On 15 June 2014, Feast of the Holy Trinity, the Daughters of St. Paul of Lahore participated in a solemn Eucharistic Celebration to launch the year commemorating the Congregation’s Centenary of birth.
Fr. William Basharat, who officiated at the celebration in St. Mary’s Church, Gulberg, invited the assembly to thank the Lord for the presence of the Daughters of St. Paul, who arrived in Pakistan 50 years ago to proclaim the Word of God through the instruments of social communication. The hymns composed by Sr. Maggie Ishaq, fsp, and sung enthusiastically and joyously the by parish choir and assembly, echoed beautifully in the serene and prayerful atmosphere that pervaded the church. A team from the Catholic TV station filmed the Liturgy from start to finish, including the pastor’s very inspiring homily.
The participants then moved to the press club where Fr. Andrew Nisari, the pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Anarkali, had organized a gathering to insist on the restitution of St. Francis School, which had not been returned to the diocese after denationalization.
Our sisters say that the mobilization of the Church to guarantee the right of poor children to receive an education was a beautiful way to launch our centenary and will be a day that they will always remember.
