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Little flowers to the Little Flower!
Pushpashrama Institute of Philosophy and Religion, Mysore, joyfully
celebrated the solemnity of St Therese of the Child Jesus, the Patroness
of the Institute on 4th October with great joy. The celebration began
with a solemn Holy Mass at the Infant Jesus Shrine at 11. 00 AM. Fr
Alphonse Britto, Rector of the Institute, was the main celebrant, joined
by the priests of the community, Provincial Councillor Fr Oswald Crasta,
guest priests from Dhyanavana and Dhyanasadhana, as well as SVD and
Jesuit priests. In his homily, Fr Prasanna Kumar reflected on the simple
yet extraordinary life of St Therese. He highlighted how her little
way of love continues to encourage believers to find holiness in
ordinary daily acts. The Eucharistic celebration witnessed the gathering
of a considerable number of devotees, sisters, candidates and students
from Dhyanavana. Following the Eucharistic celebration, sweets and
prayer bookmarks were distributed to all those present.
The celebration continued with a gathering at the refectory of the
Institute at 12:30 p.m. Long-standing benefactors, neighbouring
communities of sisters and priests, and members of communities served by
the Pushpashrama priests were warmly welcomed. Fr Rector expressed his
gratitude to the guests for their support, friendship and collaboration
in the mission of Pushpashrama. During the event, Mrs Maggie, the newly
elected President of the Konkani Association was felicitated.
The brothers added joy and enthusiasm to the gathering through a quiz on
St Therese and lively spot games. A special highlight was the action
song, Walking in Love, which invited everyone to participate with
cheerful dance and shared joy. Fr Vijay D Costa with humour and wit
offered the vote of thanks. Fr Richard, Rector of the SVD Seminary,
Vidya Niketan, then prayed the grace before meals. The gathering
concluded with a grand lunch, enjoyed warmly by all.
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