On 25 November 2017 Auxilium Convent Kurtumgarh celebrated the 140 years of First Missionary expedition of FMA. The day was combined with the children’s day celebration. There were about 70 children who had come for this celebration. While going with the children to our new land we recalled the first missionaries who had gone to the far away country and had experienced their joys and fatigues, their courage and enthusiasm for evangelization for the kingdom  of God.

This great remarkable day was celebrated in our new land with the Eucharistic celebration. Rev. Fr. Jugal Kishor Digal our parish priest was the main celebrant with the assistant parish priest Fr. Bikram Pradhan.  Rev. Fr. Jugal Kisor  Digal made the children to understand the importance of the day 140 years of first missionary expedition of FMA and thanked the Almighty God for the gift of this   six valiant Missionary sisters who left their own land and went to spread Gods Kingdome to unknown land in South America -Urguay having one aim in mind – spreading   Gods Word.

He also acknowledged the presence of Salesian Sisters in Kurtumgarh. And asked God’s blessing on Mother General, Provincial and  on our new land and the mission. Rev. Fr. Bikram in his homily highlighted the importance of learning, through the example of the parrot that hears and learns.  If they hear good things they will learn good things but if they here bad things they will learn bad things therefore all must try to listen good things and learn good things. After the Eucharistic celebration all of them had fellowship meal and went home happily. Some of them even expressed their desire to become missionaries.

Sr. Prisca Bara