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Message from the Shepherd.Message from the Shepherd.Message from the Shepherd.Message from the Shepherd.Message from the Shepherd.

We are already in the season of Advent, marking the beginning of the new liturgical andentering into the threshold of new calendar Year 2016. I take this opportunity to wish each andevery reader of “Sharing” a very happy and joy-filled Christmas and a grace-filled New Year 2016.I also would like to thank each of you for your committed Catholic and Christian life and for thesupport – spiritual, moral, physical and material - to the diocese, to our priests and sisters in theparishes and centres, to me personally and to each other. Thank you and may God continue to blessyou.

The Year 2015 has been remarkable for two important events that will leave an indeliblemark in the coming year 2016. The first is the publication of the Pope Francis’ encyclical, ‘LaudatoSi’ focused on the idea of “integral ecology,” connecting care of the natural world with justice forthe poorest and the most vulnerable people. “Only by radically reshaping our relationships withGod, with our neighbours and with the natural world”, the Pope says, “Can we hope to tackle thethreats facing our planet today”. ”Science”, he insists, “Is the best tool by which we can listen tothe cry of the earth, while dialogue and education are the two keys that can “help us to escape thespiral of self-destruction which currently engulfs us.”

At the heart of the Pope’s reflections is the question: “What kind of world do we want to leave tothose who come after us, to children who are now growing up?” The answers he suggests call forprofound changes to political, economic, cultural and social systems, as well as to our individuallifestyles. Let us hope that all of us give heed to the clarion call of the Pope for a change in ourattitude, action and life style that will bring about equity and equality, caring for the nature and thepoorest and the weaker sections.

The second remarkable event is the publication of Misericordiae Vultus, Bull of Indiction ofthe Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy which will begin on December 8th, 2015, the Solemnity of theImmaculate Conception and will conclude on November 20th, 2016, Solemnity of Christ the King.It is to take place on the 50th anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council in 1965.

The Catholic Church started the custom of proclaiming Jubilee years from the 15th century.The Jubilee year was proclaimed every 33 years in the beginning. Later it began to be proclaimedevery 25 years. More recently we have seen that the Popes have proclaimed such Jubilee Yearsmore frequently. A Jubilee year is proclaimed by the Pope to invite people to repentance andconversion. As a sign of their conversion and coming to Christ they are invited to visit a Cathedral,a Church or a Shrine designated for that purpose in the diocese. Every such Church set apart oneof its doors as a ‘Holy Door’ and it is opened solemnly at the beginning of the Jubilee year andclosed at the end of the Jubilee Year. The faithful walk through this door into the Church as a sign

The symbol of ‘door’ finds meaning only when the believer associates the door with Christ.Jesus is the door. John’s Gospel clearly depicts this relationship between Jesus and us. “In truth IJesus declared, I am the door of the sheepfold. All who have come before me are thieves andbandits, but the sheep took no notice of them. I am the door. Anyone who enters through me will besafe: such a one will go in and out and will find pasture.” Jn 10:7-9. St. John Paul II tells us: “tofocus on the door is to recall the responsibility of every believer to cross its threshold. To passthrough that door means to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord; it is to strengthen faith in him in orderto live the new life he has given us.” (St. John Paul II, Incarnationis Mysterium, 8, in the year 2000).

In our diocese we shall inaugurate this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy on 13th December atSt. Paul’s Church, Wokha, since I will be there on that day celebrating the golden jubilee of theparish and ordaining Deacon John Nchumbemo Kikon, by opening ceremonially the Holy Door ofSt. Paul’s Parish Church, Wokha. Along with St. Paul’s Church Wokha, four more churches in ourdiocese have been officially declared as centres of pilgrimage during this year of mercy, namely –Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima; St. Xavier’s Church, Jalukie; St. Peter’s Church,Kiphire and Holy Cross Church, Dimapur. You are invited to visit any of these Churches and walkthrough the Holy Door to experience the Mercy of God. Let us remember that this walking throughthe Holy Door is not a magical act. It symbolizes our faith in Christ Jesus who said “I am the door”.It represents our commitment to leave sin behind in order to embrace a life that is fully in keepingwith the teachings of Christ. Participation in Holy Mass and reception of Holy Communion is alsopart of this spiritual exercise of the Jubilee Year along with prayer for the intention of the HolyFather, by which one can gain plenary indulgences. During this year we are encouraged to bringabout a “mercy revolution” by undertaking daily almsgiving, caring for the needy and forgiving asa way to meaningfully observe the Year of Mercy called by Pope Francis.

Thus the Year 2016 is a crucial year for all of us to live a more pro-active life to defend andfoster nature and to live in total submission to God’s mercy – receiving mercy from God and livingour lives as persons of mercy. I believe that in Nagaland this call of the Holy Father to experienceand give mercy and thus to forgive and be reconciled to one another take particular importancesince we are all searching for peace and collective solution to our problems. May we take heed tothis invitation of our Pope to live our lives in the coming year and make it a source of blessing tous today and to the coming generation in the days to come. Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil

Bishop of Kohima

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of their repentance. Many pilgrims travel to Rome to walk through the ‘Holy Door’ of the fourBasilicas. Walking through the ‘Holy Door’ is not a superstitious practice which automaticallyguarantees forgiveness or divine grace by the mere act of passing through a particular door. Thiswalking through has to be accompanied by an inner disposition to conversion and change of life.Walking through the door is symbolic. Pilgrims walk through the door as a gesture of leaving thepast behind and crossing the threshold from sin to grace, from slavery to freedom, and fromdarkness to light.

Dear Readers,Dear Readers,Dear Readers,Dear Readers,Dear Readers,

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Editor’s Note..Editor’s Note..Editor’s Note..Editor’s Note..Editor’s Note..

As the year 2015 fades into eternity, the thoughts that run through mymind are of the people who have supported the regular publication of“Sharing”, the news letter and window of the diocese. Like the stars in thegalaxy, I am indebted to numerous persons for their contribution, to all those

who have contributed in small and big ways in the publication of the ’Sharing’, by givingnews and articles or monetary and physical assistance, I say a big thank you. Success oftoday is your Yesterday’s contributions and more success depends upon your tomorrow’scontribution. I will continue to rely on your continual support.

Christmas is at our door step. Friends, two thousand years ago on the world’s canvas,a tiny baby was born into a grim and dark world. The baby in the manger is the light of theworld. When we gear towards the celebration of Christmas, we are given time to think ofGod’s greatest story of love towards humanity. The story of the birth of Jesus tells us thateven when our world is in shambles, this Divine child stands as the sign and symbol of hope.Today, we are living in a time of intolerance, hatred, suspicion and there is fear all around. Inthese moments, Christmas is the living promise that we are never ever alone. No matterwhere we are in life, no matter in what condition we find ourselves, no matter how far wemight go astray, or how unfaithful we are, God, the supreme lover, will pursue us in love foreternity! More than anything, God’s love manifested at Christmas never stops loving andcaring. It is a light that continously invites men to come into the warmth of God’s grace andfind peace, and hope, and love.

Holy Father Pope Francis’ announcement of the ‘Holy Year of Mercy’, beginning onDecember 8th, 2015 and ending on November 20th, 2016, is another epoch making event inthese troubled times. We might wonder why this extraordinary Year of Mercy. The Year ofMercy is an invitation - an invitation to love and to be kind with unbounded generosity. HisHoliness is offering us the opportunity to encounter the incredible mercy of God, manifestedand shared in His Son Jesus Christ. Encountering mercy means encountering God. It cantransform our life, our relationships, our work, and our ability to embrace and experience allof life. Let each of us be channels of the Mercy of God. Let us spend a few minutes every daypraying the prayer for the Year of Mercy, and storm the heaven to assist us.Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father,and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him. Show us your face and we will be saved.

Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by money;

the adulteress Magdalene from seeking happiness only in created things;

made Peter weep after his betrayal, and assured Paradise to the repentant thief.

Let us hear, as if addressed to each one of us, the words that you spoke to the Samaritan woman:

“If you knew the gift of God!”

You are the visible face of the invisible Father,

of God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and mercy:

let the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord risen and glorified.

You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weaknessin order that they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error:let everyone who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God.Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing,so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord,and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor,proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed,and restore sight to the blind.We ask this through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy,you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

I wish all the readers,

a Very Happy Christmas

and a Blessed and Prosperous New Year, 2016!

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H appiness depends upon your outlook on life - Find the good in all situations

A ttitude is just as important as ability - Keep your attitude positive

P assion find yours this year! - Do what you love and you will never work

P ositive thoughts make everything easier - Stay focused and stay positive

Y ou are unique, with special gifts, use them - Never forget you have talent

N ew beginnings with a new year.

E nthusiasm a true secret of success.

W ishes may they turn into goals.

Y ears go by to quickly, enjoy them - Wisdom from your elders, listen

E nergy may you have lots of it - Take care of yourself

A ppreciation of life, don’t take it for granted - Live each day

R elax take the time to relax in this coming year - Keep a balance in your life

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BISHOP’S PROGRAMMEDECEMBER 2015 - JANUARY 2016

Dec 201501-02 Kohima03 St. Joseph College, Jakhama04 Kohima05-07 Sanis: Silver Jubilee of

Moilan Catholic Community08 Immaculate Conception –

Jubilee Year of Mercy begins09-11 Kohima12 To Wokha13 Wokha – Golden Jubilee of

the Parish & Ordination14 Dimapur – Mass in

Kacharigaon (11.00 am)Senate (2.00 pm, BH,Dimapur) Recollection (HC5.30 pm)

15 Dimapur – Priests meeting(9.30 am) Consulters (5.30pm, BH, Dimapur)

16 Dimapur: GB, HRHC (9.00am)17 Kohima18 To Meluri19 Phor Village – Silver Jubilee20-21 Lozaphuhu: Youth Jubilee22-25 Kohima26 Rosuma Village Jubilee, toTobu27 Tobu – Reception of New

Members into the Church28 Return from Tobu29 Medziphema: Mass for Junior

Sisters (Sdp), to Bhandari30 Bhandari – Priestly Ordination

of Deacon Victor Renthungo31 Kohima

Jan 201601-07 Kohima08 Dimapur: Mass for UFS09 Khonoma – Youth Jubilee,to Zhavame10 Zhavame (Zhamai) Golden

Jubilee and Blessing of theNew Church

11-14 Kerala15-17 Chizami: Chakhesang

Women AssociationConvention Jubilee forMigrants & Refugees

18 Kohima19-20 Guwahati – MSFS Provincialate21 Jalukie: Blessing of the

Songlhuh Church22 Dimapur23 Diphu: CRI Celebration of

the Year of Consecrated Life24 Wokha – NCWAConvention,

51st International EucharistCongress (Philippines)

25-26 Wokha-Kohima27-30 Kohima – Catechists Convention30-31 Dimapur: National Peace

Convention

Feb 201601 Dimapur: National Peace

Convention02-04 Kohima,05-06 Shamator-Kiphire07 Kiphire: Jubilee of Women

Association of Kiphire08-09 Pungro10 Kohima, Ash Wednesday

(Holiday for Catholic Schools)11-13 Kohima14 Kohima: Blessing of the

New Church at Police Reserve15 Kohima – Mass at SDB Novitiate16-21 Kohima22-23 Zunheboto: Blessing of

new school building24 Dimapur25 Senate (9.30am,BH,Dimapur)

Consulters Meeting (2.00pm)Recollection for Priests andMembers of the DPC (5.30pm, Holy Cross)

26 Kohima: Diocesan PastoralCouncil (9.30 am PastoralCentre-Dimapur)Last datefor submission of Budgetfor 2016-2017

27 Dimapur28-29 Bangalore

Mar 201601-15 Bangalore: CBCI, CCBI

Plenary Assemblies12 Finance Committee

meeting for assessmentand approval of Budget(9.00, BHK)

16-18 Kohima19 Kohima – Feast of St.

Joseph, Jakhama, GB & ODteam meeting

20 Dimapur, Palm Sunday (HC)21 Kohima: Updatin Accounting

Martin Pinto (CBCI Auditor)9.00 amPriests Meeting(2.00 pm, Mt. Tabor,Kohima), DF (6.00 pm)

22 Kohima: Recollection forPriests (9.30-12.30) ChrismMass (3.00 pm)Consulters Meeting (6.00pm, BH, Kohima)

23 Kohima24 Kohima: Holy Thursday25 Chumukedima: Good Friday26 Kohima: Easter Vigil(Cathedral)27 Kohima: Easter Sunday

(CKC, Kohima)28 Kohima29 Kohima, Death Anniversary

of Fr. N. A. George31 Kohima

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NEWS - DioceseBishop’s Pastoral Visit to Longsa

Bishop James made his pastoralvisit at St. Peter’s Parish at Longsa from 29th-30th November, 2105. The community welcomedbishop with escort in the traditional attire fromthe outside of the village and whole Catholiccommunity lined up singing to receive thebishop. Bishop in his introduction said that withthis pastoral visit he completes one round of vis-its to all the parishes and catholic villages. In hishomily, based on the reading of the First Sundayof advent, the bishop exhorted the communityto be vigilant in un expectation to meet the Lordwho comes in expectedly in different and variedways. For a Christian the coming of the Lord is avindication of their faith and fulfillment of theirhope. As Catholics, therefore, they must striveto do their best and bring about changes in thesociety.

The Bishop also lauded Fr. MathewRhanben and Ursaline Franciscan sisters for theiryeomen service in pioneering the mission andurged the community to collaborate with themmore earnestly. During the felicitation programhe urged the community to inculcate familyprayer and moral values in the children and livein honesty and truthfulness. Bishop also met theparish pastoral council (PPC) and explained thecomposition, nature and functions of PPC andalso about the why and how of the tithecollection in the Church. Bishop also visited thehouses of Bro. Stephen Chumchithung, Srs. GloriaEzung, Teresa Arhoni, Martha Chumchano andDeacon Lucas Mhonchan and prayed for thefamily members. On Monday, 30th November,the Bishop celebrated the Holy Mass at Lotsu

Bishop’s Pastoral Visit to Akuluto

Bishop made his maiden visit to St. Clare,Centre, Akuluto on 22nd -23rd of November, 2015. Bishopcelebrated the Holy Mass with the community on Sun-day, the feast of Christ the King. 28 faithful received thesacrament of Confirmation and 4 children received thefirst Holy Communion. Bishop in his homily spoke on 4marks of the Church. Bishop after the mass lauded Frs.Cyril, Royston and Stephen for the marvelous work theyare rendering to the community. Their service as mis-sionaries is the big sacrifice for the community of Akuluto.They do just because they love God and the people ofGod. Bishop urged the Community to collaborate in theirmission. Bishop also laid the foundation stone of the newbuilding of the Church. Bishop met the community andlistened to their struggles and assured them of his prayer-ful support and recommended the community to live thelife in values and as true Christians.

-Fr. Royston Cap OFM

CKC Kohima Celebrates Christ the KingFeast

Christ King Church (CKC) Kohima Village cel-ebrated Christ the King feast on November 22nd,2015. The celebration was presided over by theParish Priest, Christ King Church, Kohima, Fr. Pe-ter Salew, SDB, and concelebrated by Priests fromDon Bosco Higher Secondary School, Kohima andpriests of Christ King Church. On the occasion 51children received the Sacrament of First Holy

Yanthung village with four Catholic families andvisited the lone Catholic family at Saki village.

- Fr. Mathew Rhanben

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NEWS - Diocese

Diocese of Kohima AssuresPrayers for Mr. Isak Chishi Swu

Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, the Bishop ofKohima, in a statement assured Mrs. Eustar ChishiSwu, the prayers of the Catholic Church inNagaland for the speedy recovery for Shri IsakChishi Swu. Today, before the commencement ofthe meeting of the Diocesan Consulters, held atthe Bishop’s House, Kohima, the members remem-bered and prayed for the ailing leader and re-quested the whole Church to continue to pray,recalling the words of St. James, “Is any amongyou sick? Let him call for the elders of the Church,and let them pray for him, anointing him with oilin the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faithwill save the sick man, and the Lord will raise himup; and if he has committed sins, he will beforgiven...The prayer of a righteous man has greatpower in its effect” (James 5:14-16). As the Churchbegins the season of Advent on next Sunday inpreparation for the great feast of Christmas, theConsulters assured the family members, the Catho-lic Church’s prayers daily for the speedy recoveryand healing. - Correspondent

Communion. Felicitation programme was also heldin honor of the Catechists and as part of “Conse-crated Year of Life”, 2015, Priests and nuns werealso honored. - Correspondent

Diocese of Kohima OffersCondolences to Lt. Khekiho Zhimomi

The Consulters also expressed profound shockand sorrow at the sudden demise of Shri KhekihoZhimomi, the sitting Rajya Sabha member fromNagaland and offered prayerful condolences to thebereaving family members. The bishop said thatthe unexpected death of a leader is an irreparableloss to the community. In such situations it is ourfaith that gives assurance to us, for we know thatthe “souls of the just are in the hands of God. Forold age is not honoured for length of times, nor

measured by number of years; but understandingis grey hair for men, and a blameless life is ripeold age” (Wisdom 4: 7-9). The Church rememberswith gratitude the yeomen service KhekihoZhimomi rendered for the people of Nagaland.

- Correspondent

SFXC, Kidima Observes ‘ChristThe King’ Feast

St Francis Xavier’s Church (SFXC), Kidima

with rest of the world observed the Feast of “Christ theKing of the Universe” with Fr. Thomas Muttathil Parishpriest, Kidima, as the main celebrant on November 22nd

at church premises.Fr. Muttathil in his homily said that the church

was inviting the faithful people to accept Jesus Christ asthe King of the Universe. He highlighted the life of Jesus’struggle for peoples’ salvation with his crucifixion. He saidhuman beings speak out abusive words and curse toothers when faced with difficulties in life.

He challenged the people to follow the exampleof Apostle Peter who left everything behind to follow Jesuswhile Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus due to craze formoney. Father urged for greater glory of God by beinggood to one another as dignified Christians.

Eucharistic celebration, thanksgiving for the goodharvest of the year, blessing the faithful people with theholy water followed by felicitation were the highlights ofthe daylong celebration of the liturgical feast. FranciscanSisters of Saint Mary of the Angels and different faithfuljoined the celebration . - Nagaland Post 23/11/15

BAMS, Phek Organized Fete Day

Bishop Abraham Memorial School (BAMS)Phek organized “fete day” on November 7th withMr. P. Chisapa Chisonyi as the Chief Guest. In hisspeech he lauded Kuzholuzo Nienu for cutting theroad to the new BAMS Phek, while thanking theschool authority for the concern they have for thewelfare of the students and public in general. Healso appealed to the public and parents of thestudents present to be generous to extend

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NEWS - Diocesemonetary contributions to enable and providegood approach road to the school.

The programme began with a prayer ledby Rev. Sr. Marina and welcome and introductionpronounced by the Principal, Rev. Fr. PatrickNeikalo. In his introductory speech he briefed thepurpose of the fete day, which was to raise fundfor the maintenance of road from new colonyjunction to BAMS, Phek. - Sr. Marina Adaphro

ASHSS, Peren Celebrated GoldenJubilee

All Saints Hr. Sec. School (ASHSS), Perencelebrated its Golden Jubilee on November 21st,2015 with Shri. T. R. Zeliang, Chief Minister as theChief Guest and Bishop James Thoppil as the guestof honour.

Bishop in his address said, “Imagine 50years ago what must have been the situation inthis part of the world. Citing the words of PopeFrancis, he said that Jubilee is a time when weremember the past with gratitude. We areprivileged to have our Chief Minister Shri T.R.Zeliang, a top leader in the state, PF Franky, IPS,IGP (Hq) and host of others who studied in thisschool, who have become great leaders in thesociety. Big thanks to you the past Missionaries &pioneers who toiled. We are here to live thepresent with passion. Our passionate life in thepresent should make our life and life of othersbetter. This can be achieved only when we live bythe values of the Gospel and principles of Christtaught in a school like this. We also look to thefuture with hope, the bishop said. Our hope isthat this institution will continue to nurture andnourish hundreds of students who will passthrough the portals of this institution to becomemore humane and human, living the values of theGospel. Therefore let us celebrate this goldenjubilee remembering the past with gratitude, livingthe present with passion and look to the futurewith hope.

Chief minister T.R. Zeliang, the Chief Guestexpressed appreciation to the Catholic Church forher great contribution towards education inNagaland. He congratulated the pioneers and thestaff of ASHSS for their contribution towards thesociety. He said that the school has doneinvaluable service to the people of Peren district,having nurtured and moulded many students tobecome successful citizens. Many importantpeople working in various fields within and outsidethe state are products of ASHSS. Encouraging theprincipal and staff, he urged them to rememberthat service to humanity is service to God. Heexpressed hope that the school would continuethe good work and help parents in giving the “bestgift” they could give to their children, that is, goodeducation. Recalling the memories with his wifewho was also an alumnus, he said “This school isour real alma mater, with which we are linkedumbilically and emotionally.” Earlier, the ChiefMinister inaugurated the golden jubilee memorialhigher secondary school block, golden jubileememorial monolith and mini multi utility stadiumcomplex, built by the Alumni of the school. Hewas accompanied by minister for PHED, Mr.Tokheho. The programme was attended by districtadministration, HoDs, public leaders, churchleaders from Peren, alumni, parents and students.

- Correspondent

People of Hurong Village EmbraceCatholic Faith.

It was a joyous day for a community ofHurong village when 27 elders were received and30 children were baptised on 22nd November 2015by Rev. Fr. Carolus Neisalhou Kuotsu, Vicar Gen-eral of the Diocese of Kohima. The new commu-nity had 6 months of catechesis before they wereofficially received into the Catholic Church. ChristKing Parish of Kohima has extended its help bygiving a sum of Rs. 75,000/- towards the construc-tion of the church, named as Christ the KingChurch. The new community prays and hopes that

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NEWS - DioceseGod will show them the way to go ahead toachieve the dream of building a small church.They also thanked the parish priest and commu-nity of Christ King Church, Kohima for financialand prayerful support extended to them.

-Fr. Gabriel

NERYC Meet at Kohima

North-Eastern Regional Youth Leaders’ meetwas held at Mount Tabor Kohima on November21st & 22nd, under the auspices of NortheasternRegional Youth Commission of which Sr. ReginaMSMHC is the Director.

The Youth Directors and the Leaders(Presidents, Secretaries and Lady Animators) ofthe Youth Movement from 15 Dioceses of North-East India, numbering a total of 60 participatedin this annual youth meeting cum seminar, whichis held at different places every year.

The highlights of the programme includedinaugural function, sessions, election of newExecutive members to North Eastern Regionalyouth office and representatives to National Youthoffice and visit to the historical places in andaround Kohima.

The programme started with a colorfulinaugural function on November 21st where theNagaland Catholic Youth president Ms. Reginagave the welcome address. The choir from St.Francis De Sales Parish and Christ King ParishKohima enthralled the participants with theirmelodious welcome song and cultural programme.A solemn Eucharistic celebration was presidedover by the Youth Director of the Diocese ofKohima, Rev. Fr. Sojan Xavier on November 22nd

and concelebrated by the youth directors fromother dioceses. The first session of the day wasanimated by Rev. Fr. Noas, the youth Director fromDibrugarh diocese. He spoke on the topic,“Leadership’. This was followed by the election ofthe new office-bearers for the Regional YouthOffice, Guwahati.Dr. Patha S. Datta, research officer of KripaFoundation addressed the participants and spokeon the evil effects of alcoholism and drug abuse.The participants had the opportunity to visit NagaHeritage Village at Kisama, Catholic Cathedral,Kohima and St. Joseph College, Jakhama.

-Correspondent

Late Bp. Abraham Remembered andNew School Text Books Released

Priests, Religious and lay faithful ofMary Help of Christians Cathedral Church joinedMost Rev. Dr. James Thoppil to offer prayers forthe repose of the soul of bishop AbrahamAlangimattathil, SDB, the first bishop of the dio-cese of Kohima, on his 18th death anniversary. Inhis homily during the Holy Eucharist, bishop re-called the yeoman work done by the BishopAbraham in building up the diocese from its veryinception from ground zero. “He was a man offaith, conviction and hard work.“ Bishop Abrahamspared no effort in realizing the dream he had forthe diocese. The magnificent Cathedral stands asthe witness to this fact”, he said. ‘He loved thechurch and the congregation to which he belongedto’, he added.

After the Holy Mass, special prayers wereoffered for the repose of the soul of BishopAbraham. His tomb placed inside the cathedralsanctuary was also blessed. It may be recalled thatpraying for the dead is a practice which the Churchinherited from the early Christians whoremembered and prayed for the dead. The reason,as the Catechism of the Catholic Church explainsis that most of us who don’t merit hell yet stillneed purification before we can enter heaven willpass through a state, the Church calls purgatory,when we die. (CCC, 1030) With our prayers wecan help our loved ones move from purgatory toheaven.

On this occasion bishop James released“Learning with Culture” a new text book series,indigenously prepared text book for LKG and UKGstudents. The books were prepared by theEducation Commission of the Diocese of Kohima,under the guidance of Rev. Fr. George Rino, theSecretary, Education Commission, diocese ofKohima. The novelty of these books is that manyof the local symbols and images are incorporatedin order to make the children learn better, for as

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NEWS - Diocesethe bishop said, learning is better when symbolsare taken from one’s own culture andenvironment. Learning is a gradual process. Toaugment this, the lessons are presented in agradual way, with revision exercises for thestudents to recollect the earliest lessons. Learningoriented methods of teaching, with the availablethings from one’s own culture, will motivatecreative skills, understanding and reasoningpowers in the mind of the Children. The first copywas handed over to Master Kekhrievilie Nigel. Fromthe academic year 2016, the Catholic Schools willuse this book for LKG and UKG classes.

– Fr. Sojan Puthankudy

Christian Life Programme atKiphire Region

Christian life Program for the Couples ofKiphire region was animated by Mr. Hector Poppen, theCountry Head for Couples for Christ in India and Mr.Rico and Mrs. Amy, full time missionaries for Couplesfor Christ from Philippines on 14th and 15th of Novem-ber, 2015. The two days program was attended by 14couples and 4 singles. The participants from Pungro andKiphire have taken the decision that as members of theCatholic fold they will be promoters in bringing manymore families to follow Christ more closely and knowhim more dearly. – Fr. Benny Varghese

Inter-School Quiz & Word-FindCompetition Held at Tseminyu

Under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), aninter-school quiz and word-find competition was

jointly organized by Tseminyu sub-division admin-istration and education department on Novem-ber 13, with President of Naga Mothers’ Associa-tion and brand ambassador for Kohima districtSBM, Abei-u Meru as chief guest.

The chief guest administered the SwachhBharat Pledge to the participants of theprogramme, which had the theme “One steptowards Cleanliness” and also gave away the prizesto the winners of the inter-school quiz and word-find competition.

ADC Tseminyu, Vikhweno M. Meratsudelivered welcome and keynote address, whileRengma Hoho president Kenyseng Tep and RengmaMothers’ Association president Keleshe Kathexhorted the gathering. Five groups of studentsfrom various schools participated in the inter-school quiz and word finding competition wherethe first, second and third prizes were secured byDon Bosco School, Tseminyu, GHSS Tseminyu, andDon Bosco School, Tesophenyu village respectively.All participants in the competition were given cashprizes as tokens of appreciations. SIS ChengRengma conducted the programme wherestudents of Harmony School of Music, Tseminyualso presented a special number and a musicalpiece on the occasion. - Correspondent

Confirmation at St. Paul’s Church,Wokha

46 faithful received the sacrament of confir-mation from Bishop James Thoppil. Bishop in hishomily spoke on the four marks of the true church.He also urged those who received the sacramentof Confirmation to open wide the door of theirlives to the new gifts of God which the Holy Spiritgives us. God transforms us, confirms us in ourtrials, strengthens our union with the Lord andurges to have our steadfastness in him. Bishopappreciated Fathers and Sisters for the dedicatedservice they do in the parish and recommendedparishioners to be ever grateful to them and tocollaborate in their ministry. Special songs fromLCYA, LCWA and children were presented duringthe felicitation program. Rev. Fr. Anto, SDB, par-ish priest pronounced the vote of thanks to theBishop and to all. -Fr. Anto SDB

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NEWS - DioceseNew Catholic Community at St. Paul

Parish, Pungro

New Catholic community and a Church un-der the patronage of St. Joseph were inauguratedin Cedeyevong village with a 19 household mem-bers on November 8th, 2015. Fr. Sajimon, ParishPriest and the day’s main celebrant, baptized andofficially welcomed them to the Catholic commu-nity. The parish priest also spoke on the need tobuild exemplary Catholic community. The newlybuilt church was first blessed and inaugurated andthen Holy Mass was celebrated in it. The VillageCouncil Chairman and the Baptist community werepresent on the occasion. There was speech fromthe Village Chairman and a special song was pre-sented by the Baptist church. The Catholic com-munity members from Pungro, new Vongti, Vongvaand Phuvkiu were also present. - Correspondent

Feast of St. Peter’s Church andEucharistic Procession Held at

Tesophenyu

St. Peter’s Church, Tesophenyu celebratedthe feast of St. Peter, the patron of the Churchwith the celebration of the Holy Mass and Eucha-ristic procession along the vicinity of the Church,with Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohimaas the main celebrant on Sunday, November 8th,2015. Priests, Sisters and laity from Lazami,Tseminyu, Kohima and Chiephobozou solemnizedthe occasion with their presence.

Bishop extended the festal greetings to thecommunity and said that although the feast of St.Peter and Paul is celebrated together on June 29th,we keep the feast today for the convenience ofthe local church. Saints Peter and Paul guided theearly church and both died as martyrs for the faithin Rome, in the late 60’s, just thirty years afterthe death of Jesus. Peter was crucified upsidedown in the courtyard to the left of St. Peter’sBasilica (in the courtyard behind the arch wherethe Swiss Guards stand on duty today) and Paulwas beheaded between Rome and the sea, in aplace now called Tre Fontane (Italian for threefountains after the legend that the three springssprang up on the three places where Paul’s headbounced after being beheaded).

Each of these two saints is important fordifferent reasons. Peter is important because hewas the first Pope and kept the Church unitedwhich was growing very rapidly in the yearsfollowing Pentecost. In the first years afterPentecost it was Jews who accepted Jesus as theSavior and so the early church was a very Jewishchurch. But as time went on Paul, who wasspecially called by Jesus, began to preach also tonon-Jews, the Gentiles as they were called. Hispreaching was very successful and he broughthuge numbers of non-Jews into the church, somuch so that the number of Jews in the churchwas greatly outnumbered by non-Jews. So bothPeter and Paul had very important tasks in theearly church, Peter maintaining the unity in thechurch which during his lifetime had alreadyspread throughout the Middle East and Europe,and Paul who taught the Jews that Jesus is thefulfillment of their Old Testament hopes andtaught the non-Jews that Jesus is the Savior.

As we look at the personalities of Peterand Paul, we see that God called them to use theirpersonalities to spread the Gospel, Peter to usehis impetuous love to look after the flock, andPaul to use his training as a Pharisee and hisstrength of character to ensure that the non-Jewswould be welcomed into the church. It is areminder to us that our talents and ourweaknesses too can become God’s means ofhelping others, if we allow God to work in ourlives, said the bishop.

During the celebration, the sacrament ofconfirmation was administrated to 22 faithful and20 children received the first Holy Communion.One hour Eucharistic procession within the village,during which prayers of rosary were said and thehymns were sung, with the special intention ofpraying for peace, justice, honesty to prevail inour society. Bishop gave a final blessing with theBlessed Sacrament to the community at the end

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NEWS - Dioceseof the procession which was concluded in theChurch.

A short reception for Most Rev. Dr. JamesThoppil, on his pastoral visit was organized by theCatholic community with songs, mouth organ,choreography, etc., were presented by the childrenof Holy Childhood, Mr. David Jemu, CYA, Sichulo& friends. Bishop thanked Rev. Fr. Joy Thotankara,Centre in charge, for ministering and instructingthe community, despite so many difficulties,deprivations, struggles and inconveniences ofstaying alone in a remote village like Tesophenyu.The impressive gathering was dispersed after themeal that was served to all.

-Fr. Joy Thotankara

Students of NEISSR Give ReliefMaterial to Fire Victims

Students of North East Institute ofSocial Sciences & Research (NEISSR) distributedblankets to the victims of October 25th inferno atK.K. Angami Colony, S.P., Colony and K. Kire Colony,Half Nagarjan, on November 7th, 2015.

Fr. Dr. CP Anto, Principal NEISSR,appreciated the effort of the social work traineessaying, ‘Social workers are called to tackle andhandle the problems and woes of the people. Thiseffort of the students in alleviating the sufferingsof the fire victims is a small initiative towards thebigger call of helping the humanity.’The relief materials consisted of 220 blankets andother toiletries.

The social work trainees collaborated withthe Peace Channel and the National Social Service(NSS) of Maple Tree School in distributing the reliefmaterials. The toiletries distributed were financedfrom the funds raised by the NSS students ofMaple Tree School through the sales of craftsmade by their own hands. Students of the MapleTree were accompanied by Joy Kumar Singh andMs. Nenem. Ms. Nenem expressed gratitude tothe 50 Coy Sup, ASC, Dimapur, for the materialhelp given to the students of the fire victims. Fr.Anto also thanked all the well wishers, educationalinstitutions and organizations for their generouscontributions. - Correspondent

Newly Built St. Michael Church,Kigwema Blessed

The newly built, St. Michael’s Church,Kigwema, was blessed and inaugurated by theMost Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima,on Saturday, November 7th, 2015 in the presenceof a large crowd and Village Officials. Representa-tives from various Churches, Associations andParishes were present for the auspicious occasion.

Bishop, in his homily, congratulated theCommunity of Kigwema along with Rev. Fr. JeromeVeigas and his team for constructing such a bigand beautiful Church. Church is also a sign of theChristian presence and closeness to God, he said.Every Church is a grace from God and God dwellsit in a very special manner, particularly if theEucharist is preserved in it. At the same time thephysical church is only the manifestation of a realand true Church, i.e. every Christian. EveryChristian is a Christ bearer and should manifestChrist to others. Bishop quoted the St. Paul sayingthat each of us is a Temple of the Holy Spirit. Withour Baptism the Holy Spirit dwells in us. The realChurch, therefore, is us and we should be livingtemple of God to manifest and witness to God’scloseness and presence to his people in andthrough us.

In referring to the Gospel of Luke, he saidthat the Jewish people, took pride in the templeof Jerusalem and they admired how it wasadorned with gold and rich tapestry. Jesus, hearingthe people talk remarked that a time will comewhen no stone will be left on another stone.Jesus, entering the temple, chased away themoney lenders and business people, and said thatmy house shall be the house of prayer and not tomake it a den of thieves and merchants. He knewwell that though they prided in having a grandtemple, yet their hearts were far from Yahweh,the God of their ancestors. Their worship wasonly lip service, and their sacrifice an empty ritual.Therefore, Bishop urged to make this church aliving church that worship the living God and tobuild ourselves as true temple of God.

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NEWS - DioceseThe Church is named or dedicated under

the patronage of St. Michael, the archangel. In thecatholic tradition all churches are named aftersaints to show our communion with them and theirspecial patronage and protection for thecommunity. The name Michael in Hebrew means,“Who is like unto God.” He is pictured as a strongwarrior for God and known as the prince of theheavenly host, who continues to defend theChurch and Christians against the onslaught ofthe devil.

Rev. Fr. Jerome Veigas, SJ, the Parish priestof Jakhama Parish expressed his sincere gratitudeto Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima,Mr. Vikho-O Yhoshü, Local MLA and ParliamentarySecretary, special guests from far and near forgracing the occasion with their presence andprayers. He thanked all the benefactors and otherswho spiritually and physically contributed to buildthe church. He also acknowledged late Methodius,a church leader for his work to build the churchand prayed for him.

Mr. Vibelie Peter Sale anchored theprogramme. The choir consisted of the youth ofthe community, enchanted the audience with theirmelodious voices. Mr. Zakievotuo Zakaria, briefedthe audience about their church history. Ms.Kethezie Kecii, presented the gift to all the invitedguests. Mr. Zhalezo Victor proposed the votethanks. The programme ended with thesumptuous meal served to all.-Fr. Jerome Veigas SJNEISSR Organises Workshop On

NLPNorth East Institute of social Sciences

and Research, Dimapur organized a two dayworkshop on NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming).The workshop commenced with a short inauguralprogramme, whereby Rev. Dr. C.P Anto, Principal,NEISSR welcomed the resource person Dr. A.Abraham, MD, Master Practitioner, NLP andothers.

He explained the purpose of the workshopwas to equip the professional social work studentswith the different therapies used to help thepeople in the communities. The workshop wasattended by the trainees of NEISSR and staff ofpeace channel. During the workshop, the resourcePerson highlighted about ‘Mind Dynamics, andPersonal Excellence and Mind Mapping’, theapplication of NLP in our life today.

NLP is an extraordinary and cutting-edgeapproach, to human communication and thedevelopment of excellence. It shows in very simpleterms, how your mind works to produce abehaviour, so that you can make it work better

for you, to produce the behaviour of your choice,whenever and wherever you want. Thisremarkable set of tools is based on the amazingdiscovery, that what you do and your resultantexperience, your behaviour, is the result of a moviethat you produce in your mind, which is based onyour thinking. And in changing how you think, youcan change what you think- and in changing howand what you think, you can dramaticallytransform the results you create in your life. Thetwo-day workshop concluded with an evaluation.

-Fr. John PojiParents’ Day at SJHSS

Parents’ Day celebration at St. JosephHigher Secondary School, Chumukedima, on No-vember, 30th , 2015 was held with State EducationMinister, Shri. Yitachu as the Chief Guest. In hisspeech he spoke about the government’s deci-sion to do away with non-detention policy in edu-cational system. He further announced that neweducation policy will soon be intoruduced in theState and it is in the process of consultation. Healso declared that there should be certain bal-ancing act between private and government runschools while introducing the new educationpolicy. In the new education policy, governmentenvisioned to depute Hindi, Mathematics and Sci-ence teachers from government shcools to pri-vate Schools. - Fr. Sajan

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NEWS - Diocese

Litany of thanks to those in Consecrated Life(as delivered at SFS Church on 22nd November, 2015 by Mr. Rocus R. Chasie at the

brief function to felicitate those in consecrated life)

Foundations Laid for New Churchand School at Chessore

On 21st November 2015, the new MissionCampus at Chessore was blessed and the foundationfor the new Church was laid by Fr. S. Charles,Director, DAN. The campus is named ‘LumyinCampus’, meaning thoughts have seen/desires have

• God the Father, who called us to be your sons and daughters, thank you• God the Son, who redeemed us and offered us free salvation, thank you• God the Holy Spirit, who is ever present in us and among us,

sanctifying, inspiring and leading us to our eternal home thank you• Holy Trinity, One God, who gave us priests and nuns to care for us thank you• Dear Fathers and Sisters, called from the believing community

to serve God and man congrats• The first Catholic missionary priests and religious

who sowed the seed of the gospel in our land thank you• All the past missionary priests and religious who are no more living

and may you rest in peace• All the past parish priests, assistant priests and sisters who cared for

this parish community at different times for varying periods of time thank you• The Present parish priest, assistant priest, this morning’s celebrant,

and the present sisters in St. Mary’s Convent and Mt. Tabor R.H. thank you• For your witness to holiness and truth thank you• For pointing out to Jesus and to authentic, spiritual life and witness thank you• For your witness in prayer, in truth, in articulating and living

the faith and in encountering others thank you• For your life-giving contribution to the Church and following

Jesus in a prophetic way thank you• For re-reading your personal story and freely accepting the path

of discipleship thank you• For showing us the way to wake up the world to God’s love thank you• God the Father, who is ‘I AM’ enable us to follow the example of

those in consecrated life in coming closer to you• God the Son, pinnacle of Consecrated life make us love you and witness to you• God the Holy Spirit, source of all holiness sanctify us in the truth

Mary most holy, daughter of the Father, -Mr. Rocus R. Chasie

seen light. While, the Church is dedicated under thepatronage of St. Augustine. On 29th November thefoundation stone for the new School building waslaid by Fr. Francis Yimso in the presence of thecommunity. -Fr. Francis Yimso

“If your actions inspire others to dream more,learn more, do more and become more, youare a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

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NEWS - DioceseDon Bosco Tech Starts 15th Batch

of Skill Training

Don Bosco Tech (DBT), AIDA centreinaugurated the 15th batch of Skill TrainingProgramme for unemployed youth of Nagalandon November 10th with Deputy Commissioner ofPolice, Zone II, Dimapur District, Dr. K.P.A Ilyas, IPS,as the Chief Guest and Rector & Administrator ofDon Bosco campus, Dimapur Rev. Fr. C.T Vargheseas the Guest of Honour.

In his inaugural address, Dr. Ilyasencouraged the trainees saying, “You havewonderful inborn traits like discipline, beauty,simplicity and respect for community, which isscarcely found in other communities”. He exhortedthe trainees to discipline themselves and todevelop and carry forward the good inbornqualities in them and also encouraged thetrainees to be happy in what they do in theireveryday life. “Happiness is not what we achieveat the end but happiness comes in whatever wedo every day and by doing it in the right way”, headded.

Fr. C.T. Varghese encouraged the traineesto work hard to be successful by taking theanecdote of “welding where sparks makes thebonding of two pieces of iron strong, so too youcan be truly successful if you create sparks throughhard work, discipline and commitment to reachyour goal”. Executive director AIDA, Bro. SunnyJoseph gave a brief report on Don Bosco Tech’sactivities across the country. He said till date DonBosco Tech in Nagaland had trained over 3000unemployed rural youth in hospitality, beauty andspa, food and beverages services, housekeepingand ISMO.

Niloli, one of the trainees welcomed thegathering and Kusato Khesoh shared his life-testimony on behalf of trainees. The audienceswere enthralled by Angami and Nepali folk songs,Chakhesang and Sangtam folk dances performedby the trainees. Sadamtoshi proposed the voteof thanks. -Correspondent

Bible Quiz & Singing Competition atChiephobozou

The converged four centres underKohima-2 Region had the Bible Quiz, Songscompitition at St. Dominic’s Church,Chiephobozou on 30th October, 2015. Fr Sojan, theYouth Director, Diocese of Kohima was the re-source person. He spoke on the rudiments ofprayer life through power point presentation. 160children participated in the programme.

–Fr. Vemedo

“Clean Kiphire”

Swachh Bharat Mission Quiz Competition forthe schools in Kiphire District was organized by theDistrict administration under the theme “CleanKiphire” on 2nd November 2015. Mr. Alobo Nagathe Brand Ambassador for Kiphire District for themission campaign was the Chief Guest. The studentsof Loyola Hr. Sec. School participated in the Quizcompetition in both Higher Secondary and HighSchool Level. They bagged the First at the HigherSecondary Level and Second in High School Level.They were awarded with Trophies, Certificates andCash prizes. Speaking on the occasion the chief guestsaid that Mahatma Gandhi had two dreams namelyFree India and Clean India. The first dream isachieved 69 years ago. The second dream is yet tobe achieved. For that citizens from all walks of lifeneed to put a concerted effort. Let us all work to-gether to achieve that dream of the Father of our Nation.

–Fr. Benny Varghese

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NEWS - DioceseYear of Consecrated Life Celebrated

at Meluri Parish

The Parishioners of St. Xavier Parish,Meluri, Phek Dt. Celebrated the ‘Year of Conse-crated Life’ on 31st October and 1st November2015. The whole programme was planned and ex-ecuted by the Parishioners under the leadershipof the Pochury Catholic Union (PCU). Meluri Par-ish has 2 Local Priests and 5 Local Nuns namely,Rev. Fr. John Poji, Rev. Fr. Dominic Selosie, Sr.Gloria, Sr. Sophia, Sr. Caroline, Sr. Martha and Sr.Rose - all belonging to the sisters of UrsulineFranciscan Congregation.

On 31st October, these consecratedreligious together with the Priests and nunsworking in Meluri, were taken for an outingaccompanied by the PCU office bearers andChurch Staff. On 1st November a solemnEucharistic Celebration was organized in theParish Church in which Rev. Fr. Jose Lukose wasthe Main Celebrant. In the short felicitation thatfollowed after the Holy Mass, the PCU PresidentMr. Chichutho Jose congratulated all the Priestsand Sisters for showing the way of religious lifeto everyone as an example for the youngergeneration. All the fathers and sisters shared theirexperience as a religious and exhorted the youthto follow the call of the Lord Jesus. The ADC ofMeluri, Shri. John Tsilise while felicitating thePriests and Nuns appreciated the earliermissionaries who showed the example of areligious life because of which we havemissionaries from our own home land which is asign of growth in the Church. Sr. Mattyappreciated the parents of these Priests and Nunsfor having sacrificed their sons and daughters tobe missionaries. The welcome address wasdelivered by Mr. Shiekutho and Fr. Jose Lukose theParish Priest thanked the fathers and sisters forcoming from distant places of their ministry, to acceptthe appreciation of the Parishioners under the

leadership of the PCU for the sacrifice they make forthe Church. - Fr. Jose Lukose

24 Jesus Youth leaders of Nagaland alongwith their Chaplain, Fr. Sojan and AnimatorSr. Annie assembled at Mount Tabor RetreatHouse, Kohima for paneling up the New ServiceTeam on October 30th to November 1st, 2015.Fr. Linson Louise, SDB, the forerunner of JesusYouth was also part of the program. His LordshipRt. Rev. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima, cel-ebrated the Holy Eucharist. Bishop applauded theKohima Jesus Youth for the ministry they do inthe diocese of Kohima. In his homily, Bishop nar-rated how Jesus was a keen observer when Hewas one among us. He also stressed on the youthsnot to take possession of power but to take pos-session of service to stabilize our tainted society.Fr. George Rino, Fr. Anand, and Bro. Shoy werethe resource persons. Fr. George Rino spoke about“Living a Spirit led life”. Fr. Anand portrayed on“Where do I stand in my walk with the Lord?” andBro. Shoy elaborated about youth leadership. ANew Service Team members were inducted for theJesus Youth Nagaland. They were Ms. VictoriaQuinger (Coordinator), Pelezhanuo Elizabeth,Khrielhoutuonuo Karen, Vikukhoto Johnson,Sylvester Khrieketoulie, Caroline Dziivichii, CelinePamei (Ex officio), Fr. Sojan (Chaplain), Sr. Annie,CMC (Animator). The program included - Praise &Worship, Rosary, Confession, Adoration, Sharingsessions, Group discussion and moral-basedgames. The program ended with Holy Mass andblessing of the New Team for Jesus Youth,Nagaland. - Celine Pamei

“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in termsof ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teachthe people.” By Confucius

Jesus Youth Leaders Assembledfor Reconstitution

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NEWS - DioceseFirst Parish Feast Celebrated atMount Carmel Parish, 4th Mile

On Sunday, 1st November, 2015, OurLady of Mount Carmel Parish, 4th Mile, Dimapur(Chekye village) celebrated its first parish feastafter its erection as a separate parish. It waserected on Easter Sunday, 5th April, 2015. It alsocoincided with the feast of All Saints and parishcelebration of the “Year of Consecrated Life”. MostRev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima, was themain Celebrant with many Priests and Sisters fromDimapur joining the celebration. Bishop in hisintroductory talk greeted the parishioners andsaid that today Catholic Church celebrates AllSaints Day and as children of God we have a glo-rious future because God in His goodness and gen-erosity wants to share His love and life with us.

The Bishop in his homily said thataccording to Barrett’s Encyclopedia: there are33,000+ “Christian Denominations” in 238countries. In the midst of these multi-denominations, people lose sight of the trueChurch founded by Jesus. The question manypeople ask is, how to recognize the Churchfounded by Jesus? Citing the history of the Church,he said that the early Church Fathers gave us thecriteria to recognize the Church in the very firstCouncil in the Church, the council of Nicaea inthe year 325, the very council that proclaimed thedoctrine of the Holy Trinity, the most fundamentaland basic doctrine of Christianity, accepted by allChristian denominations. In the Nicene professionof faith we say, “We believe in one, holy, catholicand apostolic” Church. These are the four marksof the Church founded by Jesus and they are foundfully in the Catholic Church. Other ChristianChurches share in these marks to some extent.He also said that mere membership or baptism inthe Catholic Church does not give one thepassport to heaven. Only a true and genuineChristian life according to the values of the gospelwill lead us to our true home land (heaven).

Rev. Fr. Mathew Thuniampral, Director ofShalom translated Bishop’s Homily into Nagamese.

Rev. Fr. James KC, Parish Priest, accorded cordialwelcome to Most. Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishopof Kohima, Fathers, Sisters and the Communityfor the feast day celebrations. Rev. Fr. John Ntonsewas the MC for the program and also gave thecommentary of the Holy Mass. Adivasi communityand Lotha community led the entrance andoffertory procession respectively. 85 faithful and57 Children received the Sacrament of theConfirmation and Holy Communion from Bishop.

Through the Rhythmic Steps,Choreography, folk Song from Rongmei andAngami community and special gifts, the parishcommunity felicitated all the consecrated personspresent. Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil and Rev. Fr.Gabriel delivered speech during the programme.Mr. Martin anchored the programme. Theprogramme ended with the festal meal served toall. - Fr. John Ntonse

Teacher Trainees Study Tour toDelhi, Agra

Teacher trainees of St. Paul Institute ofEducation, Phesama undertook education tour to Delhiand Agra to visit the historical places and museums.Eight-day tour covered all the noteworthy historicalplaces in both the cities. Teacher trainees were alsotaken to both the houses of Parliament. Such toursare organized every year by the Institute. The train-ees were accompanied by the Principal, Vice-prin-cipal and the Staff. -Nagaland Post 27/10/15

Year of Consecrated LifeCelebrated at Cathedral

On 1st November 2015, the Cathedral parishobserved the “Year of the Consecrated Life”.Rev. Fr. Sojan, Puthankudy presided ove the HolyEucharist. After the Mass a short felicitationprogramme was organised., durign which theCathedral Catholic Youth and the Angami Catholicwomen society felicitated the priests andreligious. Mr. John Makhabo felicitated theconsecrated persons on behalf of the parishcommunity. The programme ended with words ofgratitude from Rev. Fr. Carolus, the parish priest.

- Fr. Richard Fernandes

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NEWS - DioceseNEISSR, Commemorates Vigilance

Awareness Week

Culminating the weeklong “VigilanceAwareness Week”, North East Institute of SocialSciences and Research (NEISSR) in collaborationwith NEZCC, Dimapur organized a debate on thetopic, “Preventive Vigilance as a tool for GoodGovernance” at NEISSR conference hall, onSaturday 31st October, 2015.

In the programme, Deputy Director, D.Vashum called on the students and the facultyof NEISSR to retrospect in fighting the menace ofcorruption and other corrupt practices. “It isalways sad to hear about different practices ofcorruption which are rampant in our society.

It is all the more painful when weourselves become victims of corruption”, helamented. Mr. Vashum stressed that the real ideabehind commemorating the vigilance week wasto make ourselves more vigilant about thecorrupt practices lingering in “our” heart. Headded that the first aim and objective of thisawareness programme was to clean ourconscience and then only “our” actions will inspirepeople around us to follow the truth and do whatis right.

Delivering the keynote address, assistantprofessor NEISSR, Mr. Anil Joseph spoke on themeaning of the word “Vigilance”. He pointed outthe different forms of vigilance that was arequisite and important for any society to run.He also enquired as to how “our” actions asmembers of a society can support and promotevigilance, not only in matters of financialmanagement but in all spheres of our life.

The main highlight of the day was adebate on the topic, “Preventive Vigilance as atool for Good Governance”. The debaters for themotion pointed out the importance and the needof preventive vigilance while the debaters againstthe motion spoke on the abject absence ofpreventive vigilance and how it could hamper thesmooth functioning of governance. The bestdebater award went to Ms. Tongtali, student ofMSW III Semester and Aotoshi, student of MSWII semester.

In his concluding remark, Principal,NEISSR, Rev. Dr. C.P. Anto thanked the officials ofNEZCC for hosting the event for NEISSR and alsoencouraged all the students to be agents ofvigilance in the society. The students pledgedthemselves to work towards bringing about a fairand progressive society where every citizen getshis or her due rights. - Correspondent

Christ King HSS, Kohima CelebratedParents’ Day

Christ King Higher Secondary School,celebrated Parents’ Day with Mr. Rovilatuo MorIAS, Deputy Commissioner of Kohima, as the chiefguest on 31st October, 2015. He said that Educationis a tripartite process involving students, parentsand the teachers. “No education can be completewithout the active involvement of all the threestakeholders.” He called upon the parents to playtheir part by following up their children, ofcreating a suitable and positive environment forchildren to study.

The main feature of the day was thestaging of the Musical Drama on Don Bosco,“Whispers of Love” besides various other items.The musical play was based on the life story ofDon Bosco, who was orphaned at the age of twowith the death of his father.

The prophetic dream at the age of ninekept him moving to become a priest and take careof the poor young boys ravaged by miseries ofthe industrial revolution in Europe especially Italy.He whispered words of love and encouragementto young and unfortunate poor boys and tookcare of their physical and spiritual needs.

The programme began with a scripturereading by Sr. Stella, Vice-Principal, Prayer by Fr.Paul Punii, SDB, and words of welcome from Fr.Peter Salew, SDB.

The vote of thanks was proposed by Fr.Deli Kapani, SDB, the Principal. He thanked all theParents for putting their trust in the Schoolauthorities and teachers to mould their children.He especially thanked the teachers, supportingstaff and all who contributed to the success ofthe programme. - Correspondent

“Don’t be afraid to ask God for forgiveness.He never tires of forgiving us. God is puremercy.” -Pope Francis

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NEWS - DioceseMonth of of Holy Rosary Concluded

at MHC Cathedral, Kohima

The Catholic community of Cathedralof Mary Help of Christians, had a candle light pro-cession on 31st October, 2015 to conclude themonth of October, dedicated to praying the Ro-sary. During the procession the community prayedfor the various intentions, especially for the peaceand justice in our state, in the country and theworld and also for the departed souls.

The introductory speech was delivered byRev. Fr. Carolus Neisalhou, the Vicar General ofthe Diocese and the Parish Priest of the Cathedral.Citing concrete examples, he said that Mary, theMother of Jesus is the true protector and defenderagainst all that is harmful or evil. She obtains forus the grace to conquer every danger andovercome all that would threaten our health andwell being.

He also narrated what happened atJoumol, in a small hamlet, consisting of 23households situated in the remote area ofKhengjoy Sub-Division in Chandel district ofManipur. A gruesome landslide swept away thewhole village on the morning of August, 1st, 2015.Strangely, all the 9 survivors were all Catholics,who had the Rosary in their necks and they allattributed their escape from death to the specialprotection of Mother Mary. He urged thecommunity to seek the help of Mother Mary forthe journey of life, so that we may always walksafely together with her divine Son, Jesus Christ.More than eight hundred people - children, youth,parents - participated in the candle lit procession.During the procession singing of hymns, recitingof Rosary prayers and petitions for variousintentions were made. A beautifully decoratedstatue of Mother Mary was carried by the youthand elders of the community. The processionlasted for one hour and forty five minutes.

Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop ofKohima gave the final blessing to the community

at the end of the procession. He also applaudedRev. Frs. Carolus, Johnny, Richard, the Sisters andthe community for solemnizing the occasion withthe well-decorated statue and candles tosolemnize the occasion.

The community also prayed for the reposeof souls late Marcus and Peter, who passed awayrecently. To wrap the celebration a special songwas presented by the Children of the HolyChildhood organization of the Cathedral Parish.

-Fr. John Padinjareporiyath

Year of Consecrated Life Celebratedat Lakhuti

The Feast of Our Lady of Rosary wascelebrated on October, 10th & 11th, at Queen ofthe Holy Rosary Parish, Lakhuti. The Communityhad observed the Novena to our Lady of Rosaryand concluded with a Retreat. Rev. Fr. Amos Kikon,Rev. Fr. Pithungo Enni and Rev. Sr. Aloshia Yanthan,MSMHC gave talks. Rev. Fr. Paul Thungbemo, wasthe Main celebrant for the Holy Eucharist on theconclusion of Novena. On Sunday, October, 11th,Rev. Fr. Mathew Mhabemo presided over the HolyEucharist. During the Holy Eucharist 24 childrenreceived First Holy Communion. The Year of Con-secrated life was also celebrated on that day. Thecommunity prayed for all the consecrated peopleand felicitated all the consecrated people whowere present and all the parents and relatives ofthe consecrated people hailing from Lakhuti par-ish. It was a meaningful celebration. Membersfrom all the village communities were also presentfor the celebration. -Fr. George Anthony

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NEWS - DioceseBishop’s Pastoral Visit at Seyochung

Bishop James made his pastoral visitto Seyochung on 24th & 25th , October, 2015 duringwhich 17 Children received the first Holycommunion. Bishop blessed the New Church, St.Peter ’s Church, at Shotumi Village, underSeyochung Centre. The solemn EucharisticProcession was held in the Parish on Monday, 26th

of October. Bishop interacted with the leaders andthe community of every village. Bishop applaudedthe Fathers and sisters who render their servicesto the community with love and joy for thecommunity. He urged the faithful to collaboratewith them in their ministry. Felicitation programwas held in the school in honour of Bishop by thestudents of St. Mary’s High School, Seyochung.Bishop also made a visit to the substation villageslike Shutomi, Phisami, Seyochung village.

- Correspondent

D o n B o s c o B i c e n t e n a r yC o m m e m o r a t i v e Q u i z

Don BoscoAlumni and Salesianco-operators of DonBosco province ofDimapur, conductedthe Don Bosco’s birthbicentenary com-memorative quiz on Oc-tober 24th at Don BoscoHigher SecondarySchool (DBHSS),Dimapur, with the

commissioner & secretary of School Education, Mr.Francis Pelevituo Solo as the chief guest and Fr.Nestor Guria, SDB as the guest of honour.

In the senior level quiz, Don Bosco College,Itanagar, Little Flower Training Centre, Kohima andDon Bosco College, Maram bagged first, secondand third positions respectively and wereawarded with Rs. 25,000, Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000respectively.

In the junior level Don Bosco High School, Amguri,Don Bosco High School, Dergaon and Don BoscoHigh School, Tamenglong bagged first, second andthird positions respectively and were awardedwith of Rs. 40,000, Rs. 30,000 and Rs. 20,000respectively. A total of 20 institutions contestedthe provincial level contest. - Correspondent

Second Diocesan Vocation CampHeld at Holy Cross Parish, Dimapur

The Second Diocesan vocation campwas held at Holy Cross Parish, Dimapur from 23rdto 26th October, 2015. The Camp was organizedfor the students of Class 7 to 12 for the boys andgirls. They were 95 participants from Bhandari,Chiephobozou, Chumukedima, Dimapur, Jalukie,Kiphire, Kohima, Lazami, Longleng, Longsa,Lozaphuhu, Niuland, Peren, Pungro and Phesema.Rev. Fr. Mathew Thuniampral, Director, Shalom,concluded the camp with the Holy EucharisticCelebration on Sunday 26th October. 9 priestsconcelebrated with him. Fr. Mathew applaudedthe children who had come from far and near toattend the camp. In referring to the Gospelreading, Fr. Mathew said ‘Bartimaeus, the blindman on the road to Jericho (Mark 10:46-52) is agood example of the power of the prayer ofpetition. When the blind man cried “ Jesus askedhim, “What do you want me to do for you?” Theanswer was quick, clear and certain. “Lord, I wantto see.” The request was granted. “Be on your way,your faith has healed you.” Immediately, the blindman received his sight and began to follow Jesus.He urged the community and children to have theeyes of the body so that we may not be blind tothe reality of the evil in the world and also to seewith the eyes of faith so that we might not beblind to the truth and goodness in the world.

Earlier, Rev. Fr. Thomas P.J., Parish Priest,Holy Cross, Dimapur accorded the words ofwelcome to Fr. Mathew the main Celebrant andRev. Fr. Carolus Neisalhou, Vicar General of theDiocese, fathers, sisters and other guests to theEucharistic Celebration. Earlier, he had also givena cordial welcome to the young campers and madethem feel at home.

24th October, Rev. Fr. Justin Vinoto, Asst.Priest, Lazami, celebrated the Holy Mass. In his

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NEWS - Diocesereflection he said ‘Vocation is a personal call fromGod (Is. 43:1, Gal. 1:15, Eph.1.4), a call to those“whom He desired” (Mk.3.13) thus, he urged thecampers to respond to God with a sincere andgenerous heart.

Rev. Fr. Thomas Toretkiu, Vocationpromoter of the Diocese of Kohima, took the firstsession on Vocation: A Divine Call. He asked theparticipants, what God calls you to do with yourlife. Everybody is called by God to know, love andserve him. The difference is how each one doesthis. An Individual vocation vary between beingsingle, married, consecrated, religious or a priest.However, we usually use “Vocation” to mean a callto the consecrated, religious or priestly life. Godgives each one of us a particular mission in life. Aswe grow and life progresses, he makes it knownto us, usually in indirect ways, more as aninvitation than an imposition. He urged campersto discover the call of God and follow the vocationto find happiness.

Sr. Rita Miasalhou, SCCG, highlighted thetopic: “Mission in the Church”. She said that withbaptism “everyone in the Church is a disciple andwe are all missionaries in the place which the Lordhas given us”. Everyone “even the greatest is adisciple and the smallest is a missionary”. Sheurged the campers to be true witnesses of Christand His gospel through the ‘Call.’

Rev. Fr. Philip Magh, Principal, Holy CrossSchool, Dimapur, spoke on Vocation in the LocalChurch. He began with the statement of St.Augustine’s “Qui bene cantat bis orat” (Latin) whichmeans “He who sings well prays twice”. He said ‘Itis a challenging and uplifting invitation of Jesus:“Follow me!” He invites us to become his friends,to listen attentively to his word and to live withhim. He teaches them complete commitment toGod and to the extension of his kingdom inaccordance with the law of the Gospel: “Unless agrain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, itremains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit “(Jn 12:24). He invited Children to live in constantconnection with Jesus.

Rev. Fr. John Lichoi, Assistant Priest, St.Joseph Parish, Chumukedima, shared his personalTestimony with children. He narrated his life story,how he was a sick child and humanly speakingeveryone had given up hope but not God. Humanimpossibilities turn into God’s Realities. He endedhis speech by ‘If we have Christ in our life, webecome a child of God and today he is a priestbecause of God’s love.

Rev. Fr. Jaison Thomas, Director, PastoralCentre, Dimapur, spoke on “Prayer” to thecampers. He confronted them saying, “Whyshould we pray? Well, in praying, we strengthen

the recognition and the presence of God, thatdraws us closer to Jesus. That is why the Churchrecommends that we pray frequently and makeprayer an important part of our everyday lives andurged children to ‘Rejoice always, and pray withoutceasing. (1Th. 5:16-17)

Rev. Fr. John Poji, Vice Principal, NEISSR,Dimapur, highlighted the Discernment of Vocation.He challenged them and asked them why we readBible? We read to Know Him. When we read theBible, we need to view it as our marching orders.Rather than coming to the Bible with our ownagenda and trying to find verses that support whatwe’d like to do, we need to allow the Bible toshape our hopes and dreams. Every time we readthe Bible, we should understand our mission alittle better. Bible answers—as long as we are readyto listen. He urged the campers to discern theirvocation through Bible.

Rev. Fr. Augustine Kerketta, Rector of St.Xavier’s Minor Seminary, Jalukie, spoke on Vocationto holiness. He said ‘God is love’ (1 Jn 4.8) anddoing the Father’s will in all things is the key toholiness, the perfection of charity. “Not one whosays ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom ofheaven, but he who does the will of my Fatherwho is in heaven” (Mt. 7.21).

Rev. Fr. Carolus, Vicar General, Diocese ofKohima, while meeting the campers said, ‘God’sWill for you is perfect happiness, because there isno sin in it. Fear not the Will of God.

Exercise, Meditation, Yoga, party-gamesand songs were taught during the camp. The campended with a get-together, where varieties of itemswere presented by the groups. Fr. Thomas Toretkiuexpressed gratitude to Fr. Thomas P.J., Parish Priestand Community, Fathers, Sisters of the ReligiousCongregations, G.S.S. Brothers, participants, andto all well wishers who contributed to make thecamp a success. - Fr. Thomas Toretkiu

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NEWS - DioceseKCYA Observes 27th Session

Under the theme, “Bear with oneanother” (Col 3:13), Kidima Catholic YouthAssociation (KCYA) observed its 27th Session withadministrator of St. Joseph’s College Rev. Fr. SabuChenackal, as main celebrant on October 25th atSt. Francis Xavier’s Church, Kidima.

Quoting from the parable of the Kingdomof God, Rev. Fr. Chenackal said that God patientlywaits for people’s repentance from sins. He askedthe faithful to keep God’s blessings and bear fruitsof love, mercy and peace, while keeping a checkon their sins which blocks the way to reach God.Rev. Fr. Chenackal expressed his gratitude to theFr. Thomas Muttathil, Parish Priest, for the privilegegiven to the Occasion. Vice president of SouthernAngami Catholic Union Vitsu Martin was the Guestspeaker.

The session was also attended byFranciscan Sisters of Saint Mary of the Angels(FSMA), Southern Angami Catholic YouthAssociation (SACYA) and youths residing atdifferent places. Main highlights of the two-daycelebrations included sport competition betweenSt. Peter and St. John houses, talent exposure,reading of Holy Bible and Holy Communion. Prizeswere distributed by president of SACYA, KenongolMark while vote of thanks was delivered byMezathel Justin. -Nagaland Post 27/10/15

Don Bosco Bicentenary Celebrated

A Three-day bicentenary celebrationof the birth of Don Bosco commenced with grandopening ceremony on 23rd and ended on 25th Oc-tober, at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School(DBHSS), Dimapur, organized by Salesian provinceof Dimapur.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony asChief Guest, Administrator of Dimapur MunicipalCouncil (DMC), H. Atokhe Aye, acknowledged thecontributions of Salesian Family towards thegrowth of education in the State. He said the

contributions of Salesian Family were immenselynoteworthy and the presence of Don Bosco Schoolsin the State stands proof to it. Atokhe said thetrust and faith that people have on Don Boscoschools towards the delivery of education hasgiven a tough competition to other privateinstitutions and government schools as well.Appreciating Salesians for imparting various freevocational and technical courses to economicallymarginalized sections of the society, he said thecourses imparted have offered the youth tobecome skilled and useful human resources.Atokhe said that Salesians were truly striving touphold the dreams of the Saint John Bosco byworking for the marginalized youth and the poorand encouraged them to keep the great worksgoing.

He also congratulated DBHSS Principal Fr.Joshua Gangmei, for being awarded with StateLevel Teacher’s Award’ in recognition of hiscommitment for the welfare of the students andfor playing active role towards providing qualityeducation. Pointing out that there was no bar andlimitation between gender to achieve excellence,Atokhe said as long as one commits himself/herselfto work hard with sincerity and dedication onecan scale greater heights. Therefore, heencouraged the students to follow their dreamsunwaveringly and be the dawning light to thesociety. He also urged the students not to forgettheir primary duty which was to excel in theirstudies besides in the midst of the numerous co-curricular activities.

While highlighting the developmentalactivities of the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC),he said that DMC has been relentlessly workingtowards giving a facelift to Dimapur town and haveundertaken numerous developmental projects inmany areas. The Provincial and Chief Organizer,Fr. Nestor Guria, highlighted the life journey, traitsand character of Don Bosco and asked thegathering to instill in them qualities of Bosco andreach out the young people.

The programme was compered by Smitaand Megdalene, invocation by Principal, Holy CrossSchool, Dimapur Fr. Philip Magh. Welcome speechwas delivered by Rector, Don Bosco HigherSecondary School (DBHSS) while vote of thanks wasproposed by Principal, DBHSS, Fr. Joshua SDB.Other highlights of the programme includedbicentenary band of St. Mary’s Higher SecondarySchool (SMHSS), Padampukhri, tribute to DonBosco by DBHSS, Dimapur and anthem by SMHSS,Dimapur.

The programme was attended by Students,Fathers and Sisters from various Schools in the Province,

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NEWS - Dioceseparents, invitees and from Manipur, Nagaland, upperAssam, East and West Arunachal. -CorrespondentGraduation Day at St. Joseph’s

College, Jakhama

“Nagaland University or any otheracademic institution has a special role to play totake Nagaland state forward. As for any state orcountry to march forward education is very im-portant” stated Governor of Nagaland & AssamShri. P. B. Acharya, while gracing the GraduationDay, 2015 at St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama, on Oc-tober 24th, this Year.

Emphasizing on skill development, theGovernor said that the central government hasformulated skill development among the studentsof the country and the centre has earmarkedRupees 30,000 crores for skill based education atuniversities with central idea to equip everystudent with skill so that they become an asset ofthe country and not liability.

Governor said, “Education with skills iscrucial in today’s world,” and referring to the statusof India’s universities in world ranking on top 100,which he said is disheartening as India is home tonumerous universities. Indians scientistsconstitutes 30% at National Aeronautics and SpaceAgency (NASA), which should be a source of prideand challenge to the students. The Governor said,“Education should provide knowledge to givewealth with ultimate goal of the students and notjust achieving degrees.” He said that stateuniversities were creating “educated unemployedyouths” instead of equipping their skills.“Universities should not only be a centre ofknowledge, but also be a centre of developing skillsso that the young generations become an assetto the society in our country, India.”

The Governor while conferring awards tothe meritorious students, announced that hewould sponsor three meritorious award from thenext academic year onwards in the field ofAcademic, Sports and overall performance inmemory of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalamand Dr T. Ao. - Correspondent

Catholic Youth Scale MountSaramati Peak

It was a moment of joy and triumphfor the Catholic youth of St. Peter’s Parish, Kiphireand the teaching faculty of Loyola HigherSecondary School, Kiphire when they made it tothe peak of Mount Saramati on October 22nd and23rd respectively.

According to Fr. Loyola Antony, Kiphire,scaling the highest peak in Nagaland (12,601 feet)was long cherished dream that had come true forall of them who trekked from October 21-23overcoming each mountain with a single focus inmind – to scale Mount Saramati.

There were 36 of them from St. Peter’sParish, Kiphire and 35 from Loyola HigherSecondary School, Kiphire.

It was not the physical strength alone thatenabled the trekkers to reach the top but it wasthe indomitable spirit with which everyone trailedthe rocky cliffs as well as the slippery pathway,said Fr. Loyola Antony. The experience as well asthe mental framework of the trekkers varied fromperson to person, he said. While climbing, he saidsome of them had the thoughts of giving up andwere focusing more on the physical pains.However for a few, it was an occasion for them toprove their caliber.

The greatest joy experienced by all theCatholic youths was not merely reaching the topof the mountain, but the privilege to celebratethe Holy Eucharist on top of the mountain.Commenting on the experience of climbing themountain, one of the youths said “It’s once in alife-time experience and I feel great to be part ofthe many who have climbed this historic peak.”Another trekker remarked “The joy of havingreached the top of Saramati Peak makes me forgetall the pains and fears that I went through duringthe journey...” Fr. Anthony said that if one wasdetermined and focused, blending with God’sgrace, then no barriers could dishearten one’sinner strength. “Climbing Mount Saramati is avisible example for that. And of course, the

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not topeople or things.” – Albert Einstein

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NEWS - Diocesemagnificent Mount Saramati is itself a reminderof God’s Majesty,” said Fr. Anthony.

-Nagaland Post 26/10/15

SFXC, Kidima Observes MissionSunday

St Francis Xavier Church, Kidimaobserved Mission Sunday 2015 with the rest of theworld with Reverend Fr. Raymond D’Souza, SJ,Director of Eden Garden, Khuzama as the maincelebrant at the Church premises. Rev. Fr. RaymondD’Souza said that Mission Sunday is making thepeople to understand the mission for salvation. Theday is dedicated for the missionaries throughout theworld especially those who are facing the difficulties,he said.

Reading of the Holy Bible, receiving the bodyand blood of Jesus Christ, contributing for themissionaries by the faithful and special prayer forsalvation ministry were the highlights of the daylongcelebration of the liturgical calendar.

-Correspondent

The birthday of former President of India,Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was celebrated by the HindustanScouts & Guides, Nagaland at Holy Cross HigherSecondary School, Dimapur, on October 15th, 2015,where more than 150 Cubs, Bulbuls, Scouts andGuides participated. The function was presided overby Fr. Philip Magh, Principal, of the School. Theprogramme began with observance of one minutesilence for the departed leader, which was followedby a speech on the life of Dr. Abdul Kalam by Afreena.On the occasion, the HS & G undertook planting andtook a pledge to protect the environment and to takecare at least one plant at home.

–Morung Express 21/10/15

Bishop’s Pastoral visit at Lazami

Bishop James Thoppil made his pas-toral visit to St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Lazamifrom 18-20th of October, 2015. During the celebra-tion of the Holy Eucharist 97 faithful received thesacrament of Confirmation. Bishop visited the Vil-lages of Pughobotu, Natsumi, Mukhalimi and cel-ebrated Holy Eucharist with each of thesecommunties. The St. Nicholas Cemetary of theParish was also blessed and inaugurated by theBishop. During the Holy Mass Bishop explainedthe four marks of the Original Church. He furtherexplained about the Episcopal-dress of the Bishop.The Bishop interacted with the School Staff, stu-dents of class 10, Village community and ParishPastoral Council. Bishop thanked the Frs. Yesudas,OFM Capuchin, Justin, OFM Capuchin and Sistersof Charity of Saint Bartolomea Capitanio &Vincenza Gerosa (SCCG) for their dedicated Ser-vice rendered to the community. Bishop urged thecommunity to collaborate in their ministry for thelove and service to the mankind. -Correspondent

Plantation by HS & G on Kalam’sBirthday

St. Joseph College StudentsSensitized on SVEEP

Systematic Voters Education andElectoral Participation (SVEEP) programme washeld at St. Joseph College, Jakhama on October16th, in the Indoor Stadium where more thanthree thousand students took part.

Chief Election Officer, Nagaland, Shri.Sanjay Kumar, IAS, in his keynote address said thatstudents are the hope of the future of the Stateand Country and called on every student to takepart in the enrolment of their names in theelectoral roll. He also said that enrolment of namesmore than once is illegal. According to him, inNagaland, there are many bogus/multiple entriesof names in the electoral roll, which needs to becorrected. He also said that one should know whois District Election Officer (DEO), Assistant ElectionOfficer (AEO) or Election Registration Officerappointed in the district. He also mentioned thatSVEEP campaign is a mega programme launchedby the Election Commission of India. He urged thestudents to spread the message of Clean ElectoralRoll so that the right persons can enroll his /hername in the electoral roll. Every elector shouldhave their EPIC Card, Sanjay Kumar said and readout the pledge on clean election.

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NEWS - DioceseThe programme was chaired by Joint CEO,

N. Moa Aier, welcome speech and invocation byFr. Anthony, Vice Principal, St. Joseph College.Managing Director, Peoples Channel, Rozelle Mero,Miss Nagaland 2015 and State Icon, VeineiemSingsong, SDO (C) and AERO Jakhama, Athsangla,gave short speeches. Dy. Chief Election OfficerVekho Vero tendered vote of thanks.

-Morung Express 18/10/15

Parents’ Day at HCHSS Section-D

The Holy Cross Hr. Sec. School,( Sec-tion-D), Dimapur celebrated the Parents’ Day withMost Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima asthe Chief Guest on 16th October, in the PastoralCentre Hall, Dimapur. Bishop congratulated Rev.Fr. Jaison Thomas, Principal and the Staff for themeticulous training given to the Children. The clas-sic way in which the kids performed during theprogram speaks volumes about the commitmentof the teachers and parents for the training ofthe children. The children in one chorus said, “Thisday is for you Dad and Mom and we love you”.Bishop in his message said that though we haveadvanced at a rapid speed in our communicationnet work, we have digressed in human relationand communication. While communicationthrough machines has grown through mobiles, TVand other electronic gadgets in the homes,humans are becoming strangers to one anothereven at home. We are living more in amechanized world than in a wed of humanrelationship. The gap between the Children andparents is being widened day by day. Therefore,Bishop urged the parents to spend some time withtheir children. Children are our greatest treasure.He also cited studies that show that those childrenwho are exposed to TV and electronic games atan early age seem to have 40-50 % of memoryloss. He requested the parents to create anambience of cordiality, confidentiality, trust andrelaxation for their children.

Fr. Jaison Thomas, Principal of the ChristSchool, accorded the words of welcome to MostRev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima, Fr PJ

Thomas, Chairman of the school, other Fathers,Sisters, Parents of the children and other guests.The tiny tots mesmerized the parents throughvarious items that gave a message to rememberand live. Enactment of Bible passage,Choreography, Song, Vegetable Drill, U.K.G. inaction, Skit, Naga Dance, Nursery Land, Magic,Color Rainbow, Couple Dance, Handi Dance,Tableau were the special items of the day. Theprogram ended with the school anthem.

- Correspondent Pastoral visit to Jalukie

Bishop James Thoppil made his Pas-toral visit to Jalukie from 9th-14th October, 2015.He visited 8 Villages Viz, Samziuram, Sunglhuh,Nkwarew, Jalukielo, Ikesingrum, Jalukie B’,Mhainamtsi, Heningkunglwa(N). During the visita total of 424 people received the Sacrament ofthe Confirmation and 64 people received the FirstHoly Communion. Bishop thanked Frs.Anthonysamy, the parish priest, John Vipral andthe Sisters of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Helpof Christians for the great services they do to theparish. Bishop while visiting the Ikesingrum vis-ited the Khelma village under the guidance of Mr.Abraham.

Bishop also met the leaders of the Villages,Village Church members and Parish PastoralCouncil members. He urged them to live the lifeof sincerity, honesty and truthfulness. He furthervisited the houses of Sisters and Brothers andprayed for the family. Bishop while addressing thestudents apprised them that ‘Gratitude is the bestattitude.’ He said people who live with “I CAN’T, IWON’T” don’t bring success in life, but people whobring success are those who live with ‘I CAN.’ Heurged the students to live with a set of goals inlife and be industrious pupils. -Fr. Anthonysamy

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NEWS - DioceseKCJA Conducts Music Camp

As part of the Yearlong Silver Jubileecelebration that will culminate on December 19th

-20th, 2016. Kidima Catholic Juniors’ Association(KCJA) conducted a music camp on October 10th.The Silver Jubilee is being celebrated on the theme“Let the little hildren come to me, and do not stopthem.” (Mt. 19:14). KCJA members were trainedon moral and religious values by Parish Priest Rev.Fr. Thomas Muttatathil, Franciscan Sisters of SaintMary of the Angels, Visekunu Victor and VizobeinuRita. Pekronyu Pius, Kehonozo Paul along withKidima Catholic Youth Association were the musiccamp teachers. Imparting hymns and toni-solfa,amusement and interacting with children were thehighlights of the camp. 140 children participatedin the music camp. -Eastern Mirror 12/10/15

Christ School Domukhia ObservesParents’ Day

Christ School, Domukhia celebratedParents’ Day on October 8, with Brigadier BrijeshDhiman, commander, 6th Sector, Assam Rifles asChief Guest. Speaking on the occasion the ChiefGuest lauded the staff and management andencouraged the parents to motivate their childrenand guide them in the proper way. He alsopresented sports items to the school.

Principal of the school Mother Sibi, SABS,stressed the responsibility of the parents togetherwith the staff to lead and guide the children inthe right path of God by being sincere, honestand above all loving and caring. The programmeconsisted of the presentation of entertainingitems by the students. Later vote of thanks wasdelivered by Sr.Aquina. -Eastern Mirror 12/10/15

Juniors Camp Organised,Consecrated Life Celebrated

Khonoma Parish junior CYA hadthree days camp held at Mezoma Village from 2nd

to 4th October. There were 300 participants for thecamp. The camp was sponsored by the WesternAngami Catholic Union and facilitated by theMezoma Catholic Community. The Catechists andthe teachers of Sunday catechism jointly organisedand conducted the camp. Besides input sessionsfor faith formation and Christian life, variouscompetitions, talent shows etc were part of thecamp.

The culmination of the camp was with thecelebration of the Day of Consecrated Life onSunday, 4th October. All the Priests and Sistersworking in the Parish and hailing from the parishcame together for this celebration. 13 sisters and9 priests joined in the celebration. At presentthere are 11 professed sisters and one priest fromthe Parish and there are 10 sisters and 9 priestsworking in the Parish in different institutions. Rev.Fr. P.M. Joseph from Emmaus Novitiate, Zubzacelebrated the Holy Mass and Rev. Fr. N.J. Jose fromZubza preached the homily. During the FelicitationProgramme, all the priests and sisters werepresented with gifts by the Western AngamiCatholic Union, Western Angami Catholic WomenAssociation and from the Parish. Later in the Day,Rev. Fr. George Rino and all the Sisters from theParish present shared the story of their vocationand journey to consecrated life and challengedthe youth to respond to God’s Call with courageand determination. -Fr. Jacob Charalel

Regional Catechists’ and LayLeaders’ Training at Kiphire

As per the plan of Kiphire Region,Catechists’ Training and leaders’ training programwas organized for the catechists and Lay leadersof the region on 3rd and 4th October. The programwas animated by Rev. Fr. Jaison Thomas, Rev. Sr.Rosin, UFC and Rev. Sr. Rose, MSMHC. There were40 participants. Catechists and lay leaders wereempowered to carry on the mission of Christ intheir respective villages. -Fr. Benny Varghese

Capacity Building Programme onPeace Building

Peace Channel had conducted a oneday capacity building programme for peace clubleaders, members and teacher coordinators onOctober 10th at the Peace Channel conference hall,Dimapur. While addressing the gathering, Rev. Dr.C.P. Anto, Director of Peace Channel and PrincipalNEISSR, stressed on the need to capacitate youthand adult on peace building, conflict resolutionsand techniques of conflict transformation likepeace education, dialogue negotiation, etc. Healso stressed on the role of government and non-Governmental organizations in the process offinding solutions to the existing conflicts andpreventing future conflicts. Fr. C.P. Anto alsoeducated the participants on four stepsmethodology of peace channel in promotingpeace, namely information, formation,

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NEWS - Regionaltransformation and evaluation. While illustratingon the concept, he said that information helps tounderstand and create awareness, while formationenables one to get educated and capacitated onthe seven principles and seven values of themovement leading to build peaceful environment,and finally transformation empowers them toaction for peace and the evaluation strengthensand assesses every day how is our relationshipwith God, people and environment.

The program was organized in the contextof using the traditional method of skilldevelopment of youth by training them in Morung.He said as peace builders, we need to change ourattitude and perceptions for peaceful andharmonious living. Stating that one cannot alterthe past, he however said one can change what isto come. He ended his talk with an inspiringremark, ‘Aspire to inspire before you expire’.

Kishor Dass, DPO, DAN, enlightened thegathering on the power of meditation. A shortsession on how to meditate also was conductedwith some tips. He also encouraged the studentsto become initiators and aspire to achievepermanent peace. “Peace education has given mea start, a new beginning. At first I did not knowhow to be a peace builder, but through thisprogram I have gained a lot of knowledge andhope to become a better peace leader,’ saidAkhumlila, student of MGM Higher SecondarySchool. Rev. Sr. Sudha said the invocation prayerwhile Ms. Atu welcomed the gathering. -Eastern Mirror 12/10/15

Scout Camp Held at Khonoma

The Hindustan Scouts and Guides ofSt. Andrew School, Jotsoma participated in a three-day scout camp held at Khonoma from 25th to 27th

September 2015. 65 Scouts and Guides along withtheir scout master and three other assisting teach-ers participated in the camp. The camp was ani-mated by Ms. Gnana Nirmala, the Central JointSecretary cum State Organising Commissioner ofHindustan Scouts and Guides and Mr. Abraham,State Training Commissioner. Besides the“Pravishika Course”, the camp included various scoutingactivities, camp fire, cultural shows and a guided tour of

Khonoma Village. After the introduction of Scouts andGuides in the school in 2014, it was the first time the en-tire group took part in an outstation camp which wasenthusiastically participated by all. -Fr. Jacob Charalel

Kiphire Region ObservesConsecrated Life

K iphire Region observed the Year ofConsecrated Life on 28th-29th November at St.Peter ’s Parish, Kiphire. The celebration wasobserved to honor those priests and Religiousworking as well from the region. The regioncomprises of Kiphire, Pungro, Seyochung andShamator. On the first day, we had recollection,adoration and confession. On the second day,there was solemn Holy Eucharist followed byfelicitation and common meal. It was a day forthe laity to acknowledge and to thank God forthe gift of priests and religious and also a day ofintrospection and gratitude for the priests andreligious. -Correspondent

Parish Feast Celebrated at SXPM

The feast of St. Francis Xavier, the patronof St. Xavier Parish, Meluri, (SXPM) was celebrated on29th November. The feast was preceded an intense spiri-tual preparation of two-days retreat from 27th - 28th No-vember conducted Fr. Sony ,VC and Mr. Stephen for theparishioners. The main celebrant for the parish feast wasRev. Fr. George Punnolil, the Financial Administrator ofthe diocese and a pioneering missionary in Meluri area.A prayerful Eucharistic procession was held after the HolyMass. 57 Children received the Sacrament of First HolyCommunion. The celebration ended with the agape mealserved to all. -Fr. George Punnolil

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NEWS - Regional‘YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE’ SPECIAL

Interview with Rev. Sr. Theophany, MC1. What do you like bestabout being a ConsecratedPerson?

God’s call is agreatest gift that I havereceived to be a religiousconsecrated to Him. It is apure gift of God to myfamily and to me. God hascalled me by Name saying“You are mine”. I am notbetter than the others, buthe has chosen me. It is asacred call - chosen by Godfor a purpose; to share Hislove as a consecratedreligious in theCongregation ofMissionaries of Charity. Godgives me four vows whichenable me to fulfill my mission of receiving andgiving His love to others freely and wholeheartedlyby serving the poorest of the poor. There is noother explanation apart from the love which hebears for me when I am called to be a religious.This love is absolutely gratuitous, personal andunique, and as a religious sister in thecongregation of Missionaries of Charity I am ableto cross all barriers of nationality, creed, tribe andculture. I am put in touch with Jesus in theEucharist and serve Him in the poorest of the poor,24 hours. The opportunity to meet Christpersonally and directly in the poorest of the poormakes me rich vibrant in its totality.

2. What was one of the big challenges you havefaced as a Religious and how did you deal with it?

The biggest challenge I faced as a religiousis to be a witness truly fervent, authenticcontemplative in the world and to be love in actionin full radicalism both in big things and the smallthings. What Mother Teresa would termwholeheartedness, radicalism and totality in self-giving and self-sacrifice “all for Jesus, to Jesus andonly for Jesus” without counting the cost for soulsin and out of season at all times demands me togive the charity of Christ. This is the challenge Iface every moment of my life.

The daily Holy Mass, adoration before theBlessed Sacrament, the spiritual reading,frequenting the sacrament of reconciliation, the

examination ofconscience twice aday, following the ruleand regulations of thecongregation, prayingthe Rosary, joyful andloving presence,communion and self-gift to each other inthe community arethe sustaining sourcesof living my religiouslife joyfully andmeaningfully.3. How would youmake your vocationattractive to theyouth of today?

The world isat the brink of despair

and looking for pleasure at all cost. The youth oftoday are hungry for love, acceptance andappreciation. It is only a normal thing to see ahappy religious. It is abnormal to see a religiousgoing around always angry and moody. Joy is theinfallible sign of God’s presence therefore thewitness of my own life lived in sincerity and fidelityto God’s call with apostolic zeal that comes dailyand radiating the joy of belonging only to Jesus,encouraging young people to give generous,voluntary service by sharing in our works of loveto the poorest of the poor in laboring for salvationand sanctification of souls and trusting in Divineprovidence in all circumstances, living a life of totalsurrender joyfully. This could surely attract today’syouth in search of truth and life of holiness. Thesign of contradiction to the worldly wise and thegreat of the time, we use simple and poor meansthat touches very core of human heart.

4. What aspect of Religious life has brought youmost joy?

The apostolate of self-gift in seeking outthe lonely, the uncared, unwanted, the outcastsof human society nursing the sick, visiting the poorand helping the dying person to make peace withGod and help them to live and die with humandignity, see Jesus, serve Jesus, love Jesus in themetc. have brought joy in my life. Our MotherTeresa would say “I thirst” and “you did it to me”are two sides of one coin and see Jesus in my

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NEWS - Regional/Catholic - Worldsisters first and then love him in Eucharist andgive service to the poorest of the poor withoutexpecting anything in return thus helping me toIdentify myself with the poor I serve until it hurtsno matter how small or humble this makes myreligious life most joyful..

On-Going Formation, at Jalandhar

The diocesan priests of North-East In-dia, had an exposure trip to Jalandhar from 25th

October to 2nd November, 2015. The Programmewas held at Gianodaya Pastoral Centre, near GolGirja, Guru Gobind Singh Avenue, Chogitti,Jalandhar in Punjab.

The first two days the topic was on MediaApostolate conducted by Fr. George Plathottam.Another three days animation was on the Socialteachings of the Church by Fr. Fr. Alwyn De Souza.The group also had an opportunity for the threedays of exposure to Punjab and some inputs onthe growth of the Church in Punjab. The importantplaces like, Amritsar Golden temple, JallianwallaBag, Wagha Border, were visited. The next yearproposal is to go for pilgrimage to Khandhamal inOrissa. -Fr. Charles Phom & Solomon Kivishe

National Eucharistic Congress atSt. Pius X College, Mumbai

The National Eucharistic Congress washeld in the Archdiocese of Mumbai at the St. PiusX College, Mumbai from 12th to 15th Nov 2015, incommemoration of the Golden Jubilee of the 38thInternational Eucharistic Congress. The theme

was: ‘The Eucharist: Nourished by Christ toNourish Others’, which invited all to understandthat we are called to become what we consume -to be other Christ. The 5-day program addressedthe challenges of this message in the Indiancontext. One of the highlights of the Congress wasthe Statio Nationalis scheduled for the concludingday at St Pius. The participating dioceses also madea pilgrimage to the Mata Valankani Shrine atBhatebander, Uttan, that was followed by aEucharistic Adoration. The participants were givenan opportunity to experience the faith and cultureof the local community. Around 20,000 Catholicfaithful came to the shrine for this faithcelebration. The Congress was attended by thePapal Legate and 5 representatives each from eachof the 135 dioceses and archdioceses,encompassing the Latin, Syro-Malankara and Syro-Malabar rites. There were 56 Cardinals andBishops, 200 Priests and 800 delegates fromdifferent parts of the country. The Diocese ofKohima was represented by Fr. Benjamin Chang,Sr. Joyce, Mr. Stephen Ao and Mr. Benedict Angami.The Holy Eucharist was celebrated in the differentrites. His Holiness, Pope Francis’ also gave hisspecial message through a video conference.

-Fr. Benjamin Hopon

Agartala Diocese Witnesses a RecordGathering

More than nine thousand faithfulfrom all parts of the state converged at AgartalaNovember 8th, 2015 to be part of the 7th AnnualEucharistic Procession, making it a record of sortsin the 19 year old diocese. The day’s programbegan with a solemn Eucharist officiated by MostRev. Lumen Monteiro, CSC, DD, the Bishop ofAgartala along with 35 priests in the presence ofmany Religious and thousands of lay faithful fromdifferent parishes, at Don Bosco School Grounds,Agartala. - Correspondent

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GOD DOESN’T GET TIRED OF US(Reflection- ‘Holy Year of Mercy’)

- Rev. Fr. Sojan Puthankudy

During theLenten Penance service in St.Peter’s Basilica at theVatican on March 13 thePope announced an extraor-dinary jubilee, a Holy Yearof Mercy, to be celebratedfrom Dec. 8, 2015, the fifti-eth anniversary of the clos-ing of the Second VaticanCouncil, until Nov. 20, 2016,the Solemnity of Christ theKing

Holy Years, orJubilees, are normally heldevery 25 years – the last suchoccasion was the Jubilee ofthe year 2000 called for byPope John Paul II. But PopeFrancis announced during a Lenten penance servicethat he intended to call this extraordinary Holy Yearto focus on the Church’s “mission to be a witness ofmercy” in the world.

Speaking on the initiative of the Holy FatherCardinal Kasper says the Holy Year is a “genialinitiative and a prophetic voice” because mercy“corresponds to the signs of the times today”. God’smercy, he says, is central to the message of Jesushimself so the Pope is placing it at the centre of ourdiscussions, reflections and prayer for this comingyear so that we can recognize “the real face of God”which is often misunderstood as a punishing,insidious, even violent God. Secondly, the Cardinalsays, we are all sinners and need to be merciful toour neighbours and learn how to apologise for ourfailures…”

The emphasis on mercy is dear to HolyFather, and it is found in Pope Francis’ motto,Miserando Atque Eligendo, which translates looselyas “choosing through the eyes of mercy.” It was inhis first Sunday homily as Pope, in which he saidthat “in my opinion, the strongest message of the Lordis mercy.”The theme of mercy of Pope Francis’ pontificate isin continuity with his immediate predecessors. Atthe opening of the Second Vatican Council, PopeJohn XXIII stressed it was time for the Church touse “the medicine of mercy” and Pope Paul VI, inhis closing address, said the model of spirituality of

the Council should be thatof the Good Samaritan.Pope John Paul II’sencyclical was dedicatedto the theme of mercy, aswas Pope Benedict’s firstone, ‘Deus CaritasEst’……

Background to the HolyYear of Mercy

The horrors of the 20thcentury and the pontificateof Pope St. John Paul IIform the backdrop to theHoly Father’s recentannouncement of a HolyYear of Mercy.

‘Bull of Indiction’ Sets inMotion the Road Map for ‘The Year of Mercy’

The ‘bull of indiction’ of Holy Father PopeFrancis sets in motion, the notable steps and thesignificance of the ‘Year of Mercy.’ It deals with thenature, and calling of mercy –describes the scope,mission, and substance of his pontificate. “Jesus Christis the face of the Father’s mercy.” With these openingwords, Pope Francis sets the tone for the entiredocument and identifies the core of “the mystery ofthe Christian faith.” When Christians speak of mercy,they are not merely advocating for gentleness,compassion, generosity, and understanding. Mercycertainly entails all of these things, but mercy is firstand foremost a description of God’s nature. The callto become merciful (Mt. 5:7) is not simply aninvitation to a more non-judgmental way of lookingat others and ourselves; it is the invitation to “bemerciful as your Father is merciful,” (Lk. 6:36) thatis, to participate in the very way in which God loveshis creatures.

Encounter Mercy, Encountering the Person ofJesus Christ

Mercy is a “concrete reality through whichhe [God] reveals his love as that of a father or amother, moved to the very depths out of love for his/her child.” It is not an abstract idea, for “mercy hasbecome living and visible in Jesus of Nazareth.”Mercy is a person. To encounter mercy we need toencounter a person, Jesus of Nazareth. We would notknow what mercy is, if it were not for the encounter

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with the forgiving andcompassionate glance withwhich God came to meet usin Jesus Christ. In fact, “withour eyes fixed on Jesus andhis merciful gaze, weexperience the love of theMost Holy Trinity.” We canconfidently repeat John’sconfession that “God is love,”(1 Jn. 4:8) for this love hasbeen made “visible andtangible in Jesus’ entire life.”In Evangeli Gaudium, PopeFrancis related that he had aprofound experience of mercyin his teenage years through the sacrament ofConfession. “After making my confession I feltsomething had changed. I was not the same. I hadheard something like a voice, or a call.” This wasthe definitive moment of mercy in his life, which fuelshis desire to share this mercy with others. Hedescribes the Church as a “community [that] has anendless desire to show mercy, the fruit of its ownexperience of the power of the Father’s infinite mercy”(EG, 24).

Church, the Tangible Sign of God’s MercyHow does mercy remain visible and tangible

today? What is the concrete reality through whichGod reveals his love to the men and women of thetwenty-first century? It is the Church, Pope Francistells us, whose primary task “is to introduce everyoneto the great mystery of God’s mercy.” As do the wordsand deeds of Jesus in the Gospel, so too the Church’s“language and her gestures must transmit mercy, soas to touch the hearts of all people and inspire themonce more to find the road to the Father.” Mercy isthe foundation of the life of the Church, and theChurch’s credibility is seen in how she showsmerciful and compassionate love. “Wherever theChurch is present, the mercy of the Father must beevident.”

We are Called to be Instruments of God’s MercyWe are called to be instruments of mercy,

which means that we have to open our hearts to thoseliving on the outmost fringes of society, overcomingour usual indifference and reaching out to those whoare wounded and in need of help. Following Jesus’steps, we too need to share our meals with sinners,without closing ourselves in our self-referentialrighteousness. Only in this way, in fact, will the Jubileenot be just another formal event, but an authentic “yearof the Lord’s favor.” (Is. 61:2) A moment, that is, inwhich the entire Christian community will followJesus “to bring a word and gesture of consolation to

the poor, to proclaimliberty to those bound bynew forms of slavery inmodern society, to restoresight to those who can seeno more because they arecaught up in themselves, torestore dignity to all thosefrom whom it has beenrobbed.”Life of Witness, SublimeExpression of God’sMercy

In a time wheneverything in our cultureseems to conspire against

faith and authentic human communion, “the preachingof Jesus is made visible once more in the response offaith Christians are called to offer by their witness.”Pope Francis desires for the Jubilee to be a time when,steeped in mercy, Christians may go out to all, bringingthe goodness and tenderness of God. By contemplatingthe face of Christ and listening to the Word of God,the Church is called to be a visible witness of mercyamidst the confusion and suffering of our time. Thisis the greatest contribution that the Church can giveto our broken society: not to have an alternate positionon the various issues of the day, but to be an alternativewhere true justice – that is, mercy – is proclaimed,lived, and pursued.

ConclusionHoly Father wants to share the message that

the Lord wants us to know that in the midst of thechaos of this world, even in the darkest moments, heis ready to shower his mercy upon us and to brightenour path through this new millennium. By proclaimingthe Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis invites the entireChurch into a special time when “the witness ofbelievers might grow stronger and more effective,”and his invitation to convert and renew our faith. Goddoesn’t get tired of us, Pope Francis has said, but“we are the ones who get tired of seeking hismercy.” Join him in exploring the infinite love andunfailing compassion of God who is always “therefirst,” ready to receive and embrace us. Let us listento the clarion call of our Pope to realize that we are acommunity of believers who need to help and supporteach other as we seek forgiveness for our sins.

“Mercy is the very foundation of the Church’slife...The Church’s very credibility is seen in howshe shows merciful and compassionatelove...Mercy is the force that reawakens us tonew life and instills in us the courage to look tothe future with hope.” -Pope Francis

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NEWS - Catholic - WorldPope calls Central African

Christians, Muslims tounite against violence

Christians and Muslims must uniteagainst acts which “disfigure the Face of God” bypromoting peace, Pope Francis told Islamic repre-sentatives on the final day of his visit the war-torn Central African Republic (CAR).

“Those who claim to believe in God mustalso be men and women of peace,” the Pope saidat the Nov. 30 encounter at the Mosque ofKoudoukou in the CAR capital Bangui, recallingthe long history of peaceful coexistence amongpeople of different religions.

“Christians, Muslims and members of thetraditional religions have lived together in peacefor many years,” the pontiff said, adding: “We arewell aware that the recent events and acts of vio-lence which have shaken your country were notgrounded in properly religious motives.”

Pope Francis arrived Sunday in the CAR,the final stop of his tri-nation visit to Africa. Italso marks the pontiff’s first time in an active warzone.

“Christians and Muslims are brothers andsisters. We must therefore consider ourselves andconduct ourselves as such,” he said.

“They ought, therefore, to remain unitedin working for an end to every act which, fromwhatever side, disfigures the Face of God andwhose ultimate aim is to defend particular inter-ests by any and all means, to the detriment ofthe common good.”

“Together, we must say no to hatred, torevenge and to violence, particularly that violencewhich is perpetrated in the name of a religion orof God himself. God is peace, salam.”

The CAR became embroiled in violence inDecember 2012 when several bands of mainlyMuslim rebel groups formed an alliance, takingthe name Seleka. They left their strongholds inthe north of the country and made their waysouth, seizing power from then-president Francois

Bozize. Since then, some 6,000 people have diedin the conflict, with several thousands more dis-placed.

The country will hold both presidential andparliamentary elections Dec. 27, after they werepostponed in October due to violence and insta-bility. Interim President Catherine Samba-Panza,who has so far struggled to keep peace, will notbe a candidate.

Pope Francis went forward with the sched-uled visit to the Koudoukou mosque despite se-curity concerns. These fears were exacerbated byreports Saturday of three young people beingkilled in a nearby neighborhood, although it waslater announced that no one died, and that theyouths had been found.I n his address at the mosque, the Popeexpressed his gratitude for the work done byChristian and Muslim leaders to re-establish“harmony and fraternity among all.”

The pontiff went on to acknowledge theacts of solidarity shown by Christians and Muslimstowards persons of other religions by “welcomingthem and defending them during this latest crisisin your country, as well as in other parts of theworld.”

“We cannot fail to express hope that theforthcoming national consultations will providethe country with leaders capable of bringingCentral Africans together, thus becoming symbolsof national unity rather than merelyrepresentatives of one or another faction.”

The Pope called for the CAR, which is“situated in the heart of Africa,” to be a place ofwelcome for everyone – regardless of ethnicity,political affiliation, or religion – which in turn willencourage the rest of the continent to follow inits footsteps.

“It will prove a positive influence and helpextinguish the smouldering tensions which preventAfricans from benefitting from that developmentwhich they deserve and to which they have aright.”

Pope Francis concluded his address byinviting those present to “pray and work forreconciliation, fraternity and solidarity among allpeople, without forgetting those who havesuffered the most as a result of recent events.”

-CNA/EWTN News

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“Bangui is today the spiritual capi-tal of the world,” Pope Francis said as he openedthe Holy Door of Bangui’s cathedral on Sunday 29Nov., the first time a Pope has opened a Holy Dooroutside Rome.

`Pope Francis proclaimed: “We all pray forpeace, mercy, reconciliation, pardon, love.Throughout the Central African Republic and inall the nations of the world which suffer war, letus pray for peace. And together we all pray forlove and peace. We pray together.”

The Jubilee of Mercy does not begin untilDec. 8, but Pope Francis decided to open the HolyDoor in the cathedral of Bangui as a sign of prayerand solidarity with the country.

The Central African Republic is an activewarzone following the December 2012 uprisingwhich led to the overthrow of the president.About 6,000 people have died in the conflict, withseveral thousands more displaced.

The rite of the opening of the Holy Door isintended to symbolize that the Church’s faithfulare offered an “extraordinary path” towardsalvation during the time of jubilee.

As part of the Holy Year for Mercy, holydoors for the first time will be designated indioceses. These will be located either in thecathedral, in a church of special significance or ashrine of particular importance for pilgrimages.Each of the four major basilicas in Rome has aholy door. These are normally sealed shut fromthe inside so that they cannot be opened. Thedoors are only opened during jubilee years so thatpilgrims can enter through them in order to gainthe plenary indulgence that is connected with thejubilee.

Pope Francis’ Sunday homily emphasizedthat the power of God’s love can overcome“unprecedented devastation.” He called onChristians to be leaders in showing mercy,

Seeking Peace and Mercy, PopeFrancis Opens The Holy Door of

Bangui

forgiveness, and reconciliation. He also called onthose involved in unjust conflict to lay down theirweapons.

“Arm yourselves instead withrighteousness, with love and mercy, the authenticguarantors of peace,” he said.

Pope Francis will open the Holy Door at St.Peter ’s Basilica in Rome when the Holy Yearofficially begins Dec. 8. -CNA/EWTN News

Be like a banana – PopeFrancis off-the-cuff toCentral African youth

During his meeting with the youth of theCentral African Republic, Pope Francis gave spon-taneous comments in response to a young localwho asked the Holy Father’s advice about living ina war-torn country.

“We have been taken by heavy winds andviolence...these challenges remain numerous,” theyoung man told the Holy Father, pointing out thatthe symbol of their country was the banana treebecause it is resistant and life-giving.

The young man expressed that he andmany of his friends are tempted to leave the vio-lence and difficulties of their homeland in the Cen-tral African Republic. Since 2012, over 6,000 peoplein the CAR have died from violence spread byMuslim rebel groups challenging the country’spresidential power.

Pope Francis’ visit to the CAR is the mostdangerous yet, as the country is considered to bean active war zone.

The pontiff held his encounter with theyouth outside of Bangui’s Notre-Dame Cathedralon Nov. 29. It included a short, unprepared ad-dress and was followed by the administration ofthe sacrament of confession and a prayer vigil.Below is CNA’s full transcript of Pope Francis’remarks to Central African youth:

This friend who spoke in all of your namesaid that your symbol is the banana tree, becausethe banana is the symbol of life, it always grows,always produces, gives life, nutrients, energy.

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NEWS - Catholic - WorldThe banana plant is very resistant. I think

that this tells us very clearly the way that’sproposed to us during this difficult time of war:the way of resistance.

Dear friends, some of you want to go away,some of you want to leave. But escaping from thechallenges that life presents is never a resolution.We need to resist, to have the courage to resist,to fight so that good can come. Those who flee donot have the courage to give life.

The banana gives life and continues toreproduce, giving more and more life because itresists, because it remains, because it’s there.Some of you might ask me ‘but father, what canwe do? how do we resist?’ I’m going to say to orthree things that may be helpful for you in orderto resist.

First of all, prayer! Prayer is powerful,prayer conquers evil, prayer brings us nearer toGod who is all powerful. I’m going to ask you aquestion: Do you pray? I don’t hear you! (cheers).Don’t forget.

The second thing I’d like to say is work forpeace. Peace is not found in a document you sign.That just remains there. Peace is found every dayand peace is something that is done by hand, it’ssomething that artisans do, it’s done with one’sown life.But some of you might ask: ‘how can I be an artisanof peace?’

First, Never hate! And if someone does eviltoward you, try to forgive – never hate. A lot offorgiveness. (Say together) ‘no hate, a lot offorgiveness.’

And if you don’t have hate in your heart, ifyou will be a victor. And then you will be a victorof the most important battle of life: victors of love,and out of love comes peace.

Do you want to be conquered or do youwant to be victors: what do you want?

The path of love – and can one love anenemy? Yes. Can we pardon those who’ve doneus wrong? Yes. Thus with love and withforgiveness, you will be conquerors. With love youwill be victorious in life, love always wins, lovewill never allow you to be conquered.

I wish you all the best – think of the banana.Think of resisting before difficulty. Escaping, goingfar away, is not a solution. You need to becourageous. Have you understood what it meansto be courageous? Courageous and forgiving,courageous and loving, courageous and beingpeaceful.

Are we agreed? (cheers). Let’s say together:courage, love, reconciliation, peace!Dear friends, I am very happy to meet with you.Today we opened this door, this means the door

of the mercy of God. Entrust yourselves to God,because he is merciful, he is love. He is able togive you peace.

And so I told you at the beginning to pray:in order to resist, to love, and to be artisans ofpeace. Thank you so much for your presence. NowI will go inside to hear some of your confessions.Are you ready to resist? Yes or no? (cheers). Areyou ready to fight for peace? Are you ready inyour heart? Is your heart ready to forgive? Is yourheart ready to be reconciled? Is your heart readyto love this beautiful country?

And now I go back to what I said in thebeginning: is your heart ready to pray? And now, Iask you, to pray for me! So that I might be a goodbishop. So that I might be a good Pope. Will youpromise to pray for me? Now I give you myblessing. To you and to your families, a blessing,asking the Lord to give you love and peace.

-CNA/EWTN News

Peace is Impossiblewithout Tolerance,

Forgiveness: Pope Francis

Pope Francis’ first stop after arrivingin the Central African Republic Sunday (29 Nov.2015) was to a refugee camp housing thousandsof persons displaced by the country’s ongoing con-flict.

Upon his arrival at the camp Nov. 29, thePope was greeted by children living there, whoheld up signs displaying words such as “peace,”“love,” “unity,” and “pardon.”

After greeting the children, Francis madehis way through the camp before speaking brieflyoff-the-cuff to its inhabitants.

“I saw what the children have written (onthe signs),” he said, explaining that “we must workand pray; do everything (possible) for peace.”However, he cautioned that “peace without love,without friendship, without tolerance, without for-giveness, isn’t possible. Each one of us must dosomething.”

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MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN PEACEMrs. Acchama Mathew Mundathanam (84), eldestSister of Fr. Sebastian Ousepparambil (Principal St.Joseph’s College) passed away on 14th October, 2015.Mr. Abraham (70) the uncle of Fr. Sajimon (Pungro)passed away on 20th October, 2015Sr. Anitha(61) FCC (61) (Worked in Nagaland) passedaway on 8th November, 2015.Mr. Mark Fernandes (61) elder brother of Rev. Sr. MillyFernandes, Provincial Superior, UFC, Passed away on11th November, 2015.

Peter Kithan (former priest of our diocese) passed awayon 15th November, 2015.

Eternal Rest Grant unto him, O Lord.And let the perpetual light shine upon him.

The Pope then expressed his desire thatall Central Africans would have “great peace amongyou … regardless of ethnicity, culture, religion, orsocial status.”Located at the parish of St. Sauveur in Bangui, thecamp is home to 1,000-2,000 people displaced byviolence and conflict. -CNA/EWTN News

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10 Zhavame - Golden Jubilee15-17 Chizami: CWA Convention24 Wokha – NCWA Convention,27-30 Koh. – Catechists Convention30-31 Dim:National Peace Convention

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Father’s Name : Mr. Kezevio Dominic

Mother’s Name: Mrs.Khrieketouû Anthonia

Names of Children 1. Sedengunuo Mary

2. Dziesebeinuo Julina

3. Kuoyievinuo Noeline

4. Kezhangunuo Catherine

5. Kikrusetuo Samuel

1. Date of Marriage: 03-02-1983

2. Family Day : 27th May

3. Father’s Job : Govt. Service

4. Mother’s Job : Govt. Service

5. No of Children : 5 (five)

a) What they do?- They are studying and two are

temporarily employed in the State Govt.Establishment.

6. Could you share with the readers somethingabout your family?

- By the grace of God and the blessings ofmy parents, my family is living a happy and ablessed life.

7. What is your dream for the Society?- My family looks forward towards an

ideal Society.

8. Share about some persons to whom youare grateful?

- My Parents, Relatives, Friends andSuperiors who are always at our side, in goodand bad times.

9. Any good and bad experience in your life?- Yes, Joy, happiness and peace on one

side, sadness and works on the other side.

10. Your Message to the readers?- A strong Society keeps its members

active, secure and united. And if the society leads,it leads others to the right direction. Therefore,let each of us put our effort to build a strongsociety.

11. Write something about your prayer life.- We pray at home, worship in the Church

and have personal prayer as well.

12. What is your contribution to the growthof the church?

- Our contribution is our humbleparticipation and involvement in whateverpossible way to what the church proposes.

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