Faith

This text must be seen in its large context. Chapters 14 -17 present us with the growing acceptance of Jesus even though his very own reject him. (13:54-58) This acceptance of Jesus is often a process and not merely a momentary revelation. The text of today highlights one such narrative.

It took the apostles too, a long time  to accept who Jesus really was (14:33). Even today’s narrative which might seem like a culminative faith expression, is only one more stepping stone towards their complete understanding of Jesus

For the moment let us get back to where Jesus is. The narration tells us that Jesus and the apostles are in Caesarea Philippi which was located outside the region of Galilee, twenty-five to thirty kilo meters north of the Sea of Galilee. It was situated on a trade route that connected Tyre in the West to Damascus in the North West. This made this place an important city for trade and commerce.

But Caesarea Philippi was also a religious centre. The highlight of the city was a cave from which sprung one of the sources of the rive Jordan. This cave was considered by the Greeks as the birthplace of the god Pan and a sanctuary to other gods. It is in this city that Herod the Great had built a temple to Caesar August. This temple in white marble stood on top of a hill and dominated the skyline.

It was Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod the Great who had inherited this city and made it his administrative headquarters. In his attempt to please the Roman rulers he added his name to Caesars renaming the city Caesarea Philippi.  

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Food

Ingredients

For cafreal masala
Coriander leaves- 1/2 large bunch or one cup chopped
Green chillies – 10
Cardamom – 6
Cumin – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric – 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon – 2”stick
Cloves – 3
Ginger – 1.5 inch piece
Garlic – 10 cloves
Vinegar – 2 tbsp
Salt – 1 tsp

The above ingredients for the cafreal masala can be ground and stored on the refrigerator and used as desired

Other Ingredients

Breadfruit- one large
Cafreal masala – four tablespoons
Ginger and garlic paste- one tablespoon
Vinegar – one tablespoon
Curry leaves – three handfuls
Garlic – four cloves
Mango powder – one teaspoon
Salt – to taste
Oil to fry

Method

Grind the ingredients for the cafreal masala. Remove the outer skin of the breadfruit and slice it into thin slices if you want it crisp or slightly thick if you want to eat it a bit soft. Apply the ground cafreal masala with the ginger and garlic paste, vinegar, salt to taste and marinate for two hours.

Heat some oil and shallow fry the marinated breadfruit. While frying them in batches add a handful of curry leaves and a clove of garlic. You could also fry a green chilly if you want to infuse the oil with a little more spice.

To serve – place the breadfruit in a dish and pile it over with the friend garlic and curry leaves and sprinkle mango powder.

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Faith

This memorial to our blessed mother is celebrated a week after the Assumption. Reflected in the fifth decade of the Glorious Mysteries, the crowning of Mary as Queen of Heaven was a feast originally celebrated on the 31st of May which explains why many of our traditional hymns sung to our lady in the month of May speak of her crowning.

It was in 1954 that Pope Pius XII  who in the centenary year of the proclamation of the Immaculate Conception  instituted this feast with his encyclical Ad coeli reginam  and from 1969 this memorial is celebrated a week after the Assumption of Mary.

The crowning of Mary as Queen of all creation is the culmination of all the privileges granted to our Lady; the Mother of God, assumed body and soul into heaven. Our Lady’s role in the history of salvation is unique. The same is true, however, for each one of us in a smaller scale. The Lord is with each of us and we have found favour with God and he has a mission for us to fulfil.

There is much to learn from Our Blessed Mother

Like Mary, in our lives too, there are turning points where we may experience an invitation to embrace something difficult rather than discard it. Something which wrecks our dream for ourselves or for our loved ones.  Yet like Mary, we too say yes to God’s will and in doing so we become the ‘hand- maids’ of God.

This call to saying yes requires a predisposition to being in tune with the many invitations of God, if not we would find ourselves fighting the will of God in our lives. The angel said to Mary, ‘You will conceive and bear a son,’ not ‘Are you willing to conceive and bear a son?’ That is how God’s will comes to us; in the things that happen to us; more than in the things we choose!

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Food

Tony and Pam Dmello ran a successful catering business for many years. They have shared with me their recipe of Chicken Kadai which I am sure  you will enjoy.

Ingredients

To Marinate
750g Chicken (Curry cut)
2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
2 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
2 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Lemon juice

To Roast and Grind
1 tbsp Coriander Seeds
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Fennel Seeds
2 tsp Black Pepper Corns
2-3 Dry Red Chillies

For the Gravy
3 tbsp Ghee
2 tbsp Veg Oil
2 Black Cardamom
1 inch Cinnamon
2 Bay Leaves
1 Cup Onion chopped
1 inch Ginger julienne
2 tsp Garlic chopped
1 cup Tomato finely
chopped
2-3 Green Chillies slit you may use more as per your taste
Salt as per your taste
1/4 Cup Yogurt (whisked with 1 tsp all purpose flour)
1/2 Cup Capsicum cut into cubes
1/2 Cup Onion cut into cubes and separated
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1/4 cup Fresh Cream
1 tbsp Kasuri Methi

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Art/ Heritage

 

 We have traveled through the winding roads of the history of the Bombay Seminary – a route brimmed by obstacles – personal and political, the dreary Double Jurisdiction, disunity, rebellion, and lack of facilities. In 1900 this jarring journey took a temporary halt. The dreams for a ‘proper’ Seminary seemed to drown amidst the drooping uncertainty.

Twenty-eight years later the dawn of a new hope was well witnessed through the much-awaited abrogation of the Double Jurisdiction. By an agreement signed by the Holy See and Portugal in 1928, parts of the then Diocese of Damaun (Bassein, Salsette, Karanja, Chaul, the Padroado parishes of Bombay) and the Archdiocese of Bombay were integrated into one ecclesiastical whole. It is important to note that at the time of the merger the idea of an independent Seminary received great priority. Finally, eight years later the Parel Seminary was inaugurated by Joaquim Lima, S.J., the first Archbishop of the integrated Archdiocese of Bombay.

But what ensued during those twenty-eight years that ensured the need for a local Seminary?

Intriguingly it was the Bombay Government! In 1917 the Government recommended the establishment of a local Seminary for reasons both political and social. They noticed the sad state of the Catholic community due to a lack of leadership. Moreover, the Government did not prefer priests trained abroad especially in Goa.

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