദ്ധ ഞായർ

The 'Temperance Commission', one of the subsidiaries of the 'Kerala Catholic Bishop's Council (KCBC) is observing the second Sunday of March ie 08-03-2020 as 'temperance Sunday' to encourage the anti liquor and drugs movement in the state. In connecting with this, a circular was published by the Temperance commission which was read in all the Catholic Churches in the state during the Holy Mass.

As the liquor use in Kerala has been increasing drastically, it is right time for all the socially concerned people to unite and work for the prevention or total ban of liquor in the state. Even though Kerala is comparatively a small state in India, it ranks 2nd in the amount of liquor being sold and consumed. 

Though the previous UDF government in Kerala headed by former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Finance Minister late K M Many announced and implemented step-by-step liquor ban in the state, the successive LDF government that came to power played a double game and deceived and betrayed the people of the state. In the election manifesto of the LDF before the elections they had promised to strive for discouraging the liquor use in the sate and admonishing against it. But after winning the elections and coming to power, they encouraged the manufacturing, selling and using this evil.

The official figures show that the sale of liquor in Kerala steeply rose to 16 percent in 2019. It is another area the LDF government can boast of growth after corruption, inefficiency and partiality.

The shocking fact about the children of 'God's own country' is that many young ones get addicted to liquor and drugs from very young age of 10. And the maximum number of drunkards are in the age group of 20-24! That means most of the children and youths in Kerala's schools and colleges are drug and alcohol addicts.

Even though families in particular and the society in general are being ruined by the impact of this man-made devilish calamity, the LDF government headed by Pinarayi Vijayan is least bothered about the future of the upcoming generation of the country. The government is showing a deaf ear to the pleas and cries of the vast majority of people including women. 

It took some time for the people of Kerala to understood the double play and double-dealing of the Communist government in Kerala. On the one hand the government is working hard to make Kerala a liquor flowing state by planning to open new distilleries and breweries and by introducing child-friendly alcoholic drinks (so that children can learn drinking effectively), on the other hand campaigning against drugs by giving wide advertisements and pretending as if they are against them. The people are determined to teach it a fitting lesson in the ensuing Assembly Elections this year.

One need not tell that alcohol and drugs are very dangerous for one's both body and soul. Hence everyone has a moral and spiritual responsibility to work against this ungodly practice. For Christians, it is a sin which will block the entry into the Kingdom of God! Many Christians have an opinion that drinking some spirit at home or having a 'decent' liquor party is not a sin..! Please be informed and reminded that the Holy Bible has repeatedly and categorically warned, "No drunkards shall inherit the Kingdom of God." (1 Cor 6:10)

Here is the latest circular of the KCBC Temperance Commission (മദ്യ വിരുദ്ധ സമിതി) released on 08-03-2020 on the commemoration of the Temperance Sunday (മദ്യ വിരുദ്ധ ഞായർ) in PDF form. Click the link:


KCBC Circular

Blessed Carlo Acutis' Eucharistic Website and Virtual Online museum

Following Vatican's official announcement of the approval of a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Carlo Acutis by the Pope Francis on 21st February 2020, Venerable Carlo Acutis is to be beatified and elevated to the 3rd stage ie 'Blessed' in the Holy Catholic Church's sanctification process. 

The miracle attributed for the beatification is the healing of a Brazilian child who was suffering from a rare and incurable disease termed as 'congenital anatomic anomaly of the pancreas in 2013, by the medical science.

Carlo was born on 3rd May, 1991 in London to Italian parents Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano who returned to Milan after a couple of years of his birth. During his childhood, he was an ordinary child like other children. He had a lot of friends including believers and non-believers and was very interested in computer science. He used to play computer games and play stations with his friends. But the 'extra special' thing in him was that he held Lord Jesus Christ as his greatest friend.

Even from his childhood he had great love for the Holy Mother of God and prayed the Holy Rosary very frequently, which helped him develop deepest devotion to the Eucharistic Lord and he never missed a Holy Mass from his first Holy Communion at the age of seven. He regularly spent time in front of the Holy Tabernacle either before or after the Holy Mass everyday. He also used to make the Sacrament of confession every week and urged his friends also to do. He always said that the 'Holy Eucharist is my highway to Heaven'.

The Priests and nuns of the local parish Church who observed extraordinary piety in Carlo often used to tell his mother that the Lord had a special plan for her son.

Carlo Acutis was also a gifted computer programmer. He did not use his computer knowledge and interest for his personal entertainment or pleasure as majority of today's children do. Instead, he used all his skills and talents to spread his deep love for the Eucharistic Lord, Who helped him accomplish his mission quickly in this world and Called to HIS glorious Presence at a very young age of 15 and rose him to a position through which millions of people of all ages world-wide will pray for his intercession!

Using his computer knowledge and cyber skills, Acutis compiled all Eucharistic Miracles reported in the world and developed an amazing website which catalogued all the Miracles. This website which is the origin of The Eucharistic Miracles of the World, has an international online virtual exhibition which showcases all such occurrences in detail.

Carlos Acutis died on 12th October, 2006 at 15-age of leukemia. Though he was only 15-years old, he was matured enough to offer all his pains and sufferings  for the Pope and the Church.

The website of Blessed Carlo Acutis is: 

http://www.carloacutis.com/
Online Virtual Museum and Exhibition of The Holy Eucharistic Miracles designed and created by Blessed Carlos Acutis is: 

http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/galleria/en/galleria.html

Huge List of Holy Eucharistic Miracles Occurred in the World, Designed and Created by Blessed Carlo Acutis is:

http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/de/Liste/list.html

Lets hope and pray that the Compassionate Most Holy and Divine Sacrament elevate this tech savvy teenager of our time Blessed Carlos Acutis to Saint Acutis soon...! 

Lets also pray for our children who are addicted to internet and cyber gadgets and spoiling their lives and future. Lets teach our younger generation to choose what is good and great!

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What is the meaning of Pethratha Sunday? പേത്രത്താ ഞായർ

Though the Holy Season of Lent commences on the Ash Wednesday in the universal Catholic Church, the Syro-Malabar Church and the Eastern Churches start the 50-days fasting and abstinence (valiya noyambu) on the Sunday before the Ash Wednesday every year. 

Petratha is derived from the Syriac word 'Peturta' which means 'looking back' or 'retrospect' one's own life and make a self evaluation. Many Nazrani people still think that Pethratha is the last day before the commencement of the 7-weeks Lenten Season to feast, eat, drink and enjoy to their heart's content. That is what most of us saw in our homes in our childhood days and were taught. Until some years ago, I was also thinking and practising like that. I used to observe the 50 noyambu without any drinks and non vegetarian food (which was a regular affair then), only on Religious grounds and for the sake of the non Christian community with whom I used to have all those things. The 50-days fasting and abstinence season was somewhat like a tedious time for me even though outwardly I did not reveal it but acted as if I spiritually enjoyed it.


But after attaining awareness and some grace, now I realize and declare that Pethratha is not the eve of a boring period in the liturgical year, but the gateway to a truly rewarding and Graceful Holy season of Lent. Now I do feel and can say that the Lenten Season is the 'best' season in the liturgical calendar. During this season one can make a self examination and make a true repentance for all the sins and transgressions. It is a time to meditate on the great agony the Lord had undergone for my (and your) sake! 

So dear reader, you and I are fortunate as we are still alive now and got another opportunity to examine the past life and to return to God. Here is another chance for us to shun all the vices in our lives and to evade people or things that lead us to sins immediately. We know that many people (young and old) who were with us during this Holy Season last year are no more. So please do not continue to be a fool anymore... This is your day .... and this is your time. If you cannot get rid of certain bad habits that lead to sins, don't worry. There is an easy short-cut which I myself tested and succeeded easily...very easily. Resolve firmly and and make a promise (covenant) with the Holy Mother of Lord Jesus that you will Love God and Honour the Blessed Mother and Pray the Holy Rosary without fail till death. Start Praying Holy Rosary Prayers and see the miracles that happen in your life. The Holy Mother Who is full of God's Grace will grant you necessary Grace and strength for living in this dark world keeping eyes on Lord Jesus and a desire to become a Saint...!

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ഇത് കണ്ടിട്ട് ഉരുകാത്ത ഏതു ഹൃദയമാണുള്ളത്? ഈ കൂട്ടത്തിൽ നമ്മൾ എവിടെയാണെന്ന് (നമ്മുടെ പാത്രം ഏതാണെന്നു) സൂക്ഷിച്ചു നോക്കി കണ്ടുപിടിക്കുക.  

What is Kreupasanam CLAP (Christian Life Assessment Paper)

Kreupasanam has recently introduced a new strategy by name CLAP which is the abbreviation for "Christian Life Assessment Paper". It is meant for those devotees who have made 'udambadi' (covenant) with Lord Jesus Christ through the Kreupasanam Mother of Grace and wish to renew it after 90 days.

So when a devotee comes for the renewal of Udambadi hereafter, he/she will be given a questionnaire at Krepasanam in which certain questions related to his/her udambadi life is asked for assessing that person's spiritual growth. Krepasanam is doubtlessly one of the top pilgrim centers in the world, where majority of the people receive their intentions and wishes in the form of unbelievable miracles, however difficult they appear!

One can see the countless videos of live testimonies by the people themselves who easily and quickly demanded and got their needs and intentions from the Holy Affectionate Mother by being honest in the covenant they made. Numerous people testify that they received their prayers answered instantly or within few minutes, hours or days or within the stipulated time fixed by them.


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But in very rare cases, to get the prayers granted, some people have to wait for long periods like months and years. It is because they neither have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ or His Holy Mother. Moreover they also do not bother to keep up with the conditions they voluntarily agreed at the time of making the covenant (udambadi). Without sufficient faith it will be difficult for the Mother to perform miracles. 

Hence CLAP questionnaire paper is given to evaluate the spiritual growth of the devotees. Maximum marks (points) is 100. Certain points will be given for the spiritual activities a devotee involves. For example, if a person participates in the Holy Mass everyday will be given 5 points; only on Sundays will be given 3 points; now and then will be given 2 points; and if not at all attended he will be given 0 point. Like that for regular confession (at least once in 2 weeks)-2 points and likewise points are awarded for ones relationship and activities rendered in own parish Church also.

CLAP is also intended to encourage the charitable and evangelization activities. 
More information can be obtained from Kreupasanam office or the counselors.