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VOTE OF THANKS “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul” Every
celebration is an experience, the external fades away, and the internal lingers and echoes in the most
depth of our hearts. We are reminded that jubilees are milestones on the journey of life and reminders
of God’s fidelity all through. Today our hearts are filled with Gratitude and joy that over flows within us
as we recall the path, Sr. Glory have travelled, in these 25 years in our Institute. We thank the Almighty
for accompanying her in marvelous ways, all through these years and keeping her safe, healthy and
productive in His vineyard. She experienced the hand of God in joys sorrows, in good time and in had
times. She has served the Lord in the best way possible keeping the charism of the Institute. She by her
very life tried to spread the fragrants of God’s Love, Compassion, Mercy, Joy and healing to people in
India, Italy and here in Nazareth too. Thank you dear Sr. Glory for your committed life, committed
service, above all your fidelity to your God who called you by name. “Gratitude is the memory of a heart
that will recognize the good done” We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to you dear Rev.
Msg GiacintoBoulos Marcuzzo our beloved Bishop, main celebrant of today’s Eucharistic .Celebration of
the feast of Baby Mary and the silver jubilee .For the devout and solemn Eucharist, for the thought
provoking sermon and above all for your valuable presence. You were kind enough to accept our
invitation, in spite of your entire busy schedule. Your presence is a special blessings and honor to our
institution,. Maria Bambina is smiling at you, and we pray that Maria Bambina may fill you with her
miracles as we celebrate her miracle day tomorrow. Thank you dear Bishop A word of thanks to our dear
fathers who con- celebrated and joined in praying for the sisters of Maria Bambina ,specially for Sr.
Glory. Your presence brought more Solemnity in today’s celebration. Thank you dear fathers. (
“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls”) We owe our special thanks to our dear brothers of St. John of God.
Our priore,(Br. Christopher,) Br. Thomas and Br. Bony. They are our real brothers, loving, caring and
ready to support and help us at any time. .Thank you dear brothers.. A special thanks to all the religious,
sisters, brothers, consecrated persons, and all the other friends and well-wishers who are present here,
thank you for taking time off to come here to share our joy. May Maria Bambina bless each one of you
and your dear and near ones. Love includes every one and excludes none. So we thank in a very special
way our direction, administers, doctors, staff and all the employees of our hospital ,for the cooperation,
support, collaboration, understanding which we receive always. I am proud to say that we work as a
team, with a family spirit. A big thanks to all . Our special thanks to our choir, they are the hospital
employees, and they take great pain to come together after the duty hours to have their singing
practice. It shows their commitment, spirit of sacrifice, devotion, but above all their love for the
institution for which they work. It is said the one who sings, prays twice. Yes your melodious singing
raised our hearts to God and I am sure, Sr. Glory felt that, as if she is in the heaven, with the choirs of
angles. Thank you and May Maria bambina continue to bless all of you. Our hearts sing a song of
gratitude…… A note of thanks to all those who are present here today.. You have been a source of
strength to us through your prayer, sacrifice, support and various other kinds of help We thank all our
well-wishers and all those whom Sr. Glory has served and hold dear. You too have played a unique role
to make her life meaningful and beautiful in the sight of God. For this we remain ever grateful to you,
dear friends.. My thanks will not be complete if I do not acknowledge my dear community sisters, each
one of them with great love reached out to make this day a great one. THANK YOU DEAR SISTERS .For a
religious, community is her home and we are a gift to each other. And it is there we are called to grow.
And dear Sr. Glory is a gift to our community, we are proud of her 25 years of faithfulness to God. Thank
you dear sisters and a special thanks to Sr. Gloryfor allowing God to work in you and through you. By
chance anyone to whom we owe our gratitude has been not mentioned, I say a big thank you. May Mary
our mother bless us all, on Her great Birth day. Thank you one and all. Sr.Aleya Kattakayam