SHEPHERD’S VOICE, JANUARY -APRIL 2026
Dear Fathers, Brothers, Sisters and my beloved People,
Thy Kingdom Come!
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
"Faith is assurance of things hoped for, the conviction things not seen" (Heb. 11:1). The year 2026 as the "Year of the Creed and the Beatitudes", we shall resolve to deepen our commitment to believe in the Creed and pro-actively respond to the Beatitudes, practicing them in daily life with a spirit of faith and love. Both the Creed and the Beatitudes are sign-posts to follow Christ as genuine members of the mystical Body of Christ, the Church. They guide us to be men and women of deep faith and sincere love. Incidentally, the Holy Mother Church now celebrates the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed. As infants what our God-parents professed for us at our baptism and later we ourselves professed at solemn Holy Communion, Confirmation, daily Holy Qurbana and other occasions is a constant reminder to be faithful to our call as Christians and Missionaries Priests and Religious. The Beatitudes give us practical guidelines to lead our life in Christian faith on daily basis in human and social relations. We shall avail the year to study, meditate and reflect the Creed and the Beatitudes for a better assimilation of these to our Christian and social lives. God bless you all.
Yours Shepherd in Christ
† Ephrem Nariculam
Bishop, Diocese of Chanda
