Be eT ey ee oc per eee Oe 100 YEARS LOVED ee oe one a ee er 2 2 oe oa es Srey Cees Cees Cy oe Cee. ce ‘ ey a) Pharese yr ea He a? ad 7 Lt Po eee ed Pa Bc Sere oer na chee pe aeeetaT le ick ciate ieee Clee ei oatIT IS & TIME TO CELEBRATE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. REMINISCE AND LAUGH ABOUT THE GOOD OLD DAYS. SHARE WITH THE YOUNG & LIFETIME OF WISDOM. COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS AND HOLD THEM DEAR. DREAM OF TOMORROW AND GOOD THINGS TO COME.Itis the one-hundredth birthday of Mary Therese Joseph Ariyanayagam. Born in Kayts on Sth August 1922, Daughter of MrMarisalthamby Emmanuel and Mrs.Bastianapillai Natchethiram (Pakiyam). Sister of Capt. Anthonysamy, Andrew and Xavier. Having had her early education at St. Mary's Convent, Kayts, she helped her father in manufacturing and repairing compasses during her adolescence whilst taking up sewing, knitting, and crocheting as hobbies, In 1932, she moved to Kotahena under the St. Lucias parish, only moving back to Kayts during the world war in 1944 and periods of civil unrest in 1956 and 1983. In 1946, she wedded Capt.Singharayar Mary Joseph Ariyanayagam and is mother to seven, grandmother to eight and great grandmother to five She survived with her prayers and utmost faith in God, regularly spending time reciting the rosary. As the family matriarch, she is the rock uniting and strengthening the family, We all love her immensely and are overjoyed to celebrate the centenary of her birth. OLCENTENARY MASS CELEBRATION AT VELANKANNI CHURCH, COLOMBO 13. OFFERED BY REV. FR. JUDE ANGELO AMIRTHANAYAGAM - OMI “Entrance Hymn Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the Praise to the Lord, let us offer our king of ereation! gifs at the altar, Omy soul, praise him, for Godis your Let not our sins and offences now Health, and salvation! cause us to falter Allyouwho hear, now to the altar Christ, the High-Priest, bids us all draw near, Join in His feast, Join in profound adoration! Victims with Him on the altar Praise to the Lord who, doth prosper thy Work and defend three. Surely His goodness and merey shall daily attend thee, Ponder anew, what the Almighty cando Who with his love doth befriend thee. “Introduction © IstReading araxCunateh @romb syBengb - 4: 8-10 (Psrowuist wy Figur umpalennsd axzousssingy; AGS siostenidons oie o\nayBsravsirn. Gro walsiis © cteowuns gerygens; SHMIOGY ampSensGus y_sxtemowton ugh Gpwieow. BHwrst gga Bonar siyor wsusra SANGO. oVsteouds Cupp Lalas pGaled ambi) Garang sCunagGs Siawyied IGS xb GasroitenCGusyyor} Wisdom—4: 8-10 Length of days is not what makes age honourable, nor numbers of years the true measure of life; understanding, this is grey hairs, untarnished life, this is ripe old age. Having won God's favour, he has been loved and, as he was living among sinners, has been taken away. ‘Psalm Response : “The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want” 02% Holy Gospel From the book of Luke Chapter~ 1:56-66 Mary stayed with her some three months and then went home. The time came for Elizabeth to have her child, and she gave birth to a son; and when her neighbours and relations heard that the Lord had lavished on her his faithful love, they shared her joy. Now it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his mother spoke up. No, she said, he is to be called John. They said to her, but no one in your family has that name, and made signs to his father to find out what he wanted him called. The father asked for a writing-tablet and wrote, his name is John, And they were all astonished. At that instant his power of speech returned and he spoke and praised God. All their neighbours were filled with awe and the whole affair was talked about throughout the hill country of Judaea. All those who heard of it treasured it in their hearts, What will this child turn out to be? They wondered. And indeed the hand of the Lord was with him. 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Like young trees they willstay fresh andstrong.” Psalm 92:14 It's not every day someone turns 100, and I sure wasn't going to miss celebrating this Milestone, especially for one of my beloved Periyamma. When, I was young she, has been a great motivator, clever, loving, devotional and Champion in my life. This isn't just due to her longevity, but by virtue of how God has been at work in and through her life fora century. She had great love for her husband whilst devoting her time in bringing up her six children in the catholic faith, whilst focusing that the grandchildren too follow the same belief with love for Jesus. One of the repeated themes from Periyamma’s 100th birthday was her love, prayers and Encouragement. Virtually every time I finish talking with Periyamama I hear these words, “I Love You. I’m proud of you and I’m praying for you every day.” Those words are Precious gifts that she need. Happy the husband of a good wife; * the number of his days will be doubled. A loyal wife brings joy to her husband, and he will finish his years in peace. good wife isa generous gift -Book Sirach 26:1 St, Paul tells us we have been chosen in Christ. We have been chosen in Christ from all eternity. Each of us has a place in God's plan, a place in Christ. And so you were chosen to be our mother, grandmother, relative, friend; and we were chosen for you. And you love each of us fully, and uniquely. All in God's plan. The ripple effect would be more than we can imagine... Rev. Fr. Jude Angelo Amirthanayagam—OMILeft to Right : Rajan, Padmini, Soruba, Mr.S.M.Joseph, Shyamala, Bawani, Mrs.M.TJoseph, Indra Ist Row Left to Right : Mrs.Indra, Mr.Xavior, Mr.Dennis, Mrs. Shyamala, Mrs.Bawani, Baby Prakashini, Miss.Soruba, Mrs.Padmini, Mr.Rajakulendran Seated Left to Right : Mrs.M.T.Joseph, Mr-Rajan, Mrs. Premila, Mr.S.M.Joseph Master. Frank 06Message from Shyamala De Almeida We are lighting 100 candles to celebrate you and recognize the brightness you brought to our lives and that of others. On this special day saying Congratulations is not enough, you deserve a medal of courage forall the great experience’ life has given you. All mothers have the fondest memories of their children growing up and they are talked about a lot so, I decided to talk about ona child's perspective. Being sixth in the family of seven children of five girls and two boys* the naughtiest of the lot, recalling my younger years in the fifties and sixties when life was hard and ends were difficult to meet and watching the sacrifice, Amma made to strech the rupee I was bewildered. Looking back on my infantile years where I was hospitalised with complications right through to babyhood and how she travelled by bus twice a day from Kotahena to Borella to feed me, fifteen years after marriage and in my forties, before the birth of my first and only child the dedication and the care she provided me for a successfll birth of my child was immense. Amma has done a lot for me, she would go out of the comfort zone to make me happy, her presence alone would calm me down, because I was assured everything would be fine, she was a shoulder to cry a helping hand. Amma loved God and church and through that she taught us about God's love the right and wrong way of things. am so blessed and thankful that God gave me her. She is the best mother. Hove you dearly AmmaMessage from Soruba Jothinath My Mother “Amma” Recently when I was talking to my relatives about my mother reaching, her milestone birthday. The words that I constantly heard were “smart, well dressed and elegant lady”. Thinking about my childhood to write a few words describing my mother, I think of how lucky I was being the youngest of my siblings. I had the privilege of sleeping next to her for longer than the others and sitting on her lap even when she was wearing, her lovely cashmere silk sarees. I would play, sliding down to her feet from sitting on her lap, which was made easier by the silk. Amma fed ‘me my lunch when I came from school, even when I was about to start upper school. My mother Mary was lovingly called “Sella Mary” by her family. When she married my Papa, he continued to look after her like a princess; and yet she was a very hard-working lady. Being a brilliant homemaker, Amma always wanted to do something, ‘My father went out to work hard as he had to work night shifts as well, but when he would come home in the moming, his loving wife will be waiting for him with his favourite breakfast, puttu and sambol. Whenever we had guests, Papa will ask them to stay for a meal even without asking my mother. Without hesitating, my mother would prepare the food, even if it was late in the evening, having cooked for her six children and her own mother and two brothers ‘Andrew and Xavier who lived with us. She likes to try everything. Once we had done some building work and had some leftover bricks and mortar. She wanted to build a chicken coop and so grabbed the material and got to work all by herself. She grows vegetables and fruits in her back garden. Even now at the age of one hundred she will clear the dead leaves with her walking stick and water the plants. She had a daily routine, will never moan about things, always accepted everything in life and adapted to it happily. She did her bookkeeping every night, and balanced her books to the cent. My mother visited me in the UK in 1988 when my first child Arun was born. She visited France and made a pilgrimage to Lourdes. She came back to the UK again with Papa when my second son Miran was born, and. they spenta few years with us, They were a lovely couple, loving each other and helping each other in every little way. I"Il always cherish the time my parents spent in the UK with me. Full of wonderful memories of them helping me and my husband to bring up our two children, giving parenting advice, and staying awake with us when the children were sick. No words can describe the unconditional love that they gave us. My mother has visited Madame Tussauds in London, Chessington World of Adventures, our Lady of Walsingham Shrine among other landmarks around the country. She joined us on our family holiday to Singapore. She has been to India few times and has visited Our Lady of Velankanni. When I visit Colombo, my mother will get my clothes and towel ready for me on my bed and she will ask my eldest sister Indira, to cook the best food for me, That is what you call “Home Sweet Home” which is built on ourrock, my mother. On my way back on the plane, how motivated I am to live a positive life after spending a few days with this legendary woman. She is such a strong-willed lady that she is getting prepared to travel to ourson Arun's wedding in the UK. ‘We wish her all the blessings God can give her on her one hundredth birthday. We thank God for the blessings she has had during her life so far and the wonderful family that she has created. Your youngest daughter, Soruba (Chutta) 08aSemssprg sopanoyTime in LondonArriving at Heathrow & Walsingham Pilgrimage uMessage from Frank Rajakulendran DearAmmammah, Living with my grandparents since birth till T tured a te ager, I had first-hand experience on how the grandparents would spoil their grandchildren. It started from giving me gold jewelleries at birth that were made for their first born child (this is a very special gesture), to making a sizeable fixed deposit in my name for my future needs, to getting me icy- chocks when the ice cream van comes over are the ones that pops out. My grandfather whom we all fondly call “Pappa” was a successful person, both professionally and also as a family man and he was only be able to succeed because of he being blessed with this beautiful lady named Mary Therese as his wife, who I am proud in calling my grandmother (Ammammah). Itisn'tevery day somebody turns a century old. I'm so glad that youare one of the lucky few and you are truly blessed that you have lived 100 years and have 10 decades of heavenly memories. With 100 years of priceless moments under your belt, your heart must be full of joy ~ you deserve every precious memory. You're a very special person because, whether you've faced bad or good times, you have always been a loving, presence and you should be proud of yourself —not because you've turned 100, but due to the fact that you've lived the last 10 decades with integrity, honour and the commitment to keep our family together. 100 warm wishes, hugs and kisses on your 100th birthday. With love and blessings from you first and oldest grandchild Frank Rajakulendran