According to the province project, we as a community decided to celebrate a major festival of other religion -the festival of light –Deepawali in Athagoav village. The families were already informed about the celebration and they were eagerly waiting for this day. On the 19th of Nov 2018, we the three Sisters i.e Srs. Catherine Pereira, Stella Rebeiro and Pushpa Parmar with a social worker went to the Athagoav village. Sr.
On 20th November 2018, we kept up the Children’s Day. We began the programme at 3.00pm. Nearly 50 children were present for the programme; we began the evening with a small prayer moment invoking the presence of light in the lives of children. After the prayer moment there followed the cultural programme. Some of them took part in skit and dance. We conducted fun games for them in which they
The term exams having ended yesterday the students were in a relaxed mood and all excitedly geared up for the twin celebration of children day and Diwali. All students came colourfully dressed. The stage was brightly decorated with lamps, lanterns, and flowers, “Children you are joyful flowers in Auxilium’s garden of love” – these words formed the backdrop. The portrait of Jawaharlal Nehru was also decorated on the stage. The
DIWALI, the festival of light, is one with several stories attached to it. The most popular tradition in Hinduism is the story of the return of Rama, king of Ayodhya, with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana to his capital city after 14 years exile and a war in which he defeated the demon – king Ravana. It commemorates the people of Ayodhya who lit oil lamps along the road
“LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE O LORD” Diwali festival is well known as the festival of Lights. Which bring a lot of beliefs and culture to celebrate it. This festival brings along a lot of blessings happiness and prosperity. It indicates the victory of God over evil power. On 3rd Nov.2018 the GDA students all dressed up in Traditional Sari, with Lots of Joy and Smiling faces entered the campus of
The Association of Salesian Co-operators held their Vth World Congress at the tranquil and enchanting “Fraterna Domus” in Rome from Oct. 25 – 28, 2018. There were more than 330 representatives from 66 countries from all the continents, including 24 of us from India. The theme of the Congress was, “Salesian Cooperators, called to be co-responsible to respond to the new challenges of the world”. The whole event was well
On 6th November in Maria Kripa Madanthyar we had the Diwali Celebration with our Hostel Girls. In the evening at 4.30 p.m. games were conducted by Sr. Mary Lobo and they had an enjoyable time. Then at 7.00 p.m., we had the prayer moment conducted by Sr. Elizabeth Augustine. We started the prayer moment by invoking the light of Christ to be in our midst. God has chosen us to be
We at Auxilium A’nagar celebrated the gift of light and life on November 3, 2018. To welcome the festival of lights, the teaching and the non-teaching staff of Auxilium together with the students decorated the campus with festive diyas and attractive rangoli designs. In a short but meaningful prayer service, we prayed for all our Hindu brethren as well as implored blessings of health and wholeness on Sr. Teresa Plathara,
The 1st of November was truly a hallowed day! We, the S.H.T.C community, celebrated the feast of All Saints with great fervor. During the Morning Prayer, we reflected on the lives of saints and how we could strive towards becoming like them. In the evening, we were honoured by the visit of seven saints from heaven. We were glad to meet them and to know more about their life. We
“I am the Lady of the Holy Rosary.” These words were spoken to Lucy on the 13th of October. Ever since that day, the month of October has been dedicated to our Blessed Mother. We, as her daughters, kept up this month by animating the rosary. We also prayed the missionary rosary. October, also being a month dedicated to the Missions, we didn’t leave any stone unturned in making this
