“To reach out to the underprivileged and welcome them as our brothers and sisters in Christ.” With this spirit, the FSPs of Nagpur celebrated the Feast of St. Paul in union with other religious Institutes that are striving to bring about a spiritual transformation and promote economic development in the villages on the outskirts of the city.
To solemnize the day, our sisters participated in a Eucharistic Celebration in Holy Family Parish. Founded 150 years ago, it is the second parish of the Nagpur Archdiocese and has the responsibility to look after the spiritual needs of a hundred Catholic families located in two of these peripheral villages.
The Daughters of St. Paul explained the life and ministry of St. Paul to the parishioners by means of a film about the Apostle and then told them about the charism of our Institute. “We gave them ourselves in all our poverty,” writes Sr. Stella Pereira, fsp, “hoping to bring a little joy to their lives.” Thanks to the collaboration of the Poor Servants of Divine Providence, the celebrant of the Liturgy highlighted the figure of St. Paul, whom he defined as “a tireless announcer of the Gospel” and “a model for all the baptized today, who are also called to be missionaries.”