Titular Feast of St. Lawrence Celebrated with devotion in St. Lawrence Church, Moodubelle

By Dr. Eugene DSouza
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi/M’Belle, 10 Aug 2022: The titular feast of St. Lawrence was celebrated with great devotion and fervor in St. Lawrence Church, Moodubelle on Wednesday, 10 August 2022 at 10 am. The respite from rain made the celebration of the feast more convenient to the devotees of St. Lawrence. Parishioners with their best attires made their way to the church in large numbers occupying every seat within and outside the church.

 

Prior to the solemn feast mass, Fr. George D’Souza, Parish Priest of Moodubelle distributed the Candles of Honour to all mud-dhoms and sponsors as Charles Quadros, Secretary of the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) read out the names.

 

The solemn feast mass was concelebrated by Fr. Anil D’Souza-Parish Priest of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Permapally along with 16 other priests from the Udupi Deanery and other guest priests. Fr. Charles Menezes, Parish Priest of Mother of Sorrows Church, Udupi and Dean of Udupi Deanery who is a native of Moodubelle was present. Fr. Joswey Ferandes, former Parish Priest, Fr. Cyril Lobo-former Assitant Parish Priest  of Moodubelle, Fr. Sunil Kumar D’Souza and other priests were present.

 

 

Fr. Baptist Menezes-Parish Priest of Stella Maris Church, Kalmady in his homily based on the Gospel reading of the day, Parable of the Good Samaritan pointed out how St. Lawrence manifested his love and service to the poorest and marginalized people of Rome whom he considered as the wealth of the church.

 

At the end of the Mass Fr. George D’Souza expressed gratitude to all those who have been serving the parish in various capacities.

 

Fr. Charles Menezes conveyed the greetings of the titular feast to Fr. George D’Souza, the Parish Priest, Fr. Pradeep Cardoza-the Assistant Parish Priest and all the parishioners.