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EDITOR Fr. Jonas Kerketta sdb

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A CALL TO REFLECT

We celebrate the Jubi-

lees of our Confreres every

year. But this year of the Bi-

centenary of Don Bosco’s birth

makes these Jubilees more meaningful, making

us reflect more seriously on our life and activities.

The recently concluded Year of the Consecrated

Life too made us delve more profoundly on our

religious life and the impact it should have on the

world around us. If we fail to reflect, we fail to

see the course of our life and action, the necessi-

ty of correcting and updating ourselves in conso-

nance with the changing times. Don Bosco was a

person who always saw ahead of his times and

prepared himself and his followers to live the

present and face the future meaningfully.

The nine Jubilarians of Dimapur Province, in

their own simple but realistic way invite us to re-

flect on our own human, Christian, Priestly and

Religious/Salesian life. Who/what has motivated

us to be Religious/ Priests, what significance has

the Bicentenary of Don Bosco’s birth for us as Sa-

lesians, what expressed or silent messages do our

life and activities communicate to others, are

some of the points of reflection our Jubilarians

remind us to focus on. Let the Bicentennial year

of Don Bosco’s birth and the Jubilees of our Con-

freres be an added impetus for us to follow the

simple but golden rule of ‘stop, look and go’.

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EDITORIAL 03

BC CELEBRATIONS 04

CONFRERES’ JUBILEE 09

LAUDATO SI 14

BLOOD DONATION 15

SACRED DANCES 16

SEMINARS ON MUSIC 18

CONSECRATION… 20

ADIEU FR. LOUIS 23

SDBs HONOURED 28

BC YOUTH MEET 29

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NAGALAND REGION

Institutions run by the Salesian Family

in the Nagaland Region celebrated the Bi-

centenary of the birth of Don Bosco at Don

Bosco Hr. Sec. School, Dimapur, on 20 and

21 August 2015.

Inaugural Programme

The inaugural function commenced at

4.00 pm on 20 August. Shri. Kesonyii Yhome,

District Commissioner of Dimapur, was the

Chief Guest. Fr. Perianayagam Bosco sdb,

Vice Provincial of Dimapur Province, was the

Guest of Honour.

The opening prayer was led by Fr. M.

D. Varghese sdb, Vice Rector and Vice Princi-

pal of Don Bosco Hr. Sec. School, Dimapur.

With the melodious song “Don Bosco how

we love to call your name” DBHSS Dimapur

set the tone of the celebrations. Fr. C. T.

Varghese sdb, Rector of DBHSS, Dimapur

warmly welcomed all the guests, dignitaries

and participants with their accompanying

teachers.

Fr. Bosco in his message briefed the

audience on the worldwide celebrations of

Don Bosco’s birth Bicentenary particularly in

Turin – Italy and invited the youth to an en-

thusiastic celebration of the same at Di-

mapur.

The students of DBHSS, Kohima fur-

ther augmented the joyful atmosphere of

the evening with their melodious rendering

of the song “Shine our light for you”.

Chief Guest Shri Kesonyii Yhome, an

illustrious past pupil of DBHSS Kohima, told

the young audience that they were uniquely

privileged to study in Don Bosco institutions.

He encouraged them to make the best of

this God-given opportunity.

With their agile performance of the

action song “Days of Elijah” the girls of

Christ King Hr. Sec. School, Kohima en-

thralled the audience.

Fr. Joshua Gangmei sdb, Principal of

DBHSS Dimapur and chief organizer of the

Nagaland Region Bicentenary celebration in

his Vote of Thanks expressed his deepest

sense of gratitude to the Chief Guest, Guest

of Honour, the audience and particularly to

the enthusiastic performers of the inaugural

evening.

Choreography Competition

Participating in the first competition

of the Bicentenary celebrations, the stu-

dents of DBS Zubza, CKHSS Kohima, DBS

Tuli, DBHSS Wokha, DBS Mon, DBHSS Di-

mapur, LFHSS Kohima, St. Mary’s HSS Pa-

dampukhri, and DBHSS Kohima, captured

everyone’s avid attention with their scintil-

lating performance.

“The Rosary is the ‘weapon’ for these times.”

St. Padre Pio

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Kikon, President of the All Nagaland Private

Schools Association, himself a Don Bosco

alumnus, declared the following as winners:

First - CKHSS Kohima, Second - LFHSS Kohi-

ma, and third - DBS Tuli.

The day ended with Night Prayer con-

ducted by the Brothers of Salesian College,

Dimapur and a robust ‘Good Night’ talk by

Fr. PX Andrew sdb of DBS Tuli.

Prayerful Moments

The Holy Eucharist on 24th morning

was presided over by Fr. Bosco sdb, Vice

Provincial, who also delivered a soul-stirring

homily. The prayer service for the non-

Catholics was animated by the Salesian Col-

lege Brothers.

Skit Competition

Skits were presented by the young

artistes of LFHSS Kohima, DBHSS Kohima,

DBS Zubza, CKHSS Kohima, DBS Tuli, DBHSS

Wokha, DBS Mon and DBHSS Dimapur. They

wonderfully depicted the life and activities

of Don Bosco. Fr. Thomas Karthikapallil sdb,

himself an acclaimed playwright, highlighted

the efforts of Don Bosco to inculcate values

through theatrical performances. He also

declared the winners: First – DBS Zubza, Se-

cond – DBHSS Wokha & DBHSS Dimapur,

and Third – LFHSS Kohima.

Choir Competition

Those involved in the Choir Competi-

tion were DBHSS Dimapur, LFHSS Kohima,

St. Mary’s HSS Padampukhri, DBHSS Kohima,

DBS Zubza, CKHSS Kohima, DBS Tuli, DBHSS

Wokha and DBS Mon. Chief Guest Dr. Apong

Longkumer, paediatrician, appreciated

their harmonious blending of voices and de-

clared the much-awaited results: First –

CKHSS Kohima, Second – DBHSS Wokha, and

Third – DBS Zubza.

Quiz Competition

The Don Bosco Quiz Competition orga-

nized and sponsored by the Past Pupils and

Cooperators, had the following as victors:

First – Patricia & Marilyn of LFHSS Kohima,

Second – Jonathan & Sangeeta of DBS Zubza,

Third – Maria & Rokono of DBHSS Dimapur,

Fourth – Medosinuo Vizo & Philomina Rutsa

of DBHSS Kohima, and Fifth – Mharhoni Ody-

uo & Mhayani Kikon of DBHSS Wokha.

Speech Competition

The entries for the Speech Competi-

tion included St. Mary’s HSS Padampukhri,

DBHSS Kohima, DBS Zubza, CKHSS Kohima,

DBS Tuli, DBHSS Wokha, DBS Mon, DBHSS

Dimapur and LFHSS Kohima. The Chief Guest

Dr. Sanjay Chabbra, Principal of Unity College

Dimapur, declared the results: First – Wangzu

Konyak of DBS Mon, Second – Imnaien of

DBS Tuli & Joy Makhal of DBHSS Dimapur,

and Third – Mhonyani O. Tungoe of DBHSS

Wokha.

Thematic Dance

The eight participating schools in this

competition included DBHSS Kohima, DBS

Zubza, CKHSS Kohima, DBS Tuli, DBHSS Wo-

kha, DBS Mon, DBHSS Dimapur, and LFHSS

Kohima. The lucky winners as declared by Fr.

M. D. Varghese sdb were: First – DBS Mon,

Second – DBHSS Dimapur, and Third – DBS

Tuli.

In addition to the above competitions,

points and prizes were awarded to the best

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disciplined schools: First – DBS Zubza, Se-

cond – DBS Mon, and Third – DBS Tuli.

The celebrations of Don Bosco’s 200th

birth anniversary ended with a colourful

Family-get-together enlivened by special

items from Salesian College, St. Mary’s Pa-

dampukhri, LFHSS Kohima, DBHSS Wokha,

DBS Mon, and DBS Tuli.

In the valedictory function Fr. G. J.

Joshua sdb profusely thanked everyone in-

volved in making this mega event a resound-

ing success. But undoubtedly Fr. Joshua as

the head of the core team and the con-

freres, staff and students of DBHSS Dimapur

deserve tons of gratitude for the meticulous

planning and hard work that made Bicen-

tenary Centenary Celebrations in Nagaland

Region an unforgettable event. Deo Gratias

and Viva Don Bosco.

………..DL Correspondent

The 200th Birth Anniversary of Don Bosco

was celebrated by the Assam Region on 22

August 2015 at Don Bosco Hr. Sec. School,

Dibrugarh.

Inaugural Function

The inaugural function commenced

with red-carpet welcome accorded to the

Chief Guest, Rt. Rev. Joseph Aind SDB DD

of the Diocese of Dibrugarh, and the Guest

of Honour Fr. Perianayagam Bosco sdb Vice

Provincial of Dimapur Province. The Apos-

tolic boys then sang a welcome song

“Swagatam”. Fr. Kamil Horo sdb, Rector of

Don Bosco, Dibrugarh, pronounced warm

words of welcome.

. This was followed by the felicitation

of the Chief Guest, Guest of Honour and

other guests as well as principals and

teachers of participating schools.

Bishop Joseph Aind of Dibrugarh,

expressed great joy to have been a past

pupil of Don Bosco School and now in be-

ing a member of the Salesian Congregation

as a Salesian Bishop. He encouraged the

young students to imitate the example of

Johnny Bosco who in spite of utter poverty

and stiff opposition from his elder brother

Anthony, studied hard and became what

he is today.

Fr. P. J. Bosco sdb, in his message

placed the celebrations at Dibrugarh in the

context of the Province, national and inter-

national context. He praised Assam Region

for the extra effort in holding the Bicen-

tenary in the local, district as well as re-

gional level.

Cultural Dance

The Bicentenary competitions started at

10.00 am. In the Cultural Dance Competi-

tion, participated by St. Thomas Sadiya, St.

Mary’s Dibrugarh, Don Bosco Dibrugarh,

Don Bosco Jorhat, Don Bosco Doomdooma,

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and Don Bosco Rangajan, the following

emerged as winners: First – Don Bosco

Dibrugarh, Second – Don Bosco Jorhat, and

Third – St. Thomas Sadiya.

Speech Competition

The five schools participating in this

event included DBS Dibrugarh, DBS Jorhat,

DBS Tinsukia, DBS Doomdooma, and DBS

Rangajan. The winners were: First – DBS

Jorhat, Second – DBS Doomdooma, and

Third – DBS Dibrugarh.

Thematic Dance

Five schools competed in this event –

DBS Dergaon, LFS Dibrugarh, DBS Dibrugarh,

DBS Jorhat, and St. Thomas Sadiya. The fol-

lowing were declared winners: First – LFS

Dibrugarh, Second – DBS Dergaon, and Third

– DBS Dibrugarh.

Quiz Competition

The following schools participated in

the Don Bosco Quiz competition: DBS Derga-

on, DBS Dibrugarh, LFS Dibrugarh, DBS

Jorhat, DBS Rangajan, St. Thomas Sadiya,

DBS Tinsukia and DBS Amguri. The DB alumni

of Dibrugarh conducted it very efficiently.

DBS Dergaon wrested the First position, DBS

Amguri came out Second, and DBS Jorhat

emerged as the Third.

Choreography

Just four schools contested in the Cho-

reography competition: LFS Dibrugarh, St.

Thomas Sadiya, DBS Jorhat and DBS Dibru-

garh. The winners were: First – LFS Dibru-

garh, Second – DBS Dibrugarh, and Third –

DBS Jorhat.

Skit Competition

Of the three schools participating

DBS Jorhat stood in the First position, LFS

Dibrugarh occupied Second place and DBS

Dibrugarh was ranked as the Third.

Choir Competition

Just three schools vied with one an-

other in this contest – DBS Jorhat, St.

Mary’s Dibrugarh and LFS Dibrugarh. DBS

Jorhat managed to wrest the Third prize,

LFS Dibrugarh carried away the Second

Prize and St. Mary’s Dibrugarh snatched

away the First.

The event-packed Bicentenary cele-

brations concluded with prize distribution

by various dignitaries and Vote of Thanks

by Fr. Vengakunnel Thomas sdb, Principal

of DBHSS, Dibrugarh. The full-throated

singing of the hymn to Don Bosco closed

the curtain on the spectacular Bicentenary

celebrations by the Assam Region. Kudos

and Thanks to all especially to the hosting

school, Don Bosco Dibrugarh and the lead-

er of the core team Fr. V. A. Thomas sdb.

Long live Don Bosco!

…….DL Correspondent, Dibrugarh

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“The Rosary is the most beau-tiful and the most rich in grac-es of all prayers; it is the pray-er that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God…and if you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family Rosary.” …..Pope Saint Pius

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PARENTS’ DAY AT ZUBZA

The twin celebrations of Don Bosco’s

Birth and Parents’ Day were held on 17th of

September at Don Bosco School of Sechii

Zubza. Unlike other celebrations this one

was really blessed by God as the rain did not

dare to interfere with it. The program kicked

off at 10 a.m. with the reception of the Chief

Guest Mr. Neeraj Yadav the Commandant of

78 battalion CRPF and his lady wife Mrs.

Yadav.

More than 270 parents turned up for

the program. They were received warmly by

the scouts and guides volunteers with their

salute and by placing a badge on each of

them. Fr. Elow Samuel the Rector extended a

hearty welcome to all the parents. He asked

them to relax and enjoy the day (as unlike

other days they were not called for discipli-

nary matters of their children but to witness

with pride their children’s talents). The pro-

gram was made very memorable with variety

of items. The most special among them was

the action song of the Nursery kids. They

really made the parents feel awesome with

their lively singing and funny movements.

Speaking on this occasion Shri. Neeraj Yadav

the Commandant of 78 battalion CRPF

(himself being a parent of his son Adit,

studying in class 4) praised St. John Bosco

the champion of the young. He recalled

with pride the contribution of Don Bosco’s

Educational System in India and all over the

world with its educational institutions im-

parting quality education at an affordable

rate.

He witnessed to the fact that the

young people who have passed out of

them are different from their other com-

panions because of the overall impact they

make. Stating with regret how today’s edu-

cational institutions have become highly

money making business, he cautioned the

parents present in taking care to choose

schools that strive like Don Bosco Schools

to prepare the students to face and take up

the challenges of life and live as responsi-

ble members of the society. He also said

that learning should not be limited to

bookish knowledge alone but in fostering

all round skill development of the child. In

line with Don Bosco’s idea, he agreed that

education should not only contribute to

making professionals in the field of IIT,

IAS,highly paid doctors and engineers;

but honest citizens who lead in making

the society and the world a better place

for all.

Finally the celebrations were

drawn to a close with the vote of

thanks proposed by Rev. Fr. Anthony

the Headmaster and the distribution of

snacks to all the invitees.

…Br. George Kujur sdb

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CONFRERES’ JUBILEE 2015

The Salesian Province of Dimapur cele-

brated Fr. Mathew Narimattam’s Diamond

Jubilee of Profession as well as Golden Jubi-

lee of Priestly Ordination, Fr. Mathew

Tharakan’s Golden Jubilee of Priestly Ordina-

tion, Silver Jubilee of the Priestly Ordination

of Fr. Emmanuel Xalxo sdb and Fr. Albert

Tirkey sdb, Silver Jubilee of Profession of Fr.

Roy George Mannattel sdb, Fr. Dilip Pancrati-

us Bara sdb, Fr. Shantilal Kujur sdb, Fr. Jose

Edamala sdb and Fr. Xavier Mattam sdb on

10 October 2015 at Salesian College, Di-

mapur. The programme commenced with a

musical welcome accorded by the Salesian

College band escorting the Jubilarians from

the Don Bosco College of Teacher Education

to Salesian College.

This was followed by solemn Jubilee

Eucharist presided over by Fr. Mathew Nari-

mattam sdb, flanked by Fr. Provincial and Fr.

Francis Fernandez sdb as well as by other

Jubilarians. Around 50 priests concelebrated

and a large congregation of men and women

religious, members of the Salesian Family,

the laity and relatives of some of the Jubilari-

ans participated. Fr. Roy George sdb, Silver

Jubilarian of profession, preached a stirring

homily. Basing himself on St. John’s Gospel

(Jn 17: 6, 14-21) and St. Paul’s letter to the

Philippians (Phil 1: 3-11) he said “This is a

day of gratitude, a Mass of Thanksgiving to

God for our vocation, for the privilege to

serve God in the world. It is a Mass of

Gratitude for all of the many partnerships

in the ministry we have had and for our

families and friends who have supported

and loved us. God is working through us all

to reveal his presence and action in the

world. With St. Paul, let us be confident

that God will bring to completion the work

he has begun in each and every one of us.

Jubilees come and go. For God a thousand

years are like a day and he probably has no

need for jubilees. But we need them; for us

they are as milestones along our pilgrim

way, ritual opportunities to thank God who

calls us and lets us celebrate our progress

towards Him. O God, we pray with bowed

heads and borrowed words of Our blessed

Mother: “The Almighty has done great

things for me, holy is his name”. Lord for all

that has been Thanks; for all that shall be

Yes. Amen

The ensuing felicitation programme

was held in Paul Bernick auditorium of Sa-

lesian College. Through a novel blend of

power-point and video Fr. Peter Salew con-

gratulated the Jubilarians on behalf of the

Province. Fr. Mathew Tharakan, Fr. Albert

Tirkey and Fr. Xavier Mattam spoke on be-

half of their fellow Jubilarians. One special

item of the programme was the release of

a book GLEAMING CLEANINGS written by

Aerimattathil Sebastian Jose SDB and

presentation of the book EYES TO SEE FAR

AND BEYOND, 2nd Edition by Fr. Mathew

Narimattam SDB. ….DL Correspondent

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EXCERPTS

FROM THE JUBILARIANS’

INTERVIEWS

On behalf of Fr. Peter Salew sdb the

editor of Dimapur Links interviewed the nine

Jubilarians of Dimapur Province on the follow-

ing questions: (1) Who inspired you to be-

come a Salesian of Don Bosco? (2) As the Dia-

mond/ Golden/ Silver Jubilee of your Religious

Profession/ Priestly ordination coincides with

the Bicentenary of Don Bosco’s birth, what are

your feelings? (3) What is your message for

confreres and people associated with your

pastoral ministry? Some excerpts from the

Jubilarians’ responses are furnished below:

Fr. Mathew Tharakan sdb:

“No, it was from the younger age itself

I was already imitating the priests of the par-

ish. That itself was an inspiration. So there

was no point in telling that there was no inspi-

ration. That added to the prayer of my mother

and others sufficiently motivated me to be a

priest.

But to become a Salesian priest it was a

different question because we were serving

Mass in the CMI Institute. So early morning

we would go to serve Mass and carry on. But

then one day the prior on the monastery

Invited to join priesthood saying ‘Alright

you pray and try to become good.”

The same thing happened before

when we celebrated the Golden Jubilee of

profession because that time whole India

rejoiced at the 100 years of the arrival of

Salesians in India. That time we had the joy

of celebrating together. So this is only a

joyful occasion. We are all happy for that.

That’s all.

Whoever is engaged in the ministry

of preaching should be daring and coura-

geous to spread the Good News to whom-

ever they can and wherever they feel pos-

sible to do so.

Fr. Mathew Narimattam sdb:

By way of an exception I was not

recruited by anybody. Instead, at the age

of eight Jesus called me ‘Leave your home

and go to some woodland terrain and med-

itate before me’. The eight year old lad

while going to school heard these words

audibly and distinctly. From that moment

he developed a greater love for prayer. To

realize this goal he thought he had to be-

come a priest. But the priests of Kerala of

those days didn’t attract him. So what to

do? No body to help. For three years he

used to cry while going to school. One fine

day Fr. Comendu, an Italian Salesian priest

appeared in Aluva in Kerala. He did not

know how he found himself with some 200

boys in the company of this priest. Fr.

Comendu could laugh and joke unlike other

priests he saw in Kerala. A very happy hu-

man being. He hailed from Don Bosco

Tirupattur in Chennai province.

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At the end the boys were told ‘Those

who would like to go to Tirupattur could be

helped ‘. Those who would get a postcard

were asked to go to Aluva on a day fixed.

Being quite small and wondering I didn’t

think of getting a postcard. But I did get. I

went to Aluva and from there to Tirupattur. I

might have been 13 years old. It was 1949…

My feelings? It is difficult to say but in

short the Bicentenary that is, 200 years of

Don Bosco’s birth. Vis-a-vis myself, his son,

now 60 years in the Congregation. At this

period of history I feel that the God-given

time was both actively and purposefully used

for building up God’s kingdom. The talents

given by the author of my life had a purpose.

I can see it now. This I could not see earlier.

They were all fruitfully used for spreading his

glory especially in the North East…

My message to my dear Confreres as I

see them now is the following: Take your

time and pray meaningfully. Then be faithful

to the daily meditation of 30 minutes. And

thirdly, try to be contemplatives, mystics,

prophets. If renewal comes in these areas,

our Congregation, as Don Bosco wanted will

survive…

Fr. Emmanuel Xalxo sdb:

Actually there were many people from

whom I got inspiration, like my mother, Car-

dinal Telesphore P. Toppo and Fr. Zepherinus

Baxla. But I would give more credit to my

mother. Right from my childhood days she

used to take me to the Belgian Fathers to get

their blessings, often taking me to catechists,

Fathers, Sisters to get their advice…I feel

very happy and very privileged. I don’t think

it is an ordinary coincidence but is really a

grace of God that my Silver Jubilee

of priestly ordination and the Bicentenary

of our father and founder are coinciding. It

is a great grace and I am really grateful to

God that I am celebrating this Jubilee in

the year when we are celebrating the Bi-

centenary of St. John Bosco.

‘It is enough that you are young, for

me to love you’ said Don Bosco. Today let

us continue to keep alive the charism of

Don Bosco by loving our children deeper.

Today we are involved in so many differ-

ent types of activities. In spite of that let

us give ourselves and make sure that we

need not worry about what happens to

our own lives but what happens to chil-

dren through our lives.”

Fr. Albert Tirkey sdb:

In general priesthood, and in particu-

lar one Father, late Fr. Cyprian Ekka who

was a very good, zealous priest who

worked in my place. Looking at his life I

was inspired to be like him and I was very

fortunate to become a Salesian priest.

I feel so privileged and happy that

Don Bosco’s Bicentenary coincides with

my Silver Jubilee of priestly ordination. I

feel very happy that I belong to Don

Bosco. This is the greatest gift God has

given to me and I feel very happy and like

Don Bosco I would like to give my life and

my everything for the poor and the aban-

doned.

Don Cafasso gave Don Bosco to the

world and Don Bosco gave life and mean-

ing to millions of youth all over the world.

My message today to all my Confreres is:

“Let us give Don Bosco to the people who

are in need in our centers and the place of

our work.”

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Fr. Roy George Mannattel sdb:

My parish being a Forane Church, is a

big parish. There used to be at least one or-

dination every year and I used to attend the-

se ordinations as a boy. That inspired me to

become a priest. When I was in class 8, a

Salesian priest, Fr. Thomas Poovalickal from

Don Bosco Mannuthy came to our school

and met the class 8 students. I too gave my

name to become a Salesian priest. But since I

was already in class 8 I could not join the

Aspirantate at Mannuthy that year. But I

kept my contact with the Fathers through

letters and by attending summer vocation

camps. After class 10 I attended the camp at

Mannuthy and I was selected. I chose Gu-

wahati as my province. 28 of us boarded the

train in 1985 and reached Guwahati. When

we reached there we were divided into two

groups of 14 each and I belonged to that

group which came to Dimapur. And we be-

gan our life in Rua Home, Golaghat Aspiran-

tate.

I feel very happy and lucky to be cele-

brating my 25 years of commitment as a Sa-

lesian in the year when we celebrate the Bi-

centenary of the birth of Don Bosco. I am

also very happy to celebrate my 25 years of

religious life in the year that is dedicated to

Consecrated Life which calls us to look at our

past with gratitude, to look at the present

and live it with passion and to embrace the

future with hope. I feel it is a unique occa-

sion and I feel very happy. The little message

I would like to leave for all of us at this mo-

ment is this: we should not focus our atten-

tion on our strength, our greatness, and our

achievements. Rather we should put our

hope in the One who has called us.

We should trust Him for He has told us that

He is with us and we need be afraid. For He

who has been faithful to us will also help us

to be faithful to Him.

Fr. Dilip Pancratius Bara sdb:

My friend, Anand Panikawa who was

an ex-aspirant of Savio Juniorate, Shillong,

with whom I did my TTC at Phesama, he

inspired me when I asked him about join-

ing the Congregations. He told me ‘You

would be happy to be a priest in Don

Bosco’s Congregation’. I am very happy to

be a Salesian and in the Bicentenary year

of his birth I am included in the celebration

when I too celebrate the Silver Jubilee of

my profession.

I would urge everyone to be ‘Don

Bosco’ for the youth and be relevant for

them at the present scenario.

Fr. Shantilal Kujur sdb:

Actually I had been inspired by a

priest when I was studying in a parish

school. But I had no idea of Don Bosco yet.

When I decided to become a priest, the

Father, one who inspired me, I contacted

the parish priest and he directed me. And

it is he who instructed me to contact a

Salesian priest that is Fr. Jerome Minj sdb.

He directed me to come over here and see

the beauty of life in the Salesian Society.

On this occasion my feelings are high

because I feel among many, I am one of

them given this opportunity, this blessing

to share this joy of celebrating my Silver

Jubilee on the occasion of the Bicentenary

of the birth of Don Bosco, our founder. He

has given me the grace to join this happy,

joyous day.

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The simple message that I would like

to give is: as we receive the vocation to live a

Christian, priestly and Salesian life, let’s live

in loco with the people. Understanding their

ethnic and religious background, their life,

thoughts and work can bring us together and

that will glorify God and that will give mean-

ing to our Salesian life.

Fr. Edamala Jose sdb:

When we were small Fr. Chandi and

Fr. Ckacko, our good uncles used to come all

the way from the Assam Salesian mission,

they used to bring small sweets, chocolates,

toys etc. and we were attracted towards

them. In the beginning not knowing who is a

Salesian, who is a priest, nothing, we were

just attracted towards them. Later on slowly

we realized what, where and for whom they

were doing. And I fell in love with that mis-

sion, I got inspired by the way they do and I

decided to become a Salesian like them.

See Father, it is nice to have the Jubi-

lee coinciding with the Bicentenary, an im-

portant event in the Congregation. And

surely all of us, including me, all are happy

about it. But along with this I would like to

ask back a question. Okay we did a lot for

the Bicentenary and we are happy about it.

But I am more worried about, if I can say the

Tri-centenary, 300th year, Tri-centenary, I

dare to ask: who is going to celebrate, Con-

freres will be there to celebrate, or our past

pupils will celebrate or not? I have a serious

doubt about that. Although I am very happy

and contended with everything coinciding

with the Bicentenary I am also worried

about the tri-centenary that is coming. Who

will be there to celebrate, Confreres will

celebrate, or will the past pupils celebrate it

or not?

I have a very simple, forward and one-

sentence message: kindly live for the Con-

gregation, live for the Province, don’t die

for the Congregation, don’t die for the

Province.

Fr. Xavier Mattam sdb:

To say who, actually it is God’s inspira-

tion. Of course I used to reflect about my

life. I used to think a lot especially when I

was in class 11 and 12 I had to travel a long

distance to school and all the time I used to

reflect during the bus journey how exactly I

needed to proceed. And it was God, I be-

lieve, who inspired me to be a Salesian

since I was also studying in a Salesian

school. Secondly, if you look at the person

who helped me, it was, I believe, my uncle

who was there who used to come home

for holidays who used to give me a lot of

glimpses of his work in the North East. I

was also inspired by my parish priest and

the other priests who came to the church.

And I believe all these people had some

sort of impact on my journey towards the

Salesian priesthood.

Every time I reflect about the Bicen-

tenary celebrations that are going on and I

look at what is happening around the insti-

tutions that we have, the work we do, I see

the relevance that is there, that the work

of Don Bosco is not outdated, the work of

Don Bosco is not something alien to our

culture, to the people we are working with.

It is only that we need to re-invent our-

selves in the times according to the chang-

es and therefore we need to learn, we

need to study like what Don Bosco did in

his time. We need to keep on progressing

together with the progressing world and I

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can truly reflect on ourselves, on the mean-

ing of our mission and on making it more

meaningful to the day to day life.

As I am a research scholar myself

and I believe in research, we need to reflect

more, we need to see what problems we

face in our activities and in our mission, in

our own lives what challenges we face. We

need to progressively reflect on what we are

doing, what is the outcome of what we are

doing, what changes we need to make in

order to make our life, our presences felt

and what meaning it should have especially

with the young people we live and work

with. And that motivates our religious life,

makes it more meaningful, more presentable

and more appealing to the young people.

..DL Correspondent

SEMINAR ON : LAUDATO SI

On 5th of October Sacred Heart Theo-logical College (SHTC) conducted a seminar on Laudato Si (Praised be to you): the second encyclical letter of Pope Francis on Care for our Common Home in the Sebastian Ka-rotemprel Hall.

Fr. V.T Jose the Rector of SHTC led

the participants into prayer and described

the Encyclical as “probably the most pow-

erful encyclical we have ever received in

this century”.

Fr. Barnes Mawrie the President of

SHTC welcomed the Chief Guest, guest of

honour, the speakers of the day and the

participants and said that Pope Francis’s

encyclical ‘Laudato Si’, is the most aston-

ishing and perhaps the most ambitious pa-

pal document since it is addressed not just

to Catholics or to Christians, but to all man-

kind.

Shri. David Nongrum, MLA and

Chairman of the Meghalaya Tourism Devel-

opment Corporation (MTDC) was the Chief

Guest for the occasion. Speaking on the

occasion Shri David Nongrum said: “When

we politicians talk about ecological matters

to the people they say that we do so in or-

der to get votes for ourselves, but when

the Catholic Church speaks about it I think

people are going to listen to you people

more seriously than us politicians.” Seldom

has an international spiritual head shown

so much of concern for the civilization’s

stewardship towards the world. He also

appealed to the participants to promote

livelihoods, ecology and Tourism high-

lighting the rich indigenous art and culture

of the people of Meghalaya and spoke at

length on different developmental works

that are being carried out in the Tourism

department and his future plans for the

state of Meghalaya to make it national

Tourist spot. Shri. David Nongrum also re-

leased a book entitled, “The Green Cate-

chism” contributed by the students of the

College.

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Fr. George Maliekal, Provincial of

Silchar Province was the guest of honour

who gave the concluding message based on

the discussions that took place at the semi-

nar. The whole document consisting of six

chapters and 246 articles was covered in six

sessions. There were four resource persons

from the college itself namely, Br. Abraham

M. Antony (Chapter 2), Dr. Linus Neli

(Chapter 3), Dr. James Poonthuruthil

(Chapter 4), and Dr. Jose Chunkapura

(Chapter 5). Chapter 1 was covered through

audio- visual presentation and Chapter 6 was

covered in the form of action-plan taking

into consideration the Pope’s views in Chap-

ter 6 of the document.

Various methods were used during

the seminar like, audio visual presentations,

hand-outs, lecture method, discussions and

clarifications etc. Around 160 people partici-

pated in the seminar. At the end of the semi-

nar very concrete and practical resolutions

and action-plans were taken to be practiced

individually and collectively for the better-

ment of all, especially for the coming genera-

tions.

…...Dn. Blasius Tete sdb, Shillong

BLOOD DONATION CAMP AT

SALESIAN COLLEGE

NSBTC (Nagaland State Blood Trans-

fusion Council) district hospital Dimapur in

collaboration with Red Ribbon Club of Sale-

sian College of Higher Education held Blood

Donation Camp on 1st October. Sixty six

(66) students donated blood. Dr. Temsu,

Senior Specialist (Pathologist) district hos-

pital, Dimapur while exhorting the students

appreciated the College for organizing the

camp and creating awareness to donate

blood. To give blood is to save life, he add-

ed. He said there are hundreds of people in

need of blood. Today someone needs, to-

morrow we may need. Life is precious,

save it. The initiative to donate blood was

taken up by Miss Soreni Z Ezung Asst. Prof.

and Coordinator of Red Ribbon Club. Dr.

(Fr.) Policarp Xalxo Principal of the college

in his concluding remark thanked Fr. Gyan

Sandeep Vice Principal, Fr. Rajeesh Devasia

administrator, teaching faculty, Red Ribbon

Club and students for their collaboration

and generosity to donate blood.

… Salesian College correspondent

“No one can live contin-ually in sin and continue to say the Rosary: ei-ther they will give up sin or they will give up the Rosary”

– Bishop Hugh Doyle

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SEMINAR ON

SACRED DANCES

With a purpose to join together to

praise and honour the God we believe in and

to know and appreciate each other’s reli-

gion, on 12th of September, 2015, Sacred

Heart Theological College (SHTC), Mawlai,

Shillong hosted and organized a seminar on

Sacred Dance in Different Religions. Coordi-

nated by Fr. Jose Chunkapura, Vice-President

of the College, it began at 2.30 pm in the col-

lege auditorium to celebrate the rich, diverse

religious heritage of India and to promote

religious harmony in the state and in the

country. Coincidentally it was held just after

a day when Pope Francis, the spiritual leader

of 1.2 billion Catholics organized an inter-

faith prayer service at Ground Zero, the

World Trade Centre site in the US.

There were around 450 people who

took part in the seminar. His Grace Dominic

Jala the Archbishop of Shillong Archdiocese

was the Chief Guest and Swami Veda-

saranananda Maharaj the Assistant Secre-

tary, Ramakrishna Mission, Shillong was the

Guest of Honour.

There were 13 different religious danc-

es put up on the stage which are used for

worshipping the Supreme being in different

religions like–Buddhist Dance, Garo Dance,

Mao Naga Dance, Lyngam Dance, Hindu

Dance, Boro Dance, Christian Dance, Adiva-

si Dance, Tripuri Dance, Manipuri Dance,

Santali Dance, and Seng Khasi Dance.

It was interesting to note that in

each of the explanations to different danc-

es, the common words that were occurring

again and again were: God, creator, nature,

thanksgiving, graceful movement, sacrifice

etc.

At the outset of the seminar, Fr. Jose

Vettath, the Rector, Spiritual Director of

Sacred Heart Theological College, opened

his welcome address quoting 2 Sam 6:14

and Jer 31:13 welcoming each and every-

one with all warmth and joy to the solemn

function and the inspiring moments of sa-

cred Dance, the celebration of God-human

relationship in a dance form.

In his welcome address he acknowl-

edged that it was a rare initiative taken by

Fr. Jose Chunkapura, the Vice Rector and

the Vice President of SHTC to open wide

our minds and hearts to the realm of sa-

cred dance to recollect the God-human

relationship down through the century ex-

pressed through the sacred dance in the

religions and cultures of the world particu-

larly today in North East India. He wished

the audience a pleasant, inspiring and a

holistic moment. He introduced the semi-

nar to the dignitaries and respected partici-

pants outlining the aims, objectives and

purpose of the seminar.

In his introductory talk Rev. Fr.

Chunkapura said that dances are part and

parcel of any celebration, an expression of

joy and the overflow of emotions.

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He made it clear that the purpose of

the seminar was not to entertain but to in-

struct and inspire. He added further saying

that the majority of the people living in our

planet profess to be believers in one religion

or the other; that religions and cultures are

closely interwoven and our religious and cul-

tural responsibilities call us to understand,

appreciate, preserve and promote other

religio—cultural riches and heritage.

It was very clear in his talk that the

ultimate purpose of this seminar was that all

our being body and soul bless God, may

broaden our horizon, increase our capacity

to appreciate diversity, enrich our imagina-

tion, deepen our intellectual understanding

of the reality of others who are similar and

yet different and finally refine our aesthetic

sensibilities. He opined that nothing changes

people as profoundly and permanently as

the experience of friendship. At the end of

his introductory talk he expressed his hope

that the 13 religio- cultural groups partici-

pating in the seminar would help to experi-

ence that friendship among ourselves. The

chief guest, His Grace Archbishop Dominic

Jala of shillong Archdiocese which spans the

two district of East Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi of

Meghalaya, a spiritual director of 3.5 lakh

Catholics, an internationally renowned theo-

logian, ardent promoter of religious harmony

and peace initiatives and much appreciated

in the region for his pastoral care which he

extends to people of all religions and all

walks of life, said in his speech that it was a

unique seminar, where instead of talks, the

audience witnessed artists who presented in

many shapes and forms something that is

supposed to be an inherent part of our

rich culture and particularly also expressing deep felt sentiments of the people. In his

talk he brought to the attention of the au-dience that what has happened along the centuries was a creation of sharp divide between the sacred– what belongs to the

church–what belongs to the temple and the non- sacred i.e. – what happens in the

field, village, in social events and family. In his speech he exhorted the audience that

they have to transport themselves into an-other way of existing into which there is no

sharp divide between the sacred and the non-sacred. He pointed out that what hap-

pens in our day today life, what happens in the field, at harvest time, even what hap-

pened before in the history when people went even to engage in war everything was

considered as non sacred–everything was part and parcel of human experience, part and parcel of one’s relationship to what we

believe particularly it involves our exist-

ence in the midst of what is sacred, in the

midst of what is divine. He convinced the audience that such a question does not

arise when we look at the heart and at the

very essence of much of our tribal cultures. He concluded saying that to dance is some-

thing part and parcel of human expression.

It is part and parcel of human nature to

engage in graceful movements. In dance either we are imitating nature, animals, trees, plants, things of the sky, thunder,

lighting, all things are taken into dance

event.

The movements in the dance ex-presses what is within us , what we feel, our emotions–of anger, sorrow, joy, happi-

ness, thanksgiving, emotions of being en-grossed in what is divine and holy. By danc-ing before the Ark of the Covenant, King David’s kingly dignity did not suffer dam-

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The Guest of Honour Swami Veda-

saranananda Maharaj in his speech taking

inspiration from the life of a saint gave the

audience an insight into the sacredness of

dance which can turn a secular activity into a

sacred activity and at the end of the day can

generate harmony and cooperation among

different groups of people, nationality, col-

our, caste, religion and gender.

At the end of the programme there

was a special dance by the children of Fer-

rando Speech and Hearing Centre, Barapani.

Vote of thanks was proposed by Fr. Jerish

Abraham the Professor of Church History,

Sacred Heart Theological College and the

Assistant Director of DBCIC.

…….Dn. Blasius Tete sdb

SEMINAR ON

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF THE MISINGS

From 16th to 18th October, 2015, Insti-

tution for Culture And Rural Development (I-

CARD) organized its 17th annual seminar.

Mising intellectuals were invited to partici-

pate in the seminar and they presented 20

papers, on the six sub-topics assigned to

each one. Mr. Utpal Doley, Circle Officer,

Jorhat West Circle and acting PD of Jorhat

DRDA, was the chief guest of the inaugural

function on 16th October.

The topics that were discussed were:

musical instruments made with gourd,

blowing instruments made with bamboo,

leather instruments, string instruments,

metal instruments and beating instruments

made of bamboo. The resource persons

discussed in details touching upon all the

musical instruments of Misings, namely :

Ejug Tu:tok, Dumdum, Lu:pi, Tu:tok, Derki

Tapung, Dendun, Pi:ro Dendun, Ejug Ta-

pung, Derki Tapung, Pumsu Tapung, Tum-

bo Tapung, Kétpong Tapung, Tu:tug Ta-

pung, Rai Ko:rég, Dentag, Bu:bung,

Lé:nong, Marbang, Yoksa,:, Gunggang and

Dumpag.

Among the intellectuals who partici-

pated in the three day event, there were

Nahendra Padun, Pabitra Pegu (District

Cultural Officer, Dibrugarh), Suruj Patiri

Mili (President of Mising Cultural Organiza-

tion – Dírbí Kébang), Rupnath Pegu, Manoj

Mili, Durga Regon, Rangili Doley Pegu and

Tulika Chetia Yein. They hailed from Go-

lagaht, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh,

Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts of Assam.

In the audience there were people from

Sonitpur and Tinsukia districts, and from

Arunachal Pradesh. Mr. Pabitra Pegu and

Mr. Nahendra Padun brought along with

them traditional musical instruments of

Misings to exhibit during the seminar. Mr.

Pabitra Pegu and Mr. Probin Doley were

able to play on most of those instruments

to the excitement of the audience. The sem-

inar has helped to revive the traditional musical

instruments of Misings, to create aware-

ness among the younger generation.

During the seminar, the young stu-

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put up a musical orchestra with traditional

instruments made by themselves. Except the

drum and cymbal, most of these instruments

are not in common use today. There were

Mising cultural shows on all three days, pre-

pared by Jeevan Entrepreneurship Training

Institute students and by the trainees of I-

CARD.

Fr. K. A. Thomas, the director of I-

CARD, said he is creating a platform for Mis-

ing intellectuals to come together for com-

mon discussions. This coming together itself

of insiders, according to Fr. Thomas, is an

ethnographic research. “There may be only

one grain of rice in a sack of chaff, but that

one grain is invaluable”, he said, referring to

volumes that the seminar papers may con-

tain. “We will sift and sieve until we find the

grain, and use to the benefit of future gener-

ations. We organize the seminars to find that

one grain” , he added.

On 17th October, during the evening

cultural show, Fr. Thomas presented to the

audience his new book, a photo journal of

Misings, called “Tani Cool – The Mising

Tribe”. The book contains photos of Mising

society and culture from 2000 to 2015. This

will be a fund raiser, he said, to help contin-

ue the activities of I-CARD. He asked for a

donation of Rs. 5000 for the 200 page book

of photos containing short write-ups on 48

different topics dealing with the Mising tribe.

Miss Anita Mili, I-CARD’s seminar coordina-

tor, welcomed the guests at the beginning

and gave the vote of thanks to all who sup-

ported the 2015 seminar.

…….Fr. Thomas Kalapurackal sdb

MUSIC CAMP 2015 HELD

Quis cantat bis orat (one who sings prays twice) says St. Augustine. Keeping in mind this perennially relevant dictum in mind, the 90 plus members of CJA (Catholic Junior Association), Christ King Church, Ko-hima Village, attended the Music Camp 2015 in the majestically decorated Jubilee Hall of the Parish from 20th to 23rd Oct. 2015. The Camp Directors were Mr. Kevitsu Peter, Mr. Diethosituo Alex (Asst.) and Mr. Viphrehulie Charles (Asst.).

In the inaugural ceremony on 20th Oct. Rev. Fr. Peter Salew sdb, CKC Parish Priest, lit the Camp Candle and invoked God’s blessing on the campers. Mr. Khriesamhalie Daniel, CJA Advisor, wel-comed the young participants. Mr. Medozhazo Mathew, CYA President, en-lightened the participants on the 2015 Camp Rules and Regulations. The closing prayer was led by Mr. Ruokuovituo Robert, Asst. Catechist of CKC.

On 21 and 22 Oct. in five intensive sessions Mr. Kevitsu Peter and Mr. Kev-ingulie Kevin tried to drill in basic knowledge and skills of music reading and singing on the enthusiastic participants. The main programme was interspersed with many practical sessions of singing and games. The Camp concluded with a grand Talent Night at 5.00 pm on 22 Oct., com-pered by Mr. Kethoneizo and judged by CYA Executives. The Vote of Thanks was pronounced by the CJA President, Mr. Law-rence. . ..Mr. Lawerence, CIA President

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CONSECRATION

IN JOHANNINE THEOLOGY

“Consecrate them in the truth; your Word is

truth…” (John 17:17, 19)

Introduction

Since the 16th century, the above

chapter has been called the ‘high priestly

prayer” of Jesus. He speaks as intercessor,

with words addressed directly to the Father

and not to the disciples who supposedly only

overhear. Yet the prayer is one of petition,

for the immediate (6-19) and future (20-21)

disciples.

High Priestly Prayer in St. John’s Gospel and

the Epistle to the Hebrews

The high priestly prayer in John 17

differs from the Epistle to the Hebrews

where Jesus is portrayed as a high priest in

heaven, praying for whole mankind. In the

Gospel of John Jesus uses the following

priestly prayer: “Sanctify them in the truth:

your ‘Word’ is ‘truth’ … For their sake I con-

secrate (hagiazo) myself, that they also may

be consecrated in truth” (17:17, 19).

To Consecrate is to Set Apart or to Make

Holy

In this section Jesus prayed that his

disciples might be ‘consecrated’ in truth

which is done in the Holy Spirit because

Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth and so the

question of the absence of the Holy Spirit/

Paraclet who would be the most important

factor in the future ministry of the Apostles

is ruled out. The word for ‘to consecrate’ is

hagiazein which comes from the adjective

hagios. Hagios is usually translated holy

(qadosˇ in Hebrew means handing over a

reality–a person or even a thing–to God,

especially through appropriation for wor-

ship) but its basic meaning is separate.

Hagiazein would mean to set apart for a

special task. Something that is consecrated

or set apart is elevated and given a new

identity that is no longer under human

control. Setting apart also stands for the

idea of ‘existing for’. It is entirely given

over to God, it is there now for the world,

for people, it speaks for them and exists for

their healing.

To Consecrate is to Equip a Man with the

Qualities of Mind and Heart and Character

But hagiazein means not only to set

apart for some special office and task, it

also means to equip a man with the quali-

ties of mind and heart and character which

are necessary for that task. If a man is to

serve God, he must have something of

God’s goodness and God’s wisdom in him.

He who would serve the holy God must

himself be holy too. And so God does not

only choose a man for his special service, and

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he also equips a man with the qualities he

needs to carry it out.

It is God alone who Consecrates

It is God alone who consecrates. Con-

secration of an altar, a prophet (Jer 1:5; a

prophet had to be consecrated because he is

the bearer of God’s ‘Word’), a priest (Lev

8:30; 2 Chron 5:11) would mean that they

are set apart for a special task. In the Old

Testament animals were also set apart. Who

sets apart? It is God. I only offer myself, my

life and my willingness and God takes and

sets me apart. A priest is consecrated in per-

sona Christi. The priest is only an instrument

in the hands of God who sets him apart. This

is the answer to the question of whether to

go for confession to a priest who might be

more sinful than the faithful.

The Meaning of Sanctification

According to biblical understanding,

‘sanctity’ or ‘holiness’ in the fullest sense of

the term is attributable only to God. We hu-

man beings can only spoil his holy name; we

cannot make his name holy. It is God alone

who makes his name holy. Holiness express-

es his particular way of being.

Jesus the Consecrated One

Here Jesus declares himself as the one

sanctified and sent into the world by the Fa-

ther (10:36). In this passage one encounters

triple ‘sanctification’: the Father has sancti-

fied the Son (10:36) and sent him into the

world; the Son sanctifies himself; and he

asks, on the basis of his own sanctification,

that the disciples be sanctified in the truth.

Setting Apart and Mission form a Single

Whole

Setting apart and mission form a sin-

gle whole. The classical example is the

setting apart of the people of Israel for a

particular purpose–in order to carry out a

mission for the whole world. That is what is

meant when Israel is selected as a ‘holy

people.’ When God called Jeremiah, he

said to him: “Before I formed you in the

womb I knew you; and before you were

born I consecrated you; I appointed you a

prophet to the nations” (Jer 1:5). It means

that God is exercising a total claim over this

man, ‘setting him apart’ for himself, yet at

the same time sending him out for the na-

tions.

As far as consecration and mission are

concerned, incarnation of Jesus is in total

unity with the Father and total existence for

the world in view of his mission. It is the

same Logos made flesh who entirely now

belongs to God and at the same time to “all

humanity”. As such, Peter was right when he

said: “You are the holy (qadosˇ) one of

God” (Jn 6:69). In Chapter 11 Jesus addresses

his Father as ‘Holy’ and Jesus himself says: “I

and the Father are one” (Jn 10:30).

The Old Testament mentality of the

holiness of God is opposed to what is secu-

lar and profane. When God was instituting

the priesthood in Israel he told Moses to

ordain the sons of Aaron and to consecrate

them that they might serve in the office of

the priests (Ex 28:41). Aaron’s sons were to

be set apart for a special office and a spe-

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The Preposition hyper

In this passage the preposition hyper

auton (for them) is very important for us to

understand the concept of consecration (cf.

Jn 9:51; 10:11; 15:13 Rom 8:32). In Chapter

10, it is the divine and model shepherd who

of his own accord, the ego eimi, and the con-

secrated one becomes the victim and the

priest for the whole humanity and lays down

his life for his sheep. In 15:13 Jesus speaks of

laying down one’s life for those whom one

loves. In Jn 11:15 he is to die for the whole

nation. Jesus’ consecration can be under-

stood in two ways: firstly Jesus is consecrat-

ed as incarnation of God’s ‘Word’ sent by the

Father for the salvation of the world and sec-

ondly Jesus is like a priest and a victim offer-

ing himself to the Father ‘for’ all humanity.

Consecration in truth is equal to consecra-

tion in God’s ‘Word’ and Jesus is the incar-

nate ‘Word’ of the Father.

In the common Jewish prayer it was

declared that God sanctifies people through

his commandments and for John ‘Word’ and

‘Commandments’ are virtually interchangea-

ble. It is also established that in Johannine

Theology Jesus is both the ‘Word’ and the

‘truth’. And as far as the disciples are con-

cerned, they accept and keep the

‘Word’ (17:6; 14) given to them by God

through Jesus. They are cleansed by the

‘Word’ (15:3) and it sets them aside for a

mission of conveying it to others. We as

Christians, apostles of Jesus, friends of Jesus,

beloved disciples of Jesus become like him

when we are ‘sent’ by Jesus himself after

being consecrated in truth by Jesus for a par-

ticular mission.

The Implication of Consecration on the

Disciples

As for the disciples they are to be

drawn into Jesus’ sanctification; their being

given over to God, their ‘consecration’, is

tied to the consecration of Jesus Christ: it is

a participation in his state of sanctification.

Jesus, set apart by the Father for his mis-

sion to the world which is perfectly in har-

mony with the Old Testament understand-

ing of Consecration (Ex 28:41), now prays

for the disciples, who are sent into the

world by the Sent One of God. To the Jew-

ish mind, this would indicate the holiness

expected from the disciples of Jesus for

whom he is praying in connection with the

principles of Leviticus (11:44; 19:2; 20:26)

which says that the people must make

themselves holy because God is Holy. If

God so loved the world that he sent his

Son” (3:16) for the salvation of the world

(3:17), now the Son is sending his disciples

into the world with a solemn prayer to the

sender Father.

Conclusion

The prayer of Jesus for his disciples shows

that it is a prayer that they may be kept

safe in the world and be sanctified by the

truth so as to engage in mission to the

world as the ‘sent ones’ of Jesus. It is obvi-

ous that they are the continuing locus of Jn

3:16 “For God so loved the world that he

gave his only Son, so that everyone who

believes in him may not perish but may

have eternal life.”

...Blasius Tete sdb, Shillong

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DEAR FR. LOUIS TIRKEY SDB

Fr. Louis Tirkey SDB of the Salesian

Province of Dimapur died at Vincenza Gerosa

Hospital in Dibrugarh, Assam, on 4 Sept.

2015. His mortal remains were laid to rest in

the Salesian cemetery, Dimapur, on 7 Sept.

2015. The funeral Mass was presided over by

Rt. Rev. Joseph Aind SDB DD, Bishop of

Dibrugarh Diocese with over 80 Priests from

the Dioceses of Dibrugarh, Kohima, Tezpur

and Salesians from the Provinces of Di-

mapur, Guwahati and Silchar concelebrating.

A large number of men and women religious

and laity prayed for the eternal repose of his

soul. Fr. Nestor Guria SDB, Provincial of Di-

mapur Province completed the last rites in

the cemetery. The following is the extract of

the homily delivered by him during the Holy

Eucharistic celebration:

In faith we have gathered round the

mortal remains of our beloved brother Fr.

Louis Tirkey SDB believing that death for a

Salesian is made bright by the hope of enter-

ing into the joy of his Lord. And when a Sale-

sian dies working for souls, the Congregation

has won a great triumph (Const. 54). We also

rely on the words of St. Paul “If we have died

with Him, then we shall live with Him” (2 Tim

2:12).

The Preface of Christian death as-

sures us that for His faithful people life is

changed not ended.

Fr. Louis Tirkey was born on 25 Feb.

1951 in Gubrihali village of North Lakhim-

pur district belonging to the Diocese of

Tezpur. He was the eldest son of late Mr.

Juel Tirkey and Mariam Lakra. He has five

brothers and one sister.

Fr. Louis began his schooling in Don

Bosco School, lakhimpur and after com-

pleting class VI joined Savio Juniorate, Shil-

long. He made his first Profession on 24

May 1973 and did his Philosophical studies

in Sonada, West Bengal. For his practical

training he was sent to Don Bosco Shillong

and his Theological studies at Sacred Heart

Theological College, Shillong. He was or-

dained priest on 2 February 1983.

After his ordination he worked in var-

ious Salesian centers under various capaci-

ties. The places he worked are: Golaghat,

Harmutty, Tongna, Hijuguri, Amguri, Jagun,

Tinsukia Parish, Doom Dooma, Marengo

College Hostel in Dibrugarh, Khobong par-

ish and finally he joined the community of

Don Bosco, Dibrugarh on 26 may 2015,

where he suffered multiple strokes and fi-

nally went to his eternal home on 4 Sept.

2015.

We thank God for the gift of Fr. Louis to our Congregation and to our Province. He was a man of remarkable qualities, cheerfulness being one of the most promi-nent. . From his younger days he was al-ways very cheerful and had the capacity to befriend and make others cheerful and happy. New boys always found an easy companion in him. He was very humorous, jovial and witty and fun-loving in any

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company. Many confreres who worked with

him experienced his simplicity, availability

and welcoming spirit. As a priest and reli-

gious he was a prayerful man. He was very

much sought after for prayers for the sick. He

was always available for healing ministry. He

had a very strong missionary spirit. He made

several missionary journeys to the Patkai

range of Changlang district and Tirap district

(in Arunachal Pradesh) which are inhabited

by the Tangshas, Noctes and the Wanchos.

These loved him and liked his animation of

Retreats and invited him number of times. He

had the capacity to endure pain and suffering

without complaining. He was very diligent in

his priestly and religious duties. Wherever he

was he gave his best.

In the Gospel according to St. John Je-

sus tells His disciples “You know the way

which leads to where I am going”. Thomas

said to Jesus “We do not know where you

are going, so how can we know the way”?

Jesus answered “I am the way, the truth and

the life. No one comes to the Father but

through me”. Thomas expressed the same

doubt that we all feel and we ask ourselves

how we can face this tragedy. It is natural to

feel sorrow at the death of a loved one. But

as Christians we should also feel at the same

time a firm hope that the death we are con-

fronting is a separation that may be long or

short but it is not a total loss one has forever.

Our lives are too precious to end without a

trace. We are actually conscious of this when

we are faced with the death of someone we

love. As Christians we believe that death is

not an end. It is a coming still, it is not a

break in existence, it is a transformation. We

believe that when the hour of our death ar-

rives (which normally happens unexpectedly)

when our existence on this earth reaches its

end, we don’t find ourselves facing noth-

ingness, we end up facing the merciful

hands of a loving Father who welcomes us

and converts our death into resurrection.

Death takes away our ability to com-

municate with others. Only God can re-

spond to the uncertainties that we feel

about death. Because God is really our

merciful Father, our Friend and Ally, God

cannot look indifferently at death. God is

there to welcome us and to show us that

the answer to death is life and ultimately

resurrection. In his letter to Timothy St.

Paul tells “You can depend on this that if

we have died with Him we shall also live

with Him”. Paul does not tell Timothy that

we should not grieve. We all grieve at the

death of a loved one as we do now at the

loss of our beloved brother Fr. Louis Tirkey.

What Paul tells is that we should not grieve

as if we had lost all hope. Sooner or later

this sorrowful separation will end and we

will be reunited. Christians believe that

death is not final. We will be raised from

death. We do not give up our lives in vain.

We return them to our Creator. In death we

attain the fullness of our being and we

reach true life which we call eternal life.

We do not believe that we have two lives –

this one and the one beyond the grave. We

believe that what some thought to be the

‘other life’ isn’t ‘other’ at all. In reality it is

a continuation of this life. It is the fullness

of life that began at baptism and which

now reaches its supreme moment when we

come in full communion with the Father.

Sisters and brothers, we are gathered here

today to pray for our beloved brother Fr.

Louis Tirkey.

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The visible separation does not mean that Fr.

Louis is too far away to feel our love for him.

Our love reaches him in the form of prayer.

At this critical moment when Fr. Louis comes

face to face with God, the entire Church is

united with us in prayer. Fr. Louis is not

alone. We are with him in prayer as we re-

member the consoling words of our Lord “Do

not let your hearts be troubled. Have faith in

God and faith in me. I shall come back to

take you with me that where I am you also

may be. You know the way that leads where I

go.” And so today we say to him as the Span-

iards would say “Go with God good friend

until we meet again. Break bread with the

one whose life and death have guaranteed

everlasting life. May the angels lead you to-

day into paradise and may you begin today a

new life in which heaven replaces belief,

youth replaces age, and certainty replaces

doubt. As you enter the company of those

loved ones, you precede and wait for those

who are to follow.”

Messages from:

Mr. Sanjib Tirkey:

“In the name of my family members I sincere-ly thank all of you who have come to pray for the eternal repose of the soul of Fr. Louis. Thanks to all our relatives, friends and well-wishers who have come from Doom Dooma, Khobong, Dibrugarh, and other places to pray for him.”

Fr. Kamil Horo sdb:

Fr. Louis Tirkey joined our Dibrugarh commu-nity on 26 May 2015. All of us felt that this gentle, simple Fr. Louis was very close to God. He was generous with his services de-spite his ill-health.

He spoke little but his gentle smile ex-pressed eloquently his love and care for the community.

In June Fr. Job Kallarackal, Asst. Warden of Bp. Marengo College Hostel, went to help in the Salesian Novitiate at Zubza-Kohima. In his absence Fr. Provincial asked Fr. Louis to assist in Marengo Hostel. He accepted without any complaints and went there to help Fr. Surjit the Warden.

I remember the love and care of Fr. Louis when I myself was admitted in the VG Hos-pital. Practically every day he came to see me. On 21 June he himself fell ill. From morning onwards he began to lose balance while walking. Fr. Chinnappa Raj informed me about the health of Fr. Louis. In the afternoon he was admitted in the VG Hos-pital. Before entering his hospital room he entered my room and from the wheel chair wished me. I welcomed him to the hospital and wished him speedy recovery. In the evening he wanted to celebrate Mass but could not due to weakness in his body. I celebrated Mass and gave him Holy Com-munion. That was his last Holy Commun-ion. On 24 June he began to perspire pro-fusely. He was rushed to the ICU. Then on he could not take any solid food. He was cared for very well by the Sisters, doctors and nurses of VG Hospital. He was adminis-tered physio therapy on his hands and feet which were paralyzed. He showed some signs of improvement. But on 27 August Dr. Mriganka felt confused as to what could be done to help Fr. Louis as the latter showed not much progress. So he was brought back to Don Bosco community and was placed on a special bedstead. But on 4 September suddenly his health began deteriorating. Frs. Job, V. A. Thomas, Raj and I rushed him back to the hospital. I administered to him the extreme unction and Fr. Louis passed away peacefully.

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On 5 Sept. Bishop Joseph Aind presided over the Requiem Mass in Don Bosco. Many priests, religious and laity joined the Mass. On 6th morning he commenced his last jour-ney to Dimapur.

Don Bosco community of Dibrugarh thanks Fr. Provincial, the Provincial Council, other confreres, priests, religious and people for their loving concern shown towards Fr. Louis Tirkey. We thank all the doctors, Sisters and nurses of VG Hospital for their tender care towards Fr. Louis. We thank the family members for their help in caring for Fr. Louis. Very special thanks to his nephew and broth-er for their tender care for Fr. Louis. Thanks also to the two boys from Khobong Parish who had come to assist Fr. Louis. Sincere thanks to the Sisters of VG Hospital and Little Flower Convent for preparing the coffin and the church.

Dear Fr. Louis, we will miss you. Thank you for being a loving Father to us. May you rest in peace in the presence of the Lord Je-sus. Pray for us asking God to shower on us his choicest blessings. Good bye until we meet at Jesus’ feet.”

Mr. Sanjib Tirkey: (Khobong Parish)

Fr. Louis came to Khobong Parish on 8 May 2008 as Assistant to Fr. Jerome Minj sdb. In 2009 together with the Parish com-munity he organized the Silver Jubilee cele-bration of Fr. Jerome Minj’s priestly ordina-tion. During his stay in Khobong, Fr. Louis has done lots of work, for example he helped Fr. Jerome in the construction of the Church and the school buildings. People of different reli-gions used to come to him asking him to pray for the sick. He also promoted the first Friday devotion in which many parishioners partici-pated.

He also promoted the celebration of

the parish feast on the day of Mary Help of

Christians (24 May). In 2013 he organized

the farewell programme for Fr. Jerome on 2

February 2013. On the same day the new

parish priest Fr. Alex Pulimoottil was wel-

comed. He worked about two years with Fr.

Alex. On 24 May 2015 the feast of Mary

Help of Christians and farewell for Fr. Louis

were celebrated. And on 26 May Fr. Louis

went to Don Bosco, Dibrugarh. While work-

ing in Khobong Parish Fr. Louis had awak-

ened and strengthened the faith of the pa-

rishioners. We believe that God will certain-

ly grant him eternal reward in heaven.

Fr. Francis Fernandez sdb (Assam Don

Bosco University, Guwahati):

I represent the friends of Fr. Louis

Tirkey, those here present and those who

could not come. What do I remember

about Fr. Louis? First of all what I remem-

ber is that he was a tall figure and we short

fellows were referred to as small boys. We

had eight games teams according to our

heights. He was always in Team A and the

majority of us were in the last Team. Nev-

ertheless in our class and in all other activi-

ties there was a certain friendship and ca-

maraderie that existed in such a manner

that we could carry on as one unit. To us all

he was referred to as “uncle”. I don’t know

who gave him that name. Most probably

Fr. E. C. Michael who is the most inventive

of our group, gave the name. But it was a

title that Fr. Louis most willingly accepted

and there was no malice or unhappiness

about it. He was always the ‘uncle’. And we

the small ones could always repose our

confidence on him for whatever activity

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that had to be done as a group, any initiative

that had to be taken as he was one the taller,

bigger , older and more experienced of the

group. He did not shrink the responsibility

nor did he think that we were exploiting him.

That is the memory that comes to me about

him. He was always friendly and available.

And as Fr. Nestor mentioned he was very

cheerful and brought lot of joy and happiness

in the group. We were 13 of us from Gu-

wahati when we made our Novitiate in 1972

and professed in 1973. There were 13 others

from Calcutta Province, probably the smallest

group of Novices. But we had a very good

time. He was a good sportsman. Being tall he

was good basketball and volleyball player

and we would encourage him as a champion.

I had not met Fr. Louis for a long time. Probably the last time I met him was when we came for the funeral of Fr. Paul Bernik sdb. I heard that by that time he had become a charismatic person and I was happy to know that. It also surprised me a bit as it was something divergent from his lively nature. But God’s grace comes to us in different ways and it is important to respond to that grace.

I like to offer condolences to the Prov-ince of Dimapur on our behalf as his compan-ions coming from the provinces of Guwahati and Silchar, to Fr. Provincial and other Con-freres. Also I assure of our prayerful remem-brance of Fr. Louis and others of this Prov-ince.

Dear Fr. Louis, you have gone before us to the heavenly Kingdom. Remember us and pray that we too may be fruitful, effec-tive and efficacious as priests and religious. May you rest in peace.

Vote of Thanks

Fr. Bosco Perianayagam sdb, Vice Provincial, expressed sincere gratitude to Rt. Rev. Joseph Aind SDB DD, Bishop of Dibrugarh Diocese, to all the priests, reli-gious and people who had come to pay respect to the mortal remains of Fr. Louis Tirkey and to pray for his soul. He thanked the Sisters, doctors and nurses of VG Hos-pital. He expressed gratitude to the Con-freres and boys of the Apostolic School, Dibrugarh. He especially thanked the brother and nephew of Fr. Louis. He thanked all the priests and religious and laity as well as the Seminarians of St. Jo-seph’s Seminary who had participated in the Requiem Mass on 5th Sept.

He addressed words of gratitude to the catechists, teachers and parishioners of Lakhimpur, Khobong, Tongna, Tinsukia, Doom Dooma, Golaghat, Dibrugarh as well as to the priests and religious of the Dio-ceses of Kohima, Dibrugarh, Tezpur and to the Salesians of the Provinces of Guwahati, Silchar and Dimapur. He specially thanked the companions of Fr. Louis , namely Fr. T. A. Jose, Fr. Zepherinus Baxla, John Mathew of Silchar and to Fr. Francis Fernandez of Guwahati Province who had come to pray for the soul of their departed companion. Fr. Bosco expressed sincere words of thanks to the Rector and community of Salesian College, Dimapur, who saw to all the arrangements for the funeral of Fr. Louis Tirkey sdb.

…..DL Correspondent

“The holy Rosary is a powerful

weapon. Use it with confidence

and you’ll be amazed at the re-

sults.” -St. Josemaria

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ARUNACHAL HONOURS

FR. CYRIAC WITH A GOLD MEDAL

At the 69th Independence Day celebra-

tions in Itanagar, the Chief Minister Shri Nab-

am Tuki announced the awarding of five gold

medals, ten silver medals and thirteen com-

mendation certificates for meritorious ser-

vices rendered. Among the gold-medal recip-

ients was Fr. Cyriac Pulinthanathumalayil

S.D.B., the founder-director of Don Bosco

Youth Centre in Itanagar.

His programmes aimed at developing

skills in computer, hospitality, spa and beau-

ty, retail, travel and tourism, spoken English

and other soft skills have opened up fresh

avenues to hundreds of job-seekers from the

state. His novel idea of developing the per-

sonality and leadership skills of the candi-

dates during a home-stay or hostel-

experience, before they venture out of the

state for further training and placement, has

enhanced the success rate of the pro-

grammes. Prior to his appointment in Itana-

gar, Fr. Cyriac had initiated similar activities

at his Youth Centre of Khonsa in Tirap dis-

trict. The recognition of Fr. Cyriac’s con-

tribution has coincided with the celebra-

tion of the bicentenary

of Don Bosco’s birth. Don Bosco spent his

life teaching useful trades to youngsters.

The gold medalist is treading the sure beat-

en path of the charismatic founder in

“empowering youth and enriching nation”

– the motto of the Youth Centre in Itana-

gar. Any public acknowledgement of the

Catholic Church’s contribution to the socie-

ty is a matter of pride for us all, and we

congratulate Fr. Cyriac for the award re-

ceived.

…….Fr. Kallikaden Cyprian sdb

HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO

FR. G. J. JOSHUA

Heartiest Congratulations to Rev. Fr.

G. J. Joshua sdb, Principal of Don Bosco

Hr. Sec. School, Dimapur. On 4 Sep.

2015 he was awarded the state level

Teacher Award by Shri Yitachu, Educa-

tion Minister (SCERT), Nagaland, in a

glittering ceremony in the state capital,

Kohima. ...DL Correspondent

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BICENTENARY YOUTH MEET 2015

Youth Meet for “Better Youth, Better

World” was held at Salesian College of High-

er Education, Dimapur, on 27 September to

commemorate the Bicentenary of the birth

of Don Bosco. About 500 young people from

42 centres (hostels and villages) participated

in the event. The Chief Guest at the cultural

function Dr. E. Thomas Kikon, Addl. Director,

Dept of Geology and Mining Govt. of Naga-

land urged the youth ‘to be the change they

want to see in others’. Appreciating the con-

tribution of schools, hostels, colleges and

churches, he said such institutions are the

best means to disseminate human values.

The day was inaugurated by garland-

ing of the statue of Don Bosco by his Lord-

ship Rt. Rev. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohi-

ma who later presided over the Eucharistic

Celebration. Bishop James in homily exhort-

ed the youth to share responsibility in build-

ing society. He said the youth must learn to

accommodate one another, respect the

differences in other persons and communi-

ties to form a peaceful society. Rev. Fr. Nebu

Mathew, the Provincial Economer of Di-

mapur Province, hoisted the Youth Meet

flag. In his message Fr. Mathew said Youth

must work on their intellectual, human and

character formation to be good citizens.

Fr. Sebastian Jose the Vice—Rector of Salesian College while welcoming the youth said the youth are a gigantic force which can transform and regenerate our society. The day was marked by animation programs on the theme “Better Youth, Better World”. Prizes and certificates were given away to the winners of Bosco Quiz 2015 and enterprising leaders of the vari-ous centres. Fr. Christudoss, the Youth Di-rector while thanking everyone said, ‘youth you are the agent of change. Carry this message to your home and society.

...Fr. Policarp, Salesian College

Suggestions for

the Leaders in making

1. Keep confidence – mouth shut

2. Give orders to man in charge, not to

the people.

3. Never do anything in anger.

4. If you can’t say anything nice, keep

quiet.

5. Changing habits takes long, keep on

plucking at it.

6. Little touches – Enquire about sick em-

ployee or wife

7. Make them to get interested about the

job.

8. Help as much as possible, go to their

houses when invited.

9. Trust begets trust, no detective work.

10. Special gifts to one, make others jeal

ous.

11. Know the names of your employees.

12. Give a spot of space; he won’t grow too

big for his boots.

13. Make sure you understand, don’t get

the wrong end of the stick.

14. Give clearly defined responsibilities,

know where job begins or ends.

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15. Encourage questions, if you don’t know the answer acknowledge.

16. Let subordinates be encouraged to take decisions, otherwise expect bottleneck

17. Gather all the facts before deciding.

18. Emphasize good points, soft peddle the bad ones.

19. Praise before pointing out defects.

20. Even an audience of one person is one person too many, when giving corrections.

21. Be an example, walking, talking, clothes, family life, (wife beating)

22.Never allow to be licked by problems. They’ll always be there. It’s your job.

23. Try to build up people, then they will build you- build up friendships.

24. Good human relationships cannot be delegated.

25. Cool off if you are boiling.

26. Patching up mistakes is very important.

27. Your men will respect you no end if you act straight, no convenient memory.

28. Blue eyed boy- favouritism can be terri-bly upsetting.

29. Life span is short, not worth getting hot and bothered with problems.

30. Discuss the order with those who have to carry it out.

31. Don’t stifle criticism, bottled up resent-ments will explode later.

32. You can never get perfect employees, Wade in and do the best with the people you have.

33. Don’t be foolish secretively, if you do garbled versions will come out.

34. Be sensitive to people’s thoughts and feelings, while intent on getting things done.

35. A privilege once given is difficult to can-cel. Be careful before introducing new.

36. Don’t boss around, can’t cut any ice. They will take you for a big pompous blown up balloon, Instead be humble.

37.Crisis inevitable, try to foresee and find remedy.

38. Don’t act on first impulse, do so after knowing different points of view.

39. Keep plugging, don’t give up.

40. No ordering, instead “would you mind, could etc.”

41. Consult people concerned, if not you hurt pride and they will not cooperate.

42. Train men under you to do your job better.

43. Don’t nag and peck, don’t supervise.

44. Tell details of plans and programs.

45. Have constructive view of mistakes, Be concerned on avoiding future mistakes.

46. Don’t allow barriers between you and workers

47. They are not chess pieces, they may like to take initiatives, let them.

48. A spot of praise does any amount of good.

49. Admit errors, it’s the mark of a big man.

50. Never brush off even the lowest, for him, he is the most important person.

…...Fr. Joe Eda’s Collections

“The greatest method

of praying is to pray the

Rosary.”

– Saint Francis de Sales

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