PRAYER SERVICE AND VISITING HOUSE

Without Jesus there is no Christmas. With Jesus there is Holy Family.

After celebrating Christmas, our Community of Kurdeg was in the mood of joy and happiness and sharing. There was not gift for us in Christmas except Jesus. Jesus came as a gift and brought love, which was so sweet and digestable; that is why, the Brothers could not manage to keep in the Community so we discussed and thought to share it from one family to another family belonging to Kurdeg Parish. By visiting and praying the Holy Rosary in the family, the Brothers filled and fulfilled our expectations. Those visiting familes were very happy and they shared their good sweet and bitter experiences mainly by their  family background, their children and their studies and the difficulties and challenges which they usually have and face every day. We were listening to them very attentively and understanding their reality.

We brought with us one Holy Family picture and some calendars to give to them. We started our moment of prayer with the thanksgiving, remembering the Providence for the past and the new year. Mainly, for the new life and the betterment and the happiest life in the family as our diocese of Simdega keeps 2015 as the year of the family. Our main prayer was: the family intentions, needs and plan for the new year; we prayed for the family problems, for the unity and mutual understanding among the family members, for those members who are out and working in various places and fields; we prayed for their children who are studying and not studying, for their future aim and studies; we prayed for those who are sick and old and physically suffering; we prayed for peace in the family; and also we prayed for their livestock (animals).

All the families we visited –totally 7 families in 5 different villages– were  very happy praying and sharing with us. We told that our coming and visiting to the families was to share the joy and happiness of Christmas, and, as we belong to the HOLY FAMILY (Brothers of the Holy Family), we also form one community or one family and we also come from a family. So our purpose was to share our the family/community and our characteristic family spirit. And we wanted to bring the good news in this new year. They always welcomed us with love and care. Never did they allow us to come back home empty-stomack. We enjoyed with them as well as we saw their family members.

“A family that prays together, stays together.”                

                          Br. A. K. E., FSF