Catholic nuns in Myanmar celebrated Christmas with Buddhist children in Haling Thar Yar and vendors in Mayangone Townships in Yangon on December 24.
“Sisters of St. Don Bosco in Hlaing Thar Yar and Mayangone Townships in Yangon gathered over three hundred Buddhist children and some vendors in their convent campus,” Sister Myit Kyi, a member of Salesian nuns, told RVA News.
A message was posted on the Facebook page of FMASC Myanmar, owned by Sisters of St. Don Bosco in Myanmar: We pray together so that the people of Myanmar may receive peace brought by Baby Jesus.
Along with young facilitators, the Salesian Sisters danced and sang Christmas songs to entertain the children.
The nuns offered a meal, rice packs and pocket money to the children.
“We thank all those who helped us in various ways and made this event happen,” the nuns acknowledged on their Facebook Page.
Father Jeremy Nyi Nyi Htun of the diocese of Pathein expressed his appreciation that “Christmas is journeying together. This journey is going by love, joy, and peace.”
“It is a synodal journey too, for a synodal journey is for all, including Buddhists, Hindi, and Islamists,” said Father Htun.
Myanmar is a Buddhist majority country and the Catholic population is around one percent.
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