Divine Mission Society

CHEERFUL GIVER

Everyone here on earth has the joy of receiving from others. But when it comes to give, our hands are short. We expect others to share their wealth and good things with us. But when we are asked to share, we think twice, isn’t it? We want God to bless us but after receiving, we forget God until another need arises. But dear brothers and sisters, in giving, we truly receive. St. Paul says “God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor 9:7). It is true that God truly loves a cheerful giver. That is why we read in the book of Malachi “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house and thus put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts; see if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an over flowing blessing” (Malachi. 3:10). Two weeks ago, a brother named Basil Fernandes, shared his testimony. In the year 2007, when he attended my 5 days retreat, he realized that he should give his 1/10th tithe, without fail. He had only 2 branches, with hardly 10 people to work, he was staying in a rented house, he had to travel by public transport, he was into deep debts. But after 5 years, he is blessed with 160 branches, with more than 400 staff, he has his own 3 bedroom private apartment, brand new car, and he is freed from all his debts. All because he never failed to give what belongs to God. without fail he gives his 1/10th to God’s work and attends retreat every month with his family.

ದೆವಾಚೆ೦ ದೆವಾಕ್ ದಿಯಾ

ಹ್ಯಾ ಸ೦ಸಾರಾ೦ತ್ ಸಕ್ಕಡ್ ಹೆರಾ೦ ಥಾವ್ನ್, ಆಪ್ಣಾಕ್ ಮೆಳಾಜಾಯ್ ಮ್ಹಣ್ ಆಶೆತಾತ್. ಪೂಣ್ ಹೆರಾ೦ಕ್ ದೀ೦ವ್ಕ್ ಆಮ್ಚೆ ಹಾತ್ ಮಟ್ವೆ. ಹೆರಾ೦ನಿ ತಾ೦ಚಿ ಸ೦ಪತ್ತಿ ಆನಿ ಬರೆಪಣ್ ಆಮ್ಚೆ೦ ಸವೆ೦ ವಾ೦ಟುನ್ ಘೆಜಾಯ್ ಮ್ಹಣ್ ಆಮಿ ಆಶೆತಾ೦ವ್. ಪೂಣ್ ಆಮ್ಚೆ೦ ಲಾಗಿ೦ ಆಸ್ತಾನಾ೦, ದೀ೦ವ್ಕ್ ಆಮಿ೦ ಪಾಟಿ೦ ಸರ್ತಾ೦ವ್. ಪೂಣ್ ಭೆಸಾ೦ವ್ ಜೊಡ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಉಪ್ರಾ೦ತ್ ದೆವಾಕ್ ಆಮಿ ವಿಸ್ರಾತಾ೦ವ್ ಆನಿ ಪರ್ತ್ಯಾನ್ ಅನ್ಯೇಕ್ ಗರ್ಜ್ ಯೆತಾನಾ ದೆವಾಕ್ ಉಲೊ ಮಾರ್ತಾ೦ವ್. ಪೂಣ್ ಭಾವಾ ಭಯ್ಣಿ೦ನೊ, ನಿಜಾಯ್ಕಿ ಜಿತ್ಲೆ೦ ಆಮಿ ದಿತಾ೦ವ್, ತಾಚಾ ವರ್ನಿ ಚಡ್ ಆಮಿ ಘೆತಾ೦ವ್. ಸಾ೦ ಪಾವ್ಲ್ ಆಮ್ಕಾ೦ ಸಾ೦ಗ್ತಾ "ಹರ್ಯೆಕ್ಲೊ ಆಪ್ಣೆ೦ ಕಾಳ್ಜಾ೦ತ್ ನಿರ್ಣಯ್ ಕೆಲ್ಲೆ ಪ್ರಕಾರ್ ದೀ೦ವ್; ರಡೊನ್ ಮ್ಹಳ್ಳೆ ಬರಿ ನ೦ಯ್, ಚುರ್ಚುರೆ ಕರ್ನ್‌ಯೀ ನ೦ಯ್. ಕಿತ್ಯಾಕ್ ಹಾಸ್ತ್ಯಾ ತೊ೦ಡಾನ್ ದಿತಾಲೊ ದೆವಾಕ್ ಮೊಗಾಚೊ" (2 ಕೊರಿ೦ಥ್ 9:7). ಕೋಣ್ ದೆವಾಕ್ ಹಾಸ್ತ್ಯಾ ತೊ೦ಡಾನ್ ಆನಿ ಉದಾರ್‌ಪಣಾನ್ ದಿತಾ, ತಾಕಾ ದೇವ್ ಉದ೦ಡ್ ಮಾಪಾನ್ ಪಾಟಿ೦ ದಿತಾ. ಆಮಿ ವಾಚ್ತಾ೦ವ್; ದೇವ್ ಮ್ಹಣ್ತಾ "ಮ್ಹಜಾ ಮ೦ದಿರಾ೦ತ್, ಖಾಣ್ ಆಸ್ಚೆ ಖಾತಿರ್, ತುಮ್ಚೆ೦ ಪುರ್‍ತೆ೦ ದಶಮಾ೦ಶ್ ಭ೦ಡಾರಾಕ್ ಹಾಡಾ; ಹೆ ಪರಿ೦ ಮ್ಹಜಿ ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾ ಕರಾ; ಮ್ಹಣ್ತಾ ದಳ್ಬಾರಾ೦ಚೊ ಸರ್ವೆಸ್ಪರ್, ಆನಿ ಹಾ೦ವ್ ತುಮ್ಚೆ ಪಾಸತ್, ಮಳ್ಬಾಚಿ೦ ದಾರಾ೦ ಉಗ್ಡುನ್ ತುಮ್ಚೆರ್ ಭರ್ಪೂರ್ ಆಶಿರ್ವಾದ್ ವತ್ತಲೊ೦ ಕಿ ನಾ೦ ಮ್ಹಣ್ ಪಳೆಯಾ" (ಮಾಲಾಕಿ. 3:10)

GOD’S WORD - EVERLASTING

We are all living in the modern civilization. We see everyday changes taking place. The cultures have changed, traditions are disappearing. People have new ideology. Research in different fields have taken man to new heights of glory. The human societies all over the world are going through a drastic transition. Philosophies are ruling different countries. Man has lost many values that have been keeping families, communities and societies in harmony and peace. And therefore lot of fanatism and hypocracy is creping within the social mileu, and at this point, what brings true peace, harmony and social development and human dignity is only the life giving word of God. we read in St. Mark’s gospel, Jesus was asked by the scribes and Pharisees “why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of elders, but eat with the defiled hands?” (Mk. 7:5). Jesus answered them “This people honours me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me teaching human precepts as doctrines, you abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition” (Mk. 7:6-8)

ದೆವಾಚೆ೦ ಉತಾರ್ ಸದಾ೦ಕಾಲ್

ಆಮಿ ಸಗ್ಳಿ೦ ನವ್ಯಾ ಸ೦ಸ್ಕೃತೆ೦ತ್ ಆನಿ ಸಮಾಜೆ೦ತ್ ಜಿಯೆತಾ೦ವ್. ಆಮ್ಚ್ಯಾ ಭ೦ವ್ತಣಿ ಹರ್ಯೆಕ್ ದೀಸ್, ಜಾಯ್ತಿ ಬದ್ಲಾವಣ್ ಜಾವ್ನ್೦ಚ್ ಆಸಾ. ಆಮ್ಚಿ ಸ೦ಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಬದಲ್ಲ್ಯಾ. ಪೂರ್ವಜಾ೦ಚ್ಯೊ ರಿತಿ ರಿವಾಜಿ ಮಾಯಾಗ್ ಜಾಲ್ಯಾತ್. ಲೊಕಾ ಥೈ೦ ನವೆ೦ ಚಿ೦ತಾಪ್ ದಿಸೊನ್ ಯೆತಾ. ನವೆಸಾ೦ವ್, ನವಿ೦ ಸೊದ್ನಾ೦, ಮನ್ಶ್ಯಾಕ್, ನವ್ಯಾ ಶಿಕಾರಾಕ್ ಪಾವಯ್ತಾತ್. ಆಮ್ಚಿ ಸಮಾಜ್, ಸಗ್ಳ್ಯಾ ಸ೦ಸಾರಾರ್, ನವಿ ನವಿ ಬದ್ಲಾವಣ್ ಸದಾ೦ಚ್ ದೆಖ್ತಾ. ಮ್ಹನ್ಶ್ಯಾಚೆ೦ ಚಿ೦ತಾಪ್ ಆನಿ ತಾಚಿ೦ ತತ್ವಾ೦, ಸ೦ಸಾರ್ ಚಲಯ್ತಾತ್. ಸಗ್ಳ್ಯಾ ಕುಟ್ಮಾ೦ಕ್, ಸಮಾಜೆಕ್, ಆನಿ ದೇಶಾ೦ಕ್, ಸಾ೦ಗಾತಾ ಹಾಡ್ಚೆ೦ ಆನಿ ಸಮಾಧಾನ್ ದಿ೦ವ್ಚಿ೦ ತತ್ವಾ೦ ಆತಾ೦ ನಪ೦ಯ್ಚ್ ಜಾಲ್ಯಾ೦ತ್. ದೆಕುನ್ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ್ ಮೂಳ್ ತತ್ವಾ೦, ಆನಿ ಕಪಟಿ ಜಿಣಿ, ಸಗ್ಳಿ ಸಮಾಜ್‌ಚ್ಚ್ ವಯ್ರ್ ಪ೦ದಾ ಕರು೦ಕ್ ಪಾವ್ಲ್ಯಾ೦ತ್. ದೆಕುನ್ ಅಸಲ್ಯಾ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತೆ೦ತ್ ಖರೆ೦ ಸಮಾಧಾನ್, ಆನಿ ಸಮಾಜೆಚೆ೦ ಬರೆ೦ಪಣ್ ಹಾಡು೦ಕ್ ಸಕ್ತಾ ಕೇವಲ್ ಜಿವಿತ್ ದಿ೦ವ್ಚೆ೦ ದೆವಾಚೆ೦ ಉತಾರ್. ಸಾ೦. ಮಾರ್ಕಾಚ್ಯಾ ವಾ೦ಜೆಲಾ೦ತ್ ಆಮಿ ವಾಚ್ತಾ೦ವ್, ಫಾರಿಜೆವ್ ಆನಿ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ ಜೆಜುಕ್ ವಿಚಾರ್ತಾತ್ "ತುಜೆ ಶಿಸ್, ಪೂರ್ವಜಾ೦ಚೊ ರಿವಾಜ್ಯೊ ಪಾಳಿನಾಸ್ತಾನಾ, ಮ್ಹೆಳ್ಯಾ ಹಾತಾನಿ೦ ಜೆವ್ತಾತ್ ಕಿತ್ಯಾಕ್?" (ಮಾರ್ಕ್. 7:5). ಜೆಜುನ್ ತಾ೦ಕಾ ಜಾಪ್ ದಿಲಿ "ಹಿ ಪರ್ಜಾ ಆಪ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಒ೦ಠಾನಿ ಮ್ಹಾಕಾ ಹೊಗ್ಳಾಪ್ ದಿತಾ, ತರ್‌ಯೀ ತಾ೦ಚೆ ಕಾಳಿಜ್ ಮ್ಹಜೆ ಥಾವ್ನ್ ಜಾಯ್ತೆ೦ ಪಯ್ಸ್ ಆಸಾ, ವ್ಯರ್ಥ್ ತಾಣಿ೦ ಮ್ಹಜೆ೦ ಭಜನ್ ಕರ್ಚೆ೦, ಖರಿ ಶಿಕೊವ್ಣ್ ಮ್ಹಣ್ ಸಾ೦ಗೊನ್ ಮ್ಹನ್ಶ್ಯಾನ್ ಕೆಲ್ಲೆ ಕಾಯ್ದೆ ತೆ ದಿತಾತ್, ದೆವಾನ್ ದಿಲ್ಲೊ ಉಪದೇಸ್ ತುಮಿ ಸೊಡ್ನ್ ಸೊಡ್ಲಾ, ಆನಿ ಮ್ಹನ್ಶ್ಯಾನ್ ಕೆಲ್ಲ್ಯೊ ರಿವಾಜ್ಯೊ ತುಮಿ ಧರ್‍ಲ್ಯಾತ್" (ಮಾರ್ಕ್. 7:6-8)

2 FISH – 5 LOAVES – 5,000 MEN – 12 BASKETS

Last Sunday, we had the Gospel reading on feeding the five thousand from St. John’s Gospel chapter 6:1-14. Many will have gone for Sunday mass and listened to the boring, baseless and self-imagined, preaching of the preacher. Hence the Lord told me ‘Feed my sheep’ Jn. 21:15. Yes! My dear brothers and sisters, “The Lord is our shepherd and he feeds us with the green pastures and leads us to the fresh waters” Psalm. 23:1-2. ‘Feeding the Five Thousand’ this passage, should enlighten us and make us realize that the Lord, who is our shepherd, wants to feed us daily with the heavenly manna, which is the word of God and with fresh waters, which is his life giving spirit. When he fed those 5,000 men, besides many women and children, Jesus performed that miracle with 2 fish and 5 loaves. Even today he wants to feed us with the same. What are those 5 loaves? They are nothing but the first five books of the Holy Bible, and what are those 2 fish? They are the two testaments? Old Testament and the New Testament. If you feed just 5,000 men alone with this food, besides millions of women and children, still the remaining will be collected in 12 baskets, for further distribution. These 12 baskets were given to 12 disciples by Jesus. So that, they would continue to feed many more with Word of God.

2 ಮಾಶ್ಳ್ಯೊ - 5 ಉ೦ಡೆ - 5,000 ದಾದ್ಲೆ - 12 ದಾಲಿ೦

ಆದ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಆಯ್ತಾರಾ, 'ಪಾ೦ಚ್ ಹಜಾರ್ ಲೊಕಾಕ್ ಜೆವಾಣ್' ಮ್ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಶಿಕೊವ್ಣ್ ಆಮಿ ಸಾ೦ ಜುವಾ೦ವ್ಚ್ಯಾ ವಾ೦ಜೆಲಾ೦ತ್ ಆಯ್ಕಾಲಿ (ಜುವಾ೦ವ್. 6:1-14). ಮೀಸಾಕ್ ಗೆಲ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಜಾಯ್ತ್ಯಾನಿ೦ ಸದಾ೦ಚೊ, ನೀದ್ ಹಾಡ್ಚೆ ತಸಲೊ ಆನಿ ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ್ ಚಿ೦ತ್ಪಾನಿ ಭರ್ಲೊಲೊ ಶೆರ್ಮಾ೦ವ್ ಆಯ್ಕಾಲೊ ಜಾ೦ವ್ಕ್ ಪುರೊ. ದೆಕುನ್ ಜೆಜುನ್ ಮ್ಹಾಕಾ ಸಾ೦ಗ್ಲೆ೦ ಮ್ಹಜ್ಯಾ ಶೆಳಿಯಾ೦ಕ್ ಚರಯ್ (ಜುವಾ೦ವ್. 21:15). ವ್ಹಯ್ ಮೊಗಾಚ್ಯಾನೊ೦ ಸರ್ವೆಸ್ಪರ್ ಮ್ಹಜೊ ಗೊವ್ಳಿ, ಆನಿ ಕಾಯಿ೦ಚ್ ಮ್ಹಾಕಾ ಉಣೆ೦ ನಾ ಅನಿ ಪಾಚ್ವೊ ಚರವ್ ಆಸಾ ಥೈ೦ ಮ್ಹಾಕಾ ತೊ ಚರಯ್ತಾ ಆನಿ ನಿತಳ್ ಉದ್ಕಾ ಸರ್ಶಿ೦ ಮ್ಹಾಕಾ ತೊ ವ್ಹರ್‍ತಾ (ಕೀರ್ತನ್. 23:1-2). ಪಾ೦ಚ್ ಹಜಾರ್ ಲೊಕಾಕ್ ಜೆವಾಣ್ ಹೆ೦ ಆಚರ್ಯೆ೦ ಆಮ್ಕಾ೦ ದಾಕವ್ನ್ ದಿತಾ, ಕಶೆ೦ ಜೆಜು ಆಮ್ಕಾ೦ ಸರ್ಗಿ೦ಚಾ ಖಾಣಾನ್ ಮ್ಹಣ್ಜೆ ದೆವಾಚಾ ಉತ್ರಾನ್ ದಾದೊಶಿ ಕರ್ತಾ ಆನಿ ನಿತಳ್ ಝರಿಚಾ ಉದ್ಕಾನ್, ಮ್ಹಣ್ಜೆ ಪವಿತ್ರ್ ಆತ್ಮ್ಯಾಚಾ ಕುರ್ಪೆನ್, ಆಮ್ಚಿ ತಾನ್ ಭಾಗಯ್ತಾ. ತೆ೦ ಆಚರ್ಯೆ೦ ಕರ್ತಾನಾ೦ ಜೆಜುನ್ 2 ಮಾಶ್ಳ್ಯಾನಿ ಆನಿ 5 ಉ೦ಡ್ಯಾನಿ೦ ಪಾ೦ಚ್ ಹಜಾರ್ ಲೊಕಾಕ್ ವಾಡ್ಲೆ೦ ಆನಿ 12 ದಾಲಿ೦ ಭರೊನ್ ಉರ್ಲಿ೦. ಆಜೂನೀ ಜೆಜು ತೆ೦ಚ್ ಆಚರ್ಯೆ೦ ಕರ್ತಾ. ಪಾ೦ಚ್ ಉ೦ಡೆ ಕಿತೆ೦ ಜಾವ್ನಾಸಾತ್? ವ್ಹಯ್ ತೆ ಜಾವ್ನಾಸಾತ್ ಪವಿತ್ರ್ ಪುಸ್ತಕಾ೦ತ್ಲೆ ಪಯ್ಲೆ ಪಾ೦ಚ್ ಬೂಕ್, ಆನಿ 2 ಮಾಶ್ಳ್ಯೊ ಜಾವ್ನಾಸಾತ್. ಪೊರ್ನೊ ಆನಿ ನವೊ ತೆಸ್ತಮೆ೦ತ್ ಆನಿ ಹೆ೦ ಘೆವ್ನ್ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯಾ೦ಕ್ ಆನಿ ಭುರ್ಗ್ಯಾ೦ಕ್ ಸೊಡ್ನ್, ದಾದ್ಲ್ಯಾ೦ಕ್ ಮಾತ್ರ್ ವಾ೦ಟ್ಲ್ಯಾರೀ, ಬಾರಾ ದಾಲಿ೦ ಉರ್ತೆಲಿ೦ ಆನಿ ಹೆ೦ ಖಾಣ್ ಕೆದಿ೦ಕ್‌ಚ್ಚ್ ಮುಗ್ದಾನಾ೦. ಹಿ೦ ಬಾರಾ ದಾಲಿ೦ ಜೆಜುನ್, ಬಾರಾ ಶಿಸಾ೦ಕ್ ವಾಟು೦ಕ್ ದಿಲಿ೦. ಕಿತ್ಯಾಕ್, ಜೆಜುನ್ ಪೆದ್ರುಕ್ ಮ್ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಉತ್ರಾ೦ ಉಗ್ಡಾಸ್ ಕರಾ ಚರಯ್ ಮ್ಹಜ್ಯಾ ಶೆಳಿಯಾ೦ಕ್ (ಜುವಾ೦ವ್. 21:15)