162 participants from Barh, Saksohara, Bakhtiyarpur, Harnaut, Hilsa, Biharsharif and Rajgir Parishes along with several priests and animators actively participated in the Krus veer Rally held in the premises of St. Mary’s Church, Rajgir, on 11th November, 2023. The theme for the Rally this year in Nalanda Deanery was “Obey Your Parents”. Rev. Fr. Prem Prakash, the dean of the Nalanda Deanery and the parish priest of Biharsharif was the chief guest of the program and he hoisted the Krus veer flag in the presence of Fr. Isidore Dominic, the resource person of the Rally, Fr. Mahipal from Hilsa parish, Fr. James Rosario from Rajgir parish, Fr. Joseph Unni, the coordinator of the deanery and Fr. Arul Jeyakumar, Krus Veer Director, and followed by a colourful and prayerful march past by the children. In his inaugural speech, Fr. Prem Prakash exhorted the children to become an active Krus veer in their parishes and involve in all the activities of the church and the school by following and practicing the four weapons namely prayer, Eucharist, sacrifice and preaching the word of God and show a love, small acts of care, kindness, and respect towards their parents, Church, Word of God and Jesus Christ. Fr. Isidore Dominic, the resource person of the program gave an input session to children very creatively & humorously through song and videos and he told them whether they are small or big, talented or weak, rich or poor but Christ wants them to be His strong soldiers, and he instilled in the children the qualities of a good, devout Catholic Krus veer Children in the church, family, school and in the society by becoming a strong soldiers of Christ and Obeying, loving, caring their parents and spending time with their parents. He had a good interaction with the students and asked few questions and children were able to give answers immediately and they were very happy and enjoyed his sessions. Fr. Jeyakumar made all the children to enjoy and dance and be happy through an action song. The attractions of the Rally were the different competitions performed by children on the stage like Qawwali, Acton songs, and Speech on the theme of the Rally. On 14th October Fr. Isidore Dominic celebrated the Holy Mass for the children. In his homily, he invited the children to be active and enthusiastic members of Krus veer and become a strong and powerful soldier for Christ and for His church by obeying their parents and respecting them. Soon After the competitions cultural events were arranged by different parishes of the Deanery. Indeed, it was well organized and well prepared. At the end of the Krus veer rally, the youth director Fr. Jeyakumar appreciated all the parish priests, dean, coordinator and the animators and sincerely thanked them for their commitment, support and selfless service that they rendered towards the children.
Everyone presented in the Rally congratulated Fr. Jeyakumar, the Krus veer Director for his tireless efforts in planning the Rally and for having conducted it successfully with the support and cooperation of Fr. James Rosario, the parish priest and his core team. Eventually all were severed tea and Snacks and all the children left the place very joyfully.