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‘निरोप्या’चे संपादक फादर प्रभुधर   October 12, 2020     lokmarathi  Camil parkhe   October 12, 2020     lokmarathi  Camil parkhe कामिल पारखे रविवारची मिस्सा संपल्यावर मी माझ्या वडिलांचे बोट धरून चर्चच्या समोरील मोकळ्या जागेत उभा होतो. देवळातून बाहेर पडणारे लोक आपसांत बोलत उभे होते. श्रीरामपूरला अलिकडेच बदली होऊन आलेले ते तरुण धर्मगुरू घोळक्याने उभे असलेल्या लोकांशी बोलत होते. फादर प्रभुधर यांचे व्यक्तिमत्व अगदी देखणे असेच होते. वक्तृत्व शैलीची देणगी लाभलेल्या फादरांच्या ओघवत्या उपदेशांनी लोक प्रभावित होत असत. भरपूर उंचीचे फादर आपल्या पांढऱ्या झग्यात फिरत होते, तसे त्यांना ‘जय ख्रिस्त’ म्हणून अभिवादन करण्यासाठी लोक त्यांच्याकडे वळत होते. आमच्याकडेही ते आले आणि माझ्या वडिलांशी – दादांशी – बोलू लागले. बोलत असताना मध्येच थांबून माझ्याकडे पाहत त्यांनी विचारले, “पारखे टेलर, तुम्हाला किती मुले आहेत? आणि त्यांच्यामध्ये याचा नंबर कितवा?” माझ्या वडिलांचे श्रीरामपुरात मुख्य बाजारपेठेत सोनार लेनमध्ये ‘पारखे टेलर्स’ हे टेलरिंगचे दुकान होते. शहरातील दोन-तीन प्र...

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, 12:56 PM   | e-paper Devotees attend Vailankanni novena in Khadki Camil Parkhe 10.21 AM    goo.gl/bqD9v1   PUNE:  A large number of devotees are attending the ongoing novenas in honour of Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni at various churches in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. The feast of the nativity (birthday) of Mother Mary will be celebrated on September 8. The feast of the nativity of Mother Mary is the second most important festival, next only to Christmas, for the Catholics. St Ignatius Church at Khadki is the main centre of the novena prayers and feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni in the city. Thousands of devotees from various churches in the city and nearby areas have been attending the novena prayers and mass, celebrated at the especially erected pandal at the church, daily at 12 noon and 6 pm. Pune Bishop Thomas Dabre will c...

St. Francis Xavier and the Modern Church Four countries have lapsed since St. Francis Xavier, the true model of missionaries, preached Christianity in Goa and other parts of the East. The zeal of the saint, his dedication to spread the Good News continues to invoke admiration despite the changing of the times and circumstances. Meanwhile the Society of Jesus, founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola of which St. Francis was one of the first members and the Catholic Church in general have undergone tremendous changes in their outlook and have accepted different means of preaching the way of salvation. The main basis behind the change was the different point of view of looking at the values preached by the other existing religions. The post Vatican II Catholic Church is the embodiment of the drastic changes of views those have been brought about during the last few centuries. There have not been many works written by St. Francis Xavier, giving us the glimpses of the view he held o...