Today is the anniversary of the Sept.11, tragedy. I was at St.Patrick's church on that morning. I was thinking of going to Southern Maryland with Fr.John S.J. in the morning but then someone mentioned immediately after breakfast to look at the TV.There we saw the twin world towers in flames and all the news reports about the hijacked planes hitting at the towers. A little while later, the Pentagon was attacked.All of a sudden,Washington DC became a ghost town , with people exiting from offices and shops and rushing home.I took Fr.John to Georgetown and when I returned I found that the parking place was locked and the police guarding all the places near our church.But then the police opened the doors of the garage and I could park the car there. But the stillness of the town is still in my memory. The tragedy of losing the lives of more than 4000 people is an unforgettable sad event.Until that time, America was free and open for any one to enter any building and walk around any place.Those Islamic terrorists took away the magnificent freedom the people enjoyed in the U.S.
Today I said the mass in the morning at the chapel. Fr.Pittapally and Fr. Tholanical con- celebrated with me.Hence the mass went well and I gave a short homily on today's Gospel where Jesus speaks about the need to interpret the signs and take suitable action in our lives.
I hope and pray that
God will bless me to lead a life faithful to His teachings.
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