Very enlightening and educational class. Thank you Fr. Anish for sharing this class with us. വീണ്ടും കേൾക്കാൻ , പഠിക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹമുണ്ട്. ഒന്നു രണ്ടു പേരെ സൂയിസയിഡിൽ നിന്നും രക്ഷിക്കാൻ അവർക്കു healing പകരാൻ സാധിച്ച അവസരങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടയിട്ടുണ്ട് . അത് വീണ്ടും തുടരാൻ ദൈവ കൃപയക്കായി പ്രാർത്ഥിക്ക്രണമെ, അനുഗ്രഹിക്കേണമെ.
quote from book ( To Save a Thousand Souls ) # Who Will You Bring With You Into Heaven? I once heard a priest tell his vocation story. I grew up in a very close, devout Catholic family with loving parents and we prayed together as a family every day. I attended a Catholic school with wonderful teaching Sisters and everything in my life revolved around the Church. I lived in a very Catholic culture. I was the number one altar server, the star student, and a leader in my class. Because of this, and the fact that I loved being around the parish, serving and helping out the priests, everyone would say the same thing, “You will be a priest when you grow up. Won’t you?” I heard this constantly from the other kids in my class, from the sisters who taught me, and from the two assistant priests, who were always visiting the classes and interacting with me around the church. But I never heard it from the pastor, which I appreciated. I got tired of people urging the priesthood on me, because I did not especially want to become a priest. I always wondered why the pastor, an elderly Monsignor, never asked me about priesthood as everyone else did, though he was always very kind to the altar servers. One day, as I was coming close to graduation from the parish school, I was assigned to serve the seven o’clock morning Mass and the elderly pastor was the celebrant. Only the two of us were in the sacristy and he vested in silence, mumbling the vesting prayers in Latin and preparing himself for Holy Mass. With just two minutes to go before the Mass began, the Monsignor suddenly turned and said, “John, what will you be doing when you grow up?” I thought to myself, “Oh boy, here it comes. Even from Monsignor.” But I replied, “Monsignor, I am still not certain but I am thinking about going into medicine. I would like to become a doctor.” And the pastor replied, “Good. Good. And what will you do after that?” I said, “Well, I suppose I will marry and have a family of my own.” The priest said, “Good, and what after that?” Not sure exactly where he was going with this line of questioning, I replied, “I guess I will grow old, practicing medicine, and eventually retire. And then I guess I will die and go to heaven.” The pastor nodded his head knowingly, thoughtfully, and he was quiet for a few seconds. Then he looked at me earnestly and said, “And who will you bring with you into heaven?” Immediately, he rang the sacristy bell and we walked out to begin the Mass. I thought to myself, “How clever you are, Monsignor. How clever you are.” I thought about that comment all during the Mass and many more times during my adolescent and young adult years. “And who will you bring with you into heaven?” It was asking myself that question repeatedly that really turned the tide and convinced me eventually that I should become a priest. Every vocation is about helping other people reach heaven. I tell this story not to minimize the greatness of the sacrament of marriage, because marriage serves the same purpose! I suppose the young man might have used the same comment made by the pastor to move him towards the vocation of marriage. But the story illustrates the critical point that a vocation is not primarily about self-fulfillment, but about being the instrument of God in saving others. “What will you do with your life? What are your plans? Have you ever thought of committing your existence totally to Christ? Do you think that there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus?” Pope John Paul II
ദൈവത്തെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്ന എളിമയുള്ള ആത്മാവിന്റെ പ്രതിഫലമാണ് സ്വർഗം. നരകമോ സ്വാർത്ഥസ്നേഹവും അഹന്തയുമുള്ള ആത്മാവിന്റെ പ്രതിഫലവും. ദൈവത്തെ സേവിക്കേണ്ടതിന് എപ്പോഴും എളിമയോടെ വർത്തിക്കുകയും സ്വാർത്ഥത വെടിഞ്ഞ് മറ്റുള്ളവരെ സഹായിക്കുവാൻ സന്നദ്ധരാവുകയും ചെയ്യണം''. From the book - "Yesuvinte Kannukaliloode - vol. - 2: യേശുവിന്റെ കണ്ണുകളിലൂടെ വാല്യം 2 (Malayalam Edition)" by Sophia books, ZERAH JOSE.
Fr Brett Brannen ( To save a thousand of soul ) Discernment is not a choice between good and evil, but often a choice between the good and the best. What is best for you is your proper vocation. The voice of Satan, because he knows of your goodness and your desire to do God’s will, will sometimes take a different tactic. He will tempt you not to do evil, but to accept only the good-not the best. Compromising the will of God is a very effective tactic of Satan. “The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.”42 Thomas Merton Don’t accept anything less than God’s perfect will for you. The voice of God will resonate with your own voice when you are thinking of your true vocation. In other words, if you are thinking with the mind of Christ, then the voice you hear will always be his. One way to practice the discernment of voices is to become conscious of your thoughts when your mind is free. Where does your mind wander when you are otherwise unoccupied, when you are lying in your bed all alone at night, with no one to impress? Ask God, “Lord, why do I think about that so much? Whose voice is it? What are you saying to me through this voice or attraction?” The word “discernment” means “to distinguish between.” Learning to distinguish God’s voice from all the others is an essential part of discerning a vocation to diocesan priesthood. “Speak Lord, your servant is listening.”
Very enlightening and educational class. Thank you Fr. Anish for sharing this class with us. വീണ്ടും കേൾക്കാൻ , പഠിക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹമുണ്ട്. ഒന്നു രണ്ടു പേരെ സൂയിസയിഡിൽ നിന്നും രക്ഷിക്കാൻ അവർക്കു healing പകരാൻ സാധിച്ച അവസരങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടയിട്ടുണ്ട് . അത് വീണ്ടും തുടരാൻ ദൈവ കൃപയക്കായി പ്രാർത്ഥിക്ക്രണമെ, അനുഗ്രഹിക്കേണമെ.
quote from book ( To Save a Thousand Souls ) # Who Will You Bring With You Into Heaven? I once heard a priest tell his vocation story. I grew up in a very close, devout Catholic family with loving parents and we prayed together as a family every day. I attended a Catholic school with wonderful teaching Sisters and everything in my life revolved around the Church. I lived in a very Catholic culture. I was the number one altar server, the star student, and a leader in my class. Because of this, and the fact that I loved being around the parish, serving and helping out the priests, everyone would say the same thing, “You will be a priest when you grow up. Won’t you?” I heard this constantly from the other kids in my class, from the sisters who taught me, and from the two assistant priests, who were always visiting the classes and interacting with me around the church. But I never heard it from the pastor, which I appreciated. I got tired of people urging the priesthood on me, because I did not especially want to become a priest. I always wondered why the pastor, an elderly Monsignor, never asked me about priesthood as everyone else did, though he was always very kind to the altar servers. One day, as I was coming close to graduation from the parish school, I was assigned to serve the seven o’clock morning Mass and the elderly pastor was the celebrant. Only the two of us were in the sacristy and he vested in silence, mumbling the vesting prayers in Latin and preparing himself for Holy Mass. With just two minutes to go before the Mass began, the Monsignor suddenly turned and said, “John, what will you be doing when you grow up?” I thought to myself, “Oh boy, here it comes. Even from Monsignor.” But I replied, “Monsignor, I am still not certain but I am thinking about going into medicine. I would like to become a doctor.” And the pastor replied, “Good. Good. And what will you do after that?” I said, “Well, I suppose I will marry and have a family of my own.” The priest said, “Good, and what after that?” Not sure exactly where he was going with this line of questioning, I replied, “I guess I will grow old, practicing medicine, and eventually retire. And then I guess I will die and go to heaven.” The pastor nodded his head knowingly, thoughtfully, and he was quiet for a few seconds. Then he looked at me earnestly and said, “And who will you bring with you into heaven?” Immediately, he rang the sacristy bell and we walked out to begin the Mass. I thought to myself, “How clever you are, Monsignor. How clever you are.” I thought about that comment all during the Mass and many more times during my adolescent and young adult years. “And who will you bring with you into heaven?” It was asking myself that question repeatedly that really turned the tide and convinced me eventually that I should become a priest. Every vocation is about helping other people reach heaven. I tell this story not to minimize the greatness of the sacrament of marriage, because marriage serves the same purpose! I suppose the young man might have used the same comment made by the pastor to move him towards the vocation of marriage. But the story illustrates the critical point that a vocation is not primarily about self-fulfillment, but about being the instrument of God in saving others. “What will you do with your life? What are your plans? Have you ever thought of committing your existence totally to Christ? Do you think that there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus?” Pope John Paul II
Nice Talk Anish Achan🙏🙏🙏
This is very informative 👍👌Thank you Rev.Fr.Anish 🙏👍
Othiri nannayittundu Anish Achaa... 👏👏👍👍 Thank You
ദൈവത്തെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്ന എളിമയുള്ള ആത്മാവിന്റെ പ്രതിഫലമാണ് സ്വർഗം. നരകമോ സ്വാർത്ഥസ്നേഹവും അഹന്തയുമുള്ള ആത്മാവിന്റെ പ്രതിഫലവും. ദൈവത്തെ സേവിക്കേണ്ടതിന് എപ്പോഴും എളിമയോടെ വർത്തിക്കുകയും സ്വാർത്ഥത വെടിഞ്ഞ് മറ്റുള്ളവരെ സഹായിക്കുവാൻ സന്നദ്ധരാവുകയും ചെയ്യണം''.
From the book - "Yesuvinte Kannukaliloode - vol. - 2: യേശുവിന്റെ കണ്ണുകളിലൂടെ വാല്യം 2 (Malayalam Edition)" by Sophia books, ZERAH JOSE.
Nannayitundu acha...
Thresiamma
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Very Nice Anish Achaa
Acha... nannayirikkunnu
Thank you dear Anish achan.... 🙏🙏🙏
Talk is good but no voice I have doubts the microphone is on or off. I put full volume and hold near my ears
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Fr Brett Brannen ( To save a thousand of soul )
Discernment is not a choice between good and evil, but often a choice between the good and the best. What is best for you is your proper vocation. The voice of Satan, because he knows of your goodness and your desire to do God’s will, will sometimes take a different tactic. He will tempt you not to do evil, but to accept only the good-not the best. Compromising the will of God is a very effective tactic of Satan. “The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.”42
Thomas Merton Don’t accept anything less than God’s perfect will for you. The voice of God will resonate with your own voice when you are thinking of your true vocation. In other words, if you are thinking with the mind of Christ, then the voice you hear will always be his. One way to practice the discernment of voices is to become conscious of your thoughts when your mind is free. Where does your mind wander when you are otherwise unoccupied, when you are lying in your bed all alone at night, with no one to impress? Ask God, “Lord, why do I think about that so much? Whose voice is it? What are you saying to me through this voice or attraction?” The word “discernment” means “to distinguish between.” Learning to distinguish God’s voice from all the others is an essential part of discerning a vocation to diocesan priesthood. “Speak Lord, your servant is listening.”