It is in forgiving that we are forgiven

Today’s Gospel is about forgiveness. And Jesus gives us the parable about the unforgiving servant. Though his master forgives to him, he can’t forgive to his fellow man. It is interesting to hear the judgment of the master at first, sell your wife and children and all that you have and pay your debt. But hearing his plea his master forgives him.
What is it in our time? Are we able to forgive to our fellow human beings?
Just I want to tell you all one incident, which took place in Kerala just two years ago.
Early in the morning the sacristan came to the parish priest and says that he saw one dead body in the courtyard of the church. And they both went and confirmed that it was a murder. And they informed the police. In the investigation the police found out some pieces of cloths and one rosary and something that which belong to the parish priest. And the case was sent to the court. And court gave order to the bishop to judge the priest. And bishop gave order that since he is a newly ordained priest, he can continue as the priest. But never allowed to use his ministry outside his room. Daily he can celebrate just one Holy Mass in his room. By hearing the judgment the priest’s father died of heart attack. All his family rejected him. And he was in a small room living for death to come. Just after fifty years now one old couple comes for confession to him. And they confessed that they both are doctors and while they were trying to abort one child the lady died. And it was they who kept the dead body in the church courtyard. And the priest gave them forgiveness of sin. And they permitted this priest to mention about this to the diocese without mentioning their name. And diocese understood it and they permitted the priest to celebrate Holy Eucharist out side of his room and to exercise his priestly power. Just one week after this priest died.

My dear people, this happened, in Kerala, if I am not wrong just two years ago. How the priest could give them forgiveness of sins. Just think of his spoilt life, just in a room for 50 years. And now everything is becoming on right way. And he said that it was coming out of Calvary, to the glory of Resurrection. Yes forgiveness gives us this experience.

Lent is time to forgive everyone and to get forgiveness from everyone. Let us all forgive one another, for it is in forgiving that we are forgiven.

By
Sanil Michael SCJ

We are sorry for keeping this reflection of yesterday, in the publication of today. Since we all were under the fire of exams we could not do it. Hope that you all forgive us.