Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SS)
Mangaluru, Jan 2: The annual feast will be celebrated at Infant Jesus Shrine, Carmel Hill, Bikarnakatte on January 14 and 15.
The festal Mass on January 14 at 10.30 am will be presided over by Fr Daniel Veigus, OP episcopal vicar, and at 6 pm. Deepak Valerian Tauro, auxiliary bishop of archdiocese of Delhi, will be the president.
The festal Mass on January 15 at 10.30 am will be presided over by Dr Pius James D Souza, definitor general, Rome and at 6 pm will be presided over by Fr Maxim Noronha, vicar general, Mangaluru.
There will be Masses all through the day too on January 14. The Mass in Konkani will be celebrated at 6 am and 7.30 am in English, at 9 am in Konkani and 1 pm in Kannada. Mass for the sick and the aged will be celebrated at 10.30 am in Konkani. The festal Mass on the second day (January 15) will be at 6 am, 7.30 am, 9 am in Konkani. The 10.30 am Mass will be for the children. The 1 pm mass will be in Malayalam (Latin Rite) and 4 pm in Malayalam (Syro Malabar Rite).
The formal inauguration of the festivity will be held on January 4 at 4 pm with the votive offering procession beginning at Jayashree Gate followed by the flag hoisting.
In preparation of the annual feast, nine days of novena prayers will be held from January 5 to January 13 during which period there will be nine Masses every day.
In the morning at 6, 7.30, 9 and 10.30 in Konkani. At noon, 1 pm in Konkani, in the evening at 4 in Malayalam, 5 in English and 7.15 in Kannada. The main Mass at 6 pm will be celebrated in Konkani in the open air. Eucharistic Adoration will be conducted daily from 11.30 am to 12.45 pm.
Meals will be served to the devotees on all the days of the novena.
Meanwhile, the Infant Jesus Shrine calendar was released during the press briefing held on Monday, January 2.
Fr Charles Serrao OCD, Superior, St. Joseph's Monastery, Fr Rovel D Souza OCD, Director, Infant Jesus Shrine, Mangaluru, Fr Stephen Lobo, director, Carmel Kiran Media and Stanely Bantwal, Bikarnakatte were present at the press meet.