Bangalore: Monti Fest Celebrations at St Anthony's Friary, Hosur Road


Bangalore: Monti Fest Celebrations at St Anthony's Friary, Hosur Road

News and pics: Mridula Lewis
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore (SP)

Bangalore, Sep 12: The people enthusiastically took part in the Monti Fest celebrations held at St Anthony’s Friary, Hosur Road here, on Tuesday September 8.



This year’s celebrations were sponsored by the Augutine Ward of the sixth block, Koramangala in the city. Eliza and Melvin Pereira, Mridula and David Lewis, Dora and Sylvester D’Souza, Gladys and Naveena D’Souza, Crescilla and Maxim Lobo, Alice and Louis D’Souza, Nirmala Patrao, Nirmala Lobo and Lily Sachidanand are the active members of this group. The main celebrant for the mass was Fr Lawrence D’Souza, director of St John’s Medical College and Hospital.

The celebration included the customary showering of flowers by the children on the statue of Mother Mary, followed by the distribution of the blessed new grains and sweets. The Mangalorean Catholic meal was served on the occasion, to the priests and Student Friars of St Anthony’s Franciscan Home by the sponsors.

  

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  • Walter Pereira, Mangalore?/Melbourne

    Fri, Dec 03 2010

    Hey Mridula, fantastic job on those pics and write-up on Monti Fest. Now let me see if u can guess who I am !
    Am writing to u from down under.

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  • Simon Francis Lasrado, sullia/Bangalore

    Mon, Sep 14 2009

    Fentastic photographs and very good numbers of devotees gathered to adore our Mother Mary on Her birthday.Good arrangement made by the parishioners especially those mentioned above.Thank you daijiworld for this beautiful coverage and thank you Mangalorean Konkani community of St.Antony Friary,Bangalore for this beautiful celebration of this Monthi Fest. Santh Anthony Friarichya Mangloor garano, Thujmka yek bhagi,sonthosborith,samadhanechem anik samraddechem Monthi Saibinichem Festh magthavum.Mori Mai thumcher Thichim sabaaram ashirwadam anik bhesavam galuvndi munu amchem magnem.Thumka laamb avk, bol bolaiki anik thumchem haryek kaam sufol zavndi munu amchem apeksha. KARETHEM thumchi kodsan kadn udovndi, ALUM DENTE,thumka borsuvn jivovnk shikovndi, GOSALEM mosraso shiro pois koruvndi, BENDA thumchi movalai hadunvdi, MOOG thumso mog boruvndi, SONE thumchem chinthap fulovndi, RUCHIK GODU,NARLASO ROCE anik MOV SANNA thumchim kalzam mona godsanen boruvn yekvatovndi, MORI MAI thichya Ashirwadanim thumka boruvndi, BOREM MONTHI FESTH THUMCHEM ZAVNDI Magthavum thumka yek Borem Monthi Festh.

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