Fr. A Adappur makes an emphatic point | Photo: P Krishnapradeep
Kozhikode: It was through these wide portals that the now sagely, then a 19-year-old novice strode into the celestial realm of ecclesiastical knowledge. Father Abraham Adappur is back now in Christ hall, Malapparamba, which was his first station in the month of June, 1944, on the road to becoming a Jesuit priest. Today is his first Christmas in Kozhikode, as he completes one year of his return to the city.
Despite enjoying pastoral tenures in Rome and Kochi, this City of Truth was always a luminous blossom like the lights of Christmas in his heart. It was this affinity that made him leave Lumen Jyothis Jesuit House, Kochi, for Kozhikode as the shadows of life began to lengthen.