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THE KEY OF THE KINGDOM
BI –MONTHLY PRIVATE CIRCULATION SEP - OCT 2014
ST. JUDE’S CHURCH, RT NAGAR, BANGALORE
Edited and Published By: Fr.J.A.Nathan, St.Jude’s Church, 7th Main, RT Nagar, Bangalore – 560 014
Email: [email protected] Tel: 080-23339293. Mob: 09740203056
EDITORIAL
Dear Readers
I welcome you to the KEY OF THE KINGDOM that has come out once again with new touch of color
and readability.
The location of its release is shifted to ST.JUDE’S CHURCH, RT NAGAR, BANGALORE. Formerly it
was published from ST.PETER’S CHURCH RUSTAMBAGH. BANGALORE.
I am happy to bring out this edition with a newspirit and need. In fact I started this journal ministry
in 2008 when I was the PP of St.Peter’s Church, Rustambagh, Old Airport Road, Bangalore. And I
continue where I left after 4 months.
I will try my utmost to make the journal more interesting and useful both for your spiritual and
temporal life.You will find this journal not confined to spiritual matter alone but a mix of elements
such as news, interviews, features, stories, pictures, photos, ads and so on quite needed for life here
on earth as it has been so from its start in September 2008.
I am very confident that the flock of St.Jude’s Shrine, RT Nagar will support my journalistic ministry.
There is ONE thing that this journal will emphasis more, i.e., concern for human rights in the
light of the teaching of our Lord. The release of this fortnightly will bemore of a service not only to
the Christian world but that everyone.
Last year, demanding their rights, some physically different people including some vision impaired
individuals in Chennai organized a rally of protest. But the non - violent protest of these under
privileged people for their legitimate demands was outright suppressed by the police of the present
TN Govt. Some of the protesters who are blind were beaten, dragged. By evening they were taken in
police vehicle and were left orphaned at an isolated old graveyard about 80 kms from Chennai.
Having heard of the heinous atrocity of the police on these visions impaired people an advocate
Mr.Mohemmed Nazrulla filed a writ petition against the Chennai Police Commissioner in the
Chennai High Court for the brutal behavior of the Chennai police over the protesters.
Now after one year, the High Court judges of Chennai pressed upon the TN Govt to answer for the
merciless behavior of the police with the physically challenged people. Posing many questions, the
Judges asked, ‘Was it appropriate for the police to behave in such manner with the physically
disabled people? Do they have any conscience?’ The TN Govt, which is an elected body for the
common welfare of the civilians, is liable to answer not only to the judges of the Chennai High
Court, but above all the common people who are the supreme judges of the society.
Human Rights of people are to be protected. Everyone must find their justice.
Are you a priest or a religious? Principal of a school or college? A doctor or a social worker? A
Director or a Manager of a company?
You are called to protect human rights of every works with you or under you for you…
As a follower of Jesus you are called to mete justice to everyone. We cannot afford to be accomplices
for crime, corruption, hero worship, slave mentality. We have to be supporters of justice, clean
hearts, discipline and truthfulness even at the cost of our own very selves. This is what the Lord
wants from us.
Christ Jesus loved even lepers, outcasts, sinners. For him every human person is precious and you
are one among those precious ones. BECAUSE MAN IS CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF
HOD
EDITOR
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History of St Jude Thaddeus church, RT Nagar
The Initial process for a new church building here at RT Nagar area was started by Fr.Joseph
Abraham, the then Parish priest of St.John the Evangelist Church forming a seven members
committee in Feb.1986. They had their first meeting and decided to have a church in R.T.Nagar
since there was no church in and around. Quite large number of faithful residing at RT Nagar,
Anandnagar, Ganganagar and so on were going to St. John the Evangelist church at Munireddy
palya.
The Committee member went and met the then Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde who asked them
to do a survey of available civic amenities plots and come with a request letter and confirmation
from the Bangalore Development Authority.
After all the hard work of the committee members and the able guidance and support from the Rev.
Fr. Joseph Abraham this church plot was identified. Shri Ramakrishna Hegde sanctioned the plot in
1987 for building a new church in this place. Rev.Fr.Joseph Abraham was put in charge of new
church construction and conducting Mass on every Sunday.
The foundation stone for the new Church was laid on 28.10.1988 by the then archbishop of
Bangalore Most Rev. Dr. Alphonsus Mathias. We were having mass celebrated in a hut every Sunday
till the church was ready and the construction was started and completed in 1991and had the
opening ceremony with the first Mass celebrated in the newly constructed church by His Grace
Archbishop Alphonsus Mathias on 1st May 1991.
On 30th May 1993 the Archbishop appointed Rev. Fr. Michael as the first Parish Priest.With this
background this church has started functioning and has seen many Parish Priests and also
developed to a great extent.
Then the following parish priests such as Fr. Lawrence Norohna, Fr. I.Chinnappa and Fr. Udaya
Kumar contributed greatly for the development of this parish. In 2014 June, this huge parish was
bifurcated and and consequently Holy Trinity Church at Sahakarnagar, and Blessed Teresa of
Calcutta Church at Boopsandra emerged. Thanks to Fr.Uday Kumar who worked largely for this
development.
Now we have Fr.J.Arokianathan as our new parish priest who served efficiently at St.Peter’s Church,
Rustambagh ust before he took over this parish on 7.6.2014.
Mr.Joseph Selvan, PPC Member
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Previous Parish Priests:
1. Fr. A Michael
2. Fr. Lawrence Noronha
3. Fr. I. Chinnappa
4. Fr. Uday Kumar
5. Fr. Arokianathan ( Present Parish Priest)
Territories of St. Jude’s Church
1. RT nagar
2. Ganganagar
3. CBI road
4. Sultanpalya
5. Amarjyothi Layout
6. Manorayana Playa
7. Anand Nagar
8. Dinnur Main Road
9. DGQA quarters and Air force Quarters
MASS TIMING AT ST.JUDE’S CHURCH, RT NAGAR BANGALORE MONDAY: 6.30 AM- English
Tuesday: 6.30 AM- English
Wednesday: 6.30 AM- English
Thursday: 6.30 AM- English and 6.00 pm Infant Jesus Novena followed by Mass in English
Friday: 6.30 AM- English
1st Friday: 6.00 pm Eucharistic adoration followed by Mass in English
Saturday: 6.30 am English and 6:00 pm Mass in English (Sunday Liturgy)
Sunday: 7.00 am English, 8.15 am Kannada, 9.30 am in Thamizh and 5.30 pm in English
-Parish Priest
Dear Readers,
You are welcome to give ad, obituaries, thanksgivings and any other matter of importance to the
Editor, The Key of the Kingdom, C/O Parish Priest, St. Jude’s Church, 7th Main, HMT Layout, R.T.
Nagar, Bangalore 560032.
Note: Kindly send the matter in word or Pdf format to ‘ [email protected]’
Tel: 080-23339293
Mob: 09740203056
St Jude: 10 things you need to know about the patron saint of lost causes
Saint Jude: Patron saint of lost causes and desperate cases
1. St Jude was one of Jesus' 12 apostles, chosen to spread the word of the gospel.
2. He was also known as Thaddeus or Thaddaeus - said to be a surname for the name Labbaeus
which means "heart" or courageous".
3. He is believed to have written the book of Jude. Religious scholars say it contains some of the
finest expressions of praise to God in the Bible's New Testament.
4. Jude became associated with desperate situations because of a letter he wrote to the Churches of
the East. In it he says that the faithful must keep going even in harsh or difficult circumstances.
5. He is thought to have been martyred in Beirut in around 65 AD, along with fellow apostle Simon
the Zealot. He is often depicted showing a club or axe, symbolizing the way he died.
6. He is also sometimes pictured with a flame above his head. This refers to the Pentecost, where he
and the other apostles received the Holy Spirit.
7. The personal ads sections of some newspapers occasionally include messages from people calling
on St Jude for help in times of need, or thanking him for his support and guidance.
8. Some choose to carry the image of St Jude on a medal or as a pendant on a necklace to provide
comfort.
9. The Shrine of St Jude can be found at the parish church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in
Faversham, Kent. It was set up in the 1950s by the church's friars, who noticed they were getting an
increasing number of requests for St Jude prayer cards. Donations to "The Shrine of St Jude" began
to come in, but one didn't exist - so Friar Elias Lynch set one up. The shrine is visited all year round,
but particularly on St Jude's feast day - October 28.
10. St Jude is not to be confused with Judas Iscariot - another of the 12 apostles, but the one who
betrayed Jesus.
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SIGNIFICANT SAINTS IN OCTOBER
1. Saint Remigius
2. The Holy Guardian
Angels
3. Saint Gerard
4. Saint Francis of Assisi
5. Saint Placid
6. Saint Bruno
7. Saint Mark
8. Saint Bridget of
Sweden
9. Saint Dionysius . Saint
Louis Bertrand
10. Saint Francis Borgia
11. Saint Tarachus
12. Saint Wilfrid
13. Saint Edward the
Confessor
14. Saint Callistus
15. Saint Teresa
16. Saint Gall
17. Saint Hedwige. Saint
Margaret Mary Alacoque
18. Saint Luke
19. Saint Peter of
Alcantara
20. Saint John Cantius
21. Saint Ursula
22. Saint Mello. Saint
Hilarion
23. Saint Theodoret
24. Saint Magloire
25. Saints Crispin and
Crispinian
26. Saint Evaristus
27. Saint Frumentius
28. Saints Simon and Jude
29. Saint Narcissus
30. Saint Marcellus
31. Saint Quintin
Saints of the Day for
October
St. Therese, "the little flower" October 1
Therese Martin was the last of nine children born to Louis and Zelie Martin on January 2, 1873, in
Alencon, France. However, only five of these children lived to reach adulthood. Precocious and
sensitive, Therese needed much attention. Her mother died when she was 4 years old. As a result,
her father and sisters babied young Therese. She had a spirit that wanted everything.
At the age of 14, on Christmas Eve in 1886, Therese had a conversion that transformed her life.
From then on, her powerful energy and sensitive spirit were turned toward love, instead of keeping
herself happy. At 15, she entered the Carmelite convent in Lisieux to give her whole life to God. She
took the religious name Sister Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face. Living a hidden, simple
life of prayer, she was gifted with great intimacy with God. Through sickness and dark nights of
doubt and fear, she remained faithful to God, rooted in His merciful love. After a long struggle with
tuberculosis, she died on September 30, 1897, at the age of 24. Her last words were the story of her
life: "My God, I love You!"
The world came to know Therese through her autobiography, "Story of a Soul". She described her
life as a "little way of spiritual childhood." She lived each day with an unshakable confidence in
God's love. "What matters in life," she wrote, "is not great deeds, but great love." Therese lived and
taught a spirituality of attending to everyone and everything well and with love. She believed that
just as a child becomes enamored with what is before her, we should also have a childlike focus and
totally attentive love. Therese's spirituality is of doing the ordinary, with extraordinary love.
Therese saw the seasons as reflecting the seasons of God's love affair with us. She loved flowers and
saw herself as the "little flower of Jesus," who gave glory to God by just being her beautiful little self
among all the other flowers in God's garden. Because of this beautiful analogy, the title "little
flower" remained with St. Therese.
Her inspiration and powerful presence from heaven touched many people very quickly. She was
canonized by Pope Pius XI on May 17, 1925. Had she lived, she would have been only 52 years old
when she was declared a Saint.
"My mission - to make God loved - will begin after my death," she said. "I will spend my heaven
doing good on earth. I will let fall a shower of roses." Roses have been described and experienced as
Saint Therese's signature. Countless millions have been touched by her intercession and imitate her
"little way." She has been acclaimed "the greatest saint of modern times." In 1997, Pope John Paul II
declared St. Therese a Doctor of the Church - the only Doctor of his pontificate - in tribute to the
powerful way her spirituality has influenced people all over the world.
The message of St. Therese is beautiful, inspiring, and simple. Please visit the areas in this section of
the Web site to learn more about this wonderful Saint.
Oct 4: St. Francis of Assisi…
St. Francis of Assisi is the best known and the mostloved thirteenth century Italian saint. He was
born in Assisi, Italy, the son of a rich merchant. Asa carefree young man, he loved singing, dancing
and partying. He joined the military andreturned ill, as a changed man. He marked his conversion
by hugging and kissing a leper. Whileat prayer in the Church of St. Damiano, he heard the message:
“Francis go and repair my Churchbecause it is falling down.” Francis took it literally and got money
by selling goods from hisfather’s warehouse. His father got furious and publicly disowned and
disinherited Francis.
Francis promptly gave back to his father everything except his underclothes and started living asa
free man, wearing sackcloth and begging for food. Possessing nothing, he started preaching thepure
Gospel of Jesus. Strangely enough, a few youngsters got attracted to Francis’ way of lifeand joined
him.Pope Innocent III had a vision of Francis supporting the leaning Church of St. Johns Lateran
inRome. Consequently, he approved the Religious Order begun by Francis, namely the FriarsMinor
[Lesser Brothers] which practiced Charity as a fourth vow along with Poverty, Chastityand
Obedience. Soon, the Franciscan Order became very popular, attracting large number ofcommitted
youngsters. The friars traveled throughout central Italy and beyond, preaching forpeople to turn
from the world to Christ.
In his life and preaching, Francis emphasized simplicityand poverty, relying on God's providence
rather than worldly goods. The brothers worked, orbegged, for what they needed to live, and any
surplus was given to the poor. Francis wrote amore detailed Rule, which was further revised by the
new leaders of the Franciscans. He gaveup leadership of the Order and went to the mountains to
live in secluded prayer. There hereceived the Stigmata, the wounds of Christ. Francis became
partially blind and ill during his last
years. He died at Portiuncula on October 4th, 1226 at the age of 44.Francis called for simplicity of
life, poverty, and humility before God.
In all his actions, Francissought to follow, fully and literally, the way of life demonstrated by Christ
in the Gospels.Francis loved nature and animals, and saw all natural forces as his brothers and
sisters. One ofFrancis's most famous sermons is one he gave to a flock of birds during one of his
journeys,because the people refused to listen. "From that day on, he solicitously admonished the
birds, allanimals and reptiles, and even creatures that have no feeling, to praise and love
theirCreator." Francis is well known for the "Canticle of Brother Sun." Written late in the saint'slife,
when blindness had limited his sight of the outside world, the canticle shows that hisimagination
was alive with love for God's creation.
Life messages: 1) Only by divesting oneself of every attachment is one ready to give oneselftotally
to God. 2) In poverty one makes oneself available for the Kingdom. 3) Once the goods are no longer
one's own, they become available for all. Goods are made to be shared totally to God. 2) In poverty
one makes oneself available for the Kingdom. 3) Once the goods are no longer one's own, they
become available for all. Goods are made to be shared.
Significant Saints in November
1. All-Saints
2. All-Souls
2. Saint Malachi
3. Saint Hubert
4. Saint Charles
Borromeo
5. Saint Bertille
6. Saint Leonard
7. Saint Willibrord
8. The Feast of the Holy
Relics
9. Saint Theodore Tyro
10: Saint Andrew
Avellino
11. Saint Martin of Tours
12. Saint Martin
13. Saint Stanislas Kostka
14. Saint Didacus
14. Saint Laurence
O'Toole
15. Saint Gertrude,
Abbess
16. Saint Edmund of
Canterbury
17. Saint Gregory
Thaumaturgus
18. Saint Odo of Cluny
19. Saint Elizabeth of
Hungary
20. Saint Felix of Valois
21. Presentation of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
22. Saint Cecilia
23. Saint Clement of
Rome
24. Saint John of the
Cross
25. Saint Catherine of
Alexandria
26. Saint Peter of
Alexandria
27. Saint Maximus
28. Saint James of La
Marca of Ancona
29. Saint Saturninus
30. Saint Andrew
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St. Charles Borromeo: November 4
"If we wish to make any progress in the service of God we must begin every day of our life with new
eagerness. We must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much as possible and have no other
view or end in all our actions but the divine honor." -- St. Charles Borromeo
St. Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) was born in 1538 to a noble family; he was a nephew of Pope
Pius IV. St. Charles was made a Cardinal at the young age of 23, and he assisted the Pope in
governing the Church. Soon thereafter St. Charles was made Archbishop of Milan. He is
remembered for his efforts on behalf of the 19th Ecumenical Council of Trent (1545-1564). He then
proceeded to enforce its decrees in the Archdiocese of Milan. During a plague he even walked
barefooted in the public streets carrying a cross with a rope around his neck, offering himself as a
victim to God for the transgressions of his people. He prayed the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin
daily.
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An Interview with Pope Francis: By La Vanguardia (Spanish magazine on 09.6.2014)
“One has to take the secession of a nation with grain of salt.”
“Our world economic system can’t take it anymore,” says the Bishop of Rome in an interview with
La Vanguardia. “I’m no illumined one. I didn’t bring any personal projects under my arm.” “We are
throwing away an entire generation to maintain a system that isn’t good,” he opines with respect to
unemployed youth.
“The persecuted Christians are a concern that touches me very deeply as a pastor. I know a lot
about persecutions but it doesn’t seem prudent to talk about them here so I don’t offend anyone.
But in some places it is prohibited to have a Bible or teach the catechism or wear a cross… What I
would like to be clear on is one thing, I am convinced that the persecution against Christians today
is stronger than in the first centuries of the Church. Today there are more Christian martyrs than in
that period. And, it's not because of fantasy, it’s because of the numbers."
Violence in the name of God dominates the Middle East.
It's a contradiction. Violence in the name of God does not correspond with our time. It's something
ancient. With historical perspective, one has to say that Christians, at times, have practiced it. We
arrive, sometimes, by way of religion to very serious, very grave contradictions. Fundamentalism,
for example. The three religions, we have our fundamentalist groups, small in relation to all the rest.
And, what do you think about fundamentalism?
A fundamentalist group, although it may not kill anyone, although it may not strike anyone, is
violent. The mental structure of fundamentalists is violence in the name of God.
Some say that you are a revolutionary.
We should call the great Mina Mazzini, the Italian singer, and tell her “take this hand, gypsy” and
have her read into my past, to see what [she finds]. (He laughs) For me, the great revolution is going
to the roots, recognizing them and seeing what those roots have to say to us today.
You have broken many security protocols to bring yourself closer to the people.
I know that something could happen to me, but it’s in the hands of God. I remember that in Brazil
they had prepared a closed Popemobile for me, with glass, but I couldn’t greet the people and tell
them that I love them from within a sardine tin. Even if it’s made of glass, for me that is a wall. It’s
true that something could happen to me, but let’s be realistic, at my age I don’t have much to lose.
Why is it important that the Church be poor and humble?
Poverty and humility are at the center of the Gospel and I say it in a theological sense, not in a
sociological one. You can't understand the Gospel without poverty, but we have to distinguish it
from pauperism. I think that Jesus wants us bishops not to be princes but servants.
What can the Church do to reduce the growing inequality between the rich and the poor?
It’s proven that with the food that is left over we could feed the people who are hungry. When you
see photographs of undernourished kids in different parts of the world, you take your head in your
hand, it incomprehensible. I believe that we are in a world economic system that isn’t good. At the
center of all economic systems must be man, man and woman, and everything else must be in
service of this man. But we have put money at the center, the god of money. We have fallen into a
sin of idolatry, the idolatry of money.
The economy is moved by the ambition of having more and, paradoxically, it feeds a throwaway
culture. Young people are thrown away when their nativity is limited. The elderly are also
discarded because they don’t serve any use anymore, they don’t produce, this passive class… In
throwing away the kids and elderly, the future of a people is thrown away because the young
people are going to push forcefully forward and because the elderly give us wisdom. They have the
memory of that people and they have to pass it on to the young people. And now also it is in style to
throw the young people away with unemployment. The rate of unemployment is very worrisome to
me, which in some countries is over 50%. Someone told me that 75 million young Europeans under
25 years of age are unemployed. That is an atrocity. But we are discarding an entire generation to
maintain an economic system that can’t hold up anymore, a system that to survive must make war,
as the great empires have always done. But as a Third World War can’t be done, they make zonal
wars. What does this mean? That they produce and sell weapons, and with this the balance sheets
of the idolatrous economies, the great world economies that sacrifice man at the feet of the idol of
money, obviously they are sorted. This unique thought takes away the wealth of diversity of
thought and therefore the wealth of a dialogue between peoples. Well understood globalization is a
wealth. Poorly understood globalization is that which nullifies differences. It is like a sphere in
which all points are equidistant from the center. A globalization that enriches is like a polyhedron,
all united but each preserving its particularity, its wealth, its identity, and this isn’t given. And this
does not happen.
Why is it important for every Christian to visit Jerusalem and the Holy Land?
Because of revelation. For us, it all started there. It is like “heaven on earth.” A foretaste of what
awaits us hereafter, in the heavenly Jerusalem.
You and your friend, the Rabbi Skorka, hugged each other in front of the Western Wall. What
importance has that gesture had for the reconciliation between Christians and Jews?
Well, my good friend professor Omar Abu, president of the Institute for Inter-religious Dialogue of
Buenos Aires, was also at the Wall. I wanted to invite him. He is a very religious man and a father-
of-two. He is also friends with Rabbi Skorka and I love them both a lot, and I wanted that that
friendship between the three be seen as a witness.
You told me a year ago that “within every Christian there is a Jew.”
Perhaps it would be more correct to say “you cannot live your Christianity, you cannot be a real
Christian, if you do not recognize your Jewish roots.” I don’t speak of Jewish in the sense of the
Semitic race but rather in the religious sense. I think that inter-religious dialogue needs to deepen
in this, in Christianity’s Jewish root and in the Christian flowering of Judaism. I understand it is a
challenge, a hot potato, but it can be done as brothers. I pray every day the divine office every day
with the Psalms of David. We do the 150 psalms in one week. My prayer is Jewish and I have the
Eucharist, which is Christian.
Do you still feel like a parish priest or do you assume your role as head of the Church?
The dimension of parish priest is that which most shows my vocation. Serving the people comes
from within me. Turn off the lights to not spend a lot of money, for example. They are things that a
parish priest does. But I also feel like the Pope. It helps me to do things seriously. My collaborators
are very serious and professional. I have help to carry out my duty. One doesn’t need to play the
parish priest Pope. It would be immature. When a head of state comes, I have to receive him with
the dignity and the protocol that are deserved. It is true that with the protocol I have my problems,
but one has to respect it.
You are changing a lot of things. Towards what future are these changes going?
I am no illumined one. I don’t have any personal project that I’ve brought with me under an arm,
simply because I never thought that they were going to leave me here, in the Vatican. Everyone
knows this. I came with a little piece of luggage to go straight back to Buenos Aires. What I am doing
is carrying out what we cardinals reflected upon during the General Congregations, that is to say, in
the meetings that, during the conclave, we all maintained every day to discuss the problems of the
Church. From there come reflections and recommendations. One very concrete one was that the
next Pope had to count on an external council, that is, a team of assessors that didn’t live in the
Vatican.
And you created the so-called Council of Eight.
They are eight cardinals from all the continents and a coordinator. They gather every two or three
months here. Now, the first of July we have four days of meetings, and we are going to be making
the changes that the very cardinals ask of us. It is not obligatory that we do it but it would be
imprudent not to listen to those who know.
You have also made a great effort to become closer to the Orthodox Church.
The invitation to Jerusalem from my brother Bartholomew was to commemorate the encounter
between Paul VI and Athenagoras I 50 years ago. It was an encounter after more than a thousand
years of separation. Since the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church has made efforts to
become closer and the Orthodox Church has done the same. Some Orthodox Churches are closer
than others. I wanted Bartholomew to be with me in Jerusalem and there emerged the plan to also
come to the Vatican to pray. For him it was a risky step because they can throw it in his face, but
this gesture of humility needed to be extended, and for us it's necessary because it's not conceivable
that we Christians are divided, it's a historical sin that we have to repair.
In the face of the advance of atheism, what is your opinion of people who believe that science and
religion are mutually exclusive?
There was a rise in atheism in the most existential age, perhaps Sartrian. But after came a step
toward spiritual pursuits, of encounter with God, in a thousand ways, not necessarily the traditional
religions. The clash between science and faith peaked in the Enlightenment, but that is not so
fashionable today, thank God, because we have all realized the closeness between one thing and the
other. Pope Benedict XVI has a good teaching about the relation between science and faith. In
general lines, the most recent is that the scientists are very respectful with the faith and the
agnostic or atheist scientist says, “I don’t dare to enter that field.”
What do you think of the renunciation of Benedict XVI?
Pope Benedict has made a very significant act. He has opened the door, has created an institution,
that of the eventual popes emeritus. 70 years ago, there were no emeritus bishops. Today how
many are there? Well, as we live longer, we arrive to an age where we cannot go on with things. I
will do the same as him, asking the Lord to enlighten me when the time comes and that he tell me
what I have to do, and he will tell me for sure.
You have a room reserved in a retirement home in Buenos Aires.
Yes, its a retirement house for elderly priests. I was leaving the archdiocese at the end of last year
and had already submitted my resignation to Benedict XVI when I turned 75. I chose a room and
said “I want to come to live here.” I will work as a priest, helping the parishes. This is what was
going to be my future before being Pope.
How would you like to be remembered in history?
I have not thought about it, but I like it when someone remembers someone and says: “He was a
good guy, he did what he could. He wasn’t so bad.” I’m OK with that.
This text was translated from the original Spanish by CNA's Alan Holdren, Estefania Augirre and
Elise Harris.
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A Dialogue for wisdom
A: Hey, I am sad and depressed?
B: Why?
A: They talk bad of me unjustly without any ground or truth
B: You carry on with your duty… let the barking dogs bark
A: Hardly any one appreciates
B: You do your duty like bus driver who has to drive people to their destination without taking
anything to heart
A: Thank you
B: You are welcome
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ST.JUDE’S CHURCH PARISH PASTORAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
1. REV.FR.J.A.NATHAN(PARISH PRIEST)
2. SR.LOVELY MATHEW(EX-OFFICIO)
3. MRS.RAJIPEREIRA(MEMBER SEC)
4. MR.ALEX
5. MR.ANTHONY SHEKAR
6. MR.ARUL DASS
7. MS.BRENDA(YOUTH)
8. MR.D’CRUZ
9. MR.FABIAN
10. MRS.JACINTHA(LEGION OF MARY)
11. MRS.JAYANTHI
12. MR.JOHN BABU
13. MR.JOSEPH SELVAN
14. MR.JOSEPH SEQUIERA
15. MR.LAZAR
16. MRS.LEEMA(LEGION OF MARY)
17. MR.ROBERT
18. MR.RONALD
19. MR.RAJENDIRA
20. MR.J.A.STEPHEN(V.DE.PAUL)
21. MR.SIMON DYSON(YOUTH)
22. MR.SUNDER RAJ
23. MR.WILFRED D’MELLO
THE 24th ANNUAL FEAST OF THE SHRINE OF ST.JUDE, RT NAGAR…
Novena Days and Feast day program Schedule
Language Date & Time Novena
Days
Preacher Celebrant Theme
Kannada
16.10.2014
5.30 pm: Rosary.
6.00 pm: Flag
Hoisting& Mass, Sermon,
Praise & worship
Thursday Fr.Royappa.
Parish priest,
SFX Church,
Hunsur
Msgr.C.Francis
VICAR GENERAL
PARISH PRIEST,
RESURRECTION
CHURCH
“TOTAL
SURRENDER TO
THE LORD
Kannada 17.10.2014
5.30 pm: Rosary
6.00 pm: Mass,
Friday Fr.Royappa
Parish priest,
SFX Church,
Fr.Santosh Royan
Lourdu Xavier
Immaculate
THE MISSION OF
THE MESSIAH –
who is Jesus?
Sermon,
Praise and Worship
Hunsur Conception Church,
Doresanipalya
Kannada 18.10.2014
5.30 pm: Rosary
6.00 pm: Mass,
Sermon,
Praise and Worship
Saturday Fr.Royappa
Parish priest,
SFX Church,
Hunsur
Fr.Royappa THE MISSION OF
THE JOHN THE
BAPTIST
Thamizh 20.10.2014
5.30 pm: Rosary
6.00 pm: Mass,
Sermon,
Praise and Worship
Monday
Fr.Raja, CsSR Fr.Jayakumar.
MSC, Bellandur
THE MISSION OF
ST.PETER & HIS
WRITINGS
Thamizh 21.10.2014
5.30 pm: Rosary
6.00 pm: Mass,
Sermon,
Praise and Worship
Tuesday
Fr.Raja, CsSR Fr.Roys
Gnanamanie, SFX
Church,
Chickballapur
THE MISSION OF
ST.JOHN & HIS
WRITINGS
Thamizh 22.10.2014
5.30 pm: Rosary
6.00 pm: Mass,
Sermon,
Praise and Worship
Wednesday
Fr.Raja, CsSR Fr.Jerome
Stanislaus, Christ
the King Church,
Byrathi
THE MISSION OF
ST.JAMES & HIS
WRITINGS
English 23.10.2014
5.30 pm: Rosary
6.00 pm: Mass,
Sermon,
Praise and Worship
Thursday
Fr.Stanley
David,
Prof.St.Peter’s
Seminary
Fr.A.Sagayanathan
St.Patrick’s Church
THE MISSION OF
ST.JUDE & HIS
WRITINGS
English 24.10.2014
5.30 pm: Rosary
6.00 pm: Mass,
Sermon,(PENITENTIAL
RITES- CONFESSION)
Praise and Worship
Friday Fr.Stanley
David,
Prof.St.Peter’s
Seminary
Fr.Amarnath
Parish Priest,
St.John the
Evangelist Church
THE MISSION OF
JESUS CHRIST
INTHE LIGHT OF
RECONCILIATION
English 25.10.2014
5.30 pm: Rosary
6.00 pm: Mass,
Sermon,
Praise and Worship
Saturday Fr.Stanley
David,
Prof.St.Peter’s
Seminary
Most Rev.Bernard
Moras,
Archbishop of
Bangalore
THE MISSION OF
BVM AT THE
TIME OF JESUS
AND NOW
19.10.2014 SUNDAY AS USUAL 7.00 AM : ENGLISH MASS By 8.15 AM : KANNADA MASS, 9.30 AM : THAMIZH MASS
11.00 AM: SPECIAL MASS FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS, FOLLOWED BY CULTURAL EVENTS FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS
5.30 PM: ENGLISH MASS
FEAST DAY 26.10.2014 SUNDAY
6.45 AM: ENGLISH MASS : FR.NORMAN BERNARD,
Parish Priest & Dean, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Ulsoor
8.15 AM: KANNADA MASS : FR.T.BERNARD,
Parish Priest, Christ the Church, Malleshwaram
10.00 AM: THAMIZH MASS : VERY REV.FR.A.S.ANTHONY SWAMY, PARISH PRIEST (SFX CATHEDRAL),
DEAN & CHANCELLOR, ARCHDIOCESE OF BANGALORE
11.45 AM: SPECIAL ENGLISH MASS FOR THE PILGRIMS & THE SICK
: FR.S.ANTONY SWAMY, Prof. St.Peter’s Institute of Theology
AFTER THE MASS THERE WILL BE FETE AND GAMES, LUNCH
Organized By Parish Youth & PPC
5.15 PM: FESTAL SOLEMN CONCELEBRATED HIGH MASS IN ENGLISH
BY FR.PAUL RAJKUMAR, Principal,
St.Anne’s College of Arts and Science, THINDIVANAM,
FOLLOWED BY GRAND CAR PROCESSION LED BY BAND MUSIC
FINAL BENEDICTION FOLLOWED BY DE-HOISTING OF FLAG
With Love
Fr.J.A.Nathan, Parish Priest and PPC
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INVITATION TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE ANNUAL FEAST Dear Brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, St.Jude is known as the PATRON SAINT OF HOPELESS CASES. When
a devotee is frustrated of not finding answer to his/her prayer for a long effort, St.Jude is believed strongly to
intercede on behalf of the frustrated devotee. This is why he is called as the Saint of the hopeless cases.
Devotees all over the world pray to him for his powerful intercession. Many people irrespective of caste and
creed visit our Shrine and expressed their experience of finding peace and favors granted through the
intercession of St.Jude.
I invite you with great joy for powerful and inspiring preaching on different themes (mentioned in the box
ABOVE) and praise and adoration conducted by spirit filled celebrants during 9 days novena days and for
various activities during the feast day.
RT Nagar (Ravindranath Tagoor Nagar) is situated at 7th Main, HMT Layout at CBI Road very close to RT
Nagar Police station.
Alighting at RT Nagar Police station, come down to the dead end of the HMT Play Ground, and at the dead end
of the ground, take left and enter into CBI Road and just 2 minute walk, you will find St.Jude’s Church with
magnificent bell tower.
COME IN LARGE NUMBER AND PARTICIPATE IN THE UNIVERSAL CELEBRATION OF THE FEAST OF ST.JUDE
IN OUR CHURCH AT RT NAGAR, BANGALORE.
PARISH PRIEST AND PPC AND PARISHIONERS
TO CONTACT: 080-2333 9293
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"Faith is not believing God can, it is knowing that God will."
10 Beautiful words of Faith
1] Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble,
But it is a "steering wheel" that directs the right path throughout the journey.
2] So why is a Car's WINDSHIELD so large & the Rear View Mirror so small?
Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, Look Ahead and Move on.
3] Friendship is like a BOOK. It takes a few minutes to burn,but it takes years to write.
4] All things in life are temporary. If going well, enjoy it, they will not last forever.
If going wrong, don't worry,they can't last long either.
5] Old Friends are Gold! New Friends are Diamond! If you get a Diamond,
Don't forget the Gold!Because to hold a Diamond,you always need a Base of Gold!
6] Often when we lose hope and think this is the end,
GOD smiles from above and says, "Relax, sweetheart,it's just a bend, not the end!
7] When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities;
When GOD doesn't solve your problems HE has faith in your abilities.
8] A blind person asked St. Anthony: "Can there be anything worse
Than losing eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing your vision!"
9] When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them,and
Sometimes,when you are safe and happy,remember that someone hasprayed for you.
10] WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES,
It takes away today's PEACE.
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UNIVERSAL NEWS
Annually, 3,000 quit Religious life: Vatican official
Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo said that statistics from his Congregation, as well as the
Congregation for the Clergy, indicate that over the past five years, 2,624 religious have left annually.
The secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
said in an October 29 address that over 3,000 men and women religious leave the consecrated life
each year.
In the address – a portion of which was reprinted in L’Osservatore Romano – Archbishop José
Rodríguez Carballo said that statistics from his Congregation, as well as the Congregation for the
Clergy, indicate that over the past five years, 2,624 religious have left the religious life annually.
When one takes into account additional cases handled by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith, the number tops 3,000.
The prelate, who led the Order of Friars Minor from 2003 until his April 2013 curial appointment,
said that the majority of cases occur at a “relatively young age.” The causes, he said, include
“absence of spiritual life,” “loss of a sense of community,” and a “loss of sense of belonging to the
Church” – a loss manifest in dissent from Catholic teaching on “women priests and sexual morality.”
Other causes include “affective problems,” including heterosexual relationships that continue into
marriage and homosexual relationships, which are “most obvious in men, but also present, more
often than you think, between women.”
The world, the prelate continued, is undergoing profound changes from modernity to
postmodernity – from fixed reference points to uncertainty, doubt, and insecurity. In a market-
oriented world, “everything is measured and evaluated according to the utility and profitability,
even people.” It is “a world where everything is soft,” where “there is no place for sacrifice, nor for
renunciation.”
Source: Catholic Culture
Gujarat govt promotes extremism and violence in schools: Jesuit
With its order to introduce nine text books by Dina Nath Batra in more than 42,000 primary and
secondary state schools, the government of Gujarat State is promoting principles of extremism and
Hindu nationalism among school children: said Father Cedric Prakash SJ.
Father Prakash is the Director of Prashanti Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace based in
Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat.
"The books are full of myths and falsehoods, superstitions and prejudices, with gross distortions
and manipulations. They propagate fascist ideology that is totally against the heritage of Indian
culture, made up of inclusiveness, pluralism and the rights of all," he said.
Batra is the founder of ‘Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti’, a cultural Academy which aims to preserve
the Hindu religion and culture. The academy is used as an ideological benchmark by violent groups
who promote the ideology of Hindutva in India. These forces, says Father Prakash, "are now aiming
at manipulating the public education system".
The books were published (in Gujarati language) in January 2014 and praised by the then Chief
Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, present Prime Minister of India. "Frozen until after the election,
they are now being introduced into schools," the Jesuit explained.
According to Father Prakash, the texts "promote a racist ideology, thereby violating Articles 28 and
29 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child." They teach hatred and prejudice toward
Westerners, accuse the English language "of having polluted the Indian culture" and subtly
denigrate religious minorities such as Muslims and Christians by defining Islam and Christianity
"non-Indian religions". The texts have even used derogatory terms like "niggers".
The Jesuits of Prashant invited civil society to "protest strongly" in order not to allow Indian
children to be educated according to these distorted and violent principles and ask the government
for immediate revocation of the introduction of such texts in public schools.
Source: Agenzia Fides
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FAMILY PRAYER VERSUS TV WATCHING
“Good morning Father!”
“Good morning Rita. How come this side?”
“Father, I have come to request you to give a letter to St.Joseph’s College for my daughter Sangeetha
for I PU.”
“Oh, that’s all. Where is your daughter?”
“Sorry Father, she has gone to see her friend.”
“Is it? Have I seen her any time?”
“I don’t think Father, she hardly comes for Sunday Mass… she likes long sleep even on Sunday… I
have instructed her strictly many times to attend Sunday Mass, but she is mad of watching TV even
as she wakes up in the morning.” I am really fed up of her Father… her father too is not interested in
coming for Sunday Mass… he comes late to home and sleeps very late after watching TV all night… I
have fought with my husband and my daughter many a times in this regard….what shall I do
Father?”
“Alright Rita, do you all pray at night?”
“I do some times Father, she doesn’t obey my word.”
There is a concern for every one today about everything.
Parish priest is interested in his parishioners attending Mass on Sunday and taking part actively in
the parish activities… many of our Catholic family fathers are concerned about their family
development and wealth…. many mothers are concerned about children obeying them… many
children are concerned about their desires /wants to be fulfilled at any time by their parents, youth
are concerned about their freedom to do things in their own way. But hardly any one is concerned
about why marriages break…. Why do the married couples become incompatible?
In the present scenario, we must discover as why there is wild grapes in the vineyard of family.
In simple term, it is due to lack of family prayer.
In the recent days, China has come out with testing successfully a ballistic missile that could destroy
a target which is 10,000 kms away….The name of the missile is Don Beng. The world is getting
threatened by any new invention of armaments.
World is heading towards its own destruction. Even individual man is heading towards self -
destruction. Why this? Because of the absence of prayer in families. As family values deteriorate at
homes, individual man’s life becomes threatened.
Thus the only way for this anomaly is to pray the rosary at home.
In such scenario of our Catholic families, what is most required of our Catholic society today?
Praying together… being together… smiling and laughing together and at times weeping together.
What is not done together today is pushed to the individuals’ behavior… In other words, community
prayer or family prayer is no more respected and wanted.
You are called to bear good fruits and remove the wicked fruits (Mt.21:23-33)
For this Holy Spirit is ready to assist us. Hence PLEAD FOR THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
LET YOUR HOME BE THE SOURCE OF JOY AND HEALING.
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Vatican concerned over increasing Asian priests in West
A Vatican official has expressed concern over increasing number of priests from Asian and African
dioceses working in Western dioceses, while their own native dioceses were still short of priests.
Cardinal Fernando Filoni, the prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, said this
while addressing the annual meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies.
Cardinal Filoni also noted a decrease in missionary contributions from Catholics in dioceses in
wealthier nations, even as contributions from Asian dioceses have increased modestly.
The Pontifical Mission Societies – the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the Society of St.
Peter the Apostle, the Holy Childhood Association, and the Missionary Union of Priests and
Religious – exist to support the missions.
Cardinal Filoni told the Societies’ leaders that it is “unfair” that up to half the priests in some African
and Asian dioceses now serve in the West, “where they believe they find better pastoral conditions.”
These priests’ native dioceses, he said, are “still short of personnel” and thus are “deprived of
significant apostolic forces absolutely indispensable for Christian life.”
Cardinal Filoni also noted a decrease in missionary contributions from Catholics in dioceses in
wealthier nations, even as contributions from Asian dioceses have increased modestly.
He attributed the decline in the West to “the weakening of the missionary spirit and motivation”
and challenged the Societies’ officials to “get out of our seats” and be more actively present in
parishes, dioceses, and other Catholic institutions.
Source: Catholic Culture
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CBCI condemns attempt to deny Christian priests entry in villages:Aug 14 2014
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) in its Independence Day message to the nation
took strong exception to an unprecedented move in Chhattisgarh where 50 villages passed a
resolution in Gram Sabha, denying entry to Christian priests in the villages.
“The move was fortunately foiled by the timely intervention of the District Administration,” said the
CBCI statement, ‘Appeal for Peace’, released on August 12.
It urged the Central Government and the State Governments to “keep constant vigil over such
sinister moves designed to weaken the very character and nature of our secular and democratic
Constitution.”
Local media had reported last month that Gram Sabhas of more than 50 villages in Bastar and
Jagdalpur districts have passed resolutions outlawing non-Hindu religions from villages in these
districts.
The district collector Ankit Anand called a meeting of various Christian leaders on July 23 on the
issue of resolutions. He later said that only three gram panchayats passed the controversial
resolutions. Anand reportedly told Christians that while he cannot challenge the resolutions, he is
initiating peace committees in which Christians will be included to resolve the issue in an amicable
manner. He had told the media, "Any resolution by village council banning people from any
particular religion or community from the village is legally null and void."
The CBCI statement also expressed deep concern and anxiety over “certain statements made by
responsible and highly placed persons in the Judiciary favouring particular religion and its sacred
books to be included in the school curriculum. The Bishops’ Committee is equally apprehensive of
certain moves on the part of the Government and the Judiciary to bring about the uniform civil code
and to legalize euthanasia. Such moves without taking into account the views and concerns of all
will eventually weaken the unity of our nation and lead to the erosion of moral values cherished by
the Indian society.”
Concern was also expressed over sporadic events of violence against Christians in certain parts of
India.
The CBCI message urged people to resolve to work steadfastly for the growth and development of
all people, ensuring justice, peace and equality.
Source: CBCI
Christian Pastor attacked by Buddhist extremists: Mar 12, 2014
A Protestant Christian Pastor and his wife were recently attacked by a mob led by Buddhist monks
in Asgiriya in the central district of Kandy.
A mob of over 250 led by a dozen of Buddhist extremist monks of the organization Bodu Bala Sena
broke into the pastor’s house, which belongs to the Church of Grace.
The two were beaten up, called traitors and were threatened. Buddhist monks also threatened the
villagers in the province of Sabaragamuw, ordering them not to support and not to spend time with
the Pastor.
In response to the aggression, some local Christians have written a petition and collected signatures
calling on the authorities of the province to defend their right of freedom of religion.
Amid a socially and politically tense situation where the UN and sections of civil society has been
asking the government to stop discriminating ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka, the violence against
religious minorities by Buddhist extremist fringes is increasing.
Two churches and a Christian prayer centre were attacked in January by a crowd of Buddhists,
saying they were illegal buildings and were intended to carry out proselytising. After these
incidents, Christians had held a massive march for peace and religious freedom in the capital
Colombo.
In Sri Lanka, more than 70% are Buddhists, 6.1% Christians, 9.7% Muslims, 12.6% Hindus.
Source: Agenzia Fides
Christian girl gang raped in Pakistan: Aug 22, 2014
The Christian community of Lahore is outraged at the news of the gang rape of a 12-year-old
Christian girl, Muqadas, on August 2.
Muqadas is one of the four daughters of Liaqat Masih, a poor Christian. All four Masih girls work as
maids in the homes of middle class Muslims. Muqadas and her older sister Asma were returning
home from work, when Muqadas was kidnapped by two Muslim men and three women. They took
her inside a closed school and the two men, identified as Ashraf Alias Achi and Ghaffor Alias Paida,
raped her repeatedly in turn.
The girl was later abandoned. The family filed a complaint with the police in Lahore. One of the
rapists was arrested and the other has asked for bail. Masih family is in a state of shock and is
assisted by the NGO LEAD led by Christian lawyer Sardar Mushtaq Gill. "We will do everything so
that this violence does not go unpunished," said Gill adding that the family has already been
intimidated to withdraw the complaint.
"In Pakistan, rape is used as an instrument of arbitrary power over Christian girls, who come from
poor and marginalized families. It is a form of violence that wants to reiterate the submission to
Muslims. The rest of society is not outraged because the victims mostly belong to religious
minorities, who are the most vulnerable. Rarely rapists are punished. Furthermore, rape victims
face terrible difficulties; they do not receive adequate medical treatment for sexual assault. Many
girls are traumatized and become depressed and is in need of psychological assistance," Gill
explained the situation.
Source: Agenzia Fides
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Health column
Health Tips
1. Rub your ears to boost energy:
Instead of reaching for another cup of coffee, give your ears a gentle self-massage.
According to Chinese medicine, stimulating the pressure points in the ears increases
blood circulation to all parts of the body, giving you an instant energy boost.
2. Cure hiccups with peanut butter:
Chewing and swallowing the sticky spread will interrupt your breathing pattern and
force your diaphragm to relax.
3. Use honey to soothe a sore throat:
A natural antibacterial and antifungal agent, honey can help coat and soothe
sore throats and alleviate minor coughs.
4. Blow-dry waterlogged ears:
Put a hair dryer on the gentlest setting and hold it a few inches away from your ear.
The increased airflow will help to evaporate the water in your ear.
5. Make warts disappear with garlic:
Garlic — which has been shown to have antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal properties —
is thought to be an effective home remedy for warts.
Apply a freshly cut garlic clove to the wart, place a bandage over it,
and leave the bandage on overnight.
Repeat every night until the wart disappears.
6. Blow on your thumb to calm jangled nerves:
The thumb has its own pulse, and blowing on the thumb will cool down the thumb and
thus calm the heart rate, as cold air can slow down your pulse.
This trick might also help simply because the act of blowing forces you to deepen your
breathing, which calms the heart.
7. Sniff peppermint to quell a craving:
Chew mint gum, sip peppermint tea or take a whiff of peppermint oil.
Studies suggest that the scent of peppermint stimulates the brain to release
appetite-suppressing hormones and promotes a feeling of fullness.
8. Curl your toes to fall asleep faster:
The next time you find yourself tossing and turning, try a progressive muscle relaxation
technique.
Begin by slowly curling and uncurling your toes.
Then, work your way up the entire body, from your toes to your neck, tightening a certain
muscle group before releasing it.
9. Smile to make yourself happier:
Scientists have found that the simple act of smiling can lower blood pressure and
release stress, giving you an instant mood boost (yes, even forced smiles count!).
10. Press your tongue against the roof of your mouth to beat brain freeze:
Also referred to as “ice cream headaches,” brain freezes are caused by a rapid increase in
blood flow to the brain. After you down a frozen treat trythrusting your tongue against the
roof of your mouth— this will warm up the palate and ease the flow of blood to the brain.
11. Rub Vicks Vaporub on feet for congestion:
To temporarily relieve a cough, try applying the mentholated topical cream on
the soles of your feet and immediately covering with a pair of socks.
There is no scientific explanation for why this old wives’ trick works,
but many stuffy nose-sufferers (and even nurses and doctors) swear by it.
12. Use ginger to prevent motion sickness:
Twenty minutes before travel, take two capsules of powdered ginger to ease an
upset stomach caused by motion sickness.
13. Shake your head to wake up sleepy feet:
It happens to all of us — you’re sitting in an awkward position when all of a sudden your
foot,
hand or other body part falls asleep.
To quickly eliminate that uncomfortable tingling sensation, move your head side to side.
The movement helps relieve nerve tension.
14. Alleviate nausea by massaging wrist:
Relieve nausea by lightly massaging the pressure point on the inside of your wrist,
about three finger widths below the base of your palm.
15. Squeeze lemon to erase pimples:
Banish breakouts by dabbing a little lemon juice on problem areas —
its antibacterial properties will help kill excess bacteria and reduce acne.
16. Dab on clove oil to alleviate toothache:
Apply a very small amount of clove oil to a cotton swab and gently dab onto the affected
tooth area. The essential oil has been shown in studies to have analgesic and antibacterial
properties,
making it a useful tool in treating bacteria-caused toothaches.
17. Inhale onion vapors for sinus relief:
Chop up an onion, put it in a bowl and inhale the onion fumes.
The vapors help open sinus passageways, providing relief from sinus pressure.
18. Stop mouth bleeds with tea bags:
To stop mouth bleeds after oral surgery or injuries, apply a moistened tea bag to the
affected area; the tannins in tea help the blood coagulate faster.
19. Steam to relieve nasal congestion:
Steam helps to loosen mucus and clear out the sinus cavities, providing relief from nasal
congestion. A hot bath works, too.
20. Sleep on your left side to prevent acid reflux:
Researchers have determined that left side sleeping helps with digestion and eases heart
burnpain.
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10 Benefits of cucumbers
Cucumbers are the fourth most cultivated vegetable in the world and known to be one of the best
foods for your body's overall health, often referred to as a superfood. Cucumbers are often sprayed
with pesticides so it is important to buy organic or even better, grow them yourself.
Here are 10 Benefits of cucumbers:
1. Quick pick me-up - Cucumbers are a good source of B vitamins. Put down your sodas and coffee
and eat a cucumber slice.
2. Rehydrates body and replenishes daily vitamins - Cucumbers are 95 percent water, keeping
the body hydrated while helping the body eliminate toxins. Cucumbers have most of the vitamins
the body needs in a single day. Don't forget to leave the skin on because the skin contains a good
amount of vitamin C, about 10 percent of the daily-recommended allowance.
3. Skin and hair care - If you don't like to eat the skin, it can be used for skin irritations and
sunburns as aloe would be used. Place a slice over puffy eyes and its anti-inflammatory properties
help reduce puffiness. The silicon and sulfur in cucumbers help to stimulate hair growth.
4. Fight cancers - Cucumber are known to contain lariciresinol, pinoresinol, and
secoisolariciresinol. These three lignans have a strong history of research in connection with
reduced risk of several cancer types, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and
prostate cancer.
5. Home care - Eliminates a foggy mirror. Before taking a shower, rub a cucumber slice along a
mirror and it will eliminate the mirror fogging up. Instead of WD40, take a cucumber slice and rub it
along a squeaky hinge and your door will stop squeaking.
6. Relieves bad breath - Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your
tongue for 30 seconds, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for
causing bad breath.
7. Hangover cure - To avoid a morning hangover or headache; eat a few cucumber slices before
going to bed. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish many
essential nutrients, reducing the intensity of both hangover and headache.
8. Aids in weight loss and digestion - Due to its low calorie and high water content, cucumber is
an ideal diet for people who are looking for weight loss. The high water content and dietary fiber
in cucumbers are very effective in ridding the body of toxins from the digestive system, aiding
digestion. Daily consumption of cucumbers can be regarded as a remedy for chronic constipation.
9. Cures diabetes, reduces cholesterol and controls blood pressure - Cucumber juice contains a
hormone which is needed by the cells of the pancreas for producing insulin which has been found
to be beneficial to diabetic patients. Researchers found that a compound called sterols in
cucumbers may help reduce cholesterol levels. Cucumbers contain a lot of potassium, magnesium
and fiber. These work effectively for regulating blood pressure. This makes cucumbers good for
treating both low blood pressure and high blood pressure.
10. Promotes joint health, relieves gout and arthritis pain -Cucumber is an excellent source of
silica, which is known to help promotes joint health by strengthening the connective tissues. They
are also rich in vitamin A, B1, B6, C & D, Folate, Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium. When mixed
with carrot juice, they can relieve gout and arthritis pain by lowering the uric acid levels
Nuns pray during the special mass which was held for Mother Teresa’s 104 birth anniversary in
Kolkata Tuesday. (Source: Express photo by Partha Paul)