The Holy Spirit laid the foundations to the interior life of Fr Binoy
Karimaruthinkal, who is the youngest of the two children of Kuruvila and
Mariam of the Karimaruthinkal household. The virtues of selflessness,
prayer, fear of God and honesty, which were imparted through his parents
were evident in Fr Binoy Karimaruthinkal from a young age.
Fr Binoy
Karimaruthinkal - ordained as a priest in the Palghat Diocese in 2006,
filled with a boldness from the Holy Spirit to renounce anything and
everything for Jesus, had an aversion to worldly pleasures, an intense
love for the Church, a deep grief over the degradation of priests and
religious, was filled with the charismatics gifts of the Holy Spirit,
received an anointing for the proclamation of the Word of God which
touched the hearts of the masses, led a life dictated by the Word of God,
fostered a heart which rejoiced in obedience, and found strength in
chastity, which wanted to have nothing but desired to solely belong to
God, and cultivated a spirit of Poverty – found that his heart was still
seeking something more. It became clear to Fr Binoy Karimaruthinkal
that God was preparing him for a life rich with deep prayer, expiation,
meditation of Holy Scriptures, simple living, and hard work, which are the
foundations of the vow-bound life of PDM, which was founded on 24th
April 2018.
Even while in major seminary, Fr Binoy Karimaruthinkal often spoke to
his superiors and fellow brothers of the need for changes in seminary
curriculum and finding new ways of giving formation to the future
generation of priests according to the needs of the time. The Lord was
preparing Fr Binoy Karimaruthinkal to be a founder of PDM and as a
formator for seminarians from a very early stage in his life. The attitude
of Fr Binoy Karimaruthinkal to not fall prey to laziness but instead work
tirelessly for the Kingdom of God and for the salvation of souls through
prayer, penance and expiation became a spiritual patrimony for PDM.
From early on in his priestly life, Fr Binoy Karimaruthinkal used to
conduct retreats for religious nuns, seminarians and later for priests,
and even tried to form a new community together with young people, in a
way which rekindled his inner calling. All these things were the primary
outlooks which worked together for the eventual founding of PDM.
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