by Brother Jittin Matthew
MUMBAI, SEP 27, 2018: Catechism students from standard seven and eight from Saint Louis Parish - along with their teachers - visited the Borivli-based Bosco Boys Home (BBH) orphanage on September 26 to share in the lives of orphan children who live in the Home.
The students began their visit by having a session on 'The different calls we get in life' taken by Brother Jittin Mathew. Brother Romero D'Souza then shared with them the importance of prayer and being faithful to God in one's life. He also briefed them about the rewards of devotion to Mother Mary and shared with them the life of Saint John Bosco.
Thereafter the students had an interactive session with the boys of the orphanage. The students learned about the dreams and aspirations of the orphans, with a youth appearing for his SSC examination planning on joining the Indian Navy. They also witnessed a standard five youth excelling in chess. At the end of the session, there were animated games of football, throwball, and dodgeball conducted between the catechism students and the boys of the orphanage.
"This visit is a lesson for all of us. God has given us everything we need and most importantly our parents who are always there to love us and correct us but these boys have fathers and brothers and other staff who love them and take care of them. God has definitely blessed them with many talents and with the training from Bosco Boys Home and our help they too can go ahead in life. I also understood that God has blessed us immensely and that we should share our joys with others and respect and honour our parents. My best wishes to the boys in their future endeavours and blessings for their good health and success," Shania Fernandes, a standard eight student from St Louis Parish, said.
"Thank you catechism team of St. Louis for coming and visiting us. I really enjoyed spending time with all of you. God bless and have a joyful day," Durgesh Raut, a youth from the orphanage, said.
