Monthi Feast celebrations at Milagres Church, Mangaluru

By Roshan Madtha
Bellevision Media Network

Mangaluru, 08 Sep 2018: 112th Nativity feast of Mother marry under the leadership of by Monthi saibeen Feast Committee Attavar Celebrated today at Milagres Church Mangalore. It was a grand celebration organized by Monthi saibeen Feast Committee under the leadership President Ivan Fernandes and secretary Mr Nygel Pereira.

 

Procession started at the residence of Mr Nygel Pereira. Mother marry Statue was blessed By Rev Fr Valerian Parish Priest of Milagres and Assistant parish Rev Fr Edwin. Prior to this nine days Novena was held at their Residence by Ward members and Monthi saibeen Ward committee. Procession began from the Attavar BV Road Junction at 7.30 PM. Hundreds of devotees participated in the procession followed by Tablo of Mother marry. Milagres Parish has this unique tradition of the procession which was followed from last 122 years.

 

 

 

At Church ground Procession was welcomed by parishioners. New Corn was blessed. Children offered the flowers to mother marry and Holy Eucharist Mass was celebrated.

 

During the ceremony Father said “The feast of Mother marry started at 5th century at Seria which was followed by whole universe. As we do not have exact place where it was started .In France a Poor farmer had a dream and Angels came in his dream and said that e mother Mary birthday has to be celebrated on Sept 8th the same message he conveyed to the Bishop and feast started. Today every Catholics in India has three mothers. One Mother marry, second our own mother and 3rd Our Nature. We should give importance to protect our nature today our nature poisoned with Poison. This will leads to self-destruction of human we all will lose our life if we do not protect our nature.”

 

Soon after the mass New Crop was distributed to all followed by sugar cane.