Katapadi : Grand Monthi Fest celebrated with devotion

By ICYM Katapadi
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi/Katapadi, 08 Sep, 2013 :  St. Vincent De Paul Church, Katapadi celebrated the Nativity of Mary in a grand manner. For nine days the little children brought flowers and offered them to Mother Mary as a preparation for the feast through Novena and Mass. 

As an encouragement to children, sweets and condiments were given. Feast day was blessed with pleasant weather. The new corns were blessed by the Parish Priest Fr. Lawrence D’Almeida, CSC and the Eucharist was co-celebrated by Rev. Fr. Simon D’Souza from Holy Cross minor Seminary. Flowers were offered to Mother Mary at the ‘Church Grotto’ and then she was carried to Church in a procession. The first edition of ‘Vishenthichi Ruzuvath’, the Church in-house magazine was opened during the mass by the Parish Priest along with the main sponsors and chief editors of the magazine.

The mass was well attended by the faithful and it was assisted by a melodious Parish Choir. After the mass, sweets were distributed and all were given blessed corns and sugarcane.