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The following are some of the wise
verses that Thirumeni has given either in personal
conversation or in public speeches.
1. My dear children, love God, don't
forget that death is certain. Do good turns, pray and
fast regularly. That us what our Lord has done. Live and
be prepared. 2. Children, help those in
need. Don't keep grudges. Love everyone. Avoid
dissension and litigation. 3. Dear
ones, whose is the church? Not ours. It is God's. Don't
fight there. We have heard what has happened to those
who have dismantled rafters or shaken off pillars of the
church. Church is for love. 4.
Husbands, when you eat remember also your wives. See
that they also eat. You should be concerned about them.
5. Children, you should love God. Obey your parents and
respect your teachers. 6. Priests
should pray hard and well. Inculcate prayer habit in
your people. You should give due importance to it
always. 7. Church is the house of the
Lord. We should be clean, just and pure in our thoughts
and actions. Then God will bless us. 8.
If you misuse church funds or properties, God will not
spare you, lay or clergy alike. 9.
Priests should always be faithful to church and its
observances. 10. Remember each house is
God's house. 11. Everyone is equal and
alike in primary feelings like hunger. There is no
difference between my hunger and of the poor man in the
neighbourhood. 12. Do not steal. It is
a sin which brings down the wrath of God.
13. All of you should live in peace with trust in God.
14. You do some good to man, he may turn back to hurt
you. You feed an angry animal, it won't bite back.
15. My people always remember that death is certainty.
16. God sends his showers on the good and the evil
alike. We should also do like that. 17.
If the son of God who possibly did not need to pray,
prayed all night, how much more should we?
18. If Christ prayed all night, we should pray more.
Think of our plight otherwise. 19. I am
father to all. It is my responsibility to care for all.
God's will is that I should always be busy working. I
desire to be of use to any one in need.
20. It is our duty to care for and help all who are in
need- as far as we can. I share everything of mine with
them. They are mine and I am theirs. we are all children
of the same mother - Church. 21. "What
you have done unto the least, you have done to me" said
our Master. Remember that the stones will shout if we
fail to say or do what is expected of us every time.
22. Why do we need all these conditions? Can't we settle
everything in love? Should we forget that we are only
one breath, however strong we may feel we are.
23. Our church services should be orderly and neat.
Young priests should especially remember this. If they
do well the credit will go for the elders as well.
24. Be good children. Satan is out there to tempt you
always. Do not fall. Our enemy is strong. Unfortunately
this is a time when we find it difficult to trust
people. Try not to be different with different people.
Be yourself. Be faithful to your call.
25. When you go to bed at night pray like this. "My dear
father, forgive me if I have said or done anything
wrong. Give me grace to do everything right." Pray thus
and your loving father will give you more. He will take
good care of you. 26. Do not covet
anything, however attractive it may be, that belongs to
another. God gives enough. And don't forget how close
death may be. 27. You should all be
clean ad straight forward, holding fast to your word,
even in the face of death. Lead an ideal life, tell no
lies, always standing for truth. 28. My
blessed children, even if I am physically removed from
you, I shall be with you spiritually. Remember what good
I may have done for you. Pray for me.
29. Kathanarachen (Priest), do you know whose it is?
God's gift only. 30. Those who do wrong
knowingly, deserve and will get greater punishment. They
will have to suffer more. 31. If we
don't try to grow spiritually day by day, our
observances will end up just as meaningless traditions.
32. Our sacraments should help us get close to God and
be of His mind or else they will just be lifeless
customs. 33. It is most essential that
we partake of Holy Qurbana during lent periods and on
days like Maundy Thursday. We should prepare ourselves
fully by fasting and confession. 34.
You priests should pray earnestly. DO not compare
ourselves with those better placed. Look at those lesser
endowed. Then we will sincerely thank God for his
wonderful gifts. 35. Do not be proud.
You have raised yourself to the skies and will be
lowered to the depths of hell. Be gentle and humble
towards all. Don't covet and be greedy. Lead simple
lives. 36. Pray always that we should
be accepted where there is no ever-burning fire and
never dying maggots. 37. God loves the
weak and heavy-laden more than us. 38.
What can we do unless God guides us?
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