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Hcp hyànk` F¶ \nebn kotdmae_mÀ k`bv¡pÅ X\Xmb hnizmkPohnX ssien bpw BNmcm\pjvTm\§fpsaÃmw do¯nsâ `mKamWv. do¯p ]p\cp²cn¡pI F¶m ChsbÃmw hosWvSSp¡pI F¶mWÀ°w. Cu Bib¯n\p Iu¬kn tcJbn CSwt\Sn sImSp¡m\pw ¹mknU¨\p km[n¨p. ""\nbam\pkrXamb Bcm[\{Ia§fpw in£WcoXnIfpw kwc£n¡msa¶pw kwc£n¡Wsa¶pw FÃm ]uckvXyk`Ifpw kp\nÝnXambn Adnªncn¡s«. PohmßIamb hfÀ¨vbv¡pthWvSn am{XaÃmsX bmsXmcp amähpw Ahbn hcp¯mhp¶XÃ. AXn\m Gähpw hnizkvXXtbmsS ChsbÃmw ]uckvXyÀ A\pkcn¡Ww. ap¼s¯¡mÄ IqSpXembn Ch ]Tn¡pIbpw ]qÀWambn BNcn¡pIbpw thWw. Ime¯nsâtbm hyànIfpsStbm kmlNcy§Ä¡Sns¸«v X§Ä¡p tNcm¯ hn[¯n ChbnÂ\n¶pw hyXnNen¨p t]mbn«psWvS¦n ]ucmWnI ]mc¼cy¯nte¡p Xncnbphm³ AhÀ {i²nt¡WvSXmWv'' (]uckvXyk`IÄ, 6). Cu ]ucmWnI ]mc¼cy¯nte¡pÅ (ancestral ways) Xncn¨pt]m¡nsâ `mKambmWv ]Xn\mdmw \qämWvSn\p ap¼v amÀ¯m½m \{kmWnk`bv¡p `mcX¯nemIam\w DWvSmbncp¶ `cWm[nImchpw (All India Jurisdiction) ]uckvXykpdnbm\n sa{Xmt¸meo¯mamÀ¡pWvSmbncp¶, ""C³Uy apgphsâbpw sa{Xmt¸meo¯mbpw {]thi\IhmShpw'' (Metropolitan and Gate of all India) F¶pÅ ]Zhnbpw ]p\xØm]n¡Wsa¶v ¹mknU¨³ F¶pw hmZn¨ncp¶Xv.
]uckvXyk`m tae²y£·mÀ¡v ]Xn\mdmw \qämWvSphsc C´y apgph\nepapWvSmbncp¶ AP]me\m[nImcw tKmhm sa{Xmt¸meo¯m Bbncp¶ tUmw sat\knkv 1610  tIcf¯nse Nne {]hiyIfn am{Xambn HXp¡n. 1923  N§\mticn, FdWmIpfw, XriqÀ F¶o cp]XIfnembn kotdmae_mÀlbcmÀ¡n hyhØm]n¡s¸«t¸mgpw A[nImckoa `mcX¸pgbv¡pw ]¼m\Znbv¡panSbn am{Xambn HXp§n. 1953 Unkw_À 31 \v XetÈcn cq]X \nehn h¶tXmsSbmWv Cu AhØbv¡p amäw h¶Xv. C¶s¯ XetÈcn AXncq]XbpsSbpw am\´hmSn, XmactÈcn, _¯§mSn, `{ZmhXn, amWvUy cp]XIfpsSbpw {]tZi§Ä DÄs¡mÅp¶Xmbncp¶p A¶s¯ XetÈcn cq]X. 1955  XetÈcnbpsS AXnÀ¯n IÀWmSI kwØm\¯nse awKem]pcw, Nn¡amwKeqÀ, ssakpÀ XpS§nb {]tZi§fnte¡pw hym]n¸n¡pIbpWvSmbn. 1955  N§\mtÈcn cq]X I\ymIpamcn hscbpw XriqÀ cq]X Xangv\m«nse tImb¼¯qÀ DĸsSbpÅ {]tZi§fnte¡pw hym]n¸n¨Xnsâ ]n¶nepw tdmanepWvSmbncp¶ ¹mknU¨sâ kzm[o\apWvSmbncp¶p. 1974  cq]oIrXamb ]me¡mSp cp]XbpsS AXnÀ¯n¡pÅnembncp¶ tImb¼¯qÀ tI{µam¡nbmWv CubnsS (G{]n 14, 2010) cma\mY]pcw cq]XbpWvSm¡nbXv. I\ymIpamcn {]tZiw DÄs¸Sp¯n 1996  X¡e cq]Xbv¡p cq]w \evInbncp¶p.

¹mknU¨sâ anj³ ho£Ww
¹mknU¨³ Xsâ amXrk`bv¡p sNbvX asämcp almtkh\w anj³ cq]XIfpsS Øm]\¯nemWv. anj³ {]hÀ¯\§Ä¡mbn tIcfw hnSp¶ kotdmae_mdpImÀ¡v e¯o³ cp]XIfn {]hÀ¯nt¡WvSn hcp¶XpsImWvSv B do¯nte¡p amtdWvSXmbn hcp¶ kmlNcyamWn¶pw \ne\nev¡p¶Xv. `mcX¯nsâ hnhn[ `mK§fn anj³the sN¿p¶hcn Fgp]Xp iXam\hpw kotdmae_mÀ do¯oÂ\n¶pÅhcmWv. ChÀ¡p kz´w do¯n {]hÀ¯n¡m³ km[n¡m¯Xnsâ `hnjy¯pIsf¡pdn¨p XnIª t_m²yw ¹mknU¨\pWvSmbncp¶p. IÀ±n\mfn\p kaÀ]n¨ sat½mdmWvS¯nepw C¡mcyw At±lw hyàam¡n.
kz´do¯n anj³ {]hÀ¯\¯n\pÅ km[yXbnsæn AXp kotdmae_mdpImcpsS anj³ Xo£vWXsb Xs¶ CÃmXm¡psa¶dnbmamcp¶XpsImWvSmWv, kz´do¯n anj\dnamsc Hcp¡m\mbn Hcp anj³ skan\mcn Bcw`nt¡WvSXnsâ BhiyIXsb¡pdn¨p ¹mknU¨³ Du¶n ]dªncp¶Xv. A`nhµy hben ]nXmhv 1968 s^{_phcn 22 \v `cW§m\¯n\Sp¯v tae¼mdbn anj\dn skmsskän Hm^v skâv tXmakv (MST) Bcw`n¨t¸mÄ ¹mknU¨sâ kz]\w `mKnIambn ]qhWnbpIbmbncp¶p. B hÀjwXs¶ kotdmae_mdpImÀ¡mbn Omµm, kXv\m F¶o anj³ cq]XIfpw Øm]n¡s¸«p. 1972  _nPvt\mÀ cq]Xbpw 1977  cmPvtIm«v, PKZÂ]qÀ, kmKÀ, DÖbn³ cq]XIfpapWvSmbn. 1984  tKmcJv]qÀ cq]Xbpw 1999  AUnem_mZv cq]Xbpw \nehnÂh¶p. CXnsâsbÃmw ]n¶n ¹mknU¨sâ \nc´chpw A£oWhpamb {]bXv\apWvSmbncp¶p F¶\pkvacn¡p¶hÀ F{X t]cpWvSmIpw?
Hcp amk¡mew am{Xw ]t{XmkvÇolmbpsS knwlmk\¯nencp¶ tPm¬t]mÄ H¶ma³ amÀ¸m¸ `mcX¯nsâ hnhn[ `mK§fnepÅ kotdmae_mdpImcpsS AP]me\]camb Bhiy§Ä ]Tn¨dnªp dnt¸mÀ«p kaÀ¸n¡m³ amÀ BâWn ]Snbdsb amÀ¸m¸m \nban¨Xnsâ ]n¶n At±lw amÀ¸m¸ BIp¶Xn\pap¼papX ¹mknU¨\v At±lt¯mSpWvSmbncp¶ _ÔamWv ImcWsa¶dnbmhp¶hÀ Npcp¡ambncn¡pw. C{]Imcw kaÀ¸n¡s¸« dnt¸mÀ«nsâ ASnØm\¯nemWv 1988  tPm¬ t]mÄ cWvSma³, t_mws_, \mknIv, ]q\ {]tZi§fn hkn¡p¶ kotdm ae_mdpImÀ¡mbn Ieym¬ cq]X Øm]n¨Xv. Atacn¡bnepw Im\Ubnepambn ]mÀ¡p¶ kotdmae_mdpImÀ¡pthWvSn 2001  Nn¡mtKm cq]X Øm]nXambt¸mÄ kzÀK¯nencp¶v Gähpa[nIw kt´mjn¨Xpw ¹mknU¨\mbncn¡Ww. 1992  kotdmae_mÀk` Hcp taPÀ BÀ¡n F¸nkvt¡m¸Â k`bmbn AwKoIcn¡s¸SpIbpw k`bv¡p Xeh\pw ]nXmhpambn taPÀ BÀ¨p_nj¸ns\ \nban¡pIbpw sNbvXtXmsS Cu Bhiyhpw \ndthäs¸Sm³ XpS§n. Ahtijn¡p¶ Imcy§Ä XmaknbmsX ]qÀ¯oIcn¡s¸Spsa¶p \ap¡p {]Xymin¡mw.
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It¯men¡m hnizmk¯nÂ\n¶p `n¶n¨v bmt¡m_mb, amÀt¯m½m k`Ifnte¡p t]mb ktlmZccpsS sXäp²mcWIfpw ap³hn[nIfpw \o¡n It¯men¡m Iq«mbvabnte¡p sImWvSphcnI F¶ e£yt¯mSpIqSn At±lw It¯men¡m hnizmk kXy§sf¡pdn¨p hyàamb `mjbn FgpXpIbpw ]Tn¸n¡pIbpw sNbvXpt]m¶p. skan\mcn]T\ Ime¯pXs¶ hn. ]t{Xmknsâ ]n³KmanIfpsS ]cam[nImcw, hn. {KÙ¯nsâbpw k`m]nXm¡·mcpsSbpw ]n³_et¯msS Øm]n¡p¶ Hcp {KÙw {]kn²oIcn¨p (At´ymIym ]m{XnbÀ¡okv, 1928). amXrk`bnte¡p Xncn¨ph¶v tdmapambn sFIy¯nemhm³ thdn«p \n¶ncp¶ bmt¡m_mb ktlmZc§sf ]tcm£ambn £Wn¡p¶ H¶mbncp¶p Cu ]pkvXIw. FIypsa\nks¯¡pdn¨p cWvSmw h¯n¡m³ Iu¬kn ]nXm¡·mÀ Nn´n¡p¶Xn\p hÀj§Ä¡p apt¼ ¹mknU¨³ tIcf¯nse AIt¯men¡m k`mhn`mK§fpambn NÀ¨bn GÀs¸«ncp¶p F¶Xv At±l¯nsâ ZoÀLho£Ww shfnhm¡p¶p. Xp¶enÃmsX s\¿s¸« aninlmbpsS hkv{Xw tZymXn¸n¡p¶ sFIyw k`IÄ¡nSbn kwPmXamIWw F¶Xmbncp¶p ¹mknU¨sâ B{Klw.
Iu¬kn ]nXm¡·mÀ FgpXp¶p: ""aninlm B{Kln¡p¶ sFIy¯nsâ ]qÀWX ssIhcm³ ]cnip²mcq]nbpsS {]tNmZ\¯nsâ t{]cWbm {]mÀ°\, {]hÀ¯\w, {]kwKw F¶nh aptJ\ hfscb[nIw kwcw`§Ä temIsa§pw Bcw`n¨n«pWvSv. Ime¯nsâ Nphscgp¯pIÄ IW¡nseSp¯psImWvSv kss`Iy{]hÀ¯\§fn kPohambpw [njWm{]`mht¯mSpIqSnbpw FÃm It¯men¡cpw ]s¦Sp¡Wsa¶v Iu¬kn D]tZin¡p¶p” (kss`Iys¯ kw_Ôn¨ Un{In, 4). 1930  amÀ Chm\ntbmkv, amÀ sXtbm^ntemkv, 1937  amÀ skthcntbmkv, 1939  amÀ ZnbkvtImdkv XpS§nbhÀ It¯men¡m hnizmk¯nte¡p aS§nh¶v ae¦ck`bv¡p cq]w \evInbt¸mÄ ¹mknU¨sâ ]p\sscIy¯n\pthWvSnbpÅ {ia§Ä ^ew IWvSp XpS§n.

hShmXpÀ skan\mcnbpw ¹mknU¨\pw
sshZnIcnepw Aßmbcnepw icnbmb enäÀPn¡Â Aht_m[w (true liturgical sense) hfÀ¯nsbSp¯m am{Xta do¯p ]p\cp²mcWw km[yamIq F¶p ¹mknU¨\dnbmambncp¶p. AXn\pÅ ]Ým¯esamcpt¡WvSXv skan\mcnIfnemsW¶pw At±l¯n\p t_m²yapWvSmbncp¶p. AXpsImWvSmWv cq]Xm sa\À skan\mcnIfn kpdnbm\n ]T\w \nÀ_Ôam¡Wsa¶v At±lw A`nejn¨Xv. \nehnencp¶ skan\mcnIfn kotdmae_mÀk`bpsS Ncn{Xw, AXnsâ do¯nsâ kz`mhw XpS§nb ]uckvXy hnjb§Ä ]Tn¡m\pÅ kmlNcyanÃmXncp¶Xn\m ]uckvXyÀ¡p X\n¨mbn Hcp taPÀ skan\mcn DWvSmIWsa¶v IÀ±n\mfn\p kaÀ¸n¨ sat½mdmWvS¯n hyàambn At±lw Bhiys¸«p. ¹mknU¨sâ Cu kz]v\w ]qhWnªXmWv 1962  Øm]nXamb hShmXqÀ skan\mcn. tdmanse ae_mÀ tImfPn At±l¯nsâ kl{]hÀ¯I\mbncp¶ ^m. tPmk^v ]Ån¡m]d¼nepw (]n¶nSv ]memsa{Xm³) injyKW¯nÂs¸« ]ecpw BZyImew apXevt¡ ChnsS A²ym]Icmbn F¯nbXpsImWvSv ¹mknU¨³ B{Kln¨ coXnbn Cu skan\mcnbv¡v Znimt_m[w e`n¨p. skan\mcnbpsS cPX Pq_nentbmS\p_Ôn¨p {]kn²oIcn¨ kphn\odn At±lt¯mSpÅ IS¸mSv Gäp]dªn«pWvSv (Rev. Dr. Placid Podipara C.M.I. "Prophet of the Ecclesial Identity of St. Thomas Christians and the Source of Inspiration of this Seminary", Silver Jublilee Souvenir, 19621987, St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, Kottayam, Kerala, 1987, p.10).
amÀt¯m½m{InkvXym\nIfpsS Ncn{XImc³, kotdmae_mÀ k`bpsS B[p\nI k`m]nXmhv F¶o A`n[m\§Äs¡ms¡ AÀl\mWv ¹mknU¨³. amXrk`tbmSpÅ kvt\lw hn`mKobX Nn´mKXnbpw k¦pNnXXz at\m`mhhpambn hymJym\n¡s¸Sp¶ C¶v ¹mknU¨sâ k`mZÀi\¯n\p {]kàntbsdbmWv.