{"id":8489,"date":"2003-01-03T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-01-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/1969\/12\/31\/blessed-kuriakos-elias-chavara-priest-optional-memorial\/"},"modified":"2003-01-03T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2003-01-04T00:00:00","slug":"blessed-kuriakos-elias-chavara-priest-optional-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2003\/01\/blessed-kuriakos-elias-chavara-priest-optional-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessed Kuriakos Elias Chavara, Priest (Optional Memorial)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blessed (Cyriac) Kuriakos Elias Chavara, co-founder and
\nfirst prior general of the congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate,
\nwas born at Kainakary in Kerala, India, February 10, 1805. He entered the
\nseminary in 1818, and was ordained priest in 1829. He made his religious
\nprofession in 1855, in the congregation he founded. In 1861 he was named vicar
\ngeneral for the Syro-Malabar church; in this capacity he defended ecclesial
\nunity threatened by schism when mar Tomas Rochos was sent from Mesopotamia to
\nconsecrate Nestorian bishops. Throughout his life he worked for the renovation
\nof the church in Malabar. He was also co-founder in 1866 of the congregation of
\nthe Sisters of the Mother of Carmel. Above all, he was a man of prayer, zealous
\nfor the Eucharistic Lord and devoted to the Immaculate Virgin Mary. He died at
\nKoonammavu in 1871. His body was transferred to Mannanam in 1889.<\/font><\/p>\n

Entrance Antiphon
<\/i>I will give you shepherds
\nafter my own heart, and they shall feed you on knowledge and sound
\nteaching.<\/font><\/p>\n

Opening Prayer
<\/font>Lord
\nGod
You raised up Blessed Kuriakos Elias Your Priest
to strengthen the
\nunity of the Church.
Grant that through his intercession
we may be
\nenlightened by the Holy Spirit
to read the signs of the times with
\nwisdom
and spread the news of the Gospel
by both word and example.
We
\nask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with
\nYou and the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever.
<\/font><\/p>\n

Prayer over the Gifts<\/i>
Lord, accept these gifts
\nfrom Your people.
May the Eucharist we offer to Your glory
in honor of
\nBlessed Kuriakos Elias
help us on our way to salvation.
Grant this through
\nChrist our Lord.
<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Communion Antiphon
<\/i>The Son of Man did not come
\nto be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.
\n
<\/font><\/p>\n

Prayer after Communion
Lord, we receive the bread of
\nheaven
as we honor the memory of Blessed Kuriakos Elias.
May the Eucharist
\nwe now celebrate
lead us to eternal joys.
Grant this through Christ our
\nLord.
<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

First Reading<\/i>
Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13<\/font><\/p>\n

I, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy
\nof the calling to which you have been called, with all lowliness and meekness,
\nwith patience, forbearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of
\nthe Spirit in the bond of peace. there is one body and one Spirit, just as you
\nwere called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one
\nbaptism, one God and Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in
\nal. But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

and His gifts were that some should be apostles, some
\nprophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for
\nthe work of ministry, for building up the Body of Christ, until we all attain to
\nthe unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature
\nmanhood, to the measure of the stature f the fullness of Christ.<\/font><\/p>\n

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 23)<\/i>
R\/. The Lord is
\nmy Shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall
\nnot want;
he makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside
\nstill waters;
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
\nfor his name’s sake. <\/font><\/p>\n

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
\ndeath,
I fear no evil; for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff, they
\ncomfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of my
\nenemies;
thou anointest my head with oil, my cup overflows.
Surely
\ngoodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;
and I shall
\ndwell in the house of the LORD for ever. <\/font><\/p>\n

Gospel<\/i>
Luke 10:1-9
After this the Lord
\nappointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of Him, two by two, into every
\ntown and place where He Himself was about to come. And He said to them, “The
\nharvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the
\nharvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Go your way; behold, I send you
\nout as lambs in the midst of wolves. carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and
\nsalute no one on the road. whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to
\nthis house!’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but
\nif not, it shall return to you. And remain in the same house, eating and
\ndrinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from
\nhouse to house. whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set
\nbefore you; heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The Kingdom of God has come
\nnear to you.’<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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