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We are very excited to announce the first stages
of our Grotto Project.

PrayTheRosary Apostolate has established a fund
to help raise money for the construction of
a grotto for Our Blessed Mother in Assam, India.

We were contacted by Father Owen Chourappa
of Saint Mary's Catholic School,
a missionary working among the Dimasa tribe
of North East India.

We will be donating a percentage of our sales from
our Rose Garden Store.
as well as donating all funds received through
postage donations for our free rosaries.

Father Chourappa has provided all the details
of the materials required, and the total cost:
$ 2835.00

From Father's letter....

"We strongly believe in the interceding power
of our Blessed Mother Mary.
Our existence and progress in the Mission
is the proof of Mother Mary’s guiding presence with us.
...Praying the Rosary daily is the favorite
method of prayer here.
Every night before retiring, all of us –
the children, staff, fathers and sisters
together say the Rosary
by walking in procession in the campus.
We also feel the need to gather together
and pray the rosary.
For this reason we would like to build a grotto
for Our Lady.
This will help us to give Mother Mary
the most honoured and prominent place
in our campus.
To build the grotto we are asking the cooperation
of many generous persons like yourself
to contribute generously to build the grotto.
For this purpose we propose a following simple
plan along with the cost estimation."

Cost estimation:
Cement 55 bags x Rs. 420/-            = Rs. 23,100/-
Sand 18 cm x Rs. 1300/-                 = Rs. 23,400/-
Stone chips 7 cm x Rs. 1300/-        = Rs. 9,100/-
Bricks 5500 x Rs. 6/-                       = Rs. 33,000/-
Iron Rod 120 kg x Rs. 40/-             = Rs. 4,800/-
Labour = Rs. 10,000/-
Statue = Rs. 10,000/-
Total Rs. 1,13,400/-
(Rupees One lakh thirteen thousand four hundred only)
Rs. 1,13,400 = Euro 1,990 @1 Euro = Rs. 57.00
Rs. 1,13,400 = USD 2,835 @ 1 USD = Rs. 40.00

"We hope to be able to raise at least part of
this final amount through your generosity." 

Though many church denominations have contributed
to the evangelization process in this land,
the contribution of Catholic Church
has been of great importance and well received
and appreciated by locals.

Dimasa is one of the many tribes inhabiting the NE. Dimasa’s are small of tribe
of 150,000 people living in the
North Cachar Hills district of Assam state.
This district falls under the
Diocese of Diphu in the Arch Diocese
of Guwahati, Assam.
Dimasa’s are a community of people
in their search for identity and peaceful living
in this ethnic conflict ridden land.

Click below to read Father Owen Chourappa's original letter

The grotto will be made up of cement, bricks,
iron rod and other material.
It will comprise of two cemented flat posts
measuring 20 ft each.
The foundation will be of 6 ft width,
above the ground candle stand,
over the candle stand a platform of 5 ft.
From this platform a glass enclosure
will be prepared which will house
the statute of Our Lady.
Above it will be arched roof.
The ground in front of the grotto
will be cemented in a circular shape.
The circular shape will be surrounded
by line of cemented benches
for the faithful.

Our progress so far...

updated 7/15/10      $ 1326.77

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