Tel Aviv, 16 Jun 2014: For the thirteen days leading up to the feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, the Indian community led by Indian chaplaincy here celebrated Holy Mass each day in honor of the saint at Our Lady Woman of Valor Center, at south Tel Aviv.
The feast was celebrated by the Indian community on Saturday June 14.
Fr Dominic Mendonca celebrated the festal Holy Mass in Konkani at St Antony’s church, Jappa, here after the procession.
It was followed by a fellowship banquet. There were about 600 people who participated in this celebration. It was a joyful and exuberant event as the people expressed their devotion to St Antony and sought his blessing.