Thursday 28th, March 2024
canara news

Nine day novena begins in preparation for the feast of Relic of Saint Anthony

Published On : 06 Feb 2017   |  Reported By : Vincent Mascarenhas, Moodbidri


Mangaluru: Rev Fr Walter D’Mello, the Associate Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Mangalore inaugurated the nine days novena in preparation for the feast of Relic of Saint Anthony by hoisting the flag of Saint Anthony on 6-2-2017 at 5.45 pm near Saint Atnhony’s Shrine at Milagres Church Mangaluru. This was followed by the Holy Mass. The Holy Mass was offered for the special intention of Youth. During the homily Fr D’Mello spoke on the talents God has given to the youth and he asked them to make use of them in serving God, people and the Church to which they belong to. He said if these talents are not put to good use they go waste.

At the end of the Holy Mass Fr Peter Gonsalves Asst Director of Ashram conducted the novena in honour of Saint Anthony during which intentions of the people for various needs were placed before the great intercessor. Earlier in the evening the decorated statue of Saint Anthony was brought to Milagres from St Anthony’s Ashram Jeppu via Kankanady and Falnir. Many vehicles of devotees participated in the procession.

Fr Valerian D’souza, the Parish Priest of Milagres Church, Fr Onil D’Souza, the director of Institutes, Fr Francis D’Souza, administrator of the Institutes and hundreds of people participated in the first day of the novena.

 







More News

Blessing of altar and sanctuaries of St Monica chapel
Blessing of altar and sanctuaries of St Monica chapel
GOLDEN REUNION - BCOM BATCH of 1974 OF ST AGNES COLLEGE
GOLDEN REUNION - BCOM BATCH of 1974 OF ST AGNES COLLEGE
ST AGNES ORGANISES AASHIYANA - A FUNDRAISING SHOW
ST AGNES ORGANISES AASHIYANA - A FUNDRAISING SHOW

Write your Comments

Disclaimer: Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. canaranews.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that under 66A of the IT Act, sending offensive or menacing messages through electronic communication service and sending false messages to cheat, mislead or deceive people or to cause annoyance to them is punishable. It is obligatory on CANARANEWS to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using canaranews will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will canaranews.com be held responsible.