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St John’s Regional Seminary, Kondadaba, 26 August 2020: The Holy Father Pope Francis declared 2020-2021 as the Laudato Si Year, through which he calls the entire world to march towards protecting and nurturing our ‘Common Home – our Mother Earth. Indeed inspired by the Pope Francis’ message, even in the crisis of Covid -19 Pandemic, the Salesian Province of St Joseph, Hyderabad pledges to love and live in the Spirit of “Laudato Si” in this Annual year 2020-2021 by embracing the Decalogue of Laudato Si. Henceforth, the Province of St Joseph, Hyderabad takeoffs with various innovative practical lines of actions, starting from Online webinars, Online Information and Online guidelines on “Laudato Si” and conscientizing the confreres on the immediate urgent need of taking care of our planet the mother earth and embrace the challenges of current Ecological realities.
In fact, it is glorious to perceive – “Laudato Si” gears up from Online to on Agriculture at St Johns Regional Seminary, Kondadaba. On Wednesday 26th August 2020, the community of St John’s Regional Seminary, Kondadaba organized plantation of different fruit plants viz., Coconut, Mango, Guava, Chikoo, Custard Apple and Drumstick. Around 85 different fruit plants have been planted in its premises. It was inaugurated with a prayer by Fr Jojaiah, the Spiritual Director invoking the blessings of God and followed by Fr Rayanna, the Rector of the Seminary giving a message wherein, he said “we have been eating the fruits of the trees which are planted by our forefathers and now it is our duty to plant trees and give fruits to our future generations.” He encouraged the gathering to plant trees and takes care of them.
This occasion is planned on the Birthday of St Teresa of Calcutta who left the world better than what she found when she was born. In this pro-ecological initiative event was participated by all the co-workers, painters, few villagers and the staff of the community. All the participants have planted a tree each and watered it doing their bit for the better world. This noble event reminds us of the words of Mahatma Gandhi “Let there be change in the world and let it begin with me.” This small step towards common good can make some change in the common home. Let us all do the justice to the nature by planting trees., Kudos to Fr G Carlo, Dean and the Administrator, who organized it along with other co-workers. St John’s Regional Seminary, Kondadaba is not tired of trying in this Year of “Laudato Si”, to grow in RETHINKING, RECONNECTING, and RENEWING.
