Sr. Anjela Moshahary born on 3rd September,1974 in Gobdapara, Ballanguri Parish in the diocese of Bongaogaon in Assam was called to the Lord due to prolonged illness on 27th July,2020.
Her parents are late Mr. Gerome Moshahary and Mrs.Lucia Moshahary. She is the youngest in the family of 3 brothers and 4 sisters. Sr. Anjela studied in a catholic school and had a great desire to become a Catholic Nun. She was edified by the life of Sisters during her studies and she joined the Congregation of the Sisters of the Cross in 1991. She made her first commitment in 1994 and her final profession in the year 2001. Sister has worked in Ambagaon, Don Bosco School, Jully – Itanagar, St. Xaviers School -Harmutty, Silapathar, Mendipathar, Jagiroad and Aalo in Itanagar.
In the words of Sr. Annie Varghese SCC, the provincial superior of the Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod, “Sr.Angela during her 26 years of religious life was an exemplary and self-disciplined religious, a committed and faithful Superior, a loving and kind formator, a meticulous accountant as a community bursar, a friendly and dedicated teacher who was much loved by the children. She loved the Church much, after the example of Mother Claudine our Foundress and Fr. Peter Mermier our Founder and she had great passion for the Church and so she remained as a zealous Missionary”.
Sr.Prema Chowallur SCC in her introduction to funeral mass recalled Sr.Angela as an angel, “ Her name Angela suited her life and death. She lived like an angel and she died like an angel. Her last days in the hospital were days of calmness and silent suffering that our Lord Jesus shared with her. There was tranquillity, serenity, harmony and grace on her face as she bid slowly and steadily good bye to us”.
The funeral mass was presided over by Fr. G.P Amalraj the deputy secretary of North East India Bishops Council (NEIRBC) at provincialate campus Kharghuli, Guwahati. During the homily he dwelt on the humanity and divinity of Jesus portrayed in the Bible ( John11.17-21).The conversation between Jesus and Martha and the subsequent events are assurances of our own divine life.
Many of the relatives of Sr.Angela could not be present for the funeral due to the peculiar context of Covid 19. “It is indeed an extremely heartrending moment for me as I cannot be present for the funeral of my beloved sister. She is the youngest member of our family, her nature was always mild and calm. Though youngest she could make her elders understand. She was curious and eager to serve God through humanity. She worried more for the sufferings of others than herself. Unfortunately she left us too early for heavenly abode”, these are the words of Mrs.Margaret Moshahary one of the elder sisters of Sr.Angela.
The funeral of Sr.Angela took place on July 27th at Guwahati.
So sad to hear of losing such wonderful examples in our Church. May sister’s soul rest in peace. May God comfort her loved ones.
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