Pastoral letters of Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt

23mw tbmlm ]m:
Irjntbbpw IjItcbpw Ipdnv

_nj]v tPmk^v Idmv

]mem cq]Xm sa{Xm

Hcp hnizIrjnkwkvImcspdnv B[nImcnIamb {]t_m[\w \In temI ImjnI kwkvImcn\v apXqmbn \np imizXNnI ]ph hynbmWv tImSnWn\v P\lrZbfn Nnc{]XnjvT t\Snb 23mw tbmlm am]m. setbm 13mw ]mmbpsS tdcpw s\mhmcpw (]pXnb kwKXnI  1891 tabv 15) setbm 13ma apX tPm t]m cmas sNtkoaqkv Aqkv (100mw hjw  1991 tabv 15) hscbp k`bpsS kmaqlnI {]t_m[\fSp Nm{InIteJ\fn sXmgnemfnIsfpdnv khnkvXcw {]Xn]mZnppv. Cu {]t_m[\fn Irjnsbpdnp am{Xw {]tXyInv tbmlm am]mbpsS {]t_m[\fn ImWph am{Xw GXm\pw hniZmwitfmsS Hv ASpn ]dbphm\p ]cn{iaamWv Cu teJ\n. tad \qdp hjnSbnse kmaqlnI {]t_m[\fpsS B[nImcnIamb aebmf hnh\w tUm. tPmPv Ipcpq Xmdmnbnpv F Imcyw IqSn Hmnns. setbm 13ma ]mmbpsS tdcpw s\mhmcpw (]pXnb kwKXnI)s 70mw hmjnIhpw ]obqkv ]Xns\mmas Izm{Zm tPntam Atm(40mw hmjnIn)bpsS 30mw hmjnIhpw {]amWnv 23mw tbmlm ]mm 1961 tabv 15\v {]knoIcn Nm{InIteJ\amWv am Gv aPnkv{X (amXmhpw Kpcp\mYbpw). {InkvXpaXhpw kmaqlnI ]ptcmKXnbpw Fp thWsan AXns\ hntijnnmw. ]cnip ]nXmm ssZhimkv{Xhnjbw am{XamWv ]TnnpXv F sXnmcW amnsbSpm\p Ahkcw IqSnbmWnXv.

23mw tbmlm ]m (Btem sdmmfn) Hcp CScw IjI IpSpw_nemWv P\nXv. ImjnIhrnv henb {]m[m\yw sImSpp cmPyamWv Cen. Cenbnse t_Ktam F {]tZis tkmtm C tamtm F {KmaamWv ]mmbpsS Pew. Cu {]tZisfmw IrjnbnSfmWv. Cenbnse henb {]`pmcn\nv ew ]mn\p hmn Irjnbndphcmbncpp Cu {]tZis km[mcWmscmw. ]mmbpsS amXm]nXmfpw Ccw IjIcmbncpp. apncnIrjn sNphm\mbn D]tbmKnp ""\ncp `qan'' Fap tdmIn F hmn \nmWv ]mmbpsS hopt]cv  sdmmfn  DcpncnXv. A{]Imcw Fm Anepw Irjntbbpw IjItcbpw ASpdn, IjIcn Hcph\mbncp hynbmbncpp ]mm. Xqew Irjnsbbpw IjItcbpw Ipdnp ]mmbpsS NnI \apv Gsd hnesXmWv.

Hmcw mkn eo `mjbn Hcp {Kmayhnjbspdnv ]mnXyn\npw Ah[m\Xbn\npw {]mtbmKnI m\n\npw kzm\p`hn\npw kzcpqnb amXmhpw Kpcp\mYbpw F Xncpshgpnse ImjnI NnI Cu taJesb kw_nnStmfw Hcp ]pXnb kqtcymZbns IYbmWv. Kl\fmb hnjbfn\np hnpamdn km[mcWmcs hnjbhpambn temItmSv kwkmcn tbmlm ]mm ImjnI hrn AkvXanmXncnm\p CuSp apIcpXepI \IpIbt{X.

BZyambn A\nb{nXamb coXnbn kw`hnpsImncp Hcp {]Xn`mkspdnmWv ]dbpXv: IjI {Kma Dt]nv P\\n_nV]Wntep t]mIpp. ]W t{]aw IqSpIbpw kmnIw DbcpIbpw sNptm {KmaoWcpsS Fw Ipdbpp F KuchXcamb hnjbamWv ]mm ]TnnpXv. ImjnI taJesb \nehmcw Ipd Hcp taJebmbn ImWpXpsImpw Azm\ns ^eZmbIXzhpw ImjnI PohnXns \nehmchpw ao`hnpXpsImpamWv C{]Imcw kw`hnpXv Fv ]mm \nconpp (amXmhpw Kpcp\mYbpw 123, 124). Irjnm IrjnbnSw Dt]npp F \n`mKyIcamb AhbmWv ChnsS ]T\hnt[bamnbncnpXv. CSpnbXpw \nehmcw IpdXpamb kmlNcyfn\nv cs]v \Kc \Ip kzX{PohnXns hiyin BkzZnphm\p Dt{]cWbmWv CXns ]nnepXv. \apv a\nemIpXpt]mse temIP\XbpsS Xs kZmNmct_m[ns Cunambn IcpXnbncp Hcp henb taJesb XsbmWv Cu ""]pdmSv'' ]nSnpIpepnbXv. IrjnbpsS t\pXpSnb B Hcp Hmm\w \mfnXphsc hnpamdnbnn. tIcfns Imcyw ]dm {KmafpsS hiyiymafX \jvSsv GXmv Dujc`qan BbnsmncnpIbmWv.

IrjncwKs kw_n ASnm\ kz`mhap NnIfmWv ]mm cwKp sImphXv. ImjnIhrn, hyhkmbw, DtZymKw Fo taJeI Xnep AkpenXmh XSbpXn\p I]cn]mSnI BhnjvIcnWsav \ntinncnpIbmWv (125). AXmbXv {KmaoW IjIcpsS \nehmcw Dbm\p amamWv ]mm NnnXv. Irjnm XmgvXcw ]ucmcmsW am\knImhbn\nv Ahsc IcIbm\p NnbmWnXns ]nn. A[zm\w hgn hynXzs insSpmsapw A{]Imcw kmaqlnI ]cnh\w kwPmXammsapw ]mm ]Tnnpp. ]mmsbpdnv Hcp Cmenb ]nX ]dbpp: "Fm bYm IjItcbpwt]mse ]mmbvpw Hcp henb hynXzam\yX Dmbncpp.' Irjnsb shdppXpw Dt]npXpw temIkwkvImctmSpXs sNp lnwkbmsWmWv CXns ]nnep Nn. ImjnIhrn AkvXanmXncnm\p t{ijvTXcamb Hcp amamWv amm ta{]kvXmhn kaqlnse hnhn[ XpdIfn \nph Xnep kpenXmh m]nm\p ]cn{iaw.

IjIcpsS PohnX\nehmcw Dbm\p At\Iw {]mtbmKnI amfntev ]mm shfnw hoippv. AXv {KmaoWcpsS ASnm\ kuIcy hnnWw F eys Dw hpsImmWv.  sslthIfpsS \nmWw, bm{Xm kuIcy, {Ibhn{Ib kuIcy, ipPehnXcWw, ]mnSkuIcyw, sshZyip{iqj, {]mYanIsXmgne[njvTnX kmtXnI hnZymeb, aXPohnXn\pw hnt\mZn\pw Bhiyamb Imcy XpSnbh. Irjnsb Dt]npXn\np P\sf XSbpXn\v CXmhiyamWv. Ccw kuIcy e`yamImnSv kmnI kmaqlnI ]ptcmKXn DmhpIbn (127). hmkvXhn Irjnmp th Hcp "`cWLS\m hyh'bmWv ]mm ChnsS \InbncnpXv. GXp cmjv{Ssbpw ]ptcmKXnbntep \bnm Irjn AXymt]nXamWv Fv ]mm Xncndnncpp. Hcp km[mcW Irjnmcs ]men Pohnphf ]mmbpsS a\ns sRcntmSn ImjnI Nnbpw IjI kwcWhpw sISm Ant]mse tim`npXmWnhnsS \mw ImWpXv. ag tXmmepw \\hp amdm apt]mseXs. ]mmbpsS Cu NnI Hcp kp{Kohmt]mse \mw FSptXnsnepw aqeyhmb Hcp kwkvImcw bnmXncnm \mw FSpt Nne apIcpXepI Ah \Ippv. \mWyhnfIfpsS hnpIf, IrjnkwkvImcnsXs hnpI tiJcnphbvm\p ip]miIfmWv Ahsbmw.

ASpXmbn ZoLhoWtmSpIqSnb Hcp ImjnI ]mtPntev ]mm CdpXmbn ImWmw. AXv hymhkmbnI taJebnse hcpam\ns knwl`mKhpw Irjnmbn D]tbmKnWw F \ntZiamWv. AXn\v ]Icambn D]t`mmfpsS Bhiysf, AXmbXv KpW\nehmcap hn`h \Insmv ImjnItaJe kw`mh\ sNpIbpw thWw. A{]Imcw ]Wns {Ibaqeys ncXbpXmm Irjn klmbnpw (129). Hcp kmnI hnZKvs sshZKvytmsS ]mm ChnsS kwkmcnpp. BZyw ]dncp kpenXmh ]nX\pw ]cnWX{]\pamb ]mm HcnqSn ChnsS apdpsInSnpIbmWv. kmnI taJebnse ncX Ddmm bpn]qw Nnnp ]mmsbbmWv \mw ImWpXv. Irjnv A{Kam\w sImSpWsamWv ]mm ]TnnpXv. kmnI ncX ImjnI taJebpsS ssIIfnemsWp kanp ]mm GsXmcp cmjv{Snsbpw Nnc\amb `uXntImjns A\ntj[yamb sXfnhmWv IrjnbnS Fp hyampIbmWv. IrjnbpsS BhiyIX At\zjnp \psS bm{Xbnse s]mXntmdmbn ]mmbpsS Cu NnIsf ImtWXmWv. IrjnbpsS t]cnepw XWenepw kzmyw tXSp P\ev ]mm Hcp XWhramWv.

ImjnIcwKs Ktap hf ]mm ImemImefnse km ImjnI taJetbmSp ImWnt {]h\ssienI IqSn AhXcnnv IrjnmcpsS {]iv\ kqvaambn {Klnpw hn{Klnpw ]Tnp Hcp `cWImhns XtSwIqSn ImWnpIbmWv. "ImjnItaJebn DXv]mZ\w hnnm\p kmtXnI]cnjvImc  DXv]mZ\w hnnm\p coXnI, hbIrjn, {KmaoWkwc`mbp D]IcW Fnhsb kw_nv {IaoIcW GsSpm {inWw (128). kmnI PohnXns hnhn[ taJeIfn {Iam\pkrXamb ]ptcmKXn ssIhcnm, ImjnI taJesb kw_nv, Xmsgdbp Imcy cmjv{Sobm[nImcnI {inp \SmWw: \nIpXnIfpw XocphIfpw IShmbv], Cjpdkv, hne, BhiyIamb kmtXnI m\ns ]cncWw, Ahkm\ambn {KmaoWkwcw`pthn ]cnjvIrXkma{KnI' (131).

asmchkcn ]mm ]dp: ""R ]mhs IjIcmWv. Fncpmepw ssZh]cn]me\bpsS klmbn {]Xymi Dhcpw Bbncpp. R RfpsS Ahbn kwXr]vXcmbncpp. ]mhs IjIcmbncpsnepw RfpsS hoSns hmXn Ftmgpw Bhiymmbn Xpdncpp. Hcp bmNI hon Fptm Hcp m\w Ah\papmbncpp. Cutimaninlm XsbmWv RtfmsSmw CcnpXv Fv RfpsS A RtfmSv ]dncpp.''

\nIpXn CuSmpXns\ kw_nv ]mm amXrklPamb tNtXmhnImctmsSbmWv kwkmcnpXv: {KmaoWcn (IjIcn)\nv CuSmt \nIpXn \nbnptm Ch hcpam\w Xmaknphcpw IqSpX A]ISkmyXbnephcpamsWv km XncndnbWw (133). ImjnI cwKhpw ImjnINnIfpw km[mcWmv kphmbmm ]cn{ianp ]mmsbbmWv \mw ImWpXv. XpStmv Gsd {]mtbmKnI _pntbmsS At\Iw Imcy aptmphbvpIbmWv. IjIv \ymbamb ]enibvv aqe[\w \Im\p _mpI m]nWw (134), ImjntIm]mZ\s kw_nv IjIpw AhcpsS IpSpw_mwKpw Cjpdkv GsSpWw (135) Fpw iambn ]Tnnpp. av DtZymKmcptSXpt]mse IjIcpsS Cjpdkpw Db \nehmcw ]peWsav apdnbnp \Ipp. kaqlnse AkaXz Hgnhmm tZiobhcpam\w \oXnbpw \ymbhpa\pkcnv ]ucmcpsS CSbn hnXcWw sNWsapw Atlw ]Tnnpp. IjIv Hcp ]p\PwXs \Ip NnbmWnXv; Hw ImjnI taJebvpw. ImjnItaJebpsS AkvXnhmcw kp`{Zambpw kpcambpw ]mm ChnsS CSpIbmWv. IjIcmWv Fm cmjv{Ssfbpw bpKtXmdpw \nnXv Fp Xncndn ]mmsbbmWv \manhnsS ImWpXv.

Fm IjIcpw Hcpt]mse A\p`hnp ImjntImev]fpsS hnebnmbva F {]iv\w ]mm cwKpsImphcpp: kmnI hnZKvm Isp am D]tbmKnv ImjntImfpsS hne kwcnWsapw AXn kmcn\v \nmbIamb ]pspw ]mm ]Tnnpp. ImjntImfpsS hne s]mXpth ]dm apXapSntXpam{Xw t\mnbm t]mscpw IjIcpsS Azm\ntXpIqsS ]cnKWnWsapw \ntinncnpIbmWv (138). am{Xa sXmgnemfnIfpsS IqenI Xn kbpnIamb _apmbncnWsapw ImjnIw, hymhkmbnIw Fo aefnephv AhcpsS Dv Inp hneI Xn DNnXamb _apmbncnWsapw ]Tnnpp. GXp `cWIqShpw Fmehpw {int \ntifmWnh. IrjnkwkvImcw AXns Ces]mgnbpw Imev Fn\ntm AXns\ hopw buh\bpbmm t]mcp XncpepIfmWv ]mm \InbXv. FXnt XnIsf \ncpambn FXnp ]mmsbbmWv \manhnsS ImWpXv. Irjn, hyhkmbw Fo taJeI Xnep AI Hgnhmn ImjntImev]fn\nv ASnm\ hyhkmbw XpSpIbmWv thXv. asmchkcn ]mm ]dp: ""Ftmgpw ]mhshcmbn XpScWsan Ah Fpw ]mn\v ew FSpv tPmen sNWw.'' ]mmbpsS amXm]nXm ew ]mns\Spv Irjn sNphcmbncpp.

a\pjys ASnm\]camb Bhiysf Xr]vXnsSpphbmWv ImjntImev]. Ah \ymbamb hnebvv Fmhpw hmnm IgnbWw. {Kma{]tZi ImjntIm kqnm\pw kwkvIcnm\pw BhiyapnStv sImpt]mIphm\pwthn hyhkmbsf t]mjnnWsapw ]mm ]Tnnpp (140). sNdpInSIrjn AXmbXv IpSpw_m[njvTnX Irjn t{]mmlnnpIbpw AXn\npw Ahv am\yambn Pohnphm DXIp kmnIhcpam\w e`yamIpp Fv DdphcppIbpw sNWw. atXp cwKsbpwt]mse ImjnIcwKpw \nccamb ]T\w BhiyamWv. ckX{w, Pohimkv{Xw, kmtXnIhnZyI Fnhbpambn hnhn[ Xcn _spInSp hnm\imJbmWv ImjnItaJe. Hcp cmPyns kmnIm`nhrnbptSbpw kmwkvImcntImjnsbpw kmapZmbnIaptnsbpw s\SpwXqWpIfmbnv {]hntXv IjIcmWv. a\pjycpsSbpw arKfpsSbpw kkyfpsSbpw Pohs\ kwcnm thsXmw DXv]mZnnpXp IjIcmWv. am{Xa hyhkmbn\Snm\amb AkwkvIrXhkvXpsf \IpXpw IjIcmWv (144, 145). s]mXpmcyfn IjIv kzm[o\hpw {]m[m\yhpw DmIm temIhym]Iamb IjIkwLS\I cq]oIcnm\pw iamb \nti \Ippv. AhnsS [mnIXbpw ]uc\nbafpw am\ntifmbnv kzoIcnWw. kmnItaw am{Xa, a\pjykaqlns ka{Kamb hfbvpw CXmhiyamWv.

Npcpndm Irjnm Fp ]dbpXv Hcp kwkvIrX hamWv; A[xIrX hn`mKa. ImjnItaJe FXv Zp_eamb Hcp kmwkvImcnI taJebpa. Irjn Hcp ]IhnImcambnv C\nbpw hfcWw. B kmw{IanIXbn am{Xta AXns {]m[m\yhpw kap{Znabpw \app a\nemIq. Irjnt{]mml\neqsS am{Xta Hcp CuSp kmwkvImcnI cwKw hnIknXamIq. Hcp cmPynse P\sfsbmw CWn\np Hcp km{XnI kwkvImcamWv IrjntaJebvpXv. a\pjys alXzn\pw ]qXbvpw hnIk\n\pw th kXn\pambn ImjnImzm\sbmWtm B{ibnpXv. CXnssbmw shfnn hyamb ImjnI \bw cq]oIcntnbncnpp. C^mw AXn\p {]mtbmKnI thZnbmWv. {]iwk\obamb Hcp aptw AXp \Sngnp. ImjnIm`napJyap P\{]Xn\n[nIfpsS IqsSqsSbp ktf\hpw kmcnsbpw kapZmbt\XmfpsSbpw ]\nv IjIsc tIphm\p XmXv]cyneqsSbpta Hcp kzoImcyamb ImjnI\bw cq]oIcnm ]q. Fm P\hn`mKfpsSbpw Azm\eamWv ImjnI cwKw. Cu km{XnI hoWw IjIsc kwLSnnptmgpw ImjntImfpsS hn]Wn At\zjnptmgpw \apmhiyamWv. tbmlm ]mmbpsS hmpI {itbat{X: ""Fs {Kmasbpw Fs hopIm tPmensNp Irjn`qansbbpw admXncnm Imhns Ir] Fs klmbnpp.''