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\ap¡v GhÀ¡pw F{Xbpw {]nb¦c\mb Gsd BZcWob\mb sI. a¯mbn tImÀ F¸nkvtIm¸ A¨³, 2023 HIvtSm_À ]{´ïmw XobXn sshIptócw \s½ hn«p ]ncnªv kzÀ¤ob hmkØe¯nte¡v bm{Xbmbncn¡póp. PohnXImew apgph³ IÀ½ \ncX\mbncpó a¯mbn A¨³ Xsâ hntbmK¯nsâ XteZnhkw hsc sshZoI Bßob tkh\w A\pjvTn¨p. A¨\v 81 hbkmbncpóp.
Hcp {InkvXob ]ptcmlnX³ F{Xam{Xw Ffnabpw hn\bhpw DÅ Bfmbncn¡WsaóXnsâ Hcp D¯a DZmlcWambncpóp Bcm[y\mb tImÀ F¸nkvt¡m¸ a¯mbn A¨³. a\pjycpsS ap¼neñ ssZhap¼msIbmWv Xm³ \nð¡póXmbn ImWpóXnsâ {]Xn^e\ambncpóp {]nb A¨sâ FfnabpsS Ffna. AXp sImïmWv Xncpshgp¯pIÄ hn\bt¯bpw ssZh`bt¯bpw At`Zyambn _Ôn¸n¨v \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póXvv. "IÀ¯mhnt\mSpÅ `bw PvRm\¯nð D]tZiamWv, XmgvabmWv _lpam\¯n\v ap¼pÅXv' (kZriyhmIy§Ä 15:33) AXpsImïmWv Hcp CShIbpsS hnImcn Asñ¦nð Hcp ]ptcmlnX³ FóXnt\¡mfpw Hcp BNmcy³ Fóp kzbw hntijn¸n¡m³ At±lw B{Kln¨ncpóXv. BNmcy³ P\¯nsâ D]tZiI\pw amXrIbpw BWv. Cu Hcp ho£Ww t_m[a\knð am{Xañ kz]v\¯nð t]mepw Dïmbncpó DÄ¡mgvNbmbn A¨³ Xsâ {]kwK§fnð kqNn¸n¨n«pïv.
Ahn`mPnX Atacn¡³ `{Zmk\¯nse HmÀ¯tUmIvkv sshZnIÀ¡nSbnð hfsc BZcWobhpw hninjvShpamb Hcp \maamWv shcn dhdâv Ifo¡ð a¯mbn tImÀ F¸nkvtIm¸. \½psS CShIbmb ^nemsUð^nb skâv {KotKmdntbmkv ]Ånbpw a¯mbn A¨sâ ]utcmlnXy Ncn{Xhpw ]ckv]cw _Ôs¸«ncn¡póp. A¨³ Xsâ 48 hÀjs¯ sshZoI tkh\¯nð `qcn`mKhpw \½psS CShIsb tkhn¨p. \½psS CShIbpsS Øm]I hnImcn Bbncpó At±lw AXnsâ XpS¡w apXð 2011 hsc, Pò\mSmb tIcfs¯ tkhn¡m\pw hn{ian¡m\pw t]mIpóXphsc Htc Hcp hnImcn Bbncpóp. Ipd¨p Ime¯n\p tijw At±lw aS§nsb¯n, Xsâ PohnX¯nsâ `qcn`mKhpw Xm³ hfÀ¯nb CShIbpsS apXnÀó t{ijvT CSb\mbn tkh\w A\pjvTn¨p.
tIcf¯nð ]¯\wXn« Pnñbnð {]¡m\w Fó Øe¯v sImñtâ¯v IpSpw_¯nð ss\\m³ Zm\ntbentâbpw td¨ð Zm\ntbentâbpw aI\mbn 1942 Prsse 3þ\v a¯mbn A¨³ P\n¨p. Ip«n¡me¯v Fñmhcpw hmÕeyt¯msS sIm¨p a¯mbn Fó hnfnt¸cnemWv hnfn¨ncpóXv. sNdp¸w apXse sIm¨p a¯mbn¡v IÀ¯mhnsâ tkh\¯nð ip{iqjmPohnXw \bn¡m\mbncpóp B{Klw. A«¨m¡ð shcn. dh. amXyqkv d¼msâ kaÀ¸nX PohnXw sIm¨p a¯mbnsb hfsc A[nIw kzm[o\n¨p.
Parents Of Mathai Achen
sshZoI³ BIm\pÅ Xsâ B{Kl¯nsâ ]qÀ¯oIcW¯nsâ BZy]Snbmbn bphmhmb a¯mbn 1961þð Hcp anj\dn {]hÀ¯I\mbn (Éo_mZmk³) Éo_mZmk kaql¯nð (Servents of Cross) tNÀóp. ae¦cbnse ZfnXcpsS At¸mkvXe\mbncpó A`nhµy ]t{Xmkv amÀ HkvXm¯ntbmkv sa{Xmt¸n¯ Xncpta\n Bbncpóp Éo_mZmk kaql¯nsâ D]ÚmXmhpw Øm]I\pw. A{]Imcw Ipcninsâ tkhI\mbncn¡pt¼mÄ Êo_mZmk³ a¯mbn DóX hnZym`ymk¯n\mbn athen¡c _nj¸v aqÀ tImtfPnð tNÀóp. ]nóoSv ]¯\wXn« ImtXment¡Áv tImtfPnð hnZym`ymkw XpScpIbpw _ncpZw t\SpIbpw sNbvXp. tIcf kÀÆIemimebnð \nópw km¼¯nIimkv{X¯nð Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) _ncpZw t\Snbtijw tIm«bs¯ HmÀt¯mtUmIvkv XntbmfPn¡ð skan\mcnbnð sshZoI]T\w ]qÀ¯nbm¡n. AhnsS \nópw GST Unt¹mambpw A^nentbÁv sNbvX skdmw]qÀ bqWnthÀknÁnbnð \nópw Unhn\nÁn _ncpZhpw [BD] t\Sn.
Rev. Dn. K. Mathai
]cnip² _tkentbmkv amÀt¯m½m amXyqkv {]Ya³ _mh Éo_mZmk³ a¯mbnsb k_v Uo¡\mbn \nban¡pIbpw ]nóoSv A`nhµy Um\ntbð amÀ ]oeIvkot\mkv sa{Xmt¸meo¯ ]qÀ® Uo¡\mbn hmgn¡bpw sNbvXp. 1975 G{]nð 28þ\v ]cnip² _tkentbmkv amÀt¯m½m amXyqkv {]Ya³ _mh a¯mbn si½mis\ sshZoI\mbn A`ntjIw sNbvXp. 1975þð Xsó ^mZÀ a¯mbnbpw IpSpw_hpw Atacn¡bnte¡v IpSntbdn. ^mZÀ ^nemsUð^nbmbnte¡v amdpóXn\p ap³]v \yqtbmÀ¡nse tbmt¦Àknse skâv tXmakv HmÀt¯mtUmIvkv ]ÅnbnemWv BZyambn tkh\w sNbvXXv. A`nhµy amÀ a¡mdntbmkv sa{Xmt¸meo¯ ^mZÀ a¯mbnsb ^nemsUð^nb skâv tXmakv HmÀ¯tUmIvkv CShIbpsS hnImcnbmbn \nban¨p, ]nóoSv 1986þð skâv {KotKmdntbmkv CShIbmbn ]p\À \maIcWw sN¿s¸«p. XpSÀóv dh. sI. a¯mbn \½psS CShIbpsS `mKamWv.
Torresdale Church Philadelphia
hÀj§tfmfw hnhn[ hmSI Øe§fnð Bcm[\ \S¯nbncpó skâv {KotKmdntbmkv CShI, 1995 ð kz´ambn Hcp ]Ån hm§nbtijw, a¯mbn A¨³ ]Xnaqóp hÀjt¯mfw Torresdale Ave., Philadelphia se Cu kz´w ]Ånbnð sshZoI ip{iqj \S¯n. skâv {KotKmdntbmkv CShIbpsS DSaØXbnepÅ BZys¯ ]ÅnbmWv CXv.
Mathai Achen being elevated as a Cor Episcopa
A`nhµy amXyqkv amÀ _Àó_mkv sa{Xmt¸meo¯ a¯mbn A¨s\ 1996 Pq¬ 22þ\v tImÀþF¸nkvtIm¸ ]Zhnbnte¡v DbÀ¯n. C´y³ HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k`bnð hnhmlnXcmb sshZnIÀ¡v e`n¡mhpó GÁhpw DbÀó ]ZhnbmWv tImÀ F¸nkvt¡m¸.
Smaranika on Silver Jubily of Priestly Ordination
2000þð shcn. sdh. a¯mbn tImÀ F¸nkvt¡m¸m A¨³ Xsâ sshZoI ip{iqjbnð ]ptcmlnX\mbn 25 hÀjw ]qÀ¯nbm¡n. At±l¯nsâ {]nbs¸« CShI AwK§Ä sshZnI Øm\mtcmlW¯nsâ Pq_nen kapNnXambn BtLmjn¨p. AhcpsS Bßob Kpcphnt\mSpÅ hnizkvXXbsS {]XoIambn kvacWnI Fó \ma¯nð Hcp kph\oÀ {]kn²oIcn¨p.
Architectural Beauty of Church Conceived - Before Construction
a¯mbn A¨sâ ap¸Xp hÀjss¯ tkh\¯neqsS skâv {KotKmdntbmkv CShI ]e aS§v hfcpIbpw IpSpw_§Ä KWyambn hÀ²n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. AXpsImïv hen¸tadnb Hcp ]Åns¡«nSw A¨³ BßmÀ°ambn B{Kln¨p. ssZhm\p{Kl¯mð, HSphnð A¨sâ {]mÀ°\IÄ¡v D¯cw e`n¨p. ZoÀLImeambn B{Kln¨ kz]v\w km£mXvIcn¡s¸«p. 2005 s_³tkew t{]m¸À«n hm§m³ kwKXnbmbn. at\mlcamb Hcp ]Ån sI«nS¯nsâ \nÀ½mW¯n\mbn Hcp hmkvXphnZym {]hÀ¯\w hn`mh\w sNbvXp.
Earth Breaking at Bensalem Property by Mathai Achen
2007 sabv amk¯nð CShI AwK§fpsS kmón²y¯nð a¯mbn A¨³ BZys¯ a®v am´n, hkvXphnð BNmc]camb GÀ¯v t{_¡nwKv NS§v \S¯n. CXv tIcf kwkvImc¯nse Hcp ]c¼cmKX NS§mWv.
Corner Stone Laying By Barnabas Thirumeni in presence of Mathai Achen
XpSÀóv, sI«nS¯nsâ aqe¡ñv _ÀW_mkv Xncpta\n BinÀhZn¡pIbpw, a¯mbn A¨³ `àn]qÀÆw Øm]n¡pIbpw sNbvXp, CXv sI«nS\nÀ½mW¯nse {it²bamb {]m[m\ys¯ {]XoIs¸Sp¯póp.
Consecrated Bensalem Church - Dream of Mathai Achen
]uckvXy HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k`tbmSv tNÀóv at\mlcamb Hcp tZhmebw \nÀ½n¡pI FóXv a¯mbn A¨tâbpw ^nemUð^nbmbnse skâv {KotKmdntbmkv CShIbnse AwK§fpsSbpw henb kz]v\ambncpóp. 32 hÀjs¯ Im¯ncn¸ns\mSphnð B kz]v\w km£mXvIcn¡s¸«p. 2009 sabv amk¯nð ae¦c HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k`bpsS Aós¯ ImtXmen¡ Bbncpó ]cnip² _tkentbmkv amÀt¯m½m ]utemkv ZznXob³ ImtXmen¡m _mh ]pXnb ]ÅnbpsS IqZmi \nÀÆln¨p. "ssZh¯mð Akm²yambXv Hópanñ.' (hnip² eqt¡mkv 1:37) FómWv a¯mbn A¨³ Cu kw`hs¯ hntijn¸n¨Xv.
Relics of St. Gregorios received by Mathai Achen from Osthathios Thirumeni at Parumala
A`nhµy KohÀKokv amÀ HkvXm¯ntbmkv sa{Xmt¸men¯ ]cpae skan\mcnbnð sh¨v ]cnip² KohÀKokv amÀ {KotKmdntbmkv Xncpta\nbpsS Xncptijn¸v a¯mbn A¨\v ssIamdn. A¨³ AÀlamb `àntbmSpw At§bÁw hn\bt¯mSpw IqSn Xncptijn¸v GÁphm§n, e`n¨ henb Hcp \n[nbmbn IcpXn {]mÀ°\m]pckcw Atacn¡bnte¡v sImïphóp.
Relics of St. Gregorios installed at St. Gregorios Church Bensalem
\yqtbmÀ¡nse A´mcmjv{Sob hnam\¯mhf¯nð skâv {KotKmdntbmkv CShIbnse AwK§fpsS Hcp {]Xn\n[nkwLw {]mÀ°\tbmSpw `àntbmSpw IqSn Xncptijn¸v kzoIcn¨p, XoÀ°mSI bm{Xbmbn ^nemsUð^nbmbnte¡v sImïphóp. {]mÀ°\m ip{iqjbv¡ptijw s_³tkew ]Ånbnð, ]ÅnbpsS Imhð ]nXmhmb {KotKmdntbmkv Xncpta\nbpsS \ma¯nð kaÀ¸nXamb he¯phis¯ t{XmtWmkn\p Xmsgbmbn a¯mbn A¨³ Xncptijn¸pIÄ Øm]n¨p.
40th sacerdotal ordination anniversary of Mathai Achen
^nemsUð^nbmbnse skâv {KotKmdntbmkv HmÀ¯tUmIvkv NÀ¨v X§fpsS Øm]IhnImcnbpw Bßobt\Xmhpamb hµy tImÀ F¸nkvtIm¸ A¨sâ 40þmw ]utcmlnXy hmÀjnIw [Sacerdotal ordination anniversary] 2015þse {InkvXpakv Znhkw Xncp¸ndhn ip{iqj¡p tijw BNmc]cambn BtLmjn¨p. t\mÀ¯v CukvÁv Atacn¡³ `{Zmk\[n]³ A`nhµy kJdnbmkv amÀ \nt¡mtfmthmkv sa{Xmt¸meo¯ A\ptamZ\ tbmK¯n\v A²y£X hln¨p. CShmwK§Ä¡v {]obs¸« a¯mbn A¨t\mSpÅ kvt\l¯nsâ kqNIambn A¨sâ BZcWob tkh\§sf am\n¨v ^eIhpw jmfpw Xncpta\n k½m\n¨p. Xsâ PohnX¯nð Xm³ t\SnbsXñmw Xsâ tbmKyX sImïñ ssZh¯nsâ Ir] HópsImïv am{XamsWóv ssZhap¼msI hn\bt¯msS A¨³ adp]Sn ]dªp.
Mathai Achen and Kochamma
A¨³ {ioaXn adnbm½sb hnhmlw Ign¨v aI³ PkvÁn\pw Cc« s]¬a¡fmb jo_bpw jo\bpw a¡fmbn Dïv. s]³knðhm\nb kvtÁÁv HmUnÁdmbn tPmen sNbvXncpó A¨³ 2007þð kÀÆoknð \nópw hncan¨p. \½psS CShmwKamb kmapshð ]n. Zm\ntbð (iapthðIp«n) a¯mbn A¨sâ Cfb ktlmZc\mWv.
¢ÀPn Atkmkntbj³ sk{I«dn, ^nemsUð^nbbnse C´y³ NÀ¨pIfqsS FIypsa\n¡ð s^temjn¸v sNbÀam³, MOCF sNbÀam³ XpS§nb \neIfnepw A¨³ tkh\w A\pjvTn¨n«pïv. IqZmiIÄ IÀi\ambn ]men¡póXnepÅ a¯mbn A¨sâ Xo£vWXbpw NmcnÁn anj³ {]hÀ¯\§tfmSpÅ At±l¯nsâ {i²bpw amXrIm]cambncpóp. tImÀ F¸nkvtIm¸ A¨³ Iqcninsâ Zmk\mbn X\n¡p e`n¨ ]cnioe\¯nsâ BßobXXz§Ä DbÀ¯n¸nSn¡pó Hcp hnizkvX km£n Bbncpóp. AtXmsSm¸w At±l¯nsâ D¯pwKamb hnizmkhpw `ànbpw kzXkn²amb hn\bhpw H¯ptNÀóv \½psS CShIbnð DbÀó \nehmcapÅ Bßob Iq«mbva¡v ImcWambn.
{InkvXy³ CâÀs\Áv amKkn³ LightOfLife.Com sâ XpS¡w apXð AXnsâ {]kn²oIcWhpambn a¯mbn A¨³ Bg¯nð _Ôs¸«ncpóp. hÀj§tfmfw Cw¥ojnepw aebmf¯nepw [mcmfw teJ\§Ä At±lw {]kn²oIcn¨ncpóp. BZcWob\mb A¨sâ kvacWIÄ¡p ap¼nð LOL Hcp IpSp_w Fó \nebnepw At\IhÀj§fmbn Hcp BßmÀ° kplr¯v Fó \nebnð Rm\pw inckp \an¡póp. AKm[amb ZpxJw tcJs¸Sp¯pIbpw BßmÀ°amb A\ptimN\w Adnbn¡bpw sN¿póp.
shcn. dh. sI a¯mbn tImÀ F¸nkvt¡m¸bpsS Hcp BßIY IrXn "A JOURNEY BACK TO THE BEGINNINGS"Fó Xes¡t«msS {]kn²oIcn¡s¸«p. \nÀ`mKyhimð a¯mbn A¨\v Cu ]pkvXI¯nsâ A¨Sn¨ Hcp tIm¸n ImWm³ Xsâ PohnXIme¯v km[n¨nñ. a¯mbn A¨sâ ZoÀLIme kplr¯pw klImcnbpw Atacn¡³ `{Zmk\¯ntebpw skâv {KotKmdntbmkv NÀ¨ntebpw k¬sU kvIqÄ {]Øm\¯nsâ XpS¡w apXtebpÅ apXnÀó kwLmSI\pamb {ioam³ tImcm Án. amWn kmdmWv Cu ]pkvXI¯nsâ FUnÁn§pw {]kn²oIcW {]hÀ¯\§fpw \nÀÆln¨Xv. Cu Bhiy¯n\mbn tImcm amWn kmdnsâ al¯mb tkh\s¯ A`n\µn¡m\pw Cu Ahkcw {]tbmP\s¸Sp¯póp. ]pkvXIw A¨sâ \mð¸¯nsbmómw NcaZn\ NS§nð {]kn²oIcn¡s¸«p.
Dr. Rajan Mathew
St. Gregorios Church, Philadelphia
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