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Tel Aviv: Indian Catholics in Israel Pray for Persecuted Brethern in India

  •   Sat, Sep 20 2008 07:53:36 PM

Report from Preeti Roshan Monteiro
Pics: Praveen Lobo Omzoor
Daijiworld Media Network - Tel Aviv (SP)
 
Tel Aviv, Sep 20: The Konkan Catholic Sanghatan (KCS) in Israel organized rosary, adoration of the blessed sacrament and mass in Konkani, to pray for the Christians persecuted in India, at 7.30 pm on Friday September 19, at St Anthony Church Yaffo, Tel-Aviv. Nearly 500 Catholics were present on this Occasion.

Fr Anthony Rodrigues, parish  priest of St Francis Xavier  Church Chandavar (Karwar diocese) led the Adoration and Fr Boniface Pinto, director of Mangala Jyothi Mangalore, Fr Hilary Lobo, parish priest of Tacode church, Fr Charles Menezes of Jabalpur diocese and Fr Tofique, parish  priest of St Antony Church, Yaffo, Tel-Aviv were  present during the mass.

Later, KCS handed  over a Sum of 2,250 USD (about one lac rupees) towards the Medical Aid Fund of Mangalore diocese, to  Fr Boniface Pinto. The collection was made by conducting a lucky dip.                  

  

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