Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Sep 8: St Antony museum of St Joseph Seminary Jeppu was inaugurated on Tuesday, September 8.
In his benedictory address, rector of the seminary Fr Ronald Serrao said that when things get old, people either sell them or throw them away as waste as otherwise the old things get accumulated into a huge collection of waste materials. "However, retaining and carefully preserving some things turns into a huge contribution one can make to the human race. Things which are carefully preserved in museums provide us with information about how people were living in specific places during specific times and which things they were using etc. The children of today and tomorrow get help in understanding the lifestyles of the people in the past by visiting this museum," he stated. He also appreciated St Antony Ashram for taking this bold step.
John Tauro inaugurated the museum. He has rich experience of having visited over a hundred countries around the globe, Collecting of antiques has been his hobby. As the pile of things he had collected increased, he was thinking of systematically arranging them when he came to know that St Antony Ashram was thinking of setting up a museum. He immediately thought of putting together the things with him in the museum. The inaugural of the first phase of the museum of St Antony Ashram happened today.
Director of the Ashram Fr Onil D'Souza welcomed the guests and proposed vote of thanks. He specifically thanked John Tauro for his contribution to the museum. He recalled that work on the second phase of the museum begins today. He said that in the second phase, things connected with Mother Mary and St Antony will be put together in the second phase. He also requested St Antony's devotees and the general public to donate things which are fit to be preserved in the museum, to the new museum. He said that the museum will help people to learn about Mother Mary and St Antony,
Assistant director of the Ashram Fr Roshan D'Souza and administrative officer Fr Alban Rodrigues were present.