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Choices

When I look out into the street 
And see injustices and atrocities,
I have choices either to remain in silence
Or to voice out  against these injustices. 
I choose not silence but to speak out
So that I may be a courageous being one day.

When I return home at night,
And see my dear ones in need, 
I have choices either to fulfil my personal needs
Or cater to the necessities of my dear ones.
I choose not my needs but those of my dear ones
So that I may be a loving being one day.

The choices I make, changes my destiny and leads me to the rest of my life... Today's priorities,
Tomorrow 's personalities.

Thus GOD, HEALTH, ETHICS, VALUES AND RELATIONSHIPS are our priorities.
Having them in life..we possess great Treasures,
The real worth of them we can never measure.

Sr. Francina Francis

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Blessed Carlo Acutis - The Patron Saint of the Media, Internet, and Youth

Can you guess who this Saint is? Yes, you have guessed right.
He is none other than Blessed Carlo Acutis.

Carlo Acutis was born on 3rd  May 1991 in London, in an ordinary and devout family. He grew up in the age of technology, internet and social media like most of us. He had a tremendous love for these skills, and was an ace in them. Besides, he was also interested in swimming, playing video games etc. His favourite video game was playing ‘Pokemon’. He spent  time with his friends defeating the virtual monster in this game and winning virtual battles. Because of his love for video games many young friends joined him. At the age of 13 in 2004 he created his own website through which he made God known throughout the world. The social media did not win him over but he won it over.

His message to the youngsters of today is:
1. At your age when you were busy in posting your photos on social media I was busy posting photos of God and miracles of the Eucharist.

2. While you were busy in clicking various poses with fake smiles, I was busy in discovering the true meaning of life in God.

3. While you were busy inviting many friends on Facebook, Instagram etc. I was busy inviting many friends to God.

4. While you were copying the lifestyle of others, but which left you dissatisfied, and unhappy, I was busy telling about God to the rest.

5. At the end your friends deserted you, whereas I won many young souls for God.

Today Carlo a boy  of our age teaches us how to use social media in an appropriate and prudent way.

Blessed Carlo Acutis died on 12th October 2006 at the early age of 15. He died of Leukemia setting an example to many young people. He was beatified on 10th  October 2020 and was raised to Sainthood on 1st July 2024 by Holy Father Pope Francis in Rome .As the saying goes 'What you sow,so you reap’. Similarly Carlo Acutis sowed the seeds of God's mercy, love,,compassion, and devotion to the Eucharist, that God rewarded him to be the youngest Saint in the world. Till today the body of Carlo Acutis remains INCURRUPT in Italy, Assisi

In Conclusion I would like to end with these words of his:
“I am happy to die because I have lived life without wasting a minute”.
As youngsters we tend to compare our  real life to someone else's. Only accept friend request from people you know. Carlo's life invites each one of us to live our own life in an original and purposeful way.. Again he invites us to have good and healthy relationships with real friends rather than virtual ones on Instagram, Facebook, etc..

Sr. Rashmita Lugun

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Dare To Be Wise

Dare to be wise, oh my dear youth
Let your only feeling be creative and truth.
In today's digital world of flow,
Let your personality inspire with a rosy glow.

Dare to be wise in all your ways
Set your heart to goal that never sways,
Move from yesterday's past to the present tense.
Live the day daringly with common sense.

Dare to be wise, it's a song.
Update it day by day with courage and strong.
Let it flow through your lips,
Leaving the melody into others' lives.

Dare to be wise, never think of giving up
Because success awaits you on top.
Rise up with a weapon in the heart
That is most significant knowledge to ever start.

Sr Marium Kispotta

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