Udupi: Feast of Confraternity celebrated at Pangla Parish with Devotion

By Alphonse Mendonsa
Bellevision Media Network

Shankerpura, 24 Dec 2017: The Feast of Confraternity was celebrated at St. John Evangelist Church, Pangla on Saturday 23rd December 2017 with a solemn procession from the church to Salmara.

The Feast began with Holy Mass concelbrated by Rev. Fr. Albert Crasta (Parish Feast, Gangoli) alongwith Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Gonsalves (Parish Feast, Pangla), Rev. Fr. Vincent Coelho, Rev. Fr. Royson Fernandes.

After the mass, Benediction to Blessed Sacrament was held for a short and thereafter the Holy Sacrament was taken in Solemn procession with all the faithful with prayers and singing hymns and candles to Salmara. All along the hall a kilometre the faithful of all religions lit the candles in respect to the holy procession. People of all faiths joined at Salmara wherein a Homily in Kannada was delivered by Fr. Albert Crasta. The homily highlighted love and sympathy to one another not limited to one Community but having good relationship with people of other religions by helping in need, difficulty and sowing the seeds of love and harmony.

 

Fr. Ferdinand thanked Me. Praveen Ameen for arranging the stage for Holy Sacrament and Mr. Udai Shetty for power arrangements.

Finally the faithful went back to the church with devotion an singing for the final Benediction and blessings.

 

A short film titled "Christa Kirana" on Christmas Festival was shown at church Grotto after the ceremony.