A Message from Father Nathan
My dearest people who are all close to my heart!
Lots of love, blessings, and prayers to you all.
Happy Father’s Day
“These commandments that I give today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and get up.” – Deuteronomy 6:6-7
This passage comes just after Moses shared the Ten Commandments with Israel, but for Christian fathers, the heart of this verse is that God’s Word should be on our minds throughout our day, and we have a responsibility to teach our children what God desires.
Father’s Day is an opportunity to tell our Dads how much we appreciate them. New dads, experienced dads, granddads, dads-in-law, stepdads, like all dads…these fathers play a role in shaping how our children see the world and understand right and wrong.
As kids mature into adults, they make their own choices about what to do with their lives, how to treat others, and how to understand their relationship with God. Dads get to help lay the foundation for those decisions.
What makes a good Father?
The qualities of a good father include:
- Spend time actively involved with your kids
- Modeling the behavior you expect
- Taking ownership when you make mistakes
- Training your children to be better people
- Treating their mother with dignity
- Be a good listener
- Understanding that our kids may have different opinions…
- Teach them respect for differing opinions
- …the list is unending.
One of the greatest qualities of Dad is and should be the fact that he needs to be an inspiration or a model to the family.
Today, unfortunately, we lack this in our society.
Today is the day when we thank all our Dads for what they are and were to us. What we are today is just because of them, because of their love, and because of the sacrifice, they have done for us.
This too, we share with our spiritual fathers – the priests in our lives that also have impacted all of us!
May God bless them. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and fathers out there.
God bless you all.
With lots of love and blessing.
Ever at your service.
—Fr. Sahayanathan Nathan
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Past Messages from Father Nathan
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | September 03, 2023
“Our Lady of Good Health” is Our Lady of Vailanganni, popularly known in southern India. We will remember her miracles on September 9th with a special mass and celebration.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | August 27, 2023
Aug. 28 is the memorial of St. Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church. He’s one of the most influential Church Fathers and theologians in history.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | August 13, 2023
Holy Days of Obligation | The Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains holy days of obligation this way:
Family needs or important social services can legitimately excuse the obligation of Sunday rest (specified in the Fourth Commandment). The faithful should see that legitimate excuses do not lead to habits prejudicial to religion, family life, and health {CCC 2185}.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | August 06, 2023
St. Clare’s feast day is August 11th. Known as the patron saint of television because when she was able to see and hear mass on the wall of her room.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | July 30 2023
August 4th we celebrate the feast of St. John Vianney who is the patron saint of priests – a French priest, a renowned confessor with supernatural powers. Baptiste-Marie Vianney, also called Cure d’Ars, (born May 8, 1786, Dardillly, France—died August 4, 1859, Ars, canonized May 31, 1925, feast day August 4 (formerly August 9), a French priest who was renowned as a confessor and for his supernatural powers.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | July 23 2023
Feast of Joachim and Anne | the parents of Jesus’ mother, Mary. On July 26 the Roman Catholic Church commemorates the parents of the Virgin Mary, Saints Joachim and Anne. The couple’s faith and perseverance brought them through the sorrow of childlessness, to the joy of conceiving and raising the immaculate and sinless woman who would give birth to Christ.