Fr. Santan Pinto, SOLT 1948-2011
It's interesting, you know, after just posting Father's Christmas message yesterday and then posting the clip by Fr. Barron about the true nature of Advent, we never know when God will take us home.
The media and secular society loves to mock celibacy and the priesthood but it's easy to see that Fr. Pinto has more spiritual children than those people ever will. God will not be mocked. Father was a priest who was faithful to the end, who loved God more than anything and made countless sacrifices for his many spiritual children.
To say that he will be missed here in earth is a huge understatement but we know now that Father is Home, where he has been longing to go for many years. He is reunited with his mother and father and now his real work begins. We can count on his prayers in a very powerful way.
Perhaps we can ask ourselves, what will our lives say about us at the end? I just read that atheist and author of God Is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens, died yesterday as well after a battle with cancer. Perhaps he found out that God is indeed great and the Lover of our souls.
What a contrast of the lives of these two men. One spent his days telling others about the love of God and the other spent his days telling people that God did not exist. What will our daily actions say about us? Are we ready to go home? Are we still playing games?
"The patience of the Lord is directed toward salvation" 2 Peter 3:15
"I have fought the good fight and I have finished the race." St. Paul's letter to Timothy (2: Tim 4:7) (and now Fr. Pinto)
Father Pinto, we love you more than words can say. We will miss you here on earth and we weep at this time. But we are happy for you. We will pray for your soul, please pray for us.
Comments
May he rest in peace.
Nellie Serna
Fr. Ed Roche, SOLT, Mexico, hoping to work in India soon, too.
After reading Fr. Pinto's Christmas message I can see the love for Christ and his personal holiness shining through. Our Lord must have been brimming with Joy to have Fr. Pinto home. Thank you for sharing a small piece of him with me:+)
Pax et bonum:+)
In it are a few books which he wrote himself,
but most of them were written for him.
~Harry Emerson Fosdick
Saan uncle, I will always remember you .......
Fr. Pinto was such a very very dedicated fellow.
I truly know and beleive without his love and the DJM ministry I would never have truly healed from childhood abuse . I still stary alot but the DJM andFr. Pinto are always at the foundation which bring me back ☺
I shall pray for the grace to focus on the joy in that he now has truly returned home . what a wonderful winderful soul he is ☺
James Jordan and Family
Neighbor to the DJM Ranch Retreat.
"Tell her....
Pick up your Cross every day - and do so with joy.
Walk with Me.
I only call those who deeply love me to suffer.
Draw closer.
Only I (Jesus) can fill the voids you feel and experience. No one else can. You are a vessel of my love - you are a living tabernacle for Him, our Father.
Your happiness comes from WITHIN and when I (Jesus) am in your heart. It is not external.
Witness to all around you, especially your family, of my great Love.
Be My witness.
Many are called the Light of the World.
You are one of them.
Let my (Jesus') Light and Love shine.
And lastly, ask me (Jesus) and Mary for help, I am always here.
You are well loved by HIM. (God)
And use this often "JESUS I TRUST IN YOU!""
love,
bella storlid 9yrs old
Anna
God bless everyone whose lives he touched so deeply.
Fr. Vince
One time I found something Father ahd written on the Internet. I was at a very, very low point in my life, pondering suicide. For some reason I decided to call him and he answered the phone, and spent a good amount of time on the phone with me and I felt much better, much more hopeful, after our talk. He put me in touch with some folks in my area who are part of the DJM apostolate. The comment the woman made who I spoke with said it was very rare to just call and be able to speak with him - God gave me a great grace that day. May Father rest in the peace of Christ, and for all who were close to him, may God give you consolation and peace.
Rest in Peace,
Robyn
Fr. Santan Pinto is prayed for and is being asked for his intercession for family away from the church. Our dear Bella, my granddaughter, was baptized by Fr. 13 yrs ago Last July. When she was told she dropped to the floor crying, then ran upstairs and locked the bathroom door. She cried so hard she had an asthma attack. She is okay now after she calmed down.. She has been having doubts about her faith. I know Fr. keeps her and all of us special in his prayers, now even more. I miss you Papa Pinto. I know that my Papa and Mama welcomed you home with may others who were waiting for you.
your little rosemary in Portland, OR
Dr. Cajetan Coelho
You have impacted thousands of souls by introducing us to the most holy Trinitarian love. Shortly all of us will be united with you and all of the heavenly hosts. Your most loving spiritual daughter, Kathy, DJM N.C.
well done good and faithful servant and intercede now for us at the Throne of Mercy.
sincerely,
Fr. Harold Imamshah
Servant of Mary for Jesus
Fr. Pinto, pray for us!
Max
I live in San Francisco and lost touch with Fr.Santan Pinto the last five years or so. For sometime I continued receiving the SOLT newsletter and was very proud of the spiritual work conducted by Fr. Santan Pinto.
As human beings those of us that knew him - and I knew him very well in the Noviate at Belgaum, India and later in Pune, India where he studied Philosophy. His mother was very close to me and so was his only sister - Patsy.
He is now - where he sees everything - and is in the best place to watch over us. An angel in heaven and close to God Himself.
May his soul rest in peace.
Francisco Da Costa
San Francisco, California
My wife was not Catholic at the time of this baptism but was privately contemplating conversion. She feared she would dishonor her parents or her upbringing if she did become Catholic. Father just happened to be in Portland when we were looking to have our son baptised and he was giving a talk at a parish is Sherwood. We had no idea what was going to be discussed as we were not DJMs nor did those who attended know a baptism was going to be performed at mass. It was an amazing event in which Father asked each and every person to lay hands on my son as they approached the alter. Afterwards, I was talking with my wife when a complete stranger came up to us and handed my wife a St. Patrick's rosary. He said he never traveled with this particular one but that God had told him that morning that he needed to give it to someone with the following message that day. The message from God to my wife was "Your baby son claims you for the Catholic church." My son's name is Patrick. We don't talk much about that event and only my wife will ever know just how special that moment was for her as she did indeed convert shortly thereafter.
We were so blessed to have known Father Pinto and I believe the world will come to know him more after his passing than they did during his life. It's our job to now live the life of Christ Father Pinto longed for us to learn.
Michele