Port Blair, Dec 19: On 18/12/2023 at 11.30 a.m a group of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Prothrapur consisting Rev, Fr, Rajesh Kullu, SJ, Parish Priest, Sister Nirmala, Mr. Sanjay Meshack, President A & N Catholic Association, Mr. T. Sebasteen, President, Catholic Association of Prothrapur Parish and few others (12) visited District Jail, Prothrapur to share the happiness and good news of the birth of Jesus Christ among the staff & inmates of Jail by singing carol songs on the eve of Christmas festival, 2023.
The Jail authorities particularly the Superintendent District Jail, Mr. Abdul Haneef, Jailor, Mr. M. Iqbal, Chief Head Warder and few other staff on duty were very kind enough to grant permission and make necessary arrangements for the purpose. A large gathering of around 350 inmates and few staff were present in the meeting hall inside the Jail complex where the Jailor Mr. Abdul Haneef welcomed the group and introduced them to the inmates. He also briefed them about the purpose of their visit.
Rev Fr. Rajesh Kullu delivered a short speech in which he explained the physical and spiritual life of all human beings who were born in this world and should always be ready to face any situation in life. He said, we believe in trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ was born as the son of God like a human being and taught the people how to live in the physical life. He concluded saying that their visit to District Jail is to express their solidarity with all human beings during the Christmas festival.
The carol singing group sang 2-3 melodious carol songs including reading the word of god from the bible and wished all those present there, a very happy Xmas and a happy new year. Two small groups (Foreign & Indian Prisoners) of the jail also participated in Carol singing who also sung carol songs in their respective language.
Mr. T. Sebasteen, a member of the group thanked the entire Jail authorities on behalf of the Catholic Church for giving them an opportunity to share the happiness and good news to the inmates of the Jail and urged everyone to be happy in every situation and that they will pray for each one of them for their early release and to have a better life in the future.
The Jail visit concluded with distribution of sweets and cakes by the Parish Priest to all those present in the small function.
