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St. Patrick’s Day 2023

St. Patrick’s Day 2023. Dear Friends, Greetings on this St. Patrick’s Day 2023 and it is appropriate that we share with...

International Women’s Day 2023. #Embrace Equity,

International Women’s Day 2023. # Embrace Equity. For International Women’s Day and beyond, let’s all fully #EmbraceEquity. Equity isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have. A focus on gender equity needs to be part of every society’s DNA. And it’s critical to understand the difference between equity and equality. The aim of the IWD 2023 #EmbraceEquity campaign theme is to get...

St. Brigid, Muire na nGael.

St. Brigid’s Day is dedicated to the saint called Muire na nGael or the ‘Mary of the Irish’, a designation given to her on account of the adoration and high regard in which she has long been held by the people of this island. The special position attributed to her is reflected even in the...

Christmas Greetings 2022

Christmas Greetings 2022 We Columban Sisters wish all our families, friends, benefactors, everyone a very blessed Christmas and New Year. May the Christ child find a place in all our hearts and may His peace come upon earth and end wars. Pope Francis shared for this Christmas: ...

St. Columban’s Day Greetings, 2022

Wishing all of our friends and benefactors a very Happy St. Columban’s day and every blessing. You are our co-missionaries and thank you for all the ways you are part of our mission. Let us be Christ’s, not out own. From: Columban Sisters.

Diwali 2022

Diwali 2022 Diwali also known as the Festival of Lights is a Hindu religious festival and one of the most important festivals within Hinduism. It generally lasts five days and is one of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, it symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance”. Let us all...

Loss and Damage Awareness Day September 22

Loss and Damage Awareness Day Thursday 22 Sept is Loss & Damage Action Day: a day to call on rich countries and big polluters to pay up for this loss and damage they continue to knowingly cause. An international day to stand in solidarity with those living with the worst impacts of climate breakdown, Climate...

Chuseok / Harvest Moon Festival 2022

Chuseok / Moon Festival 2022 Chuseok/Harvest Moon Festival is one of the biggest holidays in the East. For the Koreans it is...

Korean Independence Day 2022

Korean Independence Day 2022. Korean National Liberation Day falls on August 15 and is also known as ‘Gwangbokjeol,’ which translates to ‘bringing back the light.’ This name represents the end of the darkness of Japan’s rule over South Korea. Gwangbokjeol is one of the few national holidays that is shared with North Korea, which also...

Celebrating Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day.

Celebrating Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day. Pakistan celebrates its 75th Independence Day today. It is a special national day and is celebrated annually on 14th August. On this day in 1947, Pakistan became the world’s first Islamic Republic when it gained independence from British rule. Pakistan had been part of the colony of India since the...