News & Pics: Kevin Rodrigues
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (RD/SB)
Udupi, Aug 17: The parish feast of Stella Maris Church at Kalmady near here was celebrated on Saturday August 15.
Episcopal vicar Fr Baptist Menezes celebrated the festal Eucharistic Mass on Saturday at 4.00 pm along with St Aloysius College, Mangalore rector Fr Jossy Rodrigues, Stella Maris parish priest Fr Maxim Misquith and other 16 priests arrived from various parishes across the deanery.
Novena services were held for nine days from Thursday August 6 to Friday August 14, reflecting on Bible verse Do what he tells you to do, in preparation to grand feast on Saturday. Honorary candles were distributed to the donors before the Eucharistic Mass.
Around 1,000 devotees both parishioners and from the neighbouring parishes attended the festal mass
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Wilson Lewis, Kalmady/Pune
Mon, Aug 17 2009Nice to See the huge crowd gathering to celebrate the Feast. Thank you Daiji for this wonderfull converage.
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shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi
Mon, Aug 17 2009What a congregation of faithfuls! Spirituality at its peak. Good coverage and marvellous photos. Congrats and best of luck to my christian brothers n sisters and natives and friends of Kalmady. May Lord bless you all. Praise thy lord and love thy neighbour.
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Cynthia DCunha, Neerude- Abu Dhabi
Sun, Aug 16 2009Dear Fr Maxim Nice to see the feast celebration with more than 1000 devotees. Happy feast.
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