Pilgrimage to the Mount 2019
Come September and the teachers as well as the students always look forward to the Annual ABE Mount Mary Pilgrimage. This year it was held on 13th September 2019 at 8:30 a.m, at the Basilica Of Our Lady of the Mount Bandra.
The theme taken for the special Eucharistic celebration was Be with us Mary. The main celebrant for the Eucharistic celebration was Bishop John Rodrigues and the con celebrations were the Principal and Manager’s of various schools in and around Bandra. Bishop John through his homily expressed so beautifully to the young minds that we are all on a journey and our preparation to reach our final destination is to enter the kingdom of Heaven.And so —- just like there is excitement in the air when then there is a celebration way back at home,our lives too should illustrate what heaven is, as we journey along.This preview of life, will enable us to live and bring out Jesus’s presence ever we are and wherever we may go — thus making the Eucharistic celebration a spiritually enriching experience and desire to feel God’s presence in our lives. A thousand plus children filled in every seat at the Mount, and that made a very pleasant sight, to see the young flock of Gods kingdom all excited and blessed for being a part of this great pilgrimage.
This year had yet another surprise tagged to it, as the children, at the very onset were asked to assemble directly at the Mount and there after the Eucharistic celebration, to walk down along with their school flags and placards to Apostolic Carmel Convent High School for a career counselling program, 2019 jointly organised by the ABE and the Diocesan Youth Centre the (DYC).
This kind of a platform offered to the students of standard 9th and 10th will certainly help and inspire them to make a right choice, when choosing their careers .The session was simply remarkable and mind blowing, as the speakers viz: Viren Rasquinha and Vishal Rasquinha the leading stalwarts from different industries helped to open their minds to the various career orbits that lie ahead of them.The personal touch, by sharing their personal expertise added a special flavour to the morning and the children felt at home with them. Fr. Godfrey from Prafulta conducted a career session giving each child a birds eye view that would help them to make a conscious choice in choosing a career that would suit them well.
The entire program concluded by 1:00 p.m. The children too, were well looked after, they were given a sumptuous snack that would sustain them all through the morning.
A big thank you to the organisers, for their thoughtfulness.
In conclusion I must say hats off to the organisers for their commendable organisation dedication and commitment — to being the change they want to see …. By first invoking Gods blessing on the students and then by giving them Career Gyaan for their future endeavours.
God bless the Father’s and Sisters who have taken it upon themselves to bring about a change for the betterment of society…
by first catering to IX and X standard students in hand.
