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World day of grandparents and the elderly

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“The voice of the elderly is precious, because it sings the praises of God and preserves the roots of the people.” – Pope Francis Responding to the invitation of the Holy Father Pope Francis who instituted the maiden World day of grandparents and the elderly on 25th July 2021, we the Sisters of Vijayawada Province celebrated this day with joy and gratitude uniting ourselves with the grandpar...

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The unexpected celebration of my missionary mandate

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The two days of celebration of my missionary mandate which was held in my home parish Kurada on July 11th 2021 in the diocese of Alotau was something amazing. It was programmed and well planned out by my family along with our parish priest Fr. Basil Dekeuya involving the whole parish of Kurada with the four sub stations. It was held both in traditional as well as in spiritual way to balance the c...

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Called and Consecrated to Serve

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The emotions and the sentiments of the brides of Jesus Christ, started pouring into our hearts, at dawn, with the prayer service that our juniors conducted on the theme “YOU ARE INVITED TO THE WEDDING BANQUET.” It was a shimmering moment, that brought alive divine serenity in our lives. Truly! The compassion and the mercy of Jesus who called us, loved us, chosen us and vowed us to Himself, mov...

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A thrilling experience

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8 of March, 2020 marks a significant milestone in the history of our mission in PNG. It was a great joy for me to witness this remarkable event which was the erection of our tiny delegation into a new province as it took 32 years to grow this far. I remember well, in 2018 during our 12 General Chapter the erection of our new province was approved. I was in my mission in Cameroon when the announcem...

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My Holy Week among the Ticunas

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I’m Sr. Sunitha, a missionary in Brazil since 2015. I am currently working in Santa Rita do Weill, São Paulo de Olivença Parish, Diocese Alto Solimões, AM. Nomague (Good morning), chavega Sunitha (my name is Sunitha), these are my greetings in Ticuna language. Do you want to learn some more words? chamacu (friend), ngiãma (let’s go) , duri (butterfly), Mai (tree) Tupana (God) for today is ...

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Diversity and Inculturation in India

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India’s culture is amongst the worlds oldest. It varies from place to place, depending on its vast geography. Over the centuries, there has been a significant fusion of varied cultures. People in India speak different languages, dress differently, follow different religions, eat different food, celebrate different festivals, but they are of the same temperament. So whether it is a joyous occasio...

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Contemplate, recognize, celebrate

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In the sixth and last chapter of Laudato si, entitled Ecological Education and Spirituality, we discover that the “ecological conversion”, to be true, implies a “spiritual conversion” (cf. LS 202-221) that leads to a new awareness of the relationship of human being with himself, with the other, with society, with creation and with God. Pope Francis on March 27, 2020 in St. ...

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Vision of the visionless

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“Being a partially blind child, I was not interested in any activity including the study. It was only at the age of 15 I felt that I must study and have visions for my life. My age became a barrier for me to get enrolled in the schools. By God’s grace, I came in touch with Nirmala Bhavan- a Home for visually impaired girls. Sr. Lucy D’Souza and Sr. Ancy Thomas, did not mind my age, wholehear...

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Messengers of Mercy

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Pope Francis in a conversation with Andrea Tornelli said, “The name of God is mercy.” Further in the same conversation the Pontiff mentioned, “Yes! I believe that this is a time of mercy. Our era is a kairós of mercy, an opportune time.” With these sentiments of Gods mercy our two novices: Cynthia Teola and Angela Mondo, the fruits of the soil of PNG, on the Solemnity of the Divine Mercy ...

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