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Infant Jesus Feast @ Carmel Hill, Mangalore
The annual feast of Infant Jesus Shrine, Carmel
Hill, Bikarnakatte here was held with great pomp and
religious fervour on Wednesday January 14. Thousands
of devotees took part in the celebrations.
A solemn mass was celebrated by Dr Ignatius D'Souza,
the Bishop of Bareilly.
In his homily the bishop of Bareilly said, "The
motto of the feast is healthy family. God is the one
who protects us, God lives as family, Father, son
and holy spirit. Today the young children are
finding dificult to respect their parents, it is
easy to drop them in orphanage and visit once a
while. Family's are broken, divorces have increased,
greed has increased, there is no spirit of sacrifice
in life.
"Our life has become like bubbles of soap, where
happiness is momentary and vanishes instantly. Our
flats are well painted, decorated, the rooms are big
but hearts have become smaller.
"Our families must be one of confession, and not
ones fighting in courts. We have to understand each
other, share the pain and find soulution for
problems amicably," the bishop said.
Fr Charles Serrao, provincial of Karnataka-Goa
province, Fr Pius James D'Souza, superior of the
community, Fr Ellias D'Souza director of Shrine, Fr
Antony Barnabas Monis assistant rector, Fr Vijay
Victor Lobo, Fr Joe Tauro superior of St Joseph
Monastrery, Fr Melwin D'counha, parish preist of
Bajjodi, Fr Antony Serrao, parish priest of Bendore,
Fr Deep Fernandes, Fr Stephen Alwyin Pereira and
other priests were present at the mass.
Former union minister Oscar Fernandes, and Karnataka
Konkani Sahitya Academy president Roy Castelino and
others were also present.
The masses were held from 6 am to 12:30 pm, followed
by a special prayer service in Kannada at 1.30 pm.
Nine days of Novena, from January 5 to January 13,
were held as part of the feast.
On the occasion of the annual feast, a blood
donation camp was also organized on January 9, from
9 am to 1 pm. MP Nalin Kumar Kateel inaugurated the
camp.
MLC Ivan D'souza and MLA J R Lobo also visited
Carmel Hill during the novena of the Shrine.
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