malayaali hungu

"thamizhare ippozhum malayaalikalkku pucchamaanu; kallitrausarumittulla aa thamizhane. ennaal avarude aatmaabhimaanatthinte aayiratthilorashamilla namukku. avarkkundaakkaavunnathinte aayiratthiloramsham polum athukondu namukkundaakkaanum kazhiyilla." [Puthussery Ramachandran in 'Kettathum kelkkendathum' of Mathrubhoomi , Saturday 3rd November 2012, p. 4]

Enrollment...

On Sunday, 9th September 2012, enrolled myself as an advocate at the Bar Council of Kerala in the Enrollment Ceremony conducted at the High Court Auditorium, Ernakulam

First blessing indeed!

Dear Camy and Dany,

Congratulations!

You are blessed

to become parents now!

This is the first ever

blessing in the Bible:

“Be fruitful and multiply…”

In His great providence,

God has given men and women

a share in his creative power!

And now you two are made

instruments in this divine activity.

On this great day

let me quote for you

a great verse from

Kannadasan’s ‘Yesu Kaaviyam’:

“Aandoru pillai aayiram peralaam;

Yesuvai pola innoru pillai

Isanai kette ini pera vendum.”

Yes, let the child conceived

be the one God willed

for you and the world!

May God give you both

necessary grace to give birth

to a child like Jesus

who ‘increased in wisdom

and in stature, and

in favour with God and man.’

May you be praised

like the mother/father of Jesus:

‘Blessed is the womb that bore you…’

Be mindful of your great call

to become parents and live accordingly

to welcome God’s most precious gift

to you and to the world.

Hereafter let your thoughts

and even feelings be

as pure as possible.

                                                                                                                      Let no negative thoughts

even cross your mind.

Be positive and happy

so that the child may take

the world little more closer

to a better future.

Read good books,

listen good music

and see good films

and pictures as well

as eat good food,

sleep well and

certainly have enough

exercises, preferably work at home.

We are all praying for you both

and the sweet child to visit us all

in due time.

May God bless you both

and child conceived.

Expectantly,

maaman.

Happy Birthday

And have all the blessings

Of the day, if you believe in it!

Mothers are indeed our

First and best blessing!

          One can’t rightly think of

          One’s birthday without

          Ever thinking of one’s mother!

You must also be

Having a mother

Whom you may not

Like to think of, or

Rather her thoughts

Prick you, may be…

          She can’t but

          Think of her children,

          Even when they don’t.

          That is a mother!

          A truth beyond grasp!

A mother won’t

Rather can’t curse

Her children even when

They hurt her beyond limit!

That again is a mother!

          Even when mothers forgive

          Every possible onslaught,

          Gods may not,

          Because mothers are

          Gods personified, if not beyond…

Procrastinate not to

Reconcile with her

Before ever losing

That chance to shed

Your tears on her bosom,

And be washed of

All possible stains and

Be worthy of her blessings!

To remain ever blessed!

Happy Birthday!

We miss you, Aiyya, a lot these days...

Generations apart!

After laying down the Ministry of Education...

It was on 24th May 2009, i was asked to serve the Ministry of Education of the Archdiocese of Trivandrum and R. C. Schools of the same diocese. After almost three year, laid down both the responsibilities as the authority was not responsibly responding to the needs of the Ministry in the diocese. They seem to expect one to beg for every need by not letting one to know what the allocation for that particular ministry is! Thus on 4th February 2012, laid down office.

Simultaneously requested in person for retirement and also gave the same in writing. But the bishop requested to carry on in active ministry. So, i asked him to relieve me from Thycaud parish. Again he asked me to continue till the transfers! As i insisted to leave Vellayambalam, he arranged residence for me at the Priests' Home, Kumarapuram. [to be continued...]