EPISCOPAL ORDINATION OF MAR RAPHAEL THATTIL

NOT TO BE SERVED; BUT TO SERVE.

MSGR THATTIL SERVES THE LEAST AND LOST OF THE COMMUNITY AS A PART OF THE CHARITABLE WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH THE EPISCOAPL ORDINATION. THE ARCHDIOCESE WITH THE HELP OF BENEFACTORS PLANS TO BUILD 25 HOUSES AS A COMMEMORATION OF MSGR THATTIL'S ORDINATION.

AUX. BISHOP ELECT MSGR RAPHAEL THATTIL AT THE TOMB OF THE FORMER BISHOPS

MSGR RAPHAEL THATTIL PRAYS AT THE TOMB OF FORMER BISHOPS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE AT LOURDES CATHEDRAL, TRICHUR BEFORE HIS ORDINATION.

LEADERS OF THE NATION & STATE CONGRATULATE MSGR THATTIL

HON'BLE CABINET MINISTER FOR OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS, MR. VAYALAR RAVI

HON'BLE HOME MINISTER OF KERALA MR. KODIYERI BALAKRISHNAN TOGETHER WITH MR. BABY JOHN


K.P.C.C. PRESIDENT MR. RAMESH CHENNITHALA WITH HIS TEAM

MR. THERAMBIL RAMAKRISHNAN M.L.A

EMBLEM & EXPLANATION

EXPLANATION

To Be Broken and Given (Mt 26: 26): These words that resonate the deep meaning of the Eucharistic Words of Institution form the motto of my Episcopal Ministry. The reflection on these words reminds me of the obligation to be a shepherd who is ready to be broken and given. Only by being ready to be broken and given I can bring Christ to the world.

The Bible, the source of revelation and instrument of redemption, reminds me of the primary duty of a bishop, i.e., the proclamation of the Word of God.

The Bread Broken symbolizes the Eucharistic Lord who teaches and strengthens me everyday to break and give myself for the people of God.

The Rays around the Broken Bread symbolize the communion of all those who share from the divine life-giving Bread, i.e., the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church. My pastoral ministry becomes meaningful, only by building up a participatory Church (1Cor 12: 12-26).

The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Lk 24:32) on the Bread and the Word symbolically exposes the Emmaus experience (Lk 24:35) of the Apostles. The ultimate end of the Episcopal ministry is to make the people realize the presence of Christ in their midst by breaking the Bread and the Word.

The 12 Stars symbolize the Blessed Mother (Rev 12:1), the Queen of the Apostles and the Patroness of the Archdiocese of Trichur, to whose mediation my Episcopal ministry is entrusted.