GREETINGS FROM THE MOST REV. ARCHBISHOP
VINCENT TO JEEVAN DHAM FOR
COMPLETING 12 YEARS IN THE SERVICE OF THE LORD & HIS PEOPLE
:
I am pleased to learn that Jeevan Dham
has completed 12 years in the service of the Lord & His people.
I praise & thank the Lord for the marvellous way in which
He has given the gift of faith to the thousands of people through
the preaching of God's Word, Prayer & Healing. May God bless
His Chosen ones for their ministry and make it abundantly fruitful.
May all those who come to Jeevan Dham experience the boundless
love of God and steadily move towards the fullness of Life.
Vincent M. Concessao†,
Archbishop of Delhi Archdiocese
JEEVAN DHAM COMPLETES ITS 12 PRECIOUS YEARS:
On
July 6, 2003, Jeevan Dham completed its 12 invaluable
years. And to celebrate the anniversary, the honourable ArchBishop
of the Delhi Archdiocese, the Most Rev.Vincent M. Concessao,
came to Jeevan Dham on July 6, evening 6:30p.m.
and offered the Holy Mass as a main celebrant along with
Rev.Fr.Arnold David, Rev.Fr.Albert Francis, Rev.Fr.Anthony
Francis and the Parish Priest of St.Joseph's Church, Sector-5,
Faridabad, Rev.Fr.Joseph Beschi D'Almeida as the concelebrants
and later joined for table fellowship along with others. On this
occasion, His Grace delivered a meaningful & thought-provoking
homily in which he stressed on the role, work & value of a
prophet and the respect given by his country people as mentioned
in the two readings and the Gospel (St.Mark6:1-6). Later on, His
Grace mentioned that we should never judge people by their fortunes
and pedigree, or by their past and native worth as nothing is
impossible for God and God can choose anyone, even an illiterate
lay person for His work and can work out anything from him according
to the need of the situation and the people.
As Jesus said, "I
am telling you the truth: whoever believes in me will
do what I do - yes, he will do even greater things,
because I am going to the Father. And I
will do whatever you ask for in my name,
so that the Father's glory will be shown through the Son.
If you ask me for anything in my name, I will
do it." (St.John14:12-14)
. We, first of all, praise and thank God a
million times, who is Our Father, Creator &
Provider of all good things and who has made this small
plant of Jeevan Dham within these years into a huge
and radiant Tree of Life, showered His abundant blessings on it,
kept it evergreen and full of flowers, and thus glorifying it.
He has held it in His own hands to save and protect it from all
evil and harm and fear. He is the Good Shepherd, the Light,
the Way, the Truth, and the Life for all
of us. We praise Him from the depth of our heart for all these
graces & for the awe-inspiring miracles that He has performed
here and is still present with us working more & more of these
to strengthen each one's faith.
Then we thank & praise
our Holy Mother, the door of Heaven, Blessed Virgin Mary
who has been always praying, advocating & mediating for us
all these years and through whom we have obtained everything from
her Son, Jesus Christ. She has been leading the family of Jeevan
Dham along the way of her Son to obtain salvation &
Eternal Life in Heaven along with all Saints and angels, who also
join us in our prayers, hmyns, adoration & praise. Thanks
to them also for their prayers to the Son & the Holy Eternal
Father.
We are thankful to all the sisters
of St.Anthony's Convent, Faridabad and all those who are working
there for their co-operation & help, who not only did provide
us a place for conduct our prayer meeting every Sunday, but also
provided the people with the necessary basic facilities and gave
their spiritual and moral support through their prayers. We pray
for them that they may get the choicest blessings from God, and
may God help them, give them success in their spiritual life and
protect them from all evil and harm, may their spiritual family
increase manifold & flourish, may they all remain faithful
& obedient to God to the end of their life in holiness and
thus inherit the eternal Life in Heaven along with all the Martyrs
& Saints.
Jesus said, "I am the good
Shepherd. As the Father knows me and
I know the Father, in the same way I know
my sheep and they know me. And I am
willing to die for them. There are other sheep
which belong to me that are not in this sheepfold. I must
bring them too; they will listen to my voice,
and they will become one flock with one shepherd."
(St.John10:14-16)
We understand from these words that
God is inviting all mankind like a loving Father with his arms
wide open to his Kingdom and to make them all the inheritors of
eternal Life, joy and peace in his Kingdom. But it is through
His will and power that we find Him, understand Him and acknowledge
Him as our supreme God in faith by which we obtain salvation.
It is He who has chosen us. We did not choose Him. He gives us
everything- a new life, he takes away all our troubles, weaknesses,
illnesses and miseries and fills our heart with joy, love and
peace. He is our Redeemer and Saviour, Teacher
and Deliverer. And we can surely find this fact to
be true, can see through our eyes and listen through our ears
in Jeevan Dham, which our living God has chosen
to shower his blessings and to show his abundant mercy, infinite
love and power.
Thousands gather here every Sunday
coming from near and far away places in our country to listen
to His Word, to understand and follow His ways and commands, to
thank and praise Him, and obtain abundant blessings and miraculous
healings from their mental and physical illnesses. The merciful
God heals them all who believe in Him, gives them wisdom and understanding,
opens their hearts and minds through His powerful Word, provides
them with visions and revelations and the gifts of the Holy Spirit,
transforms them and gives them an altogether new life, devoid
of sin and evil. He loves us all and therefore never abandons
anyone to wander away in the darkness, never breaks but strengthens
everyone's faith. He never turns away anyone or sends anyone back
with empty hands but always wishes to give them eternal life.
As Jesus had said,
"Everyone whom my Father gives me will come
to me. I will never turn away anyone who comes to
me, because I have come down from heaven to do not
my own will but the will of the one who sent me.
And it is the will of the one who sent me that I should not
lose any of all those he has given me, but that I shall raise
them all to life on the last day. For what my Father
wants is that all who see the Son and believe
in him should have eternal life."(St.John
6:37-40)
We pray that all who
have come to Jeevan Dham may turn to God and believe
in him and become the inheritors of Eternal Life. And we also
pray for millions of unbelievers who are still unaware of the
presence of True Living God and His Life-giving Word, so that
they may also be reconciled to Him through His miracles, wonders,
visions & signs & by listening to His Word. We
request all of you to pray for the family of Jeevan Dham,
all the volunteers and believers involved with our missionary
work of proclaiming the Kingdom of God through His invincible
& infallible Word, so that they may carry out their work for
God according to His will quickly, sincerely & wisely and
may become channels through which many souls get reconciled to
God & obtain His forgiveness, love, graces & blessings.
Praise the Lord!!...
Alleluia!
Alleluia!...
