December 30

At the Silver Jubilee of the Congregation in Calcutta people prayed for us and with us. We went to pray with Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Jews, Anglicans, Protestants, in fact with people of all denominations and religions in eighteen different places. We concentrated on practical devotion. We could get the top people in firms and important members of society to see the poor, befriend them, come in contact with them, learn their condition; then they would serve them with their own hands. The poor were astonished and deeply moved when seeing such well-dressed people come down to serve them. Such an example goes a long way.