Highlights of the Novitiate (INB): ‘WOMAN’

“International Women’s Day” is a day of great significance to every woman and it is a day especially set aside to analyze our thoughts and actions towards upholding the dignity of women. A home without a woman is incomplete and International women’s day is a great day to acknowledge and appreciate her undeniable contributions to our families and society and to be convinced that society will miss its important link and beauty without her.

To keep up Women’s Day, we the sisters and novices of SHTC organized a special celebration at Dominic Savio Church, Satpur. The meaningful Eucharist was celebrated by Fr. Bastin Thomas sdb and Fr. Robert Pen sdb, after which we had a very inspiring talk by Fr. Robert on the importance of women in our families and the society in which we live. He said that Jesus too gave priority to women in His life. He appeared to Mary Magdalen after His resurrection as a proof to this fact. Likewise, He invited all women and men to respect every girl child in the family and treat every son and daughter equally.

After the talk Sr. Reshma Nune and the Novices conducted some games for women which they enjoyed to the full. This was followed by the prize distribution and a sumptuous meal.

Woman is the face of humankind, a fact we need to be reminded of, from time to time. We need to understand the real inner beauty of women rather than limit ourselves to gloating over her physical charms and treating her as someone who is under man. We are chosen and created by God in His image and likeness and He gave equal respect to both men and women.

Let us be proud of our women who are the backbone of our society. Let us try our best to empower them and uphold the dignity of all women in our society. Let all harassment, rape, molestation and killing of women cease and a new world of justice and equality of women grow - let this be our prayer today and always.

Wishing all the women a very happy Women’s Day! Be proud to be a woman.