Udupi: Annual Parish Feast celebrated in St. Antony’s Church, Kuntalnagar
By Eugene DSouza
Bellevision Media Network
Udupi, 17 Jan 2018: The Annual Parish Feast of St. Antony’s Church, Kuntalnagar was celebrated on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 at 10.30 am. Rev. Fr. Valerian Mendonca, Parish Priest of Mother of Sorrows Church, Udupi, Dean of Udupi Varado and Chancellor of Udupi Diocese concelebrated the solemn feast mass as the chief celebrant. Priests from Udupi Deanery and religious priests participated in the Holy Eucharistic celebration.
The homily was preached by Rev. Fr. Vijay D’Souza, Assistant Parish Priest of Mother of Sorrows Church, Udupi. In his homily, Fr. Vijay briefly narrated the life and sainthood of St. Antony. Shedding the light on the life of St. Antony, Fr. Vijay said that the saint was a great preacher and he not only spread the message of Jesus Christ but also lived his life according to the Word of God and attained sainthood.
Prior to the commencement of the solemn feast mass, Rev. Fr. Denis D’Sa, Parish Priest of Kuntalnagar and also the PRO of Udupi Diocese distributed the candles of honour to the contributors to the annual feast.
At the end of the feast mass, Rev. Fr. Valerian Mendonca honoured sponsors of the annual feast by giving away decorated candles.
Rev. Fr. Valerian Mendonca conveyed the greetings of the annual parish feast to Rev. Fr. Denis D’Sa and parishioners of Kuntalnagar