JACK BATSON AND THE HOLY GRAIL

by Georgekutty Adappur

  (paragraph 5 onwards):

  As discussed above, the main issue the Church currently faces is the wolves in the priesthood. The Church is our mother. But have you heard the story about the man who killed his own mother to satisfy his wife? Some children of the church are not different. Pity on the people who stand against their own Mother Church, to destroy the unity and happiness in their own family.

  Some enemies have reigned into the Church hierarchy by disguising themselves as priests and they lead the believers to hell by their wrong teachings. As the Lord said, during the end of time, the false prophets will surge from different parts of the world. Now, it is the time, we have no much time to waste. Lead a prayerful life, we have to suffer a lot, but trust in our Lord Jesus Christ, and Lord will give you the power to overcome all these troubles.

  In the history, we can see the examples of different heresies, cults and devil worshippers that tried to destroy the Church. But, in the blood of the martyrs, the Church sprouted out and expanded to every place in the world.

  In the northern hemisphere, situates the headquarters of a big cult. There organizational name is ‘Children of Hell’ (C.O.H). Their main goal is to destroy the Catholic Church by choosing the best members among them, and sending them to the Catholic Priesthood.

  Before they become the members of the Catholic Church, they study for one year about the Church and ways to destroy it. Then, they join in a Catholic Church as its members. Some of them work as laymen among the people to destroy their faith. But the best candidates join into the seminary by showing their interest in priesthood.

  After becoming priests their main goal is to lead the believers through the wrong path. They work hard to destroy the Church. Now, a few Children Of Hell cult members could enter into Priesthood; So beware of them.”

  Jack closed the book and took a notebook and pen from his coat pocket. He wrote down some notes and put it back. His next move was to get more knowledge about Children Of Hell. He searched among books and found out another book. Its name was “The cults in the History”.

  “Page234, Chapter-66:

  Children of Hell: The Cult or Group of People Possessed by Demons

  Many cults in the history had their own rituals through which they attracted the people to their group. They sent their smartest members into the seminaries to join priesthood. Such people join the seminary and become priests. The leader of Children of Hell cult is known as Lucifer. He is making plans with other group leaders to defeat the church. They are fighting not just against Christianity, but against all the religions to give bad images about every religion in the world.

  But their main enemy is the Catholic Church. I don’t need to say why it is. Because you already know the reason. In fact, the Children of Hell are a group of people possessed by demons and all the evil spirits. Many of its members had come to the main streams of the society, to destroy the unity among the people who believe in different religions. The Church teaches that all the people are the children of God, without considering either they are Catholic or belong to other Churches or other religions. The Church teaches that, all human beings are equal in the eyes of God, because all are God’s own children.

  Since their cult’s beginning, the C.O.H members had raised many allegations against Lord’s ‘God image’. One of the biggest heresy they used to misguide the believers was the following. Jesus Christ is just a human being, He was married to Mary Magdalena and they had children. Hereby I warn you, whoever say this or teach this heresy is possessed by many devils. One day, their own false words will judge them, and they will end up in Hell with their own pride and heresy. So, whoever teaches these falsehoods is the child of Satan.”

  Jack Batson closed the book, and sat on a chair as exhausted. The strong words in the book had shocked him. Yet, with this information, he wasn’t fully satisfied. He was searching for a specific book. He searched everywhere, and finally he found the book, that he was searching. He opened the book and turned its pages. Finally, he stopped and looked into a specific page. His heart started throbbing and he read the words loudly. The book’s name was “Signs and Symbols of Devils, Witches and Cults:

  “page 57, Chapter 8

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  Satan worshippers, cults, witches and wizards are using different mantras and cursed materials, at the time of their rituals -to symbolize their honour, obedience and respect towards the evil spirits. They use different objects and chants to surrender themselves under the protection Satan and his evil spirits. Thus, they are honoured to be called as the ‘Slaves of Satan’ and all the evil spirits.

  It is still a mystery that, how those people can surrender themselves to Satan, the biggest liar. Satan never loved any human being, he always considers them as his own enemies and slaves. How a slave can love his master, and how a master can love his slave? On the other side, God considers every human being as his own children. Don’t be a fool. Love your Heavenly Father and hate the liar who treats you as slaves.

  Jesus Christ has told, Satan is a liar and is the father of lies. Satan tries to destroy the happiness in every human beings’ lives. Satan is jealous of the human beings, because the creator of the universe calls them His own children. Don’t give your life to Satan, hate him and keep him away and surrender your life to your Heavenly Father. Then your Heavenly Father will create miracles in your life. When you are with God, Satan won’t dare to touch you and your dear ones.”

  Then he turned away the pages and finally reached on

  Page 234, paragraph 6 of Chapter 26:“Religious symbols and Objects of Children Of Hell

  The leaders of the Children Of Hell (C.O.H) use different religious objects as the symbol of their authority, like the bishops and other superior leaders of the Church using crosiers. But the symbols are totally different from that of the church. The following are the positions and authority sceptre they are using:

  The highest leader is known as Lucifer and he uses the staff with Satan’s head at the top.

  Second highest leader is known as Beelzebub and he uses the staff with snake’s head.

  Third one is Baal and uses the staff with lion’s head.

  Abaddon uses the staff with dragon’s head.

  Mammon uses the staff with a skull at the top.

  Belphegor uses the staff with upside down cross and a snake around it.

  Asmodeus uses the staff with crocodile’s head.”

  When Jack finished reading, he closed the book and took down the notes in his book. He referred other information from internet too. He has gotten enough information about the case he was going to investigate.

  He compiled all the information and reports about the disappearance of the Holy Grail. He got convinced that the enemy is not just an ordinary person who can be dealt with easily. He calculated different options and finally conceived an action plan in his mind to move further and retrieve the Holy Grail…Suddenly, the library door flung open and someone entered the library!

  CHAPTER- 15

  THE MAN WITH THE WALKING STICK

  It was Nova, Jack’s sweet heart. She was very happy to meet him in the library, because she knew that, nobody would come there to interrupt their privacy.

  “My sweet Jack, what are you reading now? What is the progress in your adventure?” Nova asked.

  Her beautiful eyes were gleaming and her attractive smile appeared on her face as usual. Jack narrated every incident happened to him. He gave her Miller’s diary to read. After that she took the newspaper and read:

  “Murder in the Monastery and the Man with a Walking Stick

  That was the headline of the news. While Nova read the news, the incidents appeared in her mind as if she was watching a movie.

  Eccopodochia: Last night, a series of disasters happened in some areas of Eccopodochia. The famous monk Fr. Damian was seen dead in the compound of the Monastery of the Holy Face of Jesus. It was Father Abbot of the monastery- Fr. Jerome, who first saw his dead body. Then he called other
friars for help. All friars rushed into the scene and saw the brutally murdered body of the monk. Meanwhile, the cook in the monastery rang the church bells to call the people in the parish. Within 15 minutes every parishioner gathered on the site to see what happened in the monastery.

  Someone called the police, and the cops arrived at the spot within 5 minutes. It was very difficult for the police to reach beside the victims’ body because of the tightly packed large crowd. So, they called for more force, and the special task force came and took control over the place.

  Police removed Fr. Damian’s body for post-mortem. Further investigation was ordered by the superiors which would be conducted by Inspector Davidson, who was one of the friends of Fr. Damian.

  When Inspector Davidson arrived along with the finger print expert in the monastery, he became very emotional. He told the media that, Fr. Damian’s loss is not only a personal loss for him but also for the community in general. He also said that the culprits behind this heinous action will be brought before the law, whoever they might be.

  Davidson scrupulously inspected the garden where the body was lying. He checked the body and the garden’s surroundings and finally stopped in front of a cave. He got one stick from there. It was a strong wooden stick, with a lion’s head carved on the top. He checked it very carefully and found some scratches on the lion’s head.

  “What is this?” Inspector Davidson yelled.

  One of the friars who accompanied him enquired:

  “What is it, Davidson?”

  “Father, please look at this stick.” Davidson showed that stick to the friar.

  Upon that stick, the friar could notice some thick blood stains. When the friar saw that he was shocked and stared at Davidson.

  “Father Martin, do you have any idea about the owner of this stick?”

  “I don’t know Davidson. The only friar using walking stick in the monastery is Fr. Jerome, but, I can assure you that this doesn’t belong to him, his stick is different to this.”

  “Are you sure, Father?” Davidson asked as though he couldn’t believe it.

  “Certainly. You can ask anyone in the monastery about it. They will say the same thing. Anyway, if you don’t mind, I can arrange a meeting for you with other friars and you can talk to them too.”

  “Thank you, father, that is also very important. Thank you for your cooperation.”

  So Fr. Martin took him to other friars, and every friar gathered in the dining hall to meet with Inspector Davidson. He studied the faces of every friar through his eagle eyes. Everyone was very sad about the misfortune that happened to their most lovely brethren.

  “Dear fathers, can I ask you some questions?” Inspector enquired.

  “Certainly, you can.” Fr. Jerome answered on behalf of all the friars gathered there, because he was the Abbot in that community.

  “How many people among you are using walking sticks?” Davidson asked first question and looked at everyone separately, especially towards the Abbot.

  “All of the friars in our community are strong and healthy…except one…that is me…so…I am the only one using walking stick.” Fr. Jerome replied humbly.

  “So, father!” Inspector Davidson showed that walking stick (which he discovered from the garden) towards everyone and continued:

  “So, tell me the truth? Who is the owner of this walking stick? Father Martin told me, it belongs to someone else. But, Father Jerome I can assert that this is yours.”

  “Yes, Davidson, it is mine. From where did you get this? I think, I missed it somewhere and I was looking for this for many days.”

  “So, Fr. Martin was lying to protect you!” Davidson looked sharply at Fr. Martin.

  “No, Inspector, no. It belongs to me, but I never used it outside. I was keeping it with me in my room, because it is made of rose wood, which means it is a luxurious thing. When we become the members of our Congregation, we are taking the vow of poverty with chastity and obedience. So, we are not permitted to use expensive goods. If I am true priest, I am bound to obey that rule. So, I reserved it in my room to give it to an old man, who used to come to the Church every day. But, after I got this, I couldn’t meet him. That’s why I was keeping it with me. I didn’t buy it, it was gifted to me by ‘the Man with the Walking stick’.”

  “Who?”

  “The Man with the Walking stick.” Fr. Jerome whispered again.

  “Who is that? I never heard such a strange name for a human being?” Davidson handed over that stick to a cop who came with the case file.

  “Thanks mate…” Davidson said and the policeman left.

  “It is the name that people used to call him.” Fr. Jerome said.

  “So, what is his real name?” Davidson asked again.

  “Nobody knows Inspector!”

  “So, if you don’t know anything about him, why did you accept his gift?”

  “Dear Inspector, we are friars, not business men. So, whatever people offers with love, we have to accept that. After accepting the donations, we use it for the growth of the people, especially for the people living in poor conditions or those who are jobless or sick.” Fr. Jerome replied.

  “But Father, you have to be very careful about the dangers that you are inviting into your life through the strangers’ gifts.”

  “Inspector, we are covered under God’s protection. If God has a plan to let us go through sufferings to purify us from our sins, he would use even devils and our enemies as His channel for our purification. It doesn’t mean that God has abandoned us. It means that God loves us more than everything in the universe and He desires our own sanctity. None of us are afraid of anything in this world. IF THE WHOLE WORLD COME AGAINST ONE MAN AND IF GOD STANDS WITH HIM, NOBODY CAN TOUCH HIM, BECAUSE THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE IS WITH HIM. Then the people come to destroy that person would taste failure from God’s hands.”

  “I can understand you father. You are right, father, you are right. But, I was just warning you. Could you please tell me more about that person?” Inspector Davidson requested.

  “The Man with the Walking Stick, started to come here since 1st May, last year.”

  “How do you remember that date clearly?”

  “Because, it was the feast day of St. Joseph the Worker. He came to visit us in the friary after the Mass and donated good amount of money to share with the needy. We get many donations from different people, but I remember him because of the enormous amount that he donated us. It was one million Hostos.”

  “One Million Hostos!” Davidson opened his mouth unbelievingly.

  “Yes, after that every day he visited us in the monastery until yesterday.”

  “So, you mean he didn’t come today!”

  “You are right inspector!”

  “So, what is his schedule for the daily visit?” Inspector asked.

  “Since 1st May he used to come here around 6:30 AM to attend the morning Holy Mass. And yesterday, before he left the monastery, he donated another three hundred thousand Hostos to the St. Vincent De Paul Society.”

  “Vow Father, you mean he is a charity man! Is he a wealthy man to donate such a huge amount of money to the monastery and St. Vincent De Paul Society? Can you please tell me more about him; I mean his characters and features?”

  He was a tall but lean man. He had dark skin and blue eyes. He had a tattoo on his left hand depicting a lion’s head, and under it tattooed the letters C.O.H. I don’t know what does that mean. He was in his early 70’s, and used a walking stick similar to this. He was not open and didn’t have the interest to converse with others. So we couldn’t ask him about his family and whereabouts. The only thing we knew about him is that he was a regular visitor to this monastery.”

  When he donated the money, didn’t you write the receipt? So, what was the name you put on it?”

  “When the treasurer asked his name, he told him to put the name- ‘The Man with the Walking Stick’ on it. The treasurer asked, was it his real name. Then he replied that it is how
he wished to be called.”

  Fr. Jerome answered all the questions promptly and the Inspector was satisfied with his answers. After that, Inspector Davidson seemed like thinking about something. Then suddenly his facial expressions changed and a smile appeared on his face.

  “What happened Inspector?” Fr. Jerome asked him.

  “I got the clue Father… Now I know who was the culprit.” By saying that Inspector Davidson left the monastery.

  On the same day, around 11’ O clock at night, the patrolling police found Inspector Davidson’s dead body on the road side at Arthurton. His body was severely wounded like the body of Father Damian. Somebody had given him a blow to his head splitting his skull and letting the brain and blood coming out. After the death of the Inspector Davidson, the mystery surrounded the Monastery of the Holy Face of Jesus continued as concealed. The Police couldn’t find out ‘the walking stick’, which the inspector had taken away with him during the case investigation. The officials said that, he couldn’t submit the walking stick (which believed to be the walking stick of the perpetrator) to the Police Headquarters. Thus along with these murders of two important persons, the disappearance of the walking stick made the case more complex.”