FEAST
DAY
On
24th October we the Nirmala Nivas community had celebrated the feast
of our father founder St. Claret. In the morning we offered prayers for our
congregation of Claretian sisters & Claretian Fathers, Benefactors and our well-wishers. We had conducted sundry competitions in our community, as we prepared
ourselves for the feast. The prize distribution for those competitions was
held. Then we had games to encourage the participants in the spirit of
celebration. It was a motivating and refreshing one, as most of the
participants were happy to join and play. There were different types of games
that added happiness to the gathering. It was indeed a splendid noon with love and
care. We celebrated the feast of St. Antony Maria Claret with great joy and
enthusiasm. As a preparation for the feast, we, both the communities in Mysore,
Nirmala Nivas and Antonia Paris Nilaya Communities joined together to make this
event very memorable and joyful one. We took special interest to make the feast
more creative and meaningful. The co-operation and collaboration of our
Claritian spirit enabled us to find meaning in the celebration.
Towards the evening we moved to
Antonia Paris Nilaya community where we greeted all the community members &
also took part in the ceremony of entrance to the noviciate of our postulant
Kamalda. We wished all the very best for her new step and prayed for her
perseverance.
A memorable liturgy was organised and arranged
by the sisters on this joyful occasion to share our Claretians’ spirit with the
universal church in celebrating the feast of St. Claret. Fr.Joseph Thambi (TOR)
delivered an inspiring message to the gathering and faithful. In his message he
highlighted the theme of
our vocation and the mission for which we are called to do. And also He encouraged us to develop the attitude of St. Claret, to be a more
loving and a caring person in the society.
We, after sharing the Eucharistic table in the
liturgy, moved to the sharing of the living-table. Delicious and sumptuous
Dinner was prepared to remind us of the blessings of the almighty through our
founder St. Claret. It was well prepared and served.
We then moved back to our community with the
same spirit to celebrate the life in the footsteps of our founder St. Claret.
On reaching the community we shared our experiences
with one another, with this joyful note we ended the celebration with the
mission and vision to carry out the Charism of our founder St. Claret. On this day we enjoyed and recalled the purpose of
our being in this congregation and lived a meaningful day.
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