From the Collection of Fr. Tony Kadavil and Others
1: Smiling child and his mother: There is a
beautiful little story about a long, tedious train journey, made one
Christmas day by some elderly residents of a nursing home who were on
their way to a vacation spot. At one station, a young mother with a
small child entered the train. The child smiled at all the grim faces
around him and began moving from one lap to another talking, shouting with
joy and chatting with everyone. Instantly, the grim and
silent atmosphere in the train was changed to one of joy and happiness.
Today we remember with joy and gratitude, how Mary and her Divine Son
Jesus transformed a hopeless, joyless and sinful world into a place
of joy and happiness.