Christmas is opening our hearts to others giving our time and energy for others forgiving those who hurt us and asking forgiveness, and accepting others as they are in our hearts, it is doing for others what Jesus did for us. It is letting God’s spirit reign in our hearts and giving His love to others.

From 12 – 19    December 2014, Auxilium Dum Dum, students celebrated Christmas by generously sharing their gifts, love and blessings with less privileged people.

On 12^th December 2014, 50 students of class XI were given the opportunity to visit the correctional Home to celebrate Christmas with the female inmates and children. The celebration began with the enchantment of Christmas Carols followed by an enactment depiction the birth of Jesus Christ. To enhance the festive mood the students gave them shawls, cakes, sweets and clothes as Christmas presents.

Kritika Jalan of class XI C shares her experience, “It was an unforgettable experience I shall remember all my life. I thank sisters for allowing us to celebrate Christmas in the true sense by letting us experience innate joy and gratitude.”

Class IX visited “Nirmala Kennedy Center” (Missionary sisters of Charity) at Green Park. The students shared the joys and sorrows of many differently abled ladies, and wished them with Christmas carols. They were gifted flour, maida, sooji, biscuits, soya beans, chocolates as eatables; shawls towels and petroleum jelly. They returned to school beaming with joy of the wonderful experience of Christmas.

Monomita Nayak and Mayurakshi Mondal of class IX, shared their experience, “To be honest on seeing the people we were filled with grief. We get so much but still we demand more. But the people living there were happy with the little things they got from us. Our tiny drops of love brought a smile to their face. It was very sad to see them in that condition, tears came to our eyes.”

On 16^th December 2014 class IV and V went Karuna Bhawan to spread smile in the faces of many disabled, mentally and physically challenged people. They greeted them with many gifts such as biscuits, magi, sooji, soyabean and detergent etc. Christmas Carols gave them great rapture. Br. Yeshu Das M.C. in charge of the Karuna Bhavan delivered a short Christmas massage saying, ‘do not study only to get a job but to be a good human being who can love and care for every human person’. At the end he thanked the students for many gifts and presented them the picture of Mother Teresa.

Krittika Smadar of class V says, “I felt very sad seeing those people. They were so happy when they saw us. Some of them were fully disabled but I know God has his blessing on them and I will always pray to God that they stay happy”.

17^th December Classes II and III also took the chance to celebrate the Christmas with the small children who are looked after by the Missionary sisters of Charity. They too sang the Christmas carol and gave many gifts.

Middle school showed their solidarity with the aged and sick people of Dum Dum locality and offered them rice, Detergent and food stuff. The Christmas celebration helped them to have a beautiful experience of giving and receiving.