{"id":10519,"date":"2025-04-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/index.php\/news\/rector-major-presents-medal-of-mary-to-provincial-and-gc29-delegates-as-a-sign-of-entrustment\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:45:02","slug":"rector-major-presents-medal-of-mary-to-provincial-and-gc29-delegates-as-a-sign-of-entrustment","status":"publish","type":"province_news","link":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/news\/rector-major-presents-medal-of-mary-to-provincial-and-gc29-delegates-as-a-sign-of-entrustment\/","title":{"rendered":"Rector Major presents \u201cMedal of Mary\u201d to Provincial and GC29 Delegates as a Sign of Entrustment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-wrap read-single social-after-title\">\n<header class=\"entry-header pos-rel\">\n<div class=\"read-details\">\n<div class=\"entry-header-details af-cat-widget-carousel\">\n<div class=\"figure-categories read-categories figure-categories-bg categories-inside-image\">\n<ul class=\"cat-links\">\n<li class=\"meta-category\">\n<p>                                 GC29<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"meta-category\">\n<p>                                 Main News<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Rector Major presents \u201cMedal of Mary\u201d to Provincial and GC29 Delegates as a Sign of Entrustment<\/h1>\n<div class=\"aft-post-excerpt-and-meta color-pad\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta author-links\">\n<p>                            <span class=\"item-metadata posts-author byline\"><br \/>\n                                            <i class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p>              Admin-ING<br \/>\n                    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"item-metadata posts-date\"><br \/>\n                    <i class=\"far fa-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><br \/>\n                    April 11, 2025                <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aft-comment-view-share\">\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- end slider-section --><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-img pos-rel\">\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail full-width-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662905_1767662905.jpg\" class=\"attachment-morenews-featured size-morenews-featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\">        <\/div>\n<p>                                                                                    <span class=\"aft-image-caption\"><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                    Rev. Fr. Sebastian Kuricheal, Provincial, receiving the Medallion of Mary from the Rector Major, Rev. Fr. Fabio Attard, at the close of the GC29 in Turin.                                                <\/p>\n<p>                                            <\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"color-pad\">\n<div class=\"entry-content read-details\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In a moving gesture of spiritual significance on the day of departure from the 29th General Chapter (GC29), the Rector Major, Rev. Fr. Fabio Attard, on <em>April 9, 2025<\/em> presented the \u201cMedal of Mary\u201d to the Provincial, Rev. Fr. Sebastian Kuricheal, and the two delegates of GC29, Rev. Fr. Joy Kachappilly and Rev. Fr. Nicodim Aind, along with the Regional Councillor for South Asia, Rev. Fr. Biju Michael.<\/h3>\n<p>What makes the medal profoundly meaningful is its origin \u2014 it had spent a night at Colle Don Bosco, precisely in the place where St. John Bosco was born. \u201cThis is not a pious gesture,\u201d said Fr. Attard, addressing the assembly with heartfelt sincerity, \u201cbut a real act of entrustment to our Mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the spiritual depth of the past weeks, Fr. Attard added, \u201cI\u2019ve only just arrived, two weeks ago, while you have been here for eight weeks\u2026 carry the joy and treasures of the GC29 back to the provinces with courage and hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the General Chapter drew to a close, the chapter members returned home with more than just a document. They bore in their hearts a renewed spiritual fervor \u2014 a shared desire to deepen their relationship with Christ and to live by the Marian invitation that echoed throughout the assembly: <em>\u201cDo whatever He tells you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This phrase, spoken by Mary at the wedding at Cana, served as the guiding inspiration during days of prayer, discernment, and fraternal dialogue. The Medal of Mary thus becomes both a memento and a mission \u2014 a call to entrust the future of the Congregation to the loving care of the Mother of God and to walk forward in faith, united in purpose.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662905_1767662905-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3939\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662906_1767662906.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3940\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662906_1767662906-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3941\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-item-metadata entry-meta author-links\">\n                                    <\/div>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" aria-label=\"Continue Reading\">\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Continue Reading<\/h2>\n<div class=\"nav-links\">\n<div class=\"nav-previous\"><span class=\"em-post-navigation\">Previous:<\/span> GC29: A Historic First\u2014Three Rectors Major Unite in Turin to Close the Chapter<\/div>\n<div class=\"nav-next\"><span class=\"em-post-navigation\">Next:<\/span> Happy Birthday Bro Harwish A. 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