I am at a place in my life where I easily resonate with blessings. Many people have blessed my life probably unaware of how they have done this…by their smiles, love, their stories, their affirmations and disguised blessings. There is beauty all around me, so “I enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart” appreciating and acknowledging the love of the Giver.
Sincere thanks to dear Sr. Rita Dora Thomas our Provincial for her warm loving wishes, care, concern and interest in me.
Thanks to dear Sr. Justina and my Community for all the love shown in the preparation of the jubilee celebrations, to the Sisters of Auxilium, Koregaon Park, to the Sisters of Eusebia welfare Centre, Mundhwa, to Fr. Michael Fernandes s.d.b. and Fr. Cletus D’Souza s.d.b. for making the event a beautiful and memorable one for me.
My deep gratitude to all the sisters in the Province – individual and communities – for their showers of blessings of love, thanks, good wishes and prayers sent through mobile phones, e-mails, text messages and linking in. My sincere appreciation to dear Sr. Teresa Joseph for interpreting the sentiments of Sisters through the write-up. I recognise it with gratitude. Thanks one and all for accompanying me these past fifty years. I would like to make special mention here, of all my Formators, Animators and Provincials who taught me so much.
My loving thoughts go to my Companions of Novitiate scattered in various Provinces in India and other Countries. I have fond memories of our growing up together in the formation houses and the bond still lingers. Congratulations to all.
I am grateful to the Salesian priests, some who have gone to eternal rest who during these past fifty years and more, spiritually fine-tuned me to gaze at the face of Jesus and walk in the footsteps of Don Bosco and Mother Mazzarello.
Finally to the Past Pupils and teachers who still remember me, friends and benefactors who still think of me and all the well-wishers who taught me enthusiasm for life, ‘THANK YOU’. If I have left out anyone inadvertently, please accept my THANKS and PRAYERS for you.
Anyone who brings good into our lives is a blessing. Thanks, thanks and thanks for celebrating me on the occasion of my Golden Jubilee. I acknowledge with gratitude all that the Lord has done in my life through you.
Sr. Teresa Castellino