KNANAYA FAMILY DIRECTORATE
The family Directorate of Knanaya Archdiocese was started on 7th May 1998 by late lamented H G Mor Clemis Abraham Chief metropolitan of East and the Founder director Fr. The Family Directorate mainly focuses the unmarried men and women .Every month we conduct marriage preparation course for 3 days. The directorate is also conducting special programmes for families , middle aged couples ie, couples below the age of 45 and one day seminars for couples above the age of 45 . Marriage is an enduring and exclusive covenant of love between man and woman. But now a day’s people consider it only a simple contract for something. Most of the marriage settles down by some material benefit. The result is divorce, which is a sword of Domocles hanging over the conjugal love. Nobody likes suffering and sacrifice. Majority of people think money is the “parasia” for everything. Our youth are qualified and they have much knowledge and financial stability today. But they do not have enough knowledge and awareness about male female psychology and family tactics. Apart from the anatomical differences, we notice that man is physically stronger and adapted to the task of fatherhood; instead the woman is physically weaker and adapted to the task of motherhood. Man is more realistic; where as the woman is more idealistic. Man is more intellectual; the woman is more dexterous. Man is logical; the woman is intuitive. Man is emotionally more stable than the woman. He is more objective, more factual and slow in judgment; instead thewoman is more subjective, more fanciful and quick in judgment. A MAN WANTS TO LOVE SO THAT HE CAN BE LOVED.A WOMAN WANTS TO BE LOVED SO THAT SHE CAN SHOW LOVE. Man is aggressive; the woman is passive. Man is self –assured; woman is less self-assured. Man is less adaptable, the woman is more adaptable. Man is more secure in love relationship; the woman is less secure in love relationship. Man is less possessive, the woman is more possessive. Every cell in the body of man and woman is different
Some of them think that the bombastic celebration of marriage is another way of healthy family life. So they are considering only the settings of marriage. Christian marriage is also the means of accomplishment of Gods eternal plan for the salvation of mankind. Therefore Christian marriage is a sacrament, a sacrament not compulsory and can’t be repeated. Marriage life is an extension of marital ceremony. Conjugal relationship exists in the compassing radiance of relationship with Christ. Family directorate gives an awareness of all above subjects to those who would like to marry. Counseling is not an advice giving. It is a technique to lead a person into reality. Because of these reasons a team of professionally skilled counsellors, doctor, social worker, priests, advocates etc. We also render our service for the people and children who have suffered problems in their life. Family Directorate committee and faculty members
Rev.Fr. A.P Jacob Anjilimoottil ( Founder & Director),Rev.Fr. Rajan Abraham (Secretary), Rev.Fr. James Jacob, Rev. Anil K Thomas, Rev. Jain Thomas, Mr, Jiji Punnoose, Mr Joji , Dr. Joseph Antony M D, Mrs. Shaila Thomas M S W, Ad.Siby Vettoor
Fr. A.P Jacob Anjilimoottil, Director
