Milagres Cathedral Kallianpur celebrates Christmas Eve with simple and tradition


Richard D’Souza
Kemmannu News Network, 25-12-2020 08:27:20


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Udupi : The Christmas Eve celebrations in Milagres Cathedral, Kallianpur of the Udupi Diocese held simple with love, faith and harmony on Thursday, December 24, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The Christmas Eve celebration began with special way that prior to the solemn Eucharistic Celebrations Carol play displayed beautifully along with Christmas carol singing led by Fr. Valerian Mendonca , Cathedral choir team members which compered by Rev Fr. Canute Noronha. Milagres English Medium School students along with ICYM members played wonderfully.

The Holy Eucharistic mass co-celebrated by Most Rev Dr. Gerald Isaac Lobo, Bishop of Udupi Diocese along with Very Rev Fr. Valerian Mendonca, Rector of the Cathedral, Rev Fr. Canute Noronha, Asst parish priest, Very Rev Fr. Jossy Mascarenhas Superior and Vocational Director of Pilar Fathers Mini-Seminary, Kallianpur, Rev Fr. Brian Sequiera of Pilar Fathers and Deacon Nithish.

In his homily, Bishop said that Christmas is the festival of faithfulness. This is how faithful our God is, we who have received this good news are also called to be faithful. We are invited for a renewal of our faith, a rediscovery of the beauty of our faith and this Christmas is one opportune time for this. God would urge us to give up everything that does not lead to God. Christmas is a celebration of faithfulness. It is only faith that we appreciate all the more the truth that we are all members in the one family of God. With faith,

Christmas is the festival of love. We are assured that because of love God didn’t only come to tell us what to do, but really God came and hose to be human like us in order to show how to be truly human. It is a celebration of love, tolerance and brother hood. It has a special significance in everyone’s life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. God the Farther is the lover while our Jesus Christ is the beloved Son of God the Father.

Christmas is the festival of peace and harmony. Christmas is the festival of joy, peace and happiness. It is special festival set aside to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The celebration of Christmas has grown to become a symbolic time for living in peace and harmony.

Christmas is the festival of confidence. The Christmas celebration is to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the Son of God who gives us confidence with the God. The world has under doubt due to corona pandemic that faithful people forgot to participate in Eucharistic masses. Today, man thinking about the richness and faith with God reduced. Hence, the love and brotherhood reduced.

 

 

Very Rev Fr. Valerian Mendonca at the end of the mass gave gratitude to Bishop, priests, choir team, parish pastoral council and all concerned to celebrate the Christmas celebrations. He also conveyed Christmas message to the parish faithful.

After the Christmas massage, Bishop handed over decorated candles to sponsors of the feast. Bishop also released diocesan pastoral commission 2025 at the end of Christmas celebrations. Fr. Valerian, Fr. Canute, Jefrey Dais vice president and Felciana Lewis secretary of parish pastoral council and Flavia Menezes, coordinator of parish pastoral 18 commissions were present.

There was no ICYM programmes usually held every year due to this year pandemic. The Cathedral brimmed with faithful even though corona pandemic with maintaining rules. The faithful were greeting one another without shaking hands with bowing their heads each other. The ICYM members prepared beautiful Christmas Crib which attracted large people of the Kallianpur. The Cathedral campus decorated with number of stars from entrance to the Cathedral and decorated lights all over.

 

 

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Patrick L. Lewis, Thonse-Kallianpur/Dubai Mon, December-28-2020, 4:53
Enjoyed seeing the photos of the Christmas celebration of our Parish.

Thanks for kemmannu.com for posting this event.

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