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DC Kesonyü Yhome unveiling the statue of St. Mother Teresa at the convent of Missionaries of Charity in Riverbelt Colony on Monday.[/caption]
Dimapur, September 5 : District Commissioner of Dimapur, Kesonyü Yhome, IAS, today unveiled the statue of St. Mother Teresa at the convent of the Mother Teresa Sisters (Missionaries of Charity) at Riverbelt Colony.
The bishop in his homily highlighted lessons that one can learn from the life of St. Mother Teresa, such as dignity of human life, to say “yes” to God, satisfying the thirst of God, smile as the best antidote to ailments, doing small things with great love, having the joy in sharing, promoting and defending the inalienable rights of the unborn, being a messenger of peace etc.
Kesonyü Yhome, making his first visit to the campus was given a warm welcome with a dance by the inmates. He unveiled the statue of St. Mother Teresa of Kolkata while the bishop blessed it and GB lighted the candle.
The DC in his speech expressed gratitude for the opportunity given to him to be part of the event and exhorted all to carry forward the legacy of Mother Teresa, especially the philosophy of the great saint saying “if you cannot feed hundred mouths, feed just one”.
“When faced with so many problems in our society, we need to imbibe the path chosen by Mother, to feed just one mouth.”
Earlier, a thanks-giving Eucharist was celebrated presided over by Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Nagaland in the campus with all sisters and inmates of the convent.
The neighbours and well wishers, GB of the Riverbelt Colony, hostellers and sisters from Don Bosco campus too joined the celebration. The inmates of the convent performed dances, skits and songs to celebrate the occasion. Sr. Superior proposed the vote of thanks.