I grew up in Mangalore in a very happy and devout family. I really enjoyed my childhood to the full. My father was a man of faith, goodness and had great respect for people. The former Bishop of Mangalore, Mgr Aloysius Paul D’Souza, who was our assistant parish priest as a young priest, said this about my father, “Whenever I see your father praying, I too feel like praying.”
Tragedy… and then a Large, Happy Family
Tragedy hit us. The saddest day in my life was when our mother expired, leaving behind eight of us. My sister was twenty-three then, and I was twelve. My father got married again, as he could not manage looking after eight of us. Four children were born in his second marriage. So, we are twelve children in all. We have been a very happy, united family.
Sr Stella D’Souza PBVM
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