Happy Ascension of the Lord.. :)

Prepration for confession
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS

1.I am the lord thy god: thou shalt not have stange gods before me
Commands:faith,hope,love and worship of god,reverence of holy things,prayer
Forbids:idolatry,superstition;spiritualism,seances,astrology,fortune telling,ouija board and all occult practices;tempting god,sacrilege,attendance at false worship.
2.Thou shalt not take the name of the lord thy god in vain
Commands:revernce in speaking about God and holy things;the keeping of oaths and vows.
Forbids:blashphemy, the irrevent use of god's name,speaking disrespectfully of holy things,false oaths and the breaking of vows.
3.Remember thou shalt keep holy the sabbath day
Commands:going to church on sundays and holy days.
Forbids:missing church through one's fault;unnecessary servile work;public buying and selling;court trials.
4.Honour thy father and mother
Commands:love,respect,obedience on the part of children;care on the part of parents for the spiritual and temporal welfare of their children;obedience to civil and religious superiors.
Forbids:hatred of parents and superiors;disrespect and disobedience.
5.Thou shall not kill
Commands:safeguarding of one's life and bodily welfare of that of others;controlling one's anger.
Forbids: unust killing,suicide,abortion,euthanasia,artificail contrcipation,sterlization,fist fights,endangering lifa and limbs of self or others.
6.Thou shalt not commit adultry
Commands:chasity in word and deed;avoiding occassions of sin.
Forbids:pronography,bad movies,obscene speech;impure action alone or with others,masturbation,fornication,homosexuality,incest,bestiality.
7.Thou shalt not steal
Commands:respect for the property and the right of others;the paying of just debts;paying just wages to employees'integrity in public officials.
Forbids:theft;damage of the poperty of others;not paying just debts;not teturning found or borrowed articles;giving unjust measure or weight in selling;not paying just wages;bribery;graft;cheating;fraud;accepting stolen property,not gaving a honest day'swork wor wages received;violation of contract.
8.Thou shalt not bear false wittness against thy neighbour
Commands:truthfulness,respect for the good name of others;the observance of secresy when required.
Forbids:lying,injury to good name of others,slander,tale bearing,rash jusdgement,contemptuous speech;and vilolation of secrecy.
9.Thou shalt not covert thy neighbour's wife
Commands:purity in thoughts.
forbids:willfull impure thoughts and desires.
10.Thou shalt not covert thy neighbour's goods
Commands:respect for the rights of others.
Forbids:the desire to take,to keep,or to damage the property of others.

Infant Jesus Shrine.Vivek Nagar, Banglore

In the mid sixties, the Sacred Heart Parish of

Bangalore extended to areas like

Somanahalli, now known as Viveknagar which

were faraway for pastoral care. So, Rev.

Fr.Paul Kinatukara, the parish priest of the

Sacred Heart Church felt the need for a

separate parish for areas around Somanahalli

and undertook a vigorous unsuccessful

search for a suitable land.

One day as the Parish Priest was walking, he

entered a garden in Somanahalli. It was a

well maintained rose garden. He was

impressed. "If only I could get this land for

the Church" he wondered. "Oh! How nice it

could be". But then, he felt that it was

impossible, because over a lakh of roses were

exported per week from there. However he felt a mysterious power

overcoming him and made him resolve on the spot to buy this land at any

cost. With this frame of mind, he returned home. As days rolled by, on

suggestion, he prayed to the Infant Jesus of Prague [Nine hour Novena] for

two months for help in his quest for land. His prayers were immediately

answered and the rose garden was brought for a windfall price.

18th April, 1969, the foundation for a new church was laid by Most Rev.

Dr.S. Lourduswamy, the then Archbishop of Bangalore.

May 1971, Rev.Fr. L.Peter was appointed as the first parish priest of the new

church, who took steps to celebrate the holy mass on the newly acquired

land, brought the Infant Jesus statue from Sacred Heart church and installed

it in an improvised old tent and thus began the "Tent Church" which lasted

for over eight years.

The newly acquired land, popularly known as the "Rose garden" surrounded

by thick vegetation was infested with snakes and poisonous reptiles and with

no street lights was plunged in darkness at night. All this did not deter the

faithful who flocked to the church.

1972, this new parish was canonically erected by the Most Rev. Dr. P.

Arokiaswamy, the then Archbishop of Bangalore.

1974, the local authorities turned down the plan for the new Church for want

of the approval of the Bangalore Development Authority, but Fr.Peter

patiently toiled on.

26th October 1977, the powerful and miraculous intervention of Infant Jesus

finally enabled him to get the approval and the entire development charges

of Rs.50,000 was completely waived off, which was the first ever waiver in

the history of the Bangalore development authority. Since all the events

occurred on Thursday, the day was dedicated to Infant Jesus.

29th June 1979, the Most Rev. Dr.D.S.Lourduswamy, Secretary of the Sacred

Congregation for the Evangelisation of the people, came from Rome, blessed

and opened the new Infant Jesus Church in the presence of a very large

gathering of devotees of different faiths.

June 22nd 1989, Infant Jesus Shrine,

adjacent to the church, was blessed by His

Grace, the Most Rev. Dr.Alphonsus Mathias,

Archbishop of Bangalore and

opened to the faithful to honour

and glorify the divine Infant Jesus of

Prague.

June 9th, 2005, the new church was inaugurated by Most Rev. Dr. Bernard

Moras, Archbishop of Bangalore, Dedicated by His Excellency, Most Rev. Dr.

Pedro Lopez Quintana, Apostolic Nuncio in India; Blessing of the Tabernacle,

by Most Rev. Dr.

Ignatius Pinto,

Archbishop Emeritus,

Archdiocese of

Bangalore.

Designed by architects, Thomas Associates, it has a a fan shaped hall, to

accommodate about 2500 people with 9 faces and openings running all

round the church. In addition, there is a mezzanine area and basement

parking. The podium is raised above road level with steps and ramp on

either side. The interior of the church is so designed that wherever people

are

seated

they will

feel that

the altar

is facing

them. The main mural which is 6x9 metres replicates the nativity scene in

the nativity church of Jerusalem.

The Little King has been enthroned as the Great King of the world to assist

His subjects in their trials, difficulties, and crosses. He Who Himself has

suffered so much desires to assist those who come to Him. He wishes to

attract all hearts to His own through the attractiveness and simplicity of His

Divine Infancy.

The devotion to Infant Jesus has become widespread

and the Infant Jesus Shrine is now known as the

place of pilgrimage, miracles and Divine solace not

only in this state, but across the country. Thousand

of devotees from all faiths throng the shrine on

Thursday, to honour our Infant Jesus.

Honour the Divine Child in your homes and in your

hearts and the joy of His bountiful aid will be yours

MAY GOD BLESS YOU