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Facelift of Pushpashrama Chapel
‘How lovely is your dwelling place O Lord! What peace and joy to
feel so close to you…!’
Prayer, being the primary focus of Carmelites, the Pushpashrama
community keeping this thought in their mind set forth to renovate the
monastery choir to make it more conducive for meditation and prayer. The
work which was embarked on by the previous rector Fr. Alfred Menezes was
completed this year, thanks to the eagerness and hard work of Fr. Joy
Francis along with the active collaboration of the community Fathers and
brothers. The chapel, which presently shines with bright lights,
beautiful wooden framework and granite flooring, truly attracts a person
to the Divine, like a bee to a flower. The wooden framework also hides
the meaningful message of the chalice of Christ and the unity of the
Holy Trinity. The images of Our Lady of Mount Carmel along with the
Patroness of Pushpashrama, St. Therese are situated at the sides of the
altar reminding us of our Carmelite call.
This beautiful choir was inaugurated at noon by Rev. Fr. Provincial
Charles Serrao on 11th of July after praying the Office of the Readings.
Fr. Lawrence D’Mello explained the need and significance of renovating
the choir and invited Fr. Charles to bless the choir. Fr. Provincial
after gladly inaugurating the choir, asked the friars to make their
spiritual lives as beautiful as the choir. At the end, a final anthem to
our Lady was sung after which all the friars joined together for a
fraternal meal.
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