DIMAPUR, DECEMBER 1: Mother Prema, superior general and the present successor to St. Mother Teresa of Kolkata arrived at Mother Teresa convent Dimapur on November 30. She is visiting all the Missionary Sisters (MC) of her congregation.
Addressing the gathering, she thanked God for having brought her safely to Nagaland for the first time. She was pleased to see the beauty of God’s infinite blessing. He expressed that all were brought together in oneness without any distinction of language, culture, race or religion from all walks of life. She said God desires all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.
Mother Teresa of Kolkata lived a life of extraordinary fidelity to Jesus. She united with God and strove to do His will in everything, devoting herself to the glory of God and to the service of neighbour. May we imbibe God’s will in our life, she said.
Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima was the main celebrant for the Holy Eucharist celebration and Fr. Thomas Toretkiu joined as concelebrants on December 1.Referring to the parable of the builder in Matthew’s gospel, Bishop said Jesus teaches us that true wisdom comes from trusting in Him and His word. If we build our lives on God’s word then we will be able to withstand the storms of life. If the foundation of life is built on the worldly desires and wisdom then we will fail when we are tossed about in the rough sea of life. Jesus is the only worthy foundation because of his death & resurrection is our only hope to overcome. Even our best efforts to follow Jesus teaching must be covered and made acceptable by his grace and the righteousness of Christ, said the Bishop.
The inmates of the Mother Teresa convent along with the people from neighborhood felicitated Mother Prema after the Holy Eucharistic celebration.
Mother Prema will be staying for two days before proceeding to Tura. She informed that she will be visiting all the 27 convents of the Missionaries of Charity.
Bishop on behalf of the diocese of Kohima and people of Nagaland assured her of prayers and support for sisters taking care of the needy people in the society.
Items such as Zeliang dance by Burma Camp, dance by Adivasi community, choreography and songs by kids were presented during the welcome programme of Mother Prema.
