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• Issue 4, May 1999 • Volume 23 •

Ausros Vartai

• Issue 4, May 1999 • Volume 23 •

Lithuania’s Next Step:
The European Union

From Lithuania
The steps Lithuania is following to be accepted in to the EU.

NATO Update

From Lithuania
After the Summit, where does Lithuania stand?

A New Prime Minister?

From Lithuania
A transition between Prime Ministers.

The Delightful Ladies of Rumbonys

Jeanne Dorr
The author visits the home of a small group of senior citizens.

Remembering Mama

Audra Lembertas
Memories of the author’s mother.

Rev. Juozas Zdebskis — Defender of the Faith

Bernadeta Miliauskaite-Harris
A priest works according to Christian conscience during the Soviet years.

New Lithuanian Bible

Sr. Ona Mikaila
The official Lithuanian-language Bible has been released.

Departments. . .

PERSPECTIVES

REFLECTIONS

  • Mary as Mother and First Apostle
    Sr. Margarita Bareikaite

CURRENT EVENTS
According to Lithuanian Customs and Traditions, the Lithuanian language testifies to the love and respect accorded a mother. We have some 80 terms for mother, including: motule, mamyte, mamute, mamulyte, motinyte, motinele, motuše, motušele, mamyciuke, motušaite, mamele, mamuciuke, mamutele, mama, mociute, motulele, and many more. And the most popular gift given to mother is the bouquet of flowers.

—Source: Lithuanian Customs and Traditions

by Danute Brazyte -Bindokiene.

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On the cover:

The Aušros Vartai (Gates of Dawn) which houses the chapel and miraculous painting of Mother Mary in Vilnius, Lithuania.

—photo: R. Ardys-Juska

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