What is Carmel feast?
Mother Veronica, the Patroness of our congregation was ardent and full of zeal to work for the missions in India when she was sent to India to find a house of congregation at Calicut, Kerala on 27th April, 1862. She responded to an inner call and under the guidance of father Marie Ephrem O.C.D., discovered her vocation to find a third order of Carmel for the missions to serve the need of faith-formation through the education of the young girls of the west coast of India on 16th July, 1868 at Bayonne, France and established at St. Ann’s Mangalore, India on 19th November, 1870.
Programme sequence of Carmel feast 2014-15
Welcoming of Sr. Mavis Mascarenhas as the New Manager of Mt. Carmel School, Digwadih by our Principal Sr. Angela.
Sister Angela , the principal of Mount Carmel school , Digwadih inaugurated the sacred feast of carmel by her speech. she introduced sister mavis as the new manager of the school and congratulated her on such an achievement . “ May god bless you and guide you in all your deeds and service to the school” said sister angela.
Lighting of the lamp.
It is considered holy to light a lamp before starting any program. So, here we call upon
To come up and light the holy lamp.
Welcoming of Sr. Mavis by Mrs. Sumana Boral.
I feel highly esteemed to stand before all of you present here and deliver a welcome speech for Sr. Mavis Mascarenhas. We are all well accustomed to her ways and management techniques. We welcome you sister as the new manager of Mount Carmel school, Digwadih. Your presence is a source of constant inspiration, enlightment and encouragement to all of us including the students, the staff and the non-teaching staff. We pray to god that he may guide you in all your contributions to this institution and that he may make your path scorn-free. At last, on behalf of the entire school, staff members, non-staff members, I intend a warm and hearty welcome to you Sr. Mavis. And we wish you a very happy Carmel Feast.
Introduction speech of the programme by the S.P.L.
I feel really honored to stand before you to welcome the new manager of our school Sr. Mavis Mascarenhas with whom we are well acquainted. In this auspicious day we are really lucky to have such an enlighten person among us .Your politeness and soft spoken nature has captured the hearts of many students and teachers .Their glittering faces tells us that they are extremely happy to welcome you Sr. Mavis as the manager of the school .your presence is a source of inspiration and encouragement for us .under your guidance the school is bound to achieve greater excellence, make tremendously progress both in academies and in sport field. As you step into a new phrase of life, we ask God to be with you and provide you with a future full of love, blessings and guidance .May god hold you in the palm of his hands and let his Holy Spirit you words and deeds. At last, on behalf of the entire school, staff members, once again I intend a warm and hearty welcome to you dear sisters. And wish you a very happy Carmel Feast.
Introduction by Aayushi Saha
Bright as the sun, fair as the moon, Mary the creature that most resembles God. She is the masterpiece of divine wisdom and therefore exalted above. She shines upon the dark world of ours, gives light to erring minds. We her children are called to reflect the glory of God and to witness his goodness in our daily living. The word ‘CARMEL’ means ‘FERTILE LAND’ or ‘MEADOW LAND’ also called ‘GARDEN’. MOTHER MARY, Flower of Carmel is the Symbol of Beauty. She brought to bloom the arid slopes of Carmel. She showers the heavenly graces on the arid grounds of our hearts so that it may bring forth Flowers of Virtue.
