Sister Abhaya: Second Indian woman saint, to be beatified "She was hit with
the axe ('kodali') twice on the back of the head, near the right ear. She
then collapsed."
http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/03/stories/2008120350080100.htm"Fr. Thomas Kottur, is the chancellor of the Archdiocese of Kottayam and Fr. Jose Puthrikkayil is Principal of St. Pius X College, Rajapuram, Kasaragode. The third accused, Sister Sephy, is a member of St. Joseph's Generalate, S.H. Mount, Kottayam. All the three were highly influential and had directly exerted "undue influence on the witnesses through the handouts circulated on their behalf at Kottayam and elsewhere." As a result, witnesses at the scene of crime, inmates of the hostel and others were refusing to divulge facts known to them." http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/04/stories/2008120450060100.htm "Church comes out in support of Sister Ahaya case accused: With the Sister Abhaya murder case turning out to be an embarrassment, the Church has come out in support of the accused, two priests and a nun -- claiming they were innocent and accusing the CBI of trying to implicate them. " http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Church_comes_out_in_support_of_Sister_Ahaya_case_accused/articleshow/3814353.cms Now then, I wouldn't be surprised to see the following News item in the near future. Sister Abhaya: Second Indian woman saint, to be beatified TIMES NEWS NETWORK Thiruvananthapuram: With the Vatican deciding to announce full sainthood to Sister Abhaya of Kerala, on October 12 this year, the cradle of Christianity in the country has earned the distinction of producing the second completely ''Indian'' saint who also happens to be a woman. The date of Sister Abhaya's canonization was announced after a ''consistory'', or formal meeting, of Pope Benedict XVI and other cardinals at St Peter's Basilica on Saturday. Sister Abhaya's beatification — recognition by the church of a dead person's accession to heaven — was ordained by Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Kerala in February 2012. Her journey to sainthood reached its final stages in merely 4 years when, in June 2016, Pope Benedict XVI, in his ripe old age, authorized her canonization after he approved a miracle attributed to her on 27 March 1992. It was the extraordinary phenomenon of stigmata (wound of crucifixion) becoming apparent on the back of the head, and elsewhere.[for the uninitiated, i suggest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmata] She lived in perfect harmony with the mystery of the life, the passion and the death of Jesus. Her stigmata are the clearest sign of her existential union with Jesus. Her readiness to suffer had no other foundation than her love towards the Crucified and her concern for her neighbor. Never, during the harsh sufferings which she had to undergo, did she ever lose this ideal disposition of the heart that made her feel her misery, but enabled her to live it with joy, fully aware that this was the Lord's will. Malayalis, Christians in general, Rejoice! Amen. PS: Sorry if i hurt anyone, but i find myself feeling disappointed and somewhat hurt. -- "The beginning is always today." - Mary Wollstonecraft --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
