“Trusting in the Lord with all his heart, and acknowledging him in all his ways …he never counted himself wise in his own eyes….” That is Fr.Sebastian Arulanndam, a near rendition of Pro.3:5 -7.
I thank His Grace, Victor Henry for offering me this opportunity to appreciate and wish Fr.Sebastian Arulanandam , fondly called ‘Seby’ by his close friends..
Fr.Seby’s silver jubilee celebrations began in the year 2012, November, AD. Since then, Father Sebastian is having a series …show more content…
But Fr.Sebi at Amsena went after 99 sheep who were totally lost and disappeared. He had only one family attending his Sunday mass.
He started a partial boarding and a coaching centre for Amsena children. Impressed with his hard work and dedication, Emeritus archbishop approved a full-pledged school and a new presbytery for him.
And more, Fr.Sebastian was appointed as dean of Raipur deanery before he was shifted to Rajnandagaon to become its parish priest and the manager of Weidner memorial School. I’m at a loss to describe the multifaceted, and the omni-competent personality of Fr.Seby. He is like Yuvraj singh or Jadeja of Indian cricket team – an all-rounder. He can easily change a tyre or repair a jeep as he can competently look after a parish, manage a school or a technical institute, and assume any responsibility that Diocese can think of.
He is not flashy, showy, or addicted to publicity but a simple, modest, practical priest, faithful to his priestly duties.
I quote a parable to sum up the personality of Fr.Seby:
Once the sea was asked, “why are you called ‘the king of the rivers’ and how it is that all the high and violent rivers of the world come up to you, empty their waters into you and simply