M’lore: Holy Cross parish, Kulshekar celebrates Titular Feast

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Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 15 Sep 2014: Holy Cross parish, Kulshekar, here celebrated titular feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross in utmost religious fervor on Sunday September 14 morning.

 
Fr Victor Machado, director of Pastoral Institute, Bajjody, here concelebrated the festal Eucharistic Celebration along with former priests of Kulshekar, deanery clergies on the occasion.

 
Fr Machado in his homily narrated the significance of exaltation of Holy Cross and the devotion that began from fourth century BC in Catholic church.

 
Earlier, Kulshekar parish priest Fr Valerian Pinto felicitated all donors who contributed for different developmental works to make the parish a pilgrimage center with relic of Holy Cross sourced from Vatican and installed at the chapel a year ago.

 

 

 
The parish council vice president Praveen Patrao and secretary Michael D’Souza were present on the occasion.

Nine-day novena in honor of Holy Cross was held ahead of titular feast, and all those attended got the blessings of relic.

 
The parish units of ICYM, YCS and altar boys put up stalls in open ground besides Cordel hall, held competitive games with music that added flavor to the celebrations.