YOUTH PASCH 2016
On 24 March 2016 students from some of the colleges and schools of Dimapur Province gathered in Don Bosco Institute for Development and Leadership, Dimapur for Youth Pasch 2016. There were 145 participants. This was the first Youth Pasch held in Dimapur Province. The students were very enthusiastic and very happy to participate in this great event. All of us who came for the programme celebrated all the events of Paschal Triduum- Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. The students participated in the Youth Pasch with great amount of enthusiasm and joy.
faith in our formation. Faith is something that we have received as our heritage. It has to be nurtured and grown. At 6:45 pm we had the Holy Eucharist presided over by Fr. Bosco Perianayagam sdb, the Vice Provincial. Next followed Adoration service. On 25 March the Good Friday morning began with praise and worship session followed by singing practice and then we had our meal. At around 8:30 am all the members gathered in the hall and had a warm up session led by Brother Adaziio Joachim and Brother Sebastian Mushahary. At 9 am we had a session by Fr. CM Joseph sdb on the Sacrament of Reconciliation and forgiveness. He animated us beautifully on the need of going for confession. The way of the Cross was from the School to the Hall which was animated by different groups at different stations. After tea, we got time for Gospel Sing-out practice. In the Evening we had the prayerful confessions.
The celebration began when the young people arrived on Holy Thursday. The programme started by 3:30 pm with the division of groups when the students were divided into nine teams. We had an Inaugural Function in which Mr. Mathang Kithan, retired IAS officer was the chief guest. In his inau- On Holy Saturday, 26 March, we had praise gural speech he emphasized the need to inculcate and worship. After meal we had a session by Sr. Lucy
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