Pro Orantibus Day celebrated at the Infant
Jesus Shrine
Infant Jesus Shrine, Carmel Hill - Mangaluru, celebrated Pro
Orantibus Day a day dedicated to all Cloistered communities, on 23rd
November 2023. It was Pope Pius XII, who on November 21st, 1953,
instituted the titled day, on the Memorial of the Presentation of
the Blessed Virgin. This day invites the faithful to thank God of
the gift of contemplative life and to pray earnestly for those men
and women, who respond to God’s call within the four walls of their
community, and generously intercede for the needs of the world, and
for the building up of the Lord’s Kingdom. The Holy Eucharist was
celebrated by Rev. Fr. Rudolf D’Souza, OCD. Rev. Sr. Jacintha OCD, a
cloistered Carmelite nun from Kankanady Carmel, who was present for
the Mass, addressed the congregation and spoke of the contemplative
life of a Cloistered Carmelite nun. Rev. Fr. Stifan Periera, the
Director of the Shrine, prompted questions to Sr. Jacintha, and her
responses revealed a deeper insight into the reality of their life
in the cloister.