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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Sep 8: Churches across the coastal districts celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Nativity, or Monthi Fest with joy and devotion on Friday September 8.

The feast, marking the birthday of Mother Mary, is celebrated after the nine-day Novena.

Monthi Fest has cultural significance. It is a harvest festival for Catholics. The feast food is a variety of vegetarian delicacies from locally grown vegetables. Newly grown rice is part of the feast which is symbolically distributed in churches after blessing.

St Lawrence Church, Bondel

Catholics from the twin districts spread across the globe celebrate this feast with utmost devotion.

Bishop of Udupi diocese Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo participated in the ceremony at Stella Mary’s Church Kalmady and blessed the new paddy and concelebrated the Holy Eucharistic Mass along with Fr Baptist Menezes, parish priest of the church. 

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Mangalore diocese

• Our Lady Of Vailankanni Church, Farla 
• St Joseph the Worker Church, Neermarga
• Corpus Christi Church, Moodbidri
• St Thomas Apostal Church, Kollangana
• Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Gantalkatte
• Sacred Heart Of Jesus Church, Vorkady
• St Thomas the Apostle Church, Nirkan 
• Holy Spirit Church, Bajal
• Infant Jesus Church, Bikarnakatte
• St Theresa Church, Paldane
• St Antony's Church, Kulur
• Infant Jesus Shrine & Our Lady of Holy Rosary Church, Alangar
• Guardian Angel Church, Angelore - Nagori
• Sacred Heart Church, Surathkal
• AIMIT (St Aloysius College), Chapel, Beeri, Kotekar
• Our Lady of Miracles Church, Milagres
• Holy Spirit Church, Sampige
• St Lawrence Church, Permude
• St Sebastian Church, Bendoor
• Holy Family Church, Omzoor
• Infant Mary Church, Bajjodi
• Our Lady of Mercy Church, Panir - Ullala
• Immaculate Conception Church, Kinnigoli
• St Vincent Ferrer Church, Valencia
• Fr Muller Homoeopathy College 
• Christ the King Church, Kayyar
• Infant Jesus Church, Modankap
• St Francis Xavier Church, Bejai
• Our Lady Mercy Church, Fajir
• Our Lady Of Immaculate Conception Church, Urwa
• St Sebastain Church, Permannur
• Rosario Cathedral
• Holy Cross Church Cordel, Kulshekar
• St Anne Church, Kelarai
• Monte Mariano Church, Farangipet  

Udupi diocese 

• Sacred Heart Church, Uchila, Yermal
  
• St Vincent De Paul Church, Katpadi
• St Paul's Church, Neelavara
• St Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church, Sasthan
• St Mary's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Brahmavar
• St John Paul II Church, Kalkere 
• Our Lady Of Fatima Church, Pernal
• St Joseph's Church, Belman
• St Lawrence Church, Moodubelle
• St Antony's Church, Kuntalnagar
• Our Lady Of Perpetual Succour Church, Nirmala Padav, Parapady
• St John the Evangelist Church, Shankarpura
• Our Lady of Fatima Church, Perampalli
• St Antony's Church, Padukone
• St Francis Xavier Church, Udyavar
• Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kanajar
• Holy Cross Church, Pamboor
• St Dominic Church, Miyar
• Perpetual Succor Church, Kalathur
• Mount Rosary Church, Santhekatte
• St Anthony's Church, Kandlur
• St Pius X Church, Pius Nagar, Hanglur
• St Anthony's Church, Koteshwar
• St Peter Church, Barkur
• St Peter Church, Pethri
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Kolalgiri
• Monthi Feast: St Philip Neri Church, Basrur
• St Anthony Church, Sasthan
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Ajekar
• St Antony's Church, Padukone
• St Maria Goretti Church, Hirgan
• St Antony's Orthodox Syrian Church, Ammunje
• Christ Church, Manipal
• St Francis Xavier Church, Mudarangadi
• St Lawrence Minor Basilica, Attur
• Holy Rosary Church, Kundapur
• Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Gangolli
• Holy Family Church, Brahmavar
• Christ the King Church, Karkala
• St Anne's Church, Thottam
• Stella Maris Church, Kalmady
• St Philip Neri Church, Basrur
• Holy Cross Church, Byndoor
• Our Lady of Health Church, Shirva
• St Francis Assisi Church, Tallur
• Christ King Church, Trasi   

Shimoga diocese

• Our Lady Of Assumption Church Church Road, Hiriyur 

Bangalore archdiocese

• Kannada Konkani Catholic Association (UKKCA), St Patrick's Church 
• Holy Family Church, Ramamurthynagar
• Fatima Konkani Kutam - Our Lady of Fatima church, Jalahalli 
• HRC Konkani Catholics
• Federation of Konkani Catholic Associations (FKCA)
• Konkani Catholic Sangh, Yeshwanthpur
• St John Paul II Church, Kalkere 
• Ekkvote, Hennur
• St Vincent Pallotti Church, Banasawadi
• Konkani Kulvar Association - Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Ulsoor
• St Peter's Konkani Kutam (SPKK)    

Mysuru

• Konkani Christian Association (KCA)
  

Karwar diocese

• Mary Queen of Heaven and Earth Church, Gardolli 

Mumbai 

• Vasai Konkani Welfare Association
• Mangalorean Catholic Association, Pune
• Konkan Taram, St Judes's Church, Jerimeri
• Sacred Heart Church, Andheri East
• St John Konkani Community
• Konkan Association Charitable Trust 

Chennai

• Kanara Catholic Association
  

Gujarat

• Ahmedabad Mangalurean community
  

Telangana

• Kanara Catholic Welfare Association (KCWA), Hyderabad

Canada

• Mangalorean Association of Canada (MAC)
  
• Mangaloreans in Vancouver
  
• Mangalorean Catholic Community of Calgary
  
• Konkani Kutam Saskatchewan
• Konkani Catholics of Brampton (KCOB) 

Kuwait 

• Kuwait Brahmavar Welfare Association (KBWA)
• Pamboor Welfare Association Kuwait (PWAK), Abbasiya 
• Shirva Welfare Association Kuwait (SWAK)
• Our Lady of Arabia, Ahmadi
• Kuwait Canara Welfare Association (KCWA) 

Bahrain

• Sacred Heart Church

Qatar 

• Mangalore Catholic Association (MCA), Doha
• Konkani Speaking Community (KSC), Doha 

Ireland 

• Konkans Ireland

Australia

• St John XXIII Catholic College, Stanhope Gardens, Sydney
  
• Mangalorean Catholic Association of Sydney (MCAS)
• Melbourne Konkan Community (MKC)
  
• Perth Konkans
  
• Canberra Konkan Club (CKC)
  
• Brisbane Konkans

USA

• Mangalorean Catholic Association (MCA) of Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia
  
• Houston Konkan Catholic Association (HKCA)
  
• Mangalorean Catholic Association of the East Coast (MCA-EC)
  
• Indian Catholics of Nebraska, Omaha
  
• Mangalorean Konkan Christian Association (MKCA), Chicago

Saudi Arabia 

• Saudi Konkan Youngsters (SKY) - Dammam
• Dammam-Khobar Friends Saudi Arabia (DKF Saudi Arabia) 

Germany

• Konkani Kutam, Frankfurt

Kenya 

• Kanara Konkani Catholics of Nairobi (KKCN)
• Kanara Konkani Catholics, Nairobi

United Kingdom

• KCA UK Manchester 

Netherlands

• Konkani Samudhai Netherlands
  

UAE

• Brahmavar Orthodox Konkani community, Dubai 
• St Mary’s Mangalorean Community celebrates Monti fest, Dubai
• Vamanjooreans UAE, Dubai
• Emirates Barkurians (EB)
• RAK Konkani Community, Ras Al Khaimah
• St Joseph’s Konkani Community (SJKC), Abu Dhabi
• United Loretto Friends (ULF), Dubai 

Sharjah

• St Michael's Church, Sharjah

Oman

• St Francis Xavier Church, Salalah
  
• Konkani Community of St Peter & Paul Church, Ruwi
• Ghala Mangalorean Catholic Community of Church (GMCC), Muscat

Singapore

• SingMangGo