(By M.M.Thaiang)
Ka Balang Katholik shnong Iooksi kaba hapoh ka Parish Mowkyndeng Jowai Diocese, ka la rakhe pynkut ia ka jingdap shispah snem ka jingwan ka Niam Katholik ha shnong Iooksi, kaba la ioh iuhkjat da ka jingrung niam jong u Alexender Papeng ha ka 23 tarik Kylla lyngkot 1923, nangta bud sa kiwei de kum u Hercome Latam, u Limon Tangliang, kong Glara Manner bad katba nangiaid ki sngi bad ka por kiba rung Balang ki la nangbun nangbun.
Ka shnong Iooksi ka dei kawei na ki shnong kiba heh hapoh ka Elaka Raliang. Ki longiing ki don 977 tnum ïing bad na kine 222 ïing ki dei ki longïing Katholik. Ha kane ka jingrakhe ia ka jingdap shispah snem ka Balang Katholik ha shnong Iooksi, la wan sakhilang da ki hajar ki paidriewngeit napoh ka Diocese Jowai, na ka Archdiocese Shillong ki paid riewngeit na ki kynhun Balang bapher bapher na ki shnong ba marjan bad na jngai.
Ha shwa ban pynlong ia ka jingkñia Mas Iukharist, u Most Rev. Ferdinand Dkhar dd, Bishop ka Jowai Diocese ha ryngkat ka jingdonlang ki Phadar, u la kyrkhu ia u Motsahnam uba la tei ha phyllaw ka ïingmane “Assumtion of Mother Mary Catholik Church Iooksi” kaba la thoh pynsahnam ia ki kyrteng jong ki nongpdiang ba nyngkong jong ka Balang shnong Iooksi.
Haka por shiphew baje por step la pynlong ia ka jingkñia Mas Iukharist kum ka dak ka jingsngewnguh ia U Blei ia ka jingri jingsumar jong U ia ki paidriewngeit jong ka Balang shnong Iooksi, kaba la lamkhmat (Nongknia Rangbahduh) da u Most. Rev. Ferdinand Dkhar, Bishop ka Jowai Diocese ha ryngkat ki Lyngdohsohblei (Phadar) kiba wan na ki Parish bapher bapher jong ka Jowai Diocese bad nabar ha kaba nalor ki spah ngut ki khynnah rit kiba pdiang ia ka Comunion ba nyngkong da ki hajar ngut ki paidriewngeit ki la iashim bynta ha ka iabam ka iasip ia u Kpu u Rynsi Uba long ka Met bad ka Snam jong U Trai Jisu Khrist.
U Bishop Ferdinand Dkhar ha ka sneng ka kraw (Homily speech) ia ki paidriewngeit, u la ainguh ia U Blei U ba la kyrkhu kyrdoh ia ki paidriewngeit jong ka Balang shnong Iooksi bad Uba jied ia ki Nongshong shnong na u wei u Rangbah, u Alexander Papeng ha ka snem 1923 bad mynta ki don haduh 222 ïing ki ïingkhristan bad u kyrmen skhem ba U Blei Un dangiaikhot shuh shuh ia ki para shnong parathaw ha ki por bad ki snem ki ban dangwan. Ki Rong jyrngam baroh ki jingpynriam pynbeit ki rong jyrngam suda, kane ka pyni ia ka dak ka jingkyrmen ia ka jingroi bad ka jingiaid shaphrang jong ka Balang ban shuh shuh u Bishop Ferdinand Dkhar. U Bishop Ferdinand Dkhar ha shwa ba un pynkut ia ka jingkren jong u, u la ong ba lada don kano kano ka jingiathut lane ka jingwit ha kine ki shispah snem kiba la dep, kumba ngi jam sha ka spah snem kaba ar kumta ruh ia pynbeit ia kino kino ki jingthut ki jingwit bad to iatrei lang.
Ha kane ka sngi pynkut ia ka jingrakhe Centenary jong ka Balang Katholik shnong Iooksi la iawan sakhi lang da u ma Vincent H Pala, MP Lok Sabha, u Rubinus Syngkon, MDC, u Bahun Dkhar MDC, ma Gilbert Sten, Ex-MDC, ma Nehimaya Tyngkan bad kiwei de ki riew khmat jong ki kynhun Balang bapher bapher.
Ha ka por ar baje nohphai sngi la pynlong ia ka Proseshon Iukharist bad pynkut da ka jingkyrkhu ia ki nongiashim bynta bad ia ki nongshong shnong jong ka Iooksi da ka Sakrament bakhuid tam ka Duwan.