Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, December 29 2009:
The Auxilium Catholic Church Inriangluang (Tamenglong) celebrates its Golden Jubilee and New Church Dedication with His Grace Most Rev.Joseph Mittathany, DD Archbishop Emeritus of Imphal as main celebrant of the Holy Mass at old Tamenglong here today under the them- God's Grace be Glorified.
It is a great challenge of the Catholic faith that as many as 47 small boys and girls between the age 8- 13 taking first communion- the symbol of Jesus' flesh and blood in the form of bread and wine for the first time in their hearts.
It is also seen that young men and women taking confirmation from the main celebrant of the Holy Mass.
The catholic belief by taking confirmation a person is matured in the Christian faith to fight against the evil.
Auxilium Catholic Church Inriangluang is the second church that celebrates is golden jubilee after Awangkhul Catholic Church in the Zeliangrong region of the Tamenglong district of Manipur.
It is said that Auxilium Catholic Church Inriangluang has produce one Ordain Priest and profess Nun (sister) six.
This church also able to produce two professes religious Brothers, aspirant to nunhood, nine and two aspirant to priesthood.
Apart from public and district officers as many as 12 priesthood and 17 nuns (sisters) are attending the today function.
A reliable source disclosed to Hueiyen Lanpao that Disuang Michael and Meipingkamang were the first persons to accept the catholic faith from Inriangluang village or Old Tamenglong and was baptised at Marry Immaculate Church, Imphal.
It is also disclosed that in 1961 November 29 as many as 120 men and women were baptised one priest Rev.Fr.Peter Bianchi who had died some years back.
Further he also disclosed that the Auxilium Catholic Church Inriangluang had built its church for four times till today.
The new church building which is yet to be complete cost Rs.34,13,440 .
His Grace Most Rev.Joseph Mittathany, DD Archbishop Emeritus of Imphal, Rev.Fr.Mathew Tharakan Sdb, Parish Priest Tamenglong, Rev.Fr.Maria Salvam Sdb first Parish Priest of Tamenglong and Rev.Fr.Theotimus Lakra Sdb, former Headmaster DBS Tamenglong were the speakers of the Golden Jubilee and New Church Dedication celebration of the Inriangluang village.