Shillong 12 June: The 11th of June, 2023 was the day that the whole Catholic Church celebrated the day as the solemnity of Corpus Cristi or the solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. To mark this event as a memorial one; many parishes and institutions made this feast even more solemn. At St. Peter’s Parish Nongstoin, Pyndengrei was solemnized with the presence of His Lordship, Bishop Wilbert Marwein the newly ordained Bishop of Nongstoin Diocese as the main celebrant during the Holy Mass. Together with
SHILLONG 30 NOVEMBER: The 30 November 2022 is a red letter day for the Salesian Province of Shillong wherein the first ever indigenous 63KVA Generator manufactured by Zatti Power of Don Bosco Tech Silchar was launched by Father Paul O Lyngkot, Provincial, in the presence of the Provincial council in Don Bosco Tech Silchar campus.
There was much discussion about the statue, mentioned above and which is now preserved as a precious souvenir. Up to the arrival of the Salesians it had been venerated as “Queen of Apostles” but it was without doubt an image of Mary the Helper, just like the images to be found in Salesian Houses. The Jesuit Fathers had not any difficulty in accepting the ‘new’ title. Read More