St.Joseph's Parish Shrine Pavaratty, Kerala, India

sPkvanbpsS "Bta\v' kn. SnknbpsS adp]SnknÌÀ Snkn tPmkv bp.Fw.sFGXmbmepw, sPkvan, Fsâ kplrt¯, Bcm[\m{IahÀj¯nÂ]Ým¯]n¡m³ \t½mSv DZvt_m[n¸n¡s¸«ncn¡p¶ kabamWnXv. ""\n§fpsShkv{X§fÃ, lrZb§Ä IodpI, \n§fpsS ssZhamb IÀ¯mhnte¡paS§pI'' F¶XmWv Cu t\m¼pIme¯nsâ Blzm\w. \hoIcW¯n\pwBßip²oIcW¯n\pw AXp \ap¡v Ahkc§Ä Xpd¶p Xcp¶p.bqZmknsâ HäpNpw_\hpw {InkvXphnsâ k`sb Häns¡mSp¯ Xm¦fpsS]pkvXINpw_\hpw {InkvXphn \n¶pÅ ZnhyNpw_\§fm¡n amäm³km[n¡pw. sXänt¸mb Xsâ a¡fpsS aS§nhchn\mbn A`njnà\mb]ptcmlnXsâ {]Xncq]¯n Ip¼kmc¡qSpIfn Im¯ncn¡pIbmWh³.Ipcn in \n¶pÅ AcpWm`amb ZnhyNpw_\§fm \½psS FÃmAip²nIfpw B´cnI apdnhpIfpw ip²oIcn¡m\pw kuJys¸Sp¯m\pambnImÂhcnbnte¡pÅ Ipcninsâ hgn tb tbiphns\ Hcp IpSpw_ambn \ap¡vA\pKan¡mw.AbmÄ AXp hoWvSpw sNbvXncn¡p¶p: A\pbmbnIÄ¡nSbn \n¶tbiphns\ Häns¡mSp¯ncn¡p¶p. At¸msg¶t]mse Ct¸mgpw kabw IrXyambn XncsªSp¯ncn¡p¶XmWv. {]mÀ°\bpsSbpw D]hmk¯nsâbpwkabw (t\m¼v). C¯hWs¯ h©\bv¡v asämcp hyXymkapsWvS¶p am{Xw.bqZmkv Hcp h\nXbpsS thjhnXm\¯nemWv Ct¸mÄ. AbmfpsS I¿n Hcp]pkvXIapWvSv. Xsâ Kpcphpw IÀ¯mhpamb tbiphnsâ XncpapJ¯v Hcp"]pkvXINpw_\'amWv AbmÄ AÀ¸n¡p¶Xv! ZpjvSemt¡msS AbmÄa{´n¡p¶p: ""Bta³.'' ]gb bqZmknsâ ap¸Xp shÅn¡mins\\njv{]`am¡p¶ h³cmjv{Sob em`§fmWv Cu ]pXnb `ocphn\p hmKvZm\wsN¿s¸«ncn¡p¶ {]Xn^ew.AÃtbm sPkvan, alXnbmb Fgp¯pImco, Rm³ knÌÀ Snkn tPmkv BWv,Hcp sNdnb Fgp¯pImcn. Cu t\m¼pIme¯v {InkvXphnsâ kam[m\w Rm³Xm¦Ä¡v Biwkn¡p¶p. F\n¡pw Xm¦Ä¡panSbn ]e Xpws]mXphmbn«pWvSv: Xm¦Ä Hcp kv{XobmWv, AXpt]mse Rm\pw. ap ¸XphÀjt¯mfw Xm¦Ä Hcp k¶ymkn\nbmbncp¶p. Ignª 43 hÀj§fmbnRm³ DÀkpsse³ Hm^v tacn C½m¡pteäv knÌdmbncp¶p, Ct¸mgpw A§s\XpScp¶p. Xm¦Ä A ²ym]I tPmenbnembncp¶p, 35 hÀjambn Rm\pw HcphnZym`ymk {]hÀ ¯IbmWv. \nt¡mkv Ikm³Zvkm¡oknsâA´y{]tem`\w t]mepÅ ]p kvXI§Ä hmbn¡p¶Xn XXv]cbm bncp¶pXm¦Ä F¶dnbp¶p. Rm\pw B ]pkvXIw tXSn¸nSn¨p hmbn¨n«pWvSv. ]t£ChnsS Xocp¶p \mw X½nepÅ kam\XIÄ. ]n¶oSp \mw Ccphcpw sNbvXXnÂkam\XIÄ H¶panÃ. B ]pkvXIs¯ kXy¯n Rm³ FsâA´y{]tem`\am¡nbt¸mÄ Xm¦Ä B {]tem`\s¯ DÅn Xmtemen¨psImWvSncp¶p. HSphn ""Bta³: Hcp I\ymkv{XobpsS Bß IY''F¶ ]pkvXI¯n\p cq]w \evIp¶nSt¯mfw AsX¯n tNcpI bpw sNbvXp!Ikm³Zvkm¡oknsâ ]pkvXIw hmbn¡m³ Hcp sshZnI³ A\paXn\ntj[n¨Xpw XpSÀ¶t§m«pWvSmb ZoÀLamb ]oU\hpamWv Bta³ F¶]pkvXIsagpXm\pWvSmb ImcW sa¦nÂ, H¶maXmbn AXn kv^pcn¡p¶Xp"{]XnImc'amWv. k`bnepw aT§fnepw DÅXmbn ]dbs¸Sp¶"kvtXm`P\Iamb' ssewKnI ASn¨aÀ¯epIfpsSbpw `ojWnIfpsSbpwAXn{Ia§fpsSbpw hnIeamb Nn{XoIcWw hnizk\obaÃ. hnhn[k¶ymkkaql§fnembn Fs¶t¸mse B bnc¡W¡n\pI\ymkv{XoIfpWvSv. Xm ¦tf¡mÄ F{Xtbm A[nIw hÀj§Ä aT§fnÂPohn¨ R§Ä¡mÀ ¡pw C¯cw Ahnip²m\p`h§ÄHcn¡epw DWvSmbn«nà F¶Xv aT§fnse kaÀ¸nXPohnX s¯¡pdn¨v Xm¦Ä\S¯p¶ PpKp]vkmhlamb Btcm]W§sf \ntj[n¡pIbmWv. kn. Fw.kn.kaqlhpw F\n¡v A ]cnNnXaÃ. kap¶X PohnXhnip²nbpÅ hmgv¯s¸«Fhp{]mkym½sbbpw a\pjyImapIt\¡mÄ Xsâ Znhy t{]a`mP\s¯CjvSs¸SpIbpw "IhnXmcma'¯neqsS kzbw AaÀXy bm¡s¸SpIbpw ]n¶oSvkn. ta cn _\oª kn.Fw.kn.bmIpI bpw sNbvX kpµcn s]¬sImSn tacntPm¬ tXm«s¯bpw t]m epÅ hoch\nXIsf krjvSn¨k¶ymkkaqlamWtÃm AXv. kzhÀ¤, D`bhÀ¤ ssewKnI s]cpamä§fpsSt]cn sshZnIÀ¡pw I\ymkv{XoIÄ¡pw t\sc Xm¦Ä Ipäs¸Sp¯ensâ HcphncÂNqWvSpt¼mÄ aäp \m ep hncepIfpw AtX ]m]¯n sâ t]cnÂIqSpX hyàXtbmsS Xm¦Ä¡p t\sc Xs¶ NqWvSs¸Sp¶pWvSv F¶Xpad¶p t]mIcpXv. k¶ymkPohnX¯nepS\ofhpw ]pd¯pw (_mw¥qcnsebp.Pn.kn. tImgvkv) Hcp ssewKnI D]t`mKhkvXphm tbm Bkàcmbkv{Xo]pcpj·mÀ¡v Ffp¸w hg§p¶ Ccbmtbm Xm¦Ä kzbw Nn{XoIcn¡pt¼mÄ hmb\¡mÀ¡p ap ¼n kzbw XpWnbpcnbpIbm Wp \n§Ä.hmb\¡mÀ hnUv VnIfÃ. bYmÀ°¯n \n§fmcmWv F¶Xv AhÀa\Ênem ¡pw! Hcp ss__nÄ hmIyw C Xp hyàambn ]dbp¶pWvSv: ""PUapÅnS¯p IgpI·mÀ h¶p IqSpw!''(a¯m. 24:28).aq¶p hÀjw tbiphnt\msSm ¸w Pohn¨ tijamWv bqZmkv hgn]ncnªXv;Xm¦fmIs« ap¸ Xp hÀj§Ä¡ptijhpw! Hcp "ip²oIcW ZuXy¯nemWp''Xm¦sf¶v AhImis¸Sp¶p. kzbasæn BscbmWv, F´ns\bmWp Xm¦Äip²oIcn¡m³ t]mIp¶Xv? k`bpw _Ôs¸« Øm]\§fpw P\§Ä ¡pap¼n Xpd¶ ]pkvXIambn«ncns¡ AhbpsS {]XnÑmb sb XIÀ¡m\mWvXm¦fpsS ]p kvXIw Dt±in¡p¶Xv. ]t£ e¡pw eKm\panÃm¯ {`m´ÃmsXasäm¶paà Xm¦fpsS Cu XIÀ¡Â ZuXyw F¶dnbpI. Xm¦Ä¡pÅnsebqZmknsâ {]tem`\¯n\p hg§n sImSp¯ncn¡pIbmWp Xm¦Ä!aT¯n\pÅnse s]mSn]Se§fnte¡p shfn¨w hoim\pw aämsc¦nepw AXpXpS¨p\o¡m\pw thWvSn aT¯nsâ Nphcn Hcp PmeIw Xpd¡pI am{XamWpXm³ sNbvXsX¶ Xm¦fpsS {]kvXmh\bn kXy¯nsâ kqN\IfpWvSv.aäpÅhcpsS I®nse s]mSn \o¡pIsb¶ ip²oIcWZuXy¯n\v Cd§n]pds¸Sp¶Xn\p ap¼v kz´w I®nse XSn \o¡m³ F´p sImWvSp Xm¦Ä{ian¨nÃ? aäpÅhcpsS in£W¯n\mbn PmeIw Xpd¡m³ Xnc¡pIq«p¶Xn\p ap¼v kz´w PohnX¯nse s]mSn XpS¨p \o¡p¶Xn\mbnssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²mßmhn\v kz´w lrZb¯nsâ hmXnepIÄXpd¡pIbmWp Xm¦Ä sNt¿WvSnbncp¶Xv.F{X sNfn hmcnsbdnªmepw kaÀ¸nXPohnX¯nsâ kuµcys¯XIÀ¡m\mhnà F¶pd¸n¨psImÅpI. ]ctam¶X kuµcyw Xs¶bmbtbip{InkvXphn\m Øm]n¡s¸SpI bpw BioÀhZn¡s¸SpIbpw sNbvXPohnXm´ÊmWXv. {InkvXp hn thcq¶pIbpw Ah\p kaÀ¸n¡s¸«ncn¡pIbpw Ahsâ hnip²n ]¦phbv¡pIbpw A hsâZuXy¯n GÀs¸«ncn¡p Ibpw sN¿p¶ k¶ykvXPohn Xw Xn·bpsSiànIfm Ipep ¡s¸SpItbm GjWnIfpsS hnj¡män hmSnt¸mIpItbmCÃ. ""hnfn¡p¶h³ hnizkvX\mWv.'' Ah\mWp \s½ XncsªSp¡p¶Xv,ZpÀ_ecmb \½fÃ.(tbml.15:16) kaÀ¸nX hyànIsfÃmw amemJamcmWvF¶Ã ]dbp¶Xv. GsXmcp a\pjyPohnsbbpw t]mse _elo\cmWpR§fpw. am\¯p \n ¶p s]m«nhoW kzÀ¤hmknIfà ]ptcmlnXcpwI\ymkv{XoIfpw. asäÃmhÀ¡papÅ AtX càamwk§fmWvR§Ä¡papÅXv. sa{Xm·mÀ¡pw sshZnIÀ¡pw I\ymkv{XoIÄ¡pw a¬]mZ§Ä Xs¶bmWpÅXv. A Xn\m R§Ä¡nSbn A]hmZ§ÄDWvSmImw. ]t£ A]hmZ§Ä k¶ykvXcpw AÃm¯ hcpamb FÃmhn`mK§fnepw DWvSmIpw. a\pjykz`mhw FÃmhcnepw kam\ambncns¡, Gähpw hnip²\mb hyànt]mepw _elo\XIfn \n¶p ]qÀWambn apà\Ã.aäpÅhcpsS ZuÀ_ey§ sf FSp¯p hepXm¡n ImWn¨v AdnhnÃm¯hÀ¡pw\njvIf¦À¡pw DX¸pWvSm¡p¶XmWv IÀ¯mhv Gähpw iàamb `mjbnÂA]e]n¨ Gähpw \n IrjvSamb ]m]sa¶Xp ad¡mXncn¡mw: ""...F¶nÂhnizkn¡p¶ Cu sNdnbhcn Hcph\p Zpjvt{]cW \evIp¶h³ BcmbmepwAh\p IqSpX \ÃXv Igp¯n Hcp henb XncnIÃp sI«n ISensâBg¯n Xmgv¯s¸Sp¶Xmbncn¡pw'' (a¯m. 18:6). Xm¦fptSXpt]mepÅNhdp ]pkvXI§Ä AhbpsS krjvSm¡Ä¡p t\scXs¶ _qadmwKv t]mseXncnªp hcpw. ImcWw C¯cw hr¯ntISpIÄ hnizkn¡m³ am{Xw hnUvVnIfà FÃm hmb\¡mcpw. kaÀ¸nXPohnX¯nsâ ip²XsbbpwIpeo\Xzs¯bpw hnip²nsbbpw Ipdn¨v kmam\yÚm\w am{XapÅP\§Ät]mepw Xm¦fpsS al¯mb Bta³ shdpw NhdmsW¶p XoÀ¨bmbpwhn[nsbgpXpw. km[mcW¡mÀ¡p Xm¦fpsS ]pkvXIs¯¡p dn¨pÅPnÚmk Ahkm\n¨pIgnªm AhcXv ""Blm,sa³: B³ FbvUUv_tbm{K^n Hm^v \¬ (none)'' F¶p t]cn«p NhdpIq\bn XÅpw. GsX¦nepw Iqensbgp¯pImÀ¡v AtXsäSp¯v clkyamb Ip¼kmc¡YbmbnamänsbgpXpIbpamImw.Iaem kpc¿msbbpw kmdm tPmk^ns\bpw Paoesbbpw t]mepÅtIcf¯nse hn¹hmßIcmb h\nXm Fgp¯pImcpambn Xm¦sf _Ôn¸n¡m³kXykÔcmb Fgp¯pImÀ X¿mdmIpIbnÃ. A\oXn \ndª kaql¯nseNqjnXcmb Zcn{ZcpsSbpw kv{XoIfpsSbpw ASnØm\mhImi§Äkwc£n¡p¶Xn\mWv AhÀ t]mcmSnbXv. AhcpsS temIZÀi\w hnimeambncns¡ Xm¦fpsS Im gvN¸mSv CSp§nbXpw kaql¯nse Hcp {]tXyIhn`mK¯n\p t\sc IpÕnXXzw ]peÀ¯p¶XpamWv. ]mÀizhXvIrXcpsSPohnX¯nte¡v AhÀ "am\w' sImWvSphcpt¼mÄ k`bv¡msIbpwk¶ykvXPohnX¯n\p hntijn¨pw Xm¦Ä "A]am\w' sImWvSp hcp¶p. amÀ¨vamk¯n ]XnhpÅ A´mcmjv{SmZchp kzoIcn¡p¶ kv{XoXz¯n\msIXm¦Ä Ad¸pWvSm¡p¶p. C¶v C´ybnse FÃm bYmÀ° k¶ymkn\namcpwXm¦fpsS i]n¡s¸« ]pkvXI¯nsâ t]cn eÖn¨p Xe Xmgv¯p¶p.tIcf¯n {InkvXphnsâ i{Xp¡fpambn ssItImÀ¯p \S¶ h©InbpsSIp{]kn²n am{XamWv Xm¦Ä¡v C\n Dd¸pÅXv.GXmbmepw, sPkvan, Fsâ kplrt¯, Bcm[\m{IahÀj ¯nÂ]Ým¯]n¡m³ \t½m Sv DZvt_m[n¸n¡s¸«ncn¡p¶ kabamWnXv.""\n§fpsS h kv{X§fÃ, lrZb§Ä IodpI, \n§fpsS ssZhambIÀ¯mhnte¡p aS§pI'' F¶XmWv Cu t\m¼pIme¯nsâ Blzm\w.\hoIcW¯n\pw Bßip²oIcW¯n\pw AXp \ap¡v Ahkc§Ä Xpd¶pXcp¶p. bqZmknsâ HäpNpw_\hpw {In kvXphnsâ k`sb Häns¡mSp ¯Xm¦fpsS ]pkvXINpw_\hpw {InkvXphn \n¶pÅ ZnhyNpw_\§fm¡namäm³ km[n¡pw. sXänt¸mb Xsâ a¡fpsS aS§nhchn\mbn A`njnà\mb ]ptcmlnXsâ {]Xncq]¯n Ip¼kmc¡qSpIfn Im¯ncn¡pIbmWh³.Ipcnin \n¶p Å AcpWm`amb ZnhyNpw_\§fm \½psS FÃmAip²nIfpw B´cnIapdnhpIfpw ip²oIcn¡m\pw kuJys¸Sp¯m\pambnImÂhcnbntebv¡pÅ Ipcninsâ hgntb tbiphns\ Hcp IpSpw_ambn \ap¡vA\pKan¡mw.\ap¡p ]ckv]cw kvt\lt¯msS ho£n¡pIbpw \½psS [a\nIfneqsS Htcss{IkvXhcàw HgpIp¶psh¶dnbpIbpw {InkvXphnse Úm\kv\m\kab¯p \s½ [cn¸n ¨ AIf¦nX ip{`hkv{X¯nsâ {]`bn apgpIpIbpwkm¯msâ ]nSnbn \n¶p \s½ tamNn¸n¡p¶Xn\p tbip{In kvXp \ÂInbAhnSps¯ A aqeycà¯nsâ almhne Xncn¨dnbpIbpw AhnSp¶n\pwAhnSps¯ \nXym\µ¯n\pw \s½ AÀlcm¡pIbpw sN¿mw. Ahn Sps¯Ipcnin³ Nph«n H¶n ¨p IqSn \aps¡m¶n¨p ]dbmw: Bta³ þ ""AsXIÀ¯mth, Fsâ hn[n A§bpsS XncplrZb¯n AS§nbncn¡p¶p.''