Sr. Leah, a Papuan Missionary Sister of the Immaculate, destined to Guinea Bissau, pronounces her definitive yes during the Eucharistic celebration celebrated in Papua New Guinea.
October 1971 to March 1972. Mother Igilda Rodolfi is seen escorted by Sr. Rita Maggioni, the then Delegate Superior to India, for a visit at St. Mary’s Leprosy Centre, Bhimavaram. The inmates of the hospital are seen conversing with Mother.
Sr. Silvan Lobo, a pioneer missionary in PNG with Mr. Michael and Mrs. Francil, near Alotau Cathedral. Mrs. Francil was assisting sr. Silvana in the HIV/AIDS Central Programme.
Don Michele, author of this photo, recounts the feast of Christ the King in Hong Kong in 1966
19 December 2021- the day of my Perpetual Profession to be stamped forever and ever in my memory. To be the eternal spouse of Christ and to be the permanent member of MSI family were the apparent peculiarities of this day. The celebration was simple and sober, organised in my home town parish at Budoya in the diocese of Alotau. Sisters and candidates from Watuluma and Alotau, along with my friends...
We celebrate and thank God because He continues to called courageous women to follow Jesus. Sr. Grace Haorei, Sr. Theresa Akunuri and Sr. Lavanya Dundi’s Yes!
On December 1, 1988, sr. Silvana Lobo and sr. Elizabeth Joseph left Bombay to reach the new mission in Papua New Guinea.
At that time there were no ambulances to transport the sick from the villages.
How do you see your journey of 25 years? The group was given a paper with two photos and a question. The first photo was taken 25 years back on their First profession day which was held on 16 July 1995, at Amalapuram and the second photo was taken on 9 November 2019, the day they begun their preparations at Nirmala Niketan, Vijayawada. The question they were to reflect was: How do you see your Jou...
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