June 13th 2023 was a great day in the lives of 16 Pre-novices who were initiated into Bethany Novitiate Barasat. They belong to Guwahati, Silchar, Northern and Eastern Provinces. They were welcomed into the portals of the Novitiate chapel by Sr Jhansi the Novice Directress. Sr Benedicta Aranha the Provincial Superior of Guwahati Province initiated them into the Novitiate formation in the presence of Sr Erasma, the Provincial Superior of Northern Province Sr Lucious, the Provincil Superior of Silchar Province and Sr Jessy Maria, the Provincial Superior of Eastern Province. Sr Lucious broke the Word of God and shared her reflections, inviting them to love Jesus passionately and to learn from his school of love so to be deeply rooted in Him to become his witnesses. The presenting of the cross and the book of Constitutions by Sr Benedicta assured them of the continual companionship of Jesus, spirit of our Founder and the prayerful support from Bethany family.
The initiation prayer was followed by a felicitation programme organized by their seniors during which they were greeted and wished well for their spiritual journey. The senior novices beautifully enumerated their experience with a short skit calling them to allow God to make use of them according to his will, to be transformed unto the likeness of Jesus. Sr Benedicta in her concluding address reminded them to avail their total selfduring the formation process and find the joy of belonging to their beloved forever.
The Novices expressed their deep gratitude to Sr Rose Celine the Superior General and her team, Provincial Superiors and their teams and for their past and present formators.
News By: Sr Jhansi BS, Novice Directress, Bethany Novitiate, Barasat
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