10th September 2017 was an auspicious day for the Oratory children as we celebrated the Girl Child Day. We began with a prayer moment wherein we highlighted Mary as a young girl, a woman, a mother, a daughter, a wife. And Mary is the reason for our celebration. Through inspirational videos we made them aware of today’s reality and how people fail to see the Girl Child as a gift
Feast of Mother Mazzarello: We, the boarders of MariaVihar, Nashik celebrated joyously the feast of Mother Mazzarello. The leaders of the group along with the sister-in-change animated the day. In the evening we had a programme to express our love for our Mother. The skit was based on the life & vocation of Mother Mazzarello. It was based on her vocation. Her life was very inspiring and it made us
On 15th September 2017, the Eusebia Pre-Primary School had the Fancy Dress Competition. The tiny tots were looking gorgeous in their colourful costumes. The parents were excited to see their children. For quite a few it was their first time on stage. The three judges, Rev. Sr. Wilma de Souza, the Manager, Sr. Meera Dias, the administrator and Tr. Lorna Samuel had a difficult time to choose the best. It
With great joy and happiness we the sisters of Pushpanjali began our Marian month on 14th July 2017 with the theme: ‘Mary, the cradle of all families’. . With joyful hymns we welcomed Mary from the gate to our ‘Pushpanjali’ home to the boarding, ITI sector and to the Sister’s quarters. After placing Mary’s statue in the decorated places, we then danced on the beat of Timbli (Gujarati Folk
On September 8, 2017, Auxilium Convent, Ahmednagar ,the boys and the male staff, teaching and non- teaching celebrated the Girl Child Day. In the opening prayer service, intentions were put forth before the Lord to bless all girl-children and to uphold their rights in every sector and sphere of the society in which we live. Later they animated a fun-filled programme with great enthusiasm, love and respect in honour of
On 10th September 2017, the boarders of Mornese Vihar, Sulcorna celebrated Teachers’ Day. With a lot of joy and enthusiasm our children staged a programme for the Sisters to express their deep sentiments of gratitude for guiding them, helping them and for molding their lives to be good and honest citizens .It was a beautiful performance which consisted of dances, skits, jokes and songs. Sr. Rosy Mascarenhas, the animator spoke
To mark 140 years of the first missionary expedition, at Mornese Vihar, Sulcorna, we the Sisters, along with our boarders celebrated a Missionary Week. It commenced from 11th September to 17th September 2017. Remembering our first Sisters, we started with the Holy Eucharist and thanked God for their generosity in offering their lives at the service of poor and the marginalized. We implored God’s grace on all the missionaries toiling
The teacher’s day was celebrated with much joy and splendour by our little ones at Aux- Carona. The theme: “You nurture and transform our lives”. The celebration began with the Holy Eucharist, where the teachers came in procession carrying seeds in her hands and burying them in the mud pot which was placed on the Altar. Fr. Franco Rodriguez SFX from Pilar celebrated the Holy Mass. In his homily he
Today’s Youth are tomorrow’s future. It was a great event to all our youth of Immaculate Conception Parish, Nandgad. On 2nd September at 2.30 pm, the 24 of them gathered in the Auxilium Convent hall for the celebration of Marian evening. We began the evening with the Rosary animated by Sr. Antonette Horta. It was then followed by thanking the office Bearers of 2016 and welcoming the new elected office
In India, a Girl Child is the goddess to be respected. She is in the form of Laxmi (goddess of wealth), Saraswati (goddess of knowledge), and Sita (ideal consort of Lord Sri Ram). She is presented also in the form of Durga (destroyer of evil). But what is the reality in real life? It is quite different. It is said that, ‘God created mothers because He could not be present
