0611 -MAL Pastoral Letter of the Major Archbishop Dukrana Sabhadinam 2023

George Cardinal Alencherry Major Archbishop Syro-Malabar Church Prot. No. 0611/2023 CSbteJ\\w- ZpIvdm\\Xncp\\mÄ þ k`mZn\\w 2023 - kotdmae_mÀk`bpsS taPÀ BÀ¨p_nj¸v IÀZn\\mÄ tPmÀPv Bet©cn Xsâ klip{iqjIcmb sa{Xmt¸meo¯mamÀ¡pw sa{Xm³amÀ¡pw sshZnIÀ¡pw kaÀ¸nXÀ¡pw Xsâ AP]me\\ip{iqjbv¡v Gev]n¡s¸«ncn¡p¶ FÃm ssZhP\\¯n\\pw FgpXp¶Xv. IÀ¯mhnsâ Ir] \\n§sfÃmhtcmSpwIqsS D­mbncn¡s«! Cutimaninlmbn {]nb ktlmZcoktlmZc·mtc, \\½psS ]nXmhmb amÀtXmamÇolmbpsS ZpIvdm\\Xncp\\mÄ k`mZn\\ambn ap³ hÀj §fnteXpt]mseXs¶ Cu hÀjhpw \\½Ä BNcn¡pIbmWtÃm. ‘Fsâ IÀ¯mth, Fsâ ssZhta’ F¶ amÀtXmamÇolmbpsS hnizmk{]Jym]\\hpw XpSÀ¶v AZvtZlw \\S¯nb kphntij{]tLmjWbm{Xbpw Xm³ {]tLmjn¨ hnizmk¯n\\p km£yw\\evInsIm­p hcn¨ càkm£nXzhpamWv \\½psS k` bpsSbpw \\mtamtcmcp¯cpsSbpw hnizmkw ]WnXpbÀ¯nbncn¡p¶ aqe¡Ãv. c£mIcktµiw `mcX¯n F¯n¡m³ amÀtXmamÇolmsb \\ntbmKn¨ ssZh ]cn]me\\bv¡p \\µn]dbm\\pw ÇolmbpsS PohnXkm£y¯nÂ\\n¶v DuÀPw kzo Icn¨psIm­p C¶s¯ ImeL«w DbÀ¯p¶ shÃphnfnIÄ [ocXtbmsS A`n apJoIcn¡m\\pÅ hnizmkXo£vWXbv¡pth­n {]mÀYn¡m\\pw Cu hÀjs¯ Xncp\\mfmtLmjw CShcp¯s«. AXn\\pXIp¶ GXm\\pw Imcy§Ä Cu CSb teJ\\¯neqsS ]¦phbv¡m³ B{Kln¡p¶p. {InkvXphÀjw 72þ a{Zmknse Nn¶aebn amÀtXmamÇolm càkm£nXzw hcn¨Xnsâ 1950þmw hmÀjnImNcWambncp¶p Ignª hÀjs¯ ZpIvdm\\ Xncp\\mfnsâ apJy{]tabw. k`bpsS hnhn[Xe§fn AXp \\½Ä BtLmjn¨p. kotdmae_mÀlbcmÀ¡n 1923þ kvYm-]n-X-am-bXnsâ iXm_vZnhÀjsa¶ {]tXy IXbmWv Cu hÀjs¯ BtLmj§Ä¡pÅXv. amÀtXmamÇolmbpsS kphntij {]tLmjW¯m Bcw`n¨ Cu k` BZy\\qäm­pIfn XtZiobamb kwhn[m\\ §fneqsS hfÀ¨bmcw`n¡pIbpw t]Àjy³ k`bpambpÅ _Ô¯neqsS Bcm[\\ {Ia]chpw LS\\m]chpamb hfÀ¨ t\\SpIbpw sNbvXp. ]-Xn\\- m-dmw-\\q-äm-­n-Â- e¯o-³-`-cW- -kw-hn[- m-\\-¯n-em-b- \\-½psS k`-, D-Z-bwt]cq-À- kq-\\-ltZmkn-eqsSbp- ­m-b- {]-Xn-kÔnh- -gn- Iq-\\-³-Ip-cn-ip-kXy¯- nte¡p- \\-bn¡- s¸«p-. Cu- km-l-N-cy-¯n- epw- ]-cn-ip-²- knw-lm-k\\t¯m-sSm¸w- \\n-ev¡m-³- \\-ap-¡p- I-gn-ªp-. 1887þ `mKy kvacWmÀl\\mb setbm ]Xnaq¶ma³ amÀ]m¸bmWv kpdnbm\\n It¯men¡sc e¯o³k`bnÂ\\n¶p thÀXncn¨psIm­p kotdmae_mÀ hnizmknIÄ¡pth­n XriqÀ, tIm«bw F¶o hnImcnbm¯pIÄ Øm]n¨Xv. 1896þÂ- -tIm«-bw,- Xriq-À- hn- The Syro - Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Curia Mount St. Thomas, P.B.No. 3110, P.O. Kakkanad, Kochi - 682 030, Kerala, India Tel: (0484) 2424780, 2424768, 2426235; Fax: (0484) 2422727. E-mail: [email protected], Website:www.syromalabarchurch.in

Im-cn-bm-¯p-I-fnÂ- -\\n¶- p- F-d-Wm-Ip-fw- hn-Im-cn-bm-¯p kvYm-]n-X-am-Ip-I-bpw- tIm«-bw- hn-Im-cnb- m-¯p- N-§\\- mtÈcn- F-¶- -t]cnÂ- - A-dn-bs¸Sp-I-bpw- -sNbvXp-. XriqÀ-, N-§- \\mtÈcn-, F-d-Wm-Ip-fw- F-¶o- aq-¶p- hn-Im-cn-bm-¯p-I-fn-epw- Xt±io-bsa{Xm-·msc \\n-b- an-¡p-I-bpwsNbvXp-. 1911þ Iv\\m\\mb¡mÀ¡mbn tIm«bw hnImcnbm¯p Øm]n Xambn. Cu lbcmÀ¡n¡Â kwhn[m\\§fpsS ]qÀ¯oIcWambn 1923 Unkw_À 21þ\\v ]Xns\\m¶mw ]nbqkv amÀ]m¸ FdWmIpfw hnImcnbm¯ns\\ AXncq]X bmbpw XrÈqÀ, N§\\mtÈcn, tIm«bw hnImcnbm¯pIsf kma´cq]XIfmbpw \\nÝbn¨psIm­p kotdmae_mÀ lbcmÀ¡n Øm]n¨p. \\½psS k`bpsS hfÀ¨bn \\mgnI¡Ãmbnamdnb Cu Ncn{Xkw`h¯nsâ iXm_vZnbmWv Cu hÀjw \\½fmNcn¡p¶Xv. ]n¶oSpÅ hÀj§fn \\½psS k`bpsS hfÀ¨ XzcnXs¸Sp¯p¶ \\S]SnIÄ ]cn. knwlmk\\w kzoIcn¨p. 1956þ N§\\mtÈcn AXncq]Xbmbn DbÀ¯s¸«p. tIcf¯nepw tIcf¯n\\p]pd¯pw ]pXnb cq]XIÄ Øm]nXambn. 1990þ {]m_ey¯nÂh¶ ]uckvXy Im\\³\\nbakwlnXb\\pkcn¨v 1992 Unkw_À 16þmw XobXn hn. tPm¬ t]mÄ c­ma³ amÀ]m¸ kotdmae_mÀk`sb taPÀBÀ¡n F¸nkvtIm¸Â k`bmbn DbÀ¯pIbpw IÀZn\\mÄ amÀ BâWn ]Snbd ]nXmhns\\ BZys¯ taPÀ BÀ¨p_nj¸mbn \\nban¡pIbpw sNbvXp. ]n¶oSv 1995þ XrÈqÀ, XetÈcn cq]XIÄ AXncq]XIfmbn DbÀ¯s¸«p. `mcX¯nepw `mcX¯n\\p ]pd¯pw ]pXnb cq]XIÄ Øm]nXambn. ]cnip² ]nXmhv {^m³kokv amÀ]m¸ 2017 HIvtSm_À 10þ\\v kotdmae_mÀk`bpsS AXnÀ¯n `mcXwapgph\\nte¡pw hym]n¸n¡pIbpw AP]me\\¯n\\pw kphntijhXv¡cW¯n\\pambpÅ Ah Imiw k`bv¡p \\evIpIbpw sNbvXXv k`m Ncn{X¯nse AhnkvacWobamb Hcp kw`hamWv. 1923þ \\n¶p 2023þte¡pÅ hfÀ¨bpsS ^eambn kotdmae_mÀ k`bv¡p `mcX¯n 31 cq]XIfpw `mcX¯n\\p ]pd¯v 4 cq]XIfpw Hcp A¸kvtXmenIv hnkntäj\\pw DÄs¸sS k`mkwhn[m\\§fpsS hn]peoIcW ¯nepw CXctaJeIfnepw \\nÀWmbIamb hfÀ¨t\\Sm³ km[n¨psh¶Xn \\ap¡p ssZh¯n\\p \\µn]dbmw. k`bpsS lbcmÀ¡n¡Â hfÀ¨bvs¡m¯p BßobXbnepw Iq«mbvabnepapÅ hfÀ¨bpw Cu Imebfhn t\\Sm³ km[n¨n«p­v F¶Xp bmYmÀ°yamWv. sa{Xm·mcpw sshZnIcpw kaÀ¸nXcpw Aevambt{]jnXcpw Hs¯mcpan¨p {]hÀ¯n¨Xnsâ ^eamWp \\½psS k`bv¡p ssIh¶ncn¡p¶ hfÀ¨. 2023 Pq¬amkw IqSnb sa{Xm³kn\\Un ssIs¡m­ Xocpam\\§Ä k`bpsS hfÀ¨bv¡p ]pXnb Znimt_m[w \\evIp¶Xn\\pw t{]jnXtaJeIsf iàns¸Sp¯p ¶Xn\\pw hnhn[ k`mip{iqjIsf GtIm]n¸n¡p¶Xn\\pw D]Icn¡p¶hbmWv. Cu e£yt¯msSbpÅ kn\\UpXocpam\\§Ä ]cn.knwlmk\\¯nsâ AwKoImc t¯msS \\S¸n hcpt¼mÄ \\½psS k`bpsS Ncn{Xw ]pXnb L«¯ntebv¡p {]thin¡pw. ssZh]cn]me\\bn B{ibaÀ¸n¨psIm­pw \\½psS hnizmk]mc ¼cy§sf apdpsI¸nSn¨psIm­pw ]uckvXyk`bptSXmb kwhn[m\\§sf iàn s¸Sp¯ns¡m­pw \\ap¡v Hcpan¨p apt¶dmw. kmÀh{XnIk`bpsS Iq«mbvabn Hcp hyànk`bmbn \\mw hfcpt¼mÄ ]cnip² ]nXmhnt\\mSp tNÀ¶p sshZnItae[y£·mcpw sshZnIcpw kaÀ¸nXcpw Aevam bcpw hnt[bXzt¯msSbpw klIcWat\\m`mht¯msSbpw hÀ¯n¡Ww. \\½psS k`bn kn\\UmßIX (synodality) FÃmXe§fnepw {]mtbmKnIam¡m³ 2

FÃmhcpw ]cn{ian¡Ww. ‘H¶n¨p \\S¡pI’ F¶XpsIm­p ]cnip² ]nXmhv Dt±in¡p¶Xv H¶n¨p Nn´n¡pIbpw H¶n¨p kwhZn¡pIbpw HcpatbmsS {]hÀ¯n¡pIbpw sN¿p¶ PohnXssienbmWv. ssZh¯nsâ Ir]bmepw k`m a¡fpsS kvt\\l¯mepw klIcW¯mepw \\½psS k`mIq«mbvasb iàns¸Sp ¯m³ \\ap¡p ]cn{ian¡mw. Cu ]Ým¯e¯n Hcp {]tXyIImcyw FSp¯p]dbm³ B{Kln¡p¶p. kotdmae_mÀk` tIcf¯nÂ\\n¶p `mcX¯nsâ hnhn[ `mK§fntebv¡pw `mcX¯nÂ\\n¶p temI¯nsâ hnhn[cmPy§fntebv¡pw hym]n¨psIm­ncn ¡pIbmWv. tIcf¯nÂ\\n¶p kvIqÄhnZym`ymk¯n\\ptijw D]cn]T\\¯n\\pw tPmen¡pwth­n hntZicmPy§fntebv¡p t]mIp¶hcpsS F®w A\\pZn\\w hÀ[n ¨psIm­ncn¡pIbmWv. ChÀ ]n¶oSp AhnS§fn ØncXmak¡mcmbn amdp Ibpw sN¿p¶p. Cu IpSpw_§Ä¡pw hyànIÄ¡pw AP]me\\ip{iqj \\evIp ¶Xn\\mbmWv Atacn¡bnepw Im\\Ubnepw t{Käv_n«\\nepw Hmkvt{Senbbnepw kotdmae_mÀ cq]XIfpw bqtdm¸n A¸kvtXmenIv hnkntäj\\pw Øm]nX ambncn¡p¶Xv. amXrk`bnÂ\\n¶p hntZicmPy§fn F¯nt¨cp¶ hyànIfp sSbpw IpSpw_§fpsSbpw AP]me\\]camb Bhiy§Ä \\ndthäns¡mSp¡m\\pw k`mIq«mbvabn Ahsc tNÀ¯p\\ndp¯m\\pw amXrk`bnse cq]XIfpw hntZi cmPy§fnse cq]XIfpw-tNÀ-¶p kwbpà AP]me\\]²XnIÄ cq]s¸Spt¯­n bncn¡p¶p. hntZicmPy§fntebv¡p t]mIp¶hÀ kotdmae_mÀ k`bnse AwK §Ä F¶ Aht_m[t¯msS X§fpsS ss]XrIw Im¯p kq£n¡m\\pw Bcm[\\{Iakw_Ôamb BNmc§fpw A\\pjvTm\\§fpw ]n´pScm\\pw Ipªp §Ä¡p k`mIq«mbvabn hnizmk]cnioe\\w \\ÂIm\\pw {i²n¡Wsa¶p kvt\\l]qÀhw HmÀan¸n¡s«. ss{IkvXhhnizmka\\pkcn¨pÅ PohnX¯n\\pw {]hÀ¯\\§Ä¡pw C¶p kaql ¯n t\\cntS­nhcp¶ shÃphnfnIsf¡pdn¨pIqSn GXm\\pw Nn´IÄ ]¦phbv¡m \\m{Kln¡p¶p. ss{IkvXhcpw k`mkaql§fpw k`mØm]\\§fpw hnhn[ taJe Ifn t\\cnSp¶ shÃphnfnIÄ \\nch[nbmWv. “\\n§Ä temIsa§pw t]mbn FÃm krjvSnItfmSpw kphntijw {]kwKn¡phn³” (aÀt¡m. 16-:15) F¶ ssZh-I-ev]n-X- am-b- ZuXyw \\nÀhln¡m³ Hmtcm ss{IkvXh\\pw ISs¸«ncn¡p¶p. kphntij {]tLmjWansæn k`bnà F¶ kXyw \\½Ä a\\knem¡Ww. {]tLmjn¡ s¸Sp¶ kphntij¯m BIÀjn¡s¸«p ss{IkvXhhnizmkw kzoIcn¡m³ Hcp hyàn B{Kln¨m AXns\\ XSbm³ BÀ¡pw km[n¡pIbnÃ. ImcWw AXp tIhew am\\pjnIamb Hcp Xocpam\\w am{Xaà ssZhnI]²XnIqSnbmWv. hn.tbml¶msâ kphntij¯n hmbn¡p¶Xpt]mse “Fs¶ Ab¨ ]nXmhv BIÀjn¨meÃmsX Hcph\\pw Fsâ ASp¡te¡p hcm³ km[n¡pIbnÔ(6:44). ]oU-\\§Ät¡m `ojWnIÄt¡m Hcp bYmÀ° hnizmknsb Xsâ t_m[y¯n \\n¶p ]n´ncn¸n¡m³ km[n¡pIbnsöp càkm£nIfpsS Ncn{Xw \\s½ HmÀan¸n¡p¶p. kphntij¯n\\pth­n \\nch[n ]oU-\\§Ä Gäphm§nb hn.]utemkv ÇolmbpsS hm¡pIÄ Cu kXyamWv {]tLmjn¡p¶Xv: “Fs´ ¶m acW¯nt\\m Poht\\m ZqX·mÀt¡m A[nImc§Ät¡m C¡me¯pÅ hbvt¡m hcm\\ncn¡p¶hbvt¡m, iànIÄt¡m, Dbc¯nt\\m, Bg¯nt\\m, atäsX¦nepw krjvSnt¡m \\½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphneqsSbpÅ 3

ssZhkvt\\l¯n \\n¶p \\s½ thÀs]Sp¯m³ IgnbpIbnsöp F\\n¡p Dd¸p­v” (tdma 8:38þ39). sFknkv Xo{hhmZnIÄ en_nb³ IS¯oc¯p h¨p Igp¯dp¯psIm¶ 21 CuPn-]vjy-³- càkm£nIfpw CtX Xo{hhmZnIfpsS ]oU- \\\\§Ä¡nSbnepw CutimbnepÅ hnizmkw XÅn¸-d-bmsX acWwhcn¨ Cdm¡nsebpw- kn-dnb- -bnsebpw- \\qdpIW¡n\\p hnizmknIfpw hSt¡C´y³ kwØm\\§fnepw- a-Wn-¸q-cn-epw- B-{I-an-¡s¸Sp-I-bpw- -sImÃs¸Sp-I-bpw sNbvX- ss{IkvXhktlmZc§fpw Cu temI¯nepÅ Hcp iàn¡pw Hcp `ojWn¡pw Hcp bYmÀ°hnizmknsb ]n´ncn¸n¡m³ km[n¡pIbnsöp Cu ImeL«¯n \\s½ t_m[ys¸Sp¯p¶p. kwLSnXamb FXnÀ¸pIfpsSbpw \\ymboIcn¡m\\mIm¯ {]tIm]\\§fpsSbpw Xncªp]nSn¨pÅ B{IaW§fpsSbpw ]Ým¯e¯nepw s]mXpkaql¯nsâ \\·bpw A`nhr²nbpw e£yam¡nbpÅ k`bpsS {]hÀ¯\\§Ä XpScp¶Xn \\ap¡p aSp¸pw a\\t¢ihpw D­mIcpXv. C¯cw kmlNcy§fn \\jvS ss[cycmImsX hnizmkw Im¯pkq£n¡m\\pw ImcpWyt¯mSpw kvt\\lt¯m SpwIqsS ss{IkvXhPohnXw \\bn¡m\\pw A\\pZn\\PohnXkmlNcy§fn AXp km£ys¸Sp¯m\\pw \\ap¡p km[n¡Ww. \\s½ ]oUn¸n¡p¶htcmSp ImcpWy ]qÀhw hÀ¯n¡m³ \\½psS hnizmkw \\s½ \\nÀ_Ôn¡p¶p. AtXkabw, \\½psS Øm]\\§fpw kwL- -S-\\-I-fpw- hn-hn-[- tkh-\\taJ-e-I-fpw- C-\\nb- pw- Imcy£aam¡pIbpw IpdhpIfpw t]mcmbvaIfpw ]cnlcn¨p IqSpX ^e{]Z am¡pIbpw FÃm {]hÀ¯\\taJeIfnepw Bhiyamb Pm{KX ]peÀ¯pIbpw sNt¿­Xp ImeL«¯nsâ A\\nhmcyXbmWv. Xsâ PohnX¯neqsSbpw {]tLmjW¯neqsSbpw càkm£nXz¯neqsSbpw \\ap¡p amXrIbpw {]tNmZ\\hpamb amÀtXmamÇolmsb ]n³XpSÀ¶p \\½psS hnizmkPohnXw [ocXtbmsS \\bn¡mw. “temI¯n \\n§Ä¡p sRcp¡ap­m Ipw. F¦nepw ss[cyambncn¡phn³; Rm³ temIs¯ IogS¡nbncn¡p¶p” (tbml. 16:33) F¶ CutimbpsS hm¡pIÄ FÃm {]XnkÔnIfnepw \\ap¡v DuÀPhpw DWÀhpw Dt¯P\\hpw \\evIs«. ZpIvdm\\Xncp\\mfnsâbpw k`mZn\\¯nsâbpw BiwkIÄ k`m-a¡- -Ä- FÃ- m-h-À-¡pw- t\\cp¶p. \\½psS A½bmb ]cnip² I\\ymImadnb¯nsâbpw amÀ butk¸p]nXmhnsâbpw amÀ tXmamÇolmbpsSbpw kIe hnip²cpsSbpw hmgv¯s¸«hcpsSbpw am[yØyhpw A\\p{Klhpw \\t½mSpw \\½psS FÃm {]hÀ¯\\§tfmSpsam¸w D­mbncn¡s«. Im-¡-\\m-Sv a-u-­v skâv -tXma-kn-ep-Å- -taP-À- B-À-¨p-_n-j-¸n-sâ Im-cyme- -b-¯nÂ- - \\n¶p- 2023-þmw- B­- v Pq-¬- am-kw- 25þmw- Xo-b-Xn- \\-Â-Is¸«-Xv. IÀ-Z-n-\\-mÄ t-P-mÀ-P-v B-e-t-©c-n k-o-t-d-m-a-e-_-mÀ-k-`-b-p-s-S t-a-PÀ BÀ-¨-p-_-n-j-]-v Cu- CSbteJ\\w- 2023 Pq-sse 2þmw- Xo-b-Xn RmbdmgvN- kotdma-e-_m-À-k`-bnse FÃm- C-S- h-I-ssZhm-e-b-§-fn-epw- Øm]\\§fnepw kaÀ¸nX`h\\§fnepw ]cnioe\\ tI{µ§fnepw taPÀ skan\\mcnIfnepw hn-ip-²- Ip-À-_m-\\-at[y hm-bnt¡­-Xm-Wv. 4