August 1999 Friar Sydney Mascarenhas. The following Homily is provided by Friar Sidney as a way of enriching the ministry of the Word as presented through this web site. Friar Sidney, who has spent much of his ministry in India, is currently a Professor of Philosophy in Rome. The texts used by Friar Sydney come from the Roman Lectionary - which in most points agrees with the Revised Common Lectionary.
Tragedies do occur in our lives.
Today, let us learn how to face them. The two largest democracies in today's world have one thing in common. Both of them have had a famous family that has had to taste a lot of tragedy. In India, it is the Nehru family. Indira, the daughter of Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, was shot at close point.