Thirty-one years to the day since the passing of their beloved shepherd, Bishop John Gabriel, the Diocese of Pathein came together not in mourning, but in solemn, grateful remembrance.
Sr. Goretti, coordinator for Myanmar youth in Singapore, emphasized, “The main goal is to strengthen the hope of young people, especially those struggling in a foreign country. We want them to have stronger faith in God because this year is the Jubilee Year of Hope."
"Now, we are in great difficulty. We need to say Mass on the water," Bishop John La Sam declared. "Instead of sadness, let us feel God taking us on the river, leading us on a prayer journey."
"It is not their vestments that make them beautiful," Bishop Maurice Nyunt Wai reflected, "but their joy makes their wearing decent and beautiful. The changing of their interior life transfigures their outward appearance... The closer the sisters are to the Lord, the more beautiful and brighter they are."